U-Go-Girl
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"U-Go-Girl" is a song by South Korean recording artist Lee Hyori, featuring rapper Nassun. It was first made available to digital outlets in South Korea a three days prior to the release of her third studio album, It's Hyorish, on July 12, 2008. A dance-pop number with hip hop influences, "U-Go-Girl" was written and produced by songwriting duo E-Tribe, who would later compose Girls' Generation's "Gee" (2009) and Miss A's "Hush" (2013). "U-Go-Girl" was made available via Mnet.com along with the second title track "Hey, Mr. Big" as one of the pre-releases.[1]
Background
Lee's third studio album along with its two title tracks were unveiled on July 9, 2008, and was originally intended to be released a week later on July 16. The album marked Lee's first album since Dark Angel in 2006.[2] Mnet Media initially planned to pre-release five of the upcoming album's songs, including "U-Go-Girl" and "Hey, Mr. Big", on July 14. After several of the album's songs were illegally leaked to YouTube, however, Mnet Media pushed up the release of "U-Go-Girl" to July 12, 2008. The full album was released a day earlier than intended, on July 15.[3]
Composition and promotion
"U-Go-Girl" is a hip-hop dance number with its lyrical content directed towards her female fans, featuring lyrics that loosely translate to "don't be shy, show yourself boldly".[4] Lee appeared and promoted the single on several South Korean music programs, including Music Bank, Show! Music Core, and Inkigayo.[5] In December 2008, Lee performed the song at her first solo concert titled Lee Hyori the Invincible at the Jamsil Indoor Stadium.[6]
Accolades
| Year | Award-giving body | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Mnet KM Music Festival | Best Female Artist | Won | [7] |
| Best Dance Performance | Won | |||
| Song of the Year | Nominated | [8] |
| Program | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Inkigayo | July 27, 2008 | [9] |
| August 3, 2008 | [10] | |
| August 10, 2008 | [11] | |
| M Countdown | July 31, 2008 | [12] |
| August 14, 2008 | ||
| August 21, 2008 | ||
| Music Bank | August 1, 2008 | [13] |
| August 8, 2008 | [14] | |
| August 15, 2008 |
Music video
The music video for "U-Go-Girl" was shot during the first week of July 2008. An official from Mnet said that the video's concept would be "fit for the summer mood."[15] Upon the video's release, however, it was met with controversy as Lee, who wore a nurse outfit in the video, was accused of representing nurses as a sexual object. Several scenes in the video was also criticized for resembling Christina Aguilera's work. The music video was soon re-uploaded and the controversial scenes were deleted.[16]
Covers
The song has been covered various times by other K-pop artists. Girls' Generation covered "U-Go-Girl" on the 200th episode special of Show Music Core on February 20, 2010.[17] In 2015, the song was performed by Nayeon, Chaeryeong, Mina, and Jeongyeon during the girl group survival show Sixteen;[18] while the show's final lineup, who formed the girl group Twice, performed the same song at the 2016 MBC Korean Music Festival on December 31, 2016. Seventeen also performed a cover of the song at the 2016 SBS Gayo Daejeon,[19] while (G)I-dle covered it on a Show! Music Core special stage on August 11, 2018. Everglow performed a cover of the song for CON:nected Live in 2020, while Itzy's Yuna performed the song at the 2022 KBS Song Festival on December 16.
References
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