Fantastic Baby

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"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) 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]

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 song to surpass 1 million likes on YouTube.[11][12]

Chart performance

After four days from releasing the album, the song debut at number four in Gaon Digital Chart, charting behind Big Bang's songs "Blue, "Bad Boy" and "Love Dust", selling 450,021 copies.[13][14] In the next week, the song rises to number three and selling 362,298 copies.[15][16] The song become the best-selling single in March 2012, selling 1,351,429 and charted first in the Digital Chart. In 2012, the song become the 5th best selling single, selling 3,339,871 copies in South Korea.

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.[17] In December 2013, the song was certified platinum.[18]

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Single Chart)[19] 3
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Download Chart)[20] 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)[32] 11
US World Digital Singles (Year End 2014) (Billboard)[33] 24

Sales

Chart Sales
South Korean' Gaon 3,339,871
Japan's Oricon 500,000 (2× Platinum)[34]

Awards and nominations

Year Award-Giving Body Category Result Ref
2012 Cyworld Digital Music Awards Song of the Month (March) Won [35]
Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards Song of the Month (March) Won [36]
Singapore E-Awards Most Popular Music Video (K-pop) Won [37]
Soompi France Awards Music Video Of The Year Won [38]
Remarkable German Korean Awards Party Song of the Year Won [39]
So-Loved Awards Europe Best Song Won [40]
MelOn Music Awards Song of the Year Nominated [41]
Global Star Award Nominated
Netizen Popularity Battle Award Nominated
Allkpop Awards Best Music Video Nominated [42]
Song of the Year Won
2013 Seoul Music Awards Bonsang Won [43]
MTV Video Music Awards Japan Best Dance Video Won [44]
2014 World Music Awards World's Best Video (Voted) Won [45]

See also

References

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External links

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  2. ↑ http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/10/04/bigbang-theory.html
  3. ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/28/kpop-stars-lowdown-south-korean-pop
  4. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAbokV76tkU
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  7. ↑ http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=137850&code=Ne2&category=2
  8. ↑ http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=1&title=korea_prospects_a_beginner_s_guide_to_k_&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
  9. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/southkorea/9591332/South-Koreaa-rough-guide-to-Gangnam-style.html
  10. ↑ http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/03/16/k-pop-sensation-big-bangs-latest-video-is-fantastic-baby/
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  31. ↑ List of K-pop on the Billboard charts
  32. ↑ List of K-pop on the Billboard charts
  33. ↑ List of K-pop on the Billboard charts
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  35. ↑ http://music.cyworld.com/v2/home.asp
  36. ↑ http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=03&hitYear=2012&termGbn=month
  37. ↑ http://sgeawards.omy.sg/2013/categories/kr-tv-artiste/
  38. ↑ http://www.soompi.fr/2013/01/30/soompi-france-awards-lannonce-des-gagnants/
  39. ↑ http://smb2stfinitesubs.blogspot.com/2012/12/list-winners-from-2012-remarkable.html/
  40. ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/2012/12/big-bang-2ne1-cnblue-block-b-big-winners-in-europes-3rd-annual-so-loved-awards
  41. ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2012/12/winners-from-the-2012-melon-music-awards
  42. ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/02/winners-of-the-2012-allkpop-awards-presented-by-naver-band
  43. ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/2013/01/winners-from-the-22nd-seoul-music-awards
  44. ↑ 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
  45. ↑ http://www.worldmusicawards.com/index.php/news/g-dragon-wins-worlds-best-entertainer-and-worlds-best-album-awards/
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