Lonely Christmas (Crayon Pop song)

"Lonely Christmas"
Single by Crayon Pop
Released	November 26, 2013 (see release history)
Format	CD single, digital download
Recorded	2013
Genre	K-pop, dance-pop, Disco
Length	2:56
Label	Chrome Entertainment Sony Music
Writer(s)	Kim Yoo Min
Crayon Pop singles chronology
"Bar Bar Bar" (2013) "Lonely Christmas" (2013) "Uh-ee" (2014) Music video "Lonely Christmas" on YouTube Music sample "Lonely Christmas"

"Lonely Christmas" (Hangul: 꾸리스마스; RR: Kkuriseumaseu) is the third single album, and fifth single overall by Crayon Pop. It was released on November 26, 2013 by Chrome Entertainment and Sony Music. The song was a Christmas follow-up to the successful "Bar Bar Bar".^[1] Pops in Seoul described it as "a dance song with funk and disco sounds".^[2]

Performances

Crayon Pop's comeback stage for "Lonely Christmas" was on Mnet's M! Countdown on December 5, 2013, and promotion continued through the end of the month. Despite being a Christmas song, it was one of the songs performed by Crayon Pop as the opening act of Lady Gaga's ArtRave: The Artpop Ball.

Music video

The music video for "Lonely Christmas" was released on December 1. In this video, Crayon Pop wore outfits that resembled wrapped Christmas gifts, along with the helmets from "Bar Bar Bar", which were decorated with rhinestones and gold stars. The costumes were designed by Gu Donghyun on the OnStyle show, Fashion Killa.^[3] In other scenes of the video, Crayon Pop wore green tracksuits. The song's choreography featured a shaky leg dance called the "dog's leg dance". As of October 2014, the music video has more than six million views on YouTube.

Criticism

On November 18, concept photos were released that showed the members wearing Christmas tree themed outfits. After these images were released, Crayon Pop was accused of copying the Christmas tree outfit of Momoka Ariyasu, a member of Japanese girl group Momoiro Clover Z.^[4] Chrome Entertainment responded by saying, "It is our first time learning about Momoiro Clover Z's outfit. Since we used the Christmas tree as a concept, it merely looks the same, but it's not plagiarism. Crayon Pop's Christmas tree outfit is simply for the concept photo, not for the stage performances."^[5]

After the song was released, it received plagiarism accusations because the introduction sounded similar to the opening theme for the Japanese anime Lupin the Third. Composer Kim Yoo-min responded by saying he had never heard the anime theme song, and the introduction only sounded similar because the two songs were both in the bebop genre.^[6]

Track listing

Tracklist
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Lonely Christmas"	Kim Yoo Min	Kim Yoo Min Lee Seung Yup Shin Ra Byul	2:56
2.	"Lonely Christmas (Inst.)"		Kim Yoo Min Lee Seung Yup Shin Ra Byul	2:56
Total length:				5:52

Charts

Single charts Country Chart Peak position South Korea Billboard K-Pop Hot 100[7] 17 Gaon Digital Chart (weekly)[8] 12 Gaon Digital Chart (monthly)[9] 13 Gaon Mobile Chart 21 Gaon Karaoke Chart 12 Gaon Social Chart 1

Album chart Country Chart Peak position South Korea Gaon Album Chart (weekly)[10] 6 Gaon Album Chart (monthly)[11] 19 Sales and certifications Chart Sales Gaon physical sales 4,770+[12] Gaon digital sales 401,971[13]

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	November 26, 2013	Digital download	Chrome Entertainment, Sony Music
South Korea	November 27, 2013	CD

References

1. Benjamin, Jeff (December 3, 2013). "Crayon Pop Brings Leg Wobbling & Silly Holiday Cheer on 'Lonely Christmas'". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
2. "Younha,Crayon Pop,Cube Artists". Pops in Seoul. Episode 2540. 18 December 2013. Arirang TV. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
3. "Crayon Pop Brightens Up a "Lonely Christmas" with Addictive Track and Dance". Soompi. December 1, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
4. Ｃｒａｙｏｎ　Ｐｏｐ、衣装盗作反論「ノイズマーケティングする理由ない」 (in Japanese). Joongang Ilbo. November 25, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
   크레용팝 공식 입장 "이제 겨우 사랑 받게 됐는데…" - 중앙일보 연예 (in Korean). Joongang Ilbo. November 25, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
5. "Crayon Pop Once Again Responds to Plagiarism Accusations". Soompi. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
6. "Crayon Pop’s "Lonely Christmas" Composer Explains Why He Did Not Plagiarize". Soompi. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
7. "Billboard K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
8. "2014년 01주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
9. "2013년 12월 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
10. "2013년 49주차 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
11. "2013년 11월 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
12. "Gaon Album Chart – November 2013". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
13. Cumulative sales for "Lonely Christmas":
    • "Gaon Download Chart - 2013년 11월 (November 2013)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
    • "Gaon Download Chart – December 2013". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
    • "Gaon Download Chart – January 2014". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
    • "Gaon Download Chart - 2014년 2월 3주차 (February 2, 2014 - February 8, 2014)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.