How's This? Explained

How's This?
Type:	single
Artist:	Hyuna
Ep:	A'wesome
Recorded:	2016
Length:	3:19
Label:	Cube
Composer:	Seo Jae-woo
Chronology:	Hyuna
Prev Title:	Roll Deep
Prev Year:	2015
Next Title:	Babe
Next Year:	2017

"How's This?" is song recorded by South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper Hyuna. It is the lead single of her fifth extended play, A'wesome, released on August 1, 2016. It was written by Hyuna, Big Sancho and Seo Jaewoo. The singer performed the song on several South Korean music programs, including M Countdown and Inkigayo, where she also won a music show award on each.

The song peaked at number 5 on the Gaon Digital Chart and at number 4 on the US World Digital Chart.

Background and release

"How's This?" was written by Hyuna, Big Sancho and Seo Jae-woo and produced by Jae-woo.^[1]

Composition

"How's This?" is a hip-hop and trap song that incorporates saxophone riff, West Coast hip hop–inspired beat, a dark, lo-fi breakdown at the outro, and "sassy" talk-rap style. Its lyrics "express Hyuna's sexy charm."^{[2] [3] [4]} Jeff Benjamin writing for Fuse's "[it is] a typical club banger" that "moves through different genres and vocal deliveries over a pounding beat".

Music video

A music video for "How's This?" was released on August 1, and was directed by Hong Won-ki of Zanybros. The video is set in a club party, which featured one-hundred dancers. "How's This?" topped multiple real-time music charts upon its release, and the accompanying music video reached more than 2 million views within 24 hours.

Accolades

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Organization	Award	Result
2016	Mnet Asian Music Awards	Best Dance Performance - Solo		^[5]
		UnionPay Song of the Year
		UnionPay Artist of the Year

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Date
M! Countdown	August 11, 2016	^[6]
Inkigayo	August 14, 2016	^[7]

Charts

The song debuted at number 5 on the Gaon Digital Chart, on the chart issue dated July 31 - August 6, 2016, with 102,587 downloads sold and 2,201,140 streams.^{[8] [9] [10]} The song also debuted at number 16 on the chart for the month of August 2016, with 190,625 downloads sold and 7,372,262 streams accumulated.^{[11] [12] [13]}

Chart (2016)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)	5
	1
US World Digital Chart	4

Notes and References

1. Web site: 어때?. Melon. ko. 2017-09-11.
2. Web site: Kim . Won-gyeom . July 28, 2016 . 걸그룹 8월의 키워드 '새로운 걸' . The keyword for girl group August is 'new girl' . April 12, 2023 . Sports Donga . ko.
3. Web site: Choi . Na-young . July 28, 2016 . 현아, 트랩힙합 신곡 '어때?' 첫선..컴백 신호탄 . Hyuna, new trap hip-hop song 'How is it?' First Line...Signal of Comeback . April 12, 2023 . OSEN . ko.
4. News: HyunA Returns With Genre-Bending Club Banger 'How's This?': Watch the Video . Fuse . 2017-09-11.
5. Web site: Mnet Asian Music Awards 2016: List of nominees for Mama revealed [FULL LIST] ]. International Business Times, Singapore Edition . en . 29 October 2016.
6. Web site: Jung . Ji-won . August 12, 2016 . '솔로 첫 1위' 현아 "감사합니다…팬들에게 짜장면 쏠게요" . 'Solo's first 1st place' Hyuna "Thank you... I'll serve jajangmyeon to the fans" . April 12, 2023 . Xports News . ko.
7. Web site: Yoo . Joo-yeon . August 15, 2016 . [간밤TV] 현아, 인기가요 1위 소감 "팬과 짜장면 먹는 약속 지킬 수 있어 기뻐" ]. [Last Night TV] Hyuna, Inkigayo 1st place impression "I'm glad I can keep my promise to eat jajangmyeon with my fans" . April 12, 2023 . Sports Trend . ko.
8. Web site: 국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!. Gaon Chart. 2017-09-11.
9. Web site: 국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!. Gaon Chart. 2017-09-11.
10. Web site: 국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!. Gaon Chart. 2017-09-11.
11. Web site: 국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!. Gaon Chart. 2017-09-11.
12. Web site: 국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!. Gaon Chart. 2017-09-11.
13. Web site: 국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!. Gaon Chart. 2017-09-11.