Fantastic Baby

"Fantastic Baby"
Single by Big Bang
from the album Alive
Released March 7, 2012
Format Digital
Genre Electro, hip house, techno
Length 3:51
Label YG Entertainment
Writer(s)
Producer(s) G-Dragon, Teddy
Big Bang singles chronology
"Bad Boy"
(2012)		 "Fantastic Baby"
(2012)		 "Monster"
(2012)
Music video
"Fantastic Baby" on YouTube

"Fantastic Baby" is a 2012 single by the K-Pop group Big Bang. It was released as a single from their extended play Alive in February 2012. A Japanese-language version was released in March 2012, on the Japanese version of Alive. The song was translated by Korean-Japanese member of M-Flo, Verbal.[1]

Reception

It was one of YouTube's most viewed K-pop music videos in 2012,[2] and was featured in the British newspaper The Guardian.[3]

As of March 2014, the official music video for "Fantastic Baby" on YouTube had over 100 million views,[4] making it the 4th Korean MV to do so, after PSY's Gangnam Style and Gentleman, and Girls' Generation's Gee,[5] and the first by a Boy band.[6]

Arirang TV news considers the song as part of BIGBANG's "mega hits".[7] Kevin Perry from the British music publication NME wrote that "Fantastic Baby" features the boy band wearing Fancy costumes and embracing riot chic. He also mentions about the “Boom Shakalaka” refrain that reminds the listener of music from Sly & The Family Stone.[8] The Daily Telegraph recommended its readers to "try Fantastic Baby by the boyband BIGBANG, whose video rivals Lady Gaga for fashionista eccentricity and excess."[9] The Vancouver Sun wrote "Fantastic Baby is easily one of the most colourfully twisted pop videos we’ve seen in a while, combining RPG style art, riot gear, steampunk elements and street pop swagger."[10] Billboard recognized that “'Fantastic Baby' was the first song to cross international boundaries with it’s then-groundbreaking EDM style" and praised the song for being "nothing short of fantastic".[11]

In 2016, the music video become the first K-Pop group's MV to reach 200 million views on YouTube, later the song become the 1st Non-Psy kpop song to surpass 1 million likes on YouTube.[12][13]

Chart performance

After four days from releasing the album, the song debuted at number four in the Gaon Digital Chart, charting behind Big Bang's songs "Blue, "Bad Boy" and "Love Dust", selling 450,021 copies.[14][15] In the next week, the song rises to number three and sells 362,298 copies.[16][17] The song becomes the best-selling single in March 2012, selling 1,351,429 and charted first in the Digital Chart. In 2012, the song becomes the 5th best selling single, selling 3,339,871 copies in South Korea. As of September 2016, Fantastic Baby reached 4 million downloads in South Korea, the best-selling boy group song on Gaon Chart.

Fantastic Baby is the longest charting kpop group song on Billboard's World Digital Songs, spending over 100 weeks on chart.[18]

In September 2012, the song was certified gold by the RIAJ for PC downloads, one of only two K-Pop songs to achieve this in Japan in 2012.[19] In December 2013, the song was certified platinum.[20]

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Single Chart)[16] 3
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Download Chart)[17] 2
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Streaming Chart)[21] 1
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Single Chart)[22] 1
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Download Single Chart)[23] 1
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Steaming Single Chart)[24] 2
South Korea (Gaon Yearly Single Chart)[25] 5
South Korea (Gaon Yearly Download Single Chart)[26] 5
South Korea (Gaon Yearly Steaming Single Chart)[27] 6
US Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[28] 8
US Korea K-Pop Hot 100 (Year end) (Billboard)[29] 9
US World Digital Singles (Billboard)[30] 3
US World Digital Singles (Year End 2012) (Billboard)[31] 6
US World Digital Singles (Year End 2013) (Billboard)[31] 11
US World Digital Singles (Year End 2014) (Billboard)[31] 24

Sales

Chart Sales
South Korean' Gaon 4,018,928[32]
Japan's Oricon 500,000 (2× Platinum)[33]

Awards and nominations

Year Award-Giving Body Category Result Ref
2012 Cyworld Digital Music Awards Song of the Month (March) Won [34]
Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards Song of the Month (March) Won [35]
Singapore E-Awards Most Popular Music Video (K-pop) Won [36]
Soompi France Awards Music Video Of The Year Won [37]
Remarkable German Korean Awards Party Song of the Year Won [38]
So-Loved Awards Europe Best Song Won [39]
MelOn Music Awards Song of the Year Nominated [40]
Global Star Award Nominated
Netizen Popularity Battle Award Nominated
Allkpop Awards Best Music Video Nominated [41]
Song of the Year Won
2013 Seoul Music Awards Bonsang Won [42]
MTV Video Music Awards Japan Best Dance Video Won [43]
2014 World Music Awards World's Best Video Won [44]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FANTASTIC BABY". J-Lyric. 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ "BigBang-Theory". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  3. ↑ McCurry, Justin (28 September 2012). "K-pop stars: the lowdown on South Korean pop". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  4. ↑ BIGBANG (6 March 2012). "BIGBANG - FANTASTIC BABY M/V". You Tube. Retrieved 4 June 2016 – via YouTube.
  5. ↑ "#BigBang100M Big Bang's 'Fantastic Baby' MV reaches 100 million views". DKPop News. March 27, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Big Bang's 'Fantastic Baby' Becomes First Video By A Male K-Pop Group To Surpass 100 Million Views YG Claims". KPopStarz. March 27, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  7. ↑ Foundation, arirang, Arirang International Broadcasting. "Art and Culture2". Arirang. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Korea Prospects-A Beginner's Guide to K & More". NME. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "South Korea: a rough guide to Gangnam style". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  10. ↑ March, Francois; March, More from Francois; 16, Published on: March; Pdt, 2012 4:18 Pm (16 March 2012). "K-pop sensation Big Bang's latest video is fantastic, baby". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "BIGBANG 10 must listen songs". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Big Bang's 'Fantastic Baby' is the first K-Pop group's MV to reach 200 million views on YouTube!". AllKpop. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  13. ↑ "'Fantastic Baby' Becomes 1st Non-Psy Song To Surpass 1 Million Likes On YouTube". Kpop Starz. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  14. ↑ "2012 Digital Chart Week 10". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  15. ↑ "2012 Download Chart Week 10". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  16. 1 2 "2012 Digital Chart Week 11". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  17. 1 2 "2012 Download Chart Week 11". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  18. ↑ "New "Picht Perfect 2" Trailer Feautures BIGBANG's Kpop Meha Hit "Fantastic Baby"". Billboard.
  19. ↑ レコード協会調べ　9月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: September Digital Music Download Certifications]. RIAJ (in Japanese). October 19, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  20. ↑ レコード協会調べ　11月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: November Digital Music Download Certifications]. RIAJ (in Japanese). December 20, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  21. ↑ "2012 Streaming Chart Week 14". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  22. ↑ "2012 Monthly Digital Chart - March". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  23. ↑ "2012 Monthly Download Chart - March". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  24. ↑ "2012 Monthly Streaming Chart - March". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  25. ↑ "2012 Yearly Digital Chart". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  26. ↑ "2012 Yearly Download Chart". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  27. ↑ "2012 Yearly Streaming Chart". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  28. ↑ "BIGBANG Chart History - Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  29. ↑ "BIGBANG Chart History - Korea K-Pop Hot 100 (Year end)". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  30. ↑ "New 'Pitch Perfect 2' Trailer Features BIGBANG's K-Pop Hit 'Fantastic Baby". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  31. 1 2 3 List of K-pop on the Billboard charts
  32. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Fantastic Baby"
  33. ↑ "レコード協会調べ　8月度有料音楽配信認定" [Record Association Investigation: August Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. September 18, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  34. ↑ "Song of the Month". Cyworld. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  35. ↑ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  36. ↑ "VOTE for your favourite Korean TV Artiste". Singapore E-Awards. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  37. ↑ "Soompi France Awards L'annonce des Gagnants". Soompi. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  38. ↑ "List winners from 2012-Remarkable". Smb2stfinitesubs. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  39. ↑ "Big Bang, 2NE1, CNBLUE, & Block B big winners in Europe's 3rd Annual 'So-Loved Awards' - allkpop.com". Allkpop. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  40. ↑ "Winners from the '2012 MelOn Music Awards'! - allkpop.com". Allkpop. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  41. ↑ "Winners of the 2012 allkpop awards presented by Naver BAND! - allkpop.com". Allkpop. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  42. ↑ "Winners from the '22nd Seoul Music Awards' - allkpop.com". Allkpop. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  43. ↑ 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
  44. ↑ "World Music Awards :: G-Dragon Wins "World's Best Entertainer" and "World's Best Album" Awards". World Music Awards. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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