So Hot

"So Hot" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Wonder Girls. It was initially released on May 22, 2008, for digital download. Afterwards, the maxi-single titled "So Hot (The 3rd Project)" was released on June 3, 2008. The single became an instant hit and quickly hit number one on various South Korean online charts,[1] as well as topping Melon weekly popular song for four consecutive weeks.[2]

This article is about the Wonder Girls song. For other uses, see So Hot (disambiguation).
"So Hot"
Single by Wonder Girls
B-side
  • "This Time"
  • "You're Out"
ReleasedMay 22, 2008
Recorded2008
Genre
Length3:03
LabelJYP
Lyricist(s)Park Jin-young
Producer(s)
  • Hong Ji-sang
  • Park Jin-young
Wonder Girls singles chronology
"Tell Me"
(2007)		 "So Hot"
(2008)		 "Nobody"
(2008)
Music video
"So Hot" on YouTube

Background

In order to promote the single, JYP Entertainment first released teaser pictures of each member in May 2008, showing the Wonder Girls in their new "sexy image". Starting with Yeeun, pictures were released on 5 consecutive days, ending with Sohee's pictures. Following the pictures, "So Hot" was previewed on their website. During this time, there were rumours that past member Hyuna would be returning to the group; JYP Entertainment confirmed that this was not the case.[3]

Release and versions

"So Hot" was first given a digital release on May 22, 2008; the song topped online charts in the next few days.[4][5] The full single was released on June 3, 2008, given the subtitle The 3rd Project. In addition to the title track, the single also contained new songs: a ballad track "This Time" and "You're Out" as well as the rap version of "Tell Me".[6] JYP Entertainment stated in June 2009 that "So Hot" would be the third English single for the group, after "Tell Me".[7] On May 15, 2010, they released their second extended play 2 Different Tears, which includes "So Hot" on the track list.[8]

The original version features vocals from the second line-up consisting of Sunye, Yeeun, Sohee, Sunmi, and Yubin. The song was later re-recorded for the Japanese release of their greatest hits album Wonder Best (2012) and features the band's third line-up consisting of Sunye, Yeeun, Sohee, Yubin, and Hyerim, with previous Sunmi's vocals removed. "So Hot" on the 2 Different Tears does not feature vocals from the third line-up, only the second line-up.

Composition

"So Hot" is a dance song that incorporate retro analog instruments and a "playful" rock n roll,[9] with lyrics about "a 21st-century princess soldier."[10] Member Sunye described the song as "a song with a trendy and future-oriented concept".[11] Model Irene Kim came up with the leopard print concept of the song while interning at JYP.[12]

Music video and promotion
Wonder Girls performing "So Hot" on June 9, 2008.

A music video was produced for the song, showing the girls in various situations, with men instantly falling in love with them. The Wonder Girls began their comeback performances on May 31, 2008, on MBC's Show! Music Core, performing "So Hot" and "This Time".[13] The members sported a brand new mature look, wearing leopard print outfits; future performances showcased varying outfits based around the print.[14] The song became an instant hit and was the number one song on MBC's show Music Core and on SBS's Inkigayo for three consecutive weeks. Due to vocal chord problems, Kim Yubin lipsynced her parts, as per her doctor's orders,[5] until the end of July 2008.

Accolades
Awards and nominations
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2008 Cyworld Digital Music Awards Song of the Month (June) Won [15]
Golden Disc Awards Digital Bonsang Nominated [16]
Popularity Award Nominated [17]
Melon Music Awards Best Song Award Won [18]
Mnet 20's Choice Awards Hot Club Music Won [19]
Music program awards
Program Date (11 total) Ref
Music Bank June 6, 2008 [20]
June 13, 2008 [21]
June 20, 2008 [22]
June 27, 2008 [23]
July 11, 2008 [24]
Inkigayo June 15, 2008 [25]
June 22, 2008 [26]
June 29, 2008
M! Countdown July 10, 2008 [27]
July 17, 2008
July 24, 2008

Track listing
CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."So Hot"Park Jin-young
  • Park Jin-young
  • Hong Ji-sang
3:03
2."This Time"Hong Ji-sangHong Ji-sang4:38
3."You're Out"
  • Park Jin-young
  • Hong Ji-sang
  • Park Jin-young
  • Hong Ji-sang
3:12
4."Tell Me" (rap version)
  • Park Jin-young
  • Dixon
  • Rhee Whoo-seok "Rainstone"
3:37
Total length:14:36

Charts

The single charted at number three on South Korea's monthly album chart, selling 31,840 copies.[28] By September 2008, the single had sold 49,499 copies.[29][lower-alpha 1]

Monthly charts
Chart (June 2008) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (MIAK)[28] 3

So Hot (The Black Label Remix)
"So Hot (The Blacklabel Remix)"
Remix by Blackpink
LanguageKorean
ReleasedDecember 25, 2017
Genre
Length2:20
LabelThe Black Label
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
  • Hong Ji-sang
  • Park Jin-young
  • 24
  • Teddy
  • Danny Chung
Audio video
"So Hot (The Blacklabel Remix)" on YouTube

Background and release

On December 20, 2017, YG's founder Yang Hyun-suk announced that Blackpink will perform a remix version of "So Hot" at 2017 SBS Gayo Daejeon held at Gocheok Dome in Seoul on the 25th, as a special Christmas present for the group's fans before the release of their new song in 2018.[30] The song later released on YouTube and SoundCloud on the same day of the performance.[31] In September 2018, the follow-up remix was released only on Spotify,[32] and KKBox.[33]

Previously, Blackpink announced on December 9, 2017 that they would return to the Korean music scene with a new work in January 2018. YG Entertainment staff said that Blackpink will present a remix version of Wonder Girls "So Hot," as well as new choreography in conjunction with the adapted song,[30] and the remix version will be inline with Blackpink's style, which is a hip hop style with a slow tempo[34] and "electronic atmosphere."[35]

In addition, Blackpink's “So Hot” was remixed and arranged by music producers 24, Teddy, and Danny Chung of The Black Label, a subsidiary of YG Entertainment. After the adaptation of the song, Park Jin-young, the original creator of the song and also the founder of JYP Entertainment, listened to the new version and agreed to let YG Entertainment use the sound source.[30]

Release history
Release history for "So Hot"
Region Date Format Label
South Korea May 22, 2008 Digital download JYP Entertainment
June 3, 2008 CD single

Notes
  1. Prior to the establishment of the Gaon Chart in 2010, previous data was compiled by the Music Industry Association Korea until it disbanded in 2008.

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