Ggum
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{{Infobox song
| name = Ggum
| artist = Yeonjun
| album =
| type = single
| cover = Yeonjun - "Ggum".jpeg
| released = {{Start date|2024|09|19}}
| language = {{hlist|Korean|English}}
| genre =
| length = 2:31
| label = Big Hit
| writer =
- Benji Bae
- Jesse Thomas
- Jurek Reunamäki
- Ryan Curtis
- Teemu Brunila
- Timms
- Yeonjun
| producer =
- Teemu Brunila
- Jurek
| prev_title = PS5
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = Touch
| next_version = remix
| next_year = 2024
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|1T9tLMh99Wo|"Ggum"}}}}
}}
"Ggum" is the debut solo single by South Korean singer Yeonjun of the boy band Tomorrow X Together. It was released digitally by Big Hit Music on September 19, 2024, followed by a physical release on October 29, 2024.
Background and release
On September 6, 2024, it was reported that Yeonjun would be making his solo debut that same month.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:연준, 솔로곡 발표 확정..."투바투 올라운더 출격"|trans-title=Yeonjun confirms solo song release... "Two-two all-rounder dispatched"|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/433/0000108515|via=Naver|publisher=Dispatch|language=ko|last=Gu|first=Min-ji|date=September 6, 2024|access-date=October 31, 2024}} Three days later, Big Hit announced Yeonjun's debut single "Ggum".{{Cite web|title=Tomorrow X Together's Yeonjun to release debut solo track 'GGUM'|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-09-09/entertainment/kpop/Tomorrow-X-Togethers-Yeonjun-to-release-debut-solo-track-GGUM-/2130528?detailWord=|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|last=Yoon|first=So-yeon|date=September 9, 2024|access-date=October 31, 2024}} Concept photos for the single were released on September 11 and 12.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:TXT 연준, '껌'으로 표현한 포부..첫 솔로 믹스테이프 기대감 UP|trans-title=TXT Yeonjun, ambition expressed through "Ggum".. anticipation for first solo mixtape UP|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003719656|via=Naver|publisher=Herald Pop|language=ko|last=Kang|first=Ga-hee|date=September 11, 2024|access-date=October 31, 2024}}{{Cite web|script-title=ko:TXT 연준, 치명적 반항아 변신...첫 솔로 믹스테이프 콘셉트 포토 공개|trans-title=TXT Yeonjun, Deadly Rebel Transformation... First Solo Mixtape Concept Photos Revealed|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/609/0000896460|via=Naver|publisher=Newsen|language=ko|last=Hwang|first=Hye-jin|date=September 12, 2024|access-date=October 31, 2024}} On September 13, Yeonjun released a video through the band's social media pages, teasing the song's choreography.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:이건 진짜 챌린지...TXT 연준, 신곡 'GGUM' 안무 일부 선공개|trans-title=This is a real challenge... TXT Yeonjun, part of the choreography of the new song "Ggum" is pre-released|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/609/0000896923|via=Naver|publisher=Newsen|language=ko|last=Hwang|first=Hye-jin|date=September 13, 2024|access-date=October 31, 2024}} A teaser for the single's music video was released a day prior to its release on September 18.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:생방 중 난입?..TXT 연준, 솔로 믹테 'GGUM' 발표 D-1|trans-title=Crashing into the live broadcast?..TXT Yeonjun, solo mixtape "Ggum" release date 1|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003720812|via=Naver|publisher=Herald Pop|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Ji-hye|date=September 18, 2024|access-date=October 31, 2024}}
"Ggum" was released digitally on September 19, 2024.{{Cite web|title=TXT's Yeonjun drops rebellious music video for solo single 'GGUM'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tomorrow-x-together-txt-yeonjun-solo-mixtape-ggum-3791840|website=NME|last=Chin|first=Carmen|date=September 20, 2024|access-date=October 31, 2024}} It was later released physically on October 29.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:연준, '껌' 韓日 차트 정상...첫 믹스테이프, 음원 파워|trans-title=Yeonjun, "Ggum" tops Korean and Japanese charts... first mixtape, music power|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/433/0000110199|via=Naver|publisher=Dispatch|language=ko|last=Gu|first=Min-ji|date=October 30, 2024|access-date=October 31, 2024}}
Critical reception
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Carmen Chin from NME rated the song three out of five stars, describing it as having a catchy hook but with "little to write home about beyond that", and criticised the song's heavy use of voice modulation which "ends up drowning out Yeonjun's own uniqueness".{{Cite web|title=Tomorrow X Together's Yeonjun gets experimental on 'GGUM', but his new single doesn't pop|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/track/tomorrow-x-together-txt-yeonjun-ggum-review-3798520|website=NME|last=Chin|first=Carmen|date=October 1, 2024|access-date=October 31, 2024|archive-date=October 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001095443/https://www.nme.com/reviews/track/tomorrow-x-together-txt-yeonjun-ggum-review-3798520|url-status=live}}
Accolades
On South Korean music programs, "Ggum" achieved a first place win on the October 3 episode of M Countdown.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:TXT 연준, 솔로곡 'GGUM' 음방 1위.."생각 이상의 많은 사랑 받아, 행복하고 감사"|trans-title=TXT Yeonjun, solo song "Ggum" wins No. 1 on music show... "I'm receiving more love than I thought, I'm happy and grateful"|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003723784|via=Naver|publisher=Herald Pop|language=ko|last=Kang|first=Ga-hee|date=October 4, 2024|access-date=October 31, 2024}} The song also won the iHeartRadio Music Award for Favorite K-Pop Dance Challenge.{{Cite tweet |user=iHeartRadio |number=1901740332666225142 |title=YEONJUN DID THAT! 🏆🔥 Congratulations to #YEONJUN of TXT for winning Favorite K-Pop Dance Challenge for "GGUM" at the #iHeartAwards2025!}}
Commercial performance
On the day of its physical release, "Ggum" topped the Circle Daily Retail Album Chart in South Korea, and the Oricon Daily Singles Chart in Japan, having sold 8,368 copies.{{cite web|script-title=ja:オリコンデイリー シングルランキング 2024年10月28日付|trans-title=Oricon Daily Single Rankings as of October 28, 2024|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2024-10-28/|website=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=October 30, 2024|archive-date=October 30, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241030025205/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2024-10-28/|url-status=dead}}
Credits and personnel
- Yeonjun – vocals, songwriter
- Teemu Brunila – songwriter, producer
- Jurek – songwriter, producer
- Timms – songwriter
- Benji Bae – songwriter
- Ryan Curtis – songwriter
- Jesse Thomas – songwriter
Charts
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Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release history for "Ggum" ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label |
| scope="row" | Various
| September 19, 2024 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | Big Hit |
|---|
| scope="row" | Japan
| October 28, 2024 | rowspan="2" | CD single |
| scope="row" | South Korea
| October 29, 2024 | Big Hit |