I'm the Trend explained

I'm the Trend
Cover:	(G)I-DLE i'M The Trend Single Cover.png
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	(G)I-dle
Album:	Dumdi Dumdi
A-Side:	Dumdi Dumdi
Studio:	Cube Studio
Genre:	Dance-pop
Length:	3:25
Label:	Cube Universal Music Republic
Producer:	Minnie Yuqi Yuto FCM Houdini
Prev Title:	Oh My God
Prev Year:	2020
Next Title:	Dumdi Dumdi
Next Year:	2020

"I'm the Trend" (stylized as "i'M THE TREND") is a song recorded by South Korean girl group (G)I-dle dedicated for their fans, Neverland. It was released as a digital single on July 7, 2020 by Cube Entertainment. The single is composed by members Minnie and Yuqi, Yuto of Pentagon and FCM Houdini. The song was unveiled during their first online concert on July 5, 2020. An accompanying special clip for the song was uploaded onto (G)I-dle's YouTube channel simultaneously with the single's release.

The song is included in their first single album Dumdi Dumdi, released on August 3, 2020.

Background and release

The song was first teased by Cube with photos of (G)I-dle's song title as stickers with the phrase "Coming soon-!" starting June 28 and ended on July 2,^{[1] [2]} leaving fans questioned whether it is a Japanese version of the songs.^[3] Later, on July 5, Cube revealed the artwork teaser image of the digital single with logo stickers such as 'Latata', 'Senorita', 'Uh-Oh', 'Lion' and 'Oh my god'.^[4]

"I'm the Trend" is Minnie's first self-written song in about a year after the release of "Blow Your Mind" in February 2018 and their Japanese single "For You" from the Japanese debut album Latata in July 2019. Additionally, this release marks Yuqi's first contribution in writing, producing and composing in the group's discography.^[5]

Composition and lyrics

"I'm the Trend" is a Latin music-based dance song that boasts an exciting rhythm, features lyrics that reference their other hit songs as points such as "Oh My God", "Blow Your Mind", "Latata", "Lion", "Maze", "Uh-Oh" and "Senorita".^[6] It is composed in the key of B minor, with a tempo of 145 BPM running three minutes and twenty-five seconds.^[7]

Promotion and critical reception

"I'm the Trend" was first performed as an encore at their first solo concert, .^[8]

A special clip and lyric video was released on July 7, 2020.^[9]

Rania Aniftos from Billboard described the song as "infectious spunky tune".^[10]

Commercial performance

The song debuted at number 96 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart with Gaon index of 4,608,218 on the chart issue dated July 5–11, 2020.^[11] It also debuted at number 14 and 122 on Download Chart and Streaming Chart, respectively.^{[12] [13]} The track surpassed 1.8 million-plus Spotify streams and 1.8 million YouTube views as their monthly listeners eclipsed 3.5 million on Spotify.

Accolades

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Organization	Category	Result
2020	JOOX Hong Kong Top Music Awards Season 3	Top 20 Kpop songs		^[14]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from Melon.^[15]

• (G)I-dle – vocals
  • Minnie - producing, songwriting, chorus
  • Yuqi - producing, songwriting
  • Soyeon - songwriting
• Yuto of Pentagon - producing, record engineering, drum programming
• FCM Houdini - producing, record engineering, guitar, drum programming, piano
• FCM 667 - bass
• Jeon Yeon – record engineering, Recording
• Mr. Cho – mixed
• Kwon Nam-woo – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)	96
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)^[16]	58

Notes and References

1. Web site: Coming soon-!. (G)I-DLE Official Twitter. @G_I_DLE. ko. June 28, 2020.
2. Web site: Coming soon-!. (G)I-DLE Official Twitter. @G_I_DLE. ko. July 2, 2020.
3. Web site: http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=814287. ko:"COMING SOON" (여자) 아이들, 새로운 티저 이미지에 궁금증↑…온라인 콘서트는 언제?. "COMING SOON" (G)I-DLE, curious about the new teaser image ↑..When is the Online concert?. TopStarNews. Huh Ji-hyung. June 29, 2020. 2020-07-07.
4. Web site: http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=202007061459008942953_1. ko:(여자)아이들, 팬송 'i'M THE TREND' 7일 발표..아트워크 티저 이미지 공개. (G)I-DLE, fan song 'i'M THE TREND' announced on the 7th..Artwork teaser image released. HeraldPop. Kim Ji-hye. July 6, 2020. 2020-07-07.
5. Web site: https://newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20200625_0001073346&cID=10601&pID=10600. ko:(여자)아이들, 민니·우기 자작곡…7월 콘서트서 공개. Newsis. Lee Soo-min. June 25, 2020. 2020-07-07.
6. Web site: http://enews24.tving.com/news/article?nsID=1346278. ko:(여자)아이들, 자작곡으로 당찬 컴백 '여름 가요戰 합류'. eNews24. Kim Ji-yeon. July 7, 2020. July 7, 2020. July 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200707204715/http://enews24.tving.com/news/article?nsID=1346278. dead.
7. Web site: Key and BPM of i'M THE TREND by (G)I-dle. musicstax.com. en-US. 2020-08-02.
8. Web site: http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/933985?ref=naver. ko:(여자)아이들. 첫 온라인 단독 콘서트 성료…'i'M THE TREND' 최초 공개. (G) I-dle. First online solo concert completion… First release of'i'M THE TREND'. Sports Seoul. Hong Seung-han. July 6, 2020. 2020-07-07.
9. Web site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWrthwplNgc. ko:(여자)아이들((G)I-DLE) - 'i'M THE TREND' Lyric Video. (G)I-DLE official Youtube. July 7, 2020.
10. (G)I-DLE Proclaims 'I'm the Trend' in Spunky New Song. Rania Aniftos . Billboard. July 7, 2020.
11. Web site: Digital Chart – Week 28 of 2020. ko. July 16, 2020.
12. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=28&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week. ko:2020년 28주차 Download Chart. July 5–11, 2020. Gaon Music Chart. July 16, 2020. ko.
13. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1040&targetTime=28&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week. ko:2020년 28주차 Streaming Chart. July 5–11, 2020. Gaon Music Chart. July 16, 2020. ko.
14. Web site: 【JOOX TOP MUSIC AWARDS 2020】第三季. JOOX Hong Kong. October 28, 2020.
15. Web site: https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10456879. ko:[싱글] i'M THE TREND (여자)아이들. Melon. July 7, 2020.
16. I'm the Trend. . July 18, 2020.