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Hug (song)

{{Short description|2004 debut single by TVXQ}}

{{Distinguish|Hugs (song)}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Hug

| cover = TVXQ Hug.jpg

| alt =

| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = TVXQ

| album = Tri-Angle

| B-side = My Little Princess

| released = {{Start date|2004|01|14}}

| recorded = 2003

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = K-pop

| length =

| label =

| writer =

  • Yoon Jung
  • Park Chang-hyun

| producer = Park Chang-hyun

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = The Way U Are

| next_year = 2004

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|xQ635vE2RQI|"Hug"}}|type=single}}

}}

"Hug" ({{Korean|hangul=포옹|rr=Po'ong}}) is the debut single by South Korean pop group TVXQ. Written by Yoon Jung and Park Chang-hyun and produced by Park Chang-hyun, "Hug" was first performed at a joint showcase featuring label mate BoA and American singer Britney Spears on December 26, 2003, TVXQ's official debut day.{{cite web |date=2004-01-15 |title=에스엠, 그룹 '동방신기' 싱글앨범 발매 |trans-title=SM's new group 'TVXQ' releases single album |url=https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/018/0000116309?sid=101 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213144740/https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/018/0000116309?sid=101 |archive-date=13 December 2022 |access-date=13 December 2022 |website=Edaily |publisher=Naver |language=ko}} The song was later released as a CD maxi single on January 14, 2004, in South Korea. Its accompanying music video was filmed in December 2003 at the Ilsan Art House.Catch Me – Production Note (released December 27, 2013) The follow-up promotional song, "My Little Princess", was written by Hwang Sung-jae.

Under the name Tohoshinki, the group released an English version of "Hug" as a CD and DVD single in Japan on November 25, 2004. The Japanese language version of "Hug" was featured in the group's debut Japanese album Heart, Mind and Soul (2006). The Mandarin-language counterpart of "Hug" was released in May 2007.

Commercial performance

"Hug" was a sleeper hit in South Korea. It debuted at number thirty seven on the MIAK chart,Prior to the establishment of the Gaon, South Korea's music charts were supplied by the Music Industry of Korea (MIAK), which only published monthly and yearly rankings. selling only 4,630 copies in the first month of release.{{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200401.htm|script-title=ko:2004.01월 – 가요 음반 판매량|trans-title=2004.01 – Sales volume|publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea|accessdate=May 8, 2021|archivedate=June 17, 2004|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040617232320/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200401.htm|language=ko}} Sales picked up the following month, and on March 28, 2004, TVXQ won their first music show award with "Hug" on The Music Trend. According to the MIAK, "Hug" peaked at number four on the months of April and May, selling a total of 56,543 copies in those months. "Hug" stayed charted for ten consecutive months, and by the end of the year, "Hug" sold over 169,000 copies. It was South Korea's fourteenth best-selling record of 2004. "Hug" sold 242,890 copies as of 2014. In Japan, "Hug" sold 4,710 copies.

Accolades

In 2021, the song was included in Melon and Seoul Shinmun's critics ranking of Top 100 K-pop Songs of All Time at number 98.{{cite web |title=넘버원 K컬처 '케이팝'… 서울신문X멜론 'K-POP 100대 명곡' 선정 |trans-title=Number One K-Culture 'K-pop' ... Seoul Shinmun X Melon's 'Top 100 K-pop Masterpieces' |url=https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/081/0003212416?sid=103 |website=Seoul Shinmun |publisher=Naver |access-date=13 December 2022 |language=ko |date=30 August 2021}}

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|+Awards and nominations

! Year

! Organization

! Category

! Result

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

rowspan="2" |2004

| rowspan="2" |Mnet KM Music Video Festival

| Best New Group Video

| {{won}}

| align="center" rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |date=2004-12-05 |title=보아 'My Name', 올해 최고의 뮤직비디오 |trans-title=BoA's 'My Name' wins best music video of the year |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=111&aid=0000001865 |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=JoyNews24 |publisher=Naver |language=ko}}

Best Dance Video

| {{nom}}

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|+Music program awards

! Program

! width="130" | Date

rowspan="3" | Inkigayo

| March 28, 2004

April 4, 2004
April 11, 2004
rowspan="3" | Music Camp

| April 3, 2004

April 10, 2004
April 17, 2004

Formats and track listings

  • ;Korean single
  1. "Hug"
  2. "My Little Princess" ({{Lang|ko|있잖아요...}})
  3. "Oh Holy Night" (featuring BoA)
  4. "My Little Princess" (acappella version)
  5. "Hug" (instrumental)
  6. "Hug" (TV mix version)
  • ;Japanese single

:Disc 1 (CD)

  1. "Hug" (international version)
  2. "Hug" (international version – radio edit)
  3. "Hug" (international version – instrumental)

:Disc 2 (DVD)

  1. "Hug" (international version; PV)
  2. "Hug" (original version; PV)
  3. "The Way U Are" (PV)

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the single's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Hug |year=2003 |last=TVXQ |location=South Korea |type=booklet |publisher=SM Entertainment |at=Credits}}

Studio

Personnel

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (2004, 2014)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Japan Singles (Oricon)

| 77

scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{Cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/album.php?nationGbn=T¤t_week=03¤t_year=2014&chart_Time=week |title=Gaon Albums Chart, Week of January 12–18, 2014 |accessdate=April 19, 2014 |language=Korean |publisher=Gaon Music Chart |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222063638/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/album.php?nationGbn=T¤t_week=03¤t_year=2014&chart_Time=week |archivedate=February 22, 2014 }}

| 12

=Monthly charts=

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! Chart (2004)

! Peak
position

scope="row" | South Korean Albums (MIAK)

| align="center"| 4

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=Year-end charts=

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! Chart (2004)

! Position

scope="row" | South Korean Albums (MIAK){{cite web|url=http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2004|script-title=ko:2004년 가요음반판매량|trans-title=2004 Album Sales Figures|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718055251/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2004|archive-date=July 18, 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=November 28, 2014}}

| align="center" | 14

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Riize version

{{Infobox song

| name = Hug

| cover = Riize - Hug.jpg

| alt =

| border =

| type = single

| artist = Riize

| album = 2025 SM Town: The Culture, the Future

| released = {{Start date|2025|01|08}}

| recorded = 2024

| studio =

| length = 3:54

| label = SM

| writer =

  • Yoon Jung
  • Park Chang-hyun

| producer = Park Moon-chi

| prev_title = Combo

| prev_year = 2024

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|B4mLKcVIERs|"Hug"}}|header=Stage video}}

}}

As part of SM Entertainment's 30th anniversary celebrations, a cover version of "Hug" was released by boy band Riize.{{Cite web |last=Kang |first=Min-jin |date=2025-01-08 |title=라이즈, 동방신기 'Hug' 리메이크 싱글 공개 |trans-title=Riize, TVXQ's 'Hug' remake single released |url=https://www.mhns.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=706441 |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=Munhwa News Service |language=ko}} The song was released on January 8, 2025,{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Seong-mi |date=2025-01-08 |title=라이즈, 싱글 'Hug' 음원 & 스테이지 비디오 공개 "라이즈만의 귀여운 매력" |trans-title=Riize, single 'Hug' sound source & stage video released "Riize's unique cute charm" |url=https://enter.etoday.co.kr/news/view/270793 |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=Today}} as the first single from the company's 2025 SM Town: The Culture, the Future album, which contains cover songs by various SM artists.{{Cite web |last=Jae-heun |first=Kim |date=2025-01-14 |title=SM Entertainment to release 30th-anniversary album next month |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10390232?ref=naver |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250115025144/https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10390232?ref=naver |archive-date=2025-01-15 |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=The Korea Herald |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Yeo |first=Gladys |date=2025-01-14 |title=SM Entertainment to celebrate 30th anniversary with compilation album |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sm-entertainment-to-celebrate-30th-anniversary-with-compilation-album-3828624 |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}

{{Listen|pos=right|filename=Riize - Hug (sample).ogg|title="Hug" (Riize version)|description=A 23 second audio sample of Riize's "Hug".}}The song begins with an a capella introduction and transitions into a 2000s-influenced instrumental.{{cite web | title="동방신기 존경"..라이즈, 오늘(8일) 'Hug' 리메이크 싱글 발매[공식] | website=OSEN | date=2025-01-08 | url=https://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1112484922 | language=ko | last=Kyung | first=Seon-mi | trans-title="Respect TVXQ".. Rise, 'Hug' remake single released today (8th) [Official] | access-date=2025-02-04}}

The band promoted the release with a performance video which was released simultaneously with the song, as well as a performance on Mnet's M Countdown on January 16.{{Cite web |last=Jo |first=Hye-jin |date=2025-01-16 |title=아이브 '레블 하트'→라이즈 '허그', '엠카'에 다 있다 |trans-title=Ive's 'Rebel Heart' → Riize's 'Hug', all on 'M Countdown' |url=https://www.xportsnews.com/article/1951335 |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=XsportsNews |language=ko}} The song was also performed at both nights of SM's 30th anniversary concerts at Gocheok Sky Dome on January 11 and 12.{{Cite web |last=Kang |first=Ga-hee |date=2025-01-10 |title='음원 강자' 라이즈, 2024년 멜론 연간 차트 3곡 진입..'Hug' 리메이크도 '화제' |trans-title='Music Powerhouse' Rise, 3 Songs Enter Melon Annual Chart in 2024..'Hug' Remake Also a 'Hot Topic' |url=https://www.heraldpop.com/article/10387409?ref=naver |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=Herald Pop |language=ko}}

= Credits and personnel =

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=2025 SMTOWN: The Culture, The Future |year=2025 |author=SM Town |location=South Korea |type=photobook |publisher=SM Entertainment, Kakao Entertainment |at=Credits}}

Studio

Personnel

= Charts =

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== Weekly charts ==

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|+ Weekly chart performance for "Hug" (Riize version)

! scope="col" | Chart (2025)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

scope="row" | South Korea (Circle){{Cite web|title=Digital Chart – Week 4 of 2025|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=04&hitYear=2025&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|website=Circle Chart|date=January 19–25, 2025|access-date=January 30, 2025}}

| 41

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== Monthly charts ==

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|+ Monthly chart performance for "Hug" (Riize version)

! scope="col"| Chart (2025)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| South Korea (Circle){{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=01&hitYear=2025&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|title=Digital Chart – January 2025|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=February 7, 2025}}

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Footnotes

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References

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External links

  • {{YouTube|xQ635vE2RQI|Official video for "Hug"}}
  • {{YouTube|0gvYIQvWwFs|Official video for "My Little Princess"}}
  • {{YouTube|yQGbIrGLIK0|Official video for "My Little Princess" (A cappella version)}}

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