"Supersonic" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Fromis 9 for their fifth single album of the same name. It was released as the album's lead single by Pledis Entertainment on August 12, 2024.
Background and release On July 18, 2024, Pledis Entertainment announced that Fromis 9 would be releasing their fifth single album Supersonic on August 12. Five days later, the promotional schedule was released. On July 24, the track listing was released with "Supersonic" announced as the lead single. On August 6, the highlight medley teaser video was released, followed by the music video teaser four days later. The song was released alongside its music video and the single album on August 12.
Composition "Supersonic" was written and composed by Baekgom, Joel Malka, Josh McClelland, and Louise Frick Sveen, with Cho Su-jin, Zaya, Hong Eun-hui, Maryjane, and Jeong Eun-gi participating in the lyrics writing, and Jin Jeon and Hwang Jae-hyeon participating in the composition. It was described as a "summer" Miami bass song characterized by "a harmonious blend of heavy bass and fast-paced beats" with lyrics about "a heroine attending to situation at supersonic speeds at any time in their daily life exhausted by the scorching heat". "Supersonic" was composed in the key of F-sharp minor, with a tempo of 140 beats per minute.
Music video The music video was directed by Jooyeong Yun of Earthluk. In line with the summer theme of the album, the visual depicts the group "lounging in the summer heat in the day" with scenes of them dancing in a shipping container yard at night.
Promotion Following the release of Supersonic, Fromis 9 performed in the first week on South Korean music programs: KBS's Music Bank on August 16, MBC's Show! Music Core on August 17, and SBS's Inkigayo on August 18. During their second and final week of promoting, Fromis 9 performed at SBS M's The Show on August 20, MNET's M Countdown on August 22, Music Bank on August 23, Show! Music Core on August 24, and Inkigayo on August 25.
Commercial performance In South Korea, "Supersonic" debuted and peaked at number two on the Circle Digital Chart before dropping to number twenty, making it their highest charting song on the chart to date. It also makes "Supersonic" their longest song to stay in the top 20 of the chart. Their previous highest charting song was "#menow", which peaked at number 14.
Accolades During the song's promotional period on South Korean music programs, "Supersonic" achieved four first place wins. +Music Program Wins for "Supersonic"ProgramDateRef.The ShowAugust 20, 2024M CountdownAugust 22, 2024Music BankAugust 23, 2024Show! Music CoreAugust 24, 2024
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from liner notes of Supersonic.
Studio Bukegeugui Studio – recording Hybe Studio – recording, digital editing Prismfilter Studio – recording Prismfilter Engineering Lab – mixing 821 Sound Mastering – mastering
Personnel Fromis 9 – vocals C'SA – background vocals Baekgom – background vocals, lyrics, composition, recording, synthesiser Louise Frick Sveen – background vocals, lyrics, composition Joel Malka – lyrics, composition, synthesiser Josh McClelland – lyrics, composition Cho Su-jin – lyrics Zaya – lyrics Hong Eun-hui – lyrics Maryjane – lyrics Jeong Eun-gi – lyrics Jin Jeon – composition, recording, mixing Hwang Jae-hyeon – composition Kim Soo-jeong – recording, digital editing Lee Byeong-wook – digital editing Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts + Chart (2024) Peakposition South Korea (Circle) 2
Monthly charts + Chart (2024) Position South Korea (Circle) 8
Year-end charts + Chart Year Position South Korea (Circle) 2024 68 South Korea (Circle) 2025 51
Release history + Region Date Format Label Various August 12, 2024
See also List of The Show Chart winners (2024) List of M Countdown Chart winners (2024) List of Music Bank Chart winners (2024) List of Show! Music Core Chart winners (2024)
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