Roly-Poly (T-ara song)
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| Single by T-ara | ||||||||||
| from the album John Travolta Wannabe | ||||||||||
| Released | June 29, 2011 | |||||||||
| Genre | Disco[1] | |||||||||
| Length | 03:34 | |||||||||
| Label | Core Contents Media | |||||||||
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| Single by T-ara | ||||||||||
| from the album Jewelry Box | ||||||||||
| B-side |
"Lies" "Apple is A" "Roly-Poly in Copacabana" | |||||||||
| Released | February 29, 2012 | |||||||||
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| Genre | Disco | |||||||||
| Length | 03:36 | |||||||||
| Label | EMI Music Japan | |||||||||
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"Roly-Poly" is a dance-pop song by South Korean girl group T-ara. It was taken from their second mini album John Travolta Wannabe, released on June 29, 2011. The song was written and produced by Shinsadong Tiger and Choi Gyu Sung, who were also behind the group's hit song "Bo Peep Bo Peep". "Roly-Poly" won three weekly #1 awards on Mnet's M! Countdown and SBS's Inkigayo, and went on to becoming the top grossing and most downloaded song of 2011 with a record $2 million in sales[2] and 4,680,253 downloads.[3]
A remix of the song titled "Roly-Poly in Copacabana" was released on August 2[4] and was used for the group's follow up promotions.
In 2012, "Roly-Poly" was made into a stage musical starring T-ara's Hyomin, Jiyeon and Soyeon, Kang Min-kyung (Davichi), Jang Hye-jin (I Am a Singer), veteran musical actress Park Hae-mi, Han Ji-sub, Kim Jae-hee and Yoon Young-joon.[5][6][7]
The song was re-released in Japanese on February 29, 2012, as the group's third single.[8]
Stereogum ranked the music video of the song No. 12 on its list of 20 Best K-pop videos.[9] It was named the fourth best K-pop song by Edge Media.[10]
Track listing
| Japanese single: Version A: |
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Roly-Poly" (Japanese ver.) | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung, Shoko Fujibayashi (Japanese lyrics) | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Kojinmaru～Uso～" (コジンマル; Geojitmal[note 1]; 嘘; Lies) | Cho Young Soo, Kei (Japanese lyrics) | Cho Young Soo | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Roly-Poly" (Japanese ver. - Instrumental) | 3:36 | ||
| 4. | "Kojinmaru～Uso～" (Instrumental) | 3:46 | ||
Total length: |
14:44 | |||
| Version B: | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Roly-Poly" (Japanese ver.) | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung, Seiko Fujibayashi (Japanese lyrics) | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Apple is A" (Japanese ver.) | Cho Young Soo, Seiko Fujibayashi (Japanese lyrics) | Cho Young Soo | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Roly-Poly" (Japanese ver. - Instrumental) | 3:36 | ||
| 4. | "Apple is A" (Instrumental) | 3:08 | ||
Total length: |
13:28 | |||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Roly-Poly" (Japanese ver.) | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung, Seiko Fujibayashi (Japanese lyrics) | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Roly-Poly in Copacabana" (Roly-Poly in コパカバーナ; Kopakabāna) (Japanese ver.) | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung, Seiko Fujibayashi (Japanese lyrics) | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Roly-Poly" (Japanese ver. - Instrumental) | 3:36 | ||
| 4. | "Roly-Poly in Copacabana" (Japanese ver. - Instrumental) | 3:33 | ||
| 5. | "Bo Peep Bo Peep" (Korean version - Live ver. from T-ARA First Show Case in SHIBUYA-AX 2011.7.5) (Bonus track) | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung | 4:12 |
Total length: |
18:24 | |||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Roly-Poly (Japanese ver.) Music Video" | |
| 2. | "コジンマル～嘘～ (Japanese ver.) Music Video" | |
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Roly-Poly (Japanese ver.) Music Video Dance Feature ver." | |
| 2. | "Roly-Poly (Japanese ver.) Music Video Making" | |
Charts
South Korea
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| South Korea Gaon Weekly chart [11] | 2 |
| South Korea Gaon Monthly chart [12] | 3 |
| South Korea Gaon Yearly chart [13] | 1 |
| South Korea Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100[14] | 1 |
Footnotes
References
- ↑ Eddy, Chuck (June 21, 2012). "The 21 Greatest K-Pop Songs of All Time". Spin. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ↑ 티아라 ‘롤리폴리’ 음원매출 20억 올 1위 등극, 아이유 ‘좋은날’ 제쳐 (in Korean). Nate. August 26, 2011.
- ↑ 올해 가장 많이 팔린 음원은? 티아라 '롤리폴리' (in Korean). Naver. December 14, 2011.
- ↑ "티아라, '롤리폴리 in 코파카바나'로 활동 시작..'복고 2탄'" (in Korean). Nate. August 2, 2011.
- ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (December 9, 2011). "T-ara the musical". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ↑ "Preview for T-ara's Roly Poly the Musical released". allkpop. December 22, 2011.
- ↑ Lee, Claire (January 5, 2012). "T-ara reel in the years in retro musical". The Korea Herald.
- ↑ "T-ARA（ティアラ）公式ウェブサイト ｜ トピック" (in Japanese). December 20, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.stereogum.com/983191/the-20-best-k-pop-videos/franchises/list/
- ↑ http://boston.edgemedianetwork.com/entertainment/music/news//128271/what_runs_the_world?_2011%25E2%2580%2599s_top_10_k-pop_songs
- ↑ "Gaon Weekly Chart". gaon.co.kr. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "Gaon Monthly Chart". gaon.co.kr. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "Gaon Yearly Chart". gaon.co.kr. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart". Billboard. 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
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