Wow Thing

{{short description|2018 single by Station Young}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Wow Thing

| cover = Wow Thing - cover.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Seulgi, SinB, Chung Ha, and Soyeon

| album =

| released = {{Start date|2018|9|28}}

| recorded =

| studio =In Grid Studio

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 2:51

| label = * SM

| lyricist = {{hlist|Soyeon|Jo Yoon-kyung}}

| composer = {{hlist|Karen Poole|Anne Judith Stokke Wik|Sonny J Mason}}

| chronology = SM Station X 0

| prev_title = We Young

| prev_year = 2018

| next_title = Written in the Stars

| next_year = 2018

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Seulgi

| type = single

| prev_title = Selfish

| prev_year = 2018

| title = Wow Thing

| year = 2018

| next_title = Hello Tutorial

| next_year = 2018

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Chung Ha

| type = single

| prev_title = Love U

| prev_year = 2018

| title = Wow Thing

| year = 2018

| next_title = Whatcha Doin'

| next_year = 2018

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = SinB

| type = single

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| title = Wow Thing

| year = 2018

| next_title = Be Yourself

| next_year = 2020

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Soyeon

| type = single

| prev_title = Idle Song

| prev_year = 2018

| title = Wow Thing

| year = 2018

| next_title = You Too? Me Too!

| next_year = 2019

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|KR5CtMLuiqQ|"Wow Thing"}}

}}

}}

"Wow Thing" is a song by South Korean artists Seulgi from Red Velvet, soloist and former I.O.I member Chung Ha, SinB from Viviz (formerly member of GFriend) and Soyeon from (G)I-dle.{{cite web|url=http://officiallykmusic.com/sm-confirms-formation-project-girl-group-station-young-station-x-0/|title=SM confirms the formation of a project girl group, Station Young for Station x 0!|website=KMusic|date=August 8, 2018|accessdate=July 3, 2019}} The single was released on 28 September 2018, by SM Entertainment.{{Cite web|title='SM스테이션' 다음 주자는 '슬기X신비X소연X청하'다|url=http://www.insight.co.kr/news/179173|date=17 September 2018|access-date=July 3, 2019|language=ko}}

Station Young, made up of four members: Seulgi of Red Velvet, SinB of GFriend, former I.O.I member and soloist Chung Ha, and Soyeon of (G)I-dle.

The single was released on September 28, 2018, through several music portals including iTunes.{{Citation|title=Wow Thing {{!}} Single by SEULGI, SinB, Chungha, Soyeon|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/wow-thing-single/1437000989|date=September 28, 2018|access-date=July 3, 2019}}

Composition

A bright, R&B-influenced pop song, "Wow Thing" puts the foursome's powerful vocals in the spotlight and showcases their dynamic through its accompanying music video, released through SM Entertainment's Station X O project. The song emphasizes on self-love and confidence in the people's actions, urging them to be positive while finding their own path.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8477423/red-velvet-seulgi-gfriend-sinb-gi-dle-soyeon-chung-ha-wow-thing-single-video|title=Red Velvet's Seulgi, GFriend's SinB, (G)I-dle's Soyeon & Chung Ha Team for 'Wow Thing'|magazine=Billboard|date=September 28, 2018|access-date=July 3, 2019}}

Members

  • Seulgi ({{Korean|hangul=슬기|labels=no}}) – member of Red Velvet
  • Chung Ha ({{Korean|hangul=청하|labels=no}}) – soloist, former member of I.O.I
  • SinB ({{Korean|hangul=신비|labels=no}}) – member of Viviz, former member of GFriend
  • Soyeon ({{Korean|hangul=소연|labels=no}}) – member of (G)I-dle

Track listing

  • Digital download / streaming
  1. "Wow Thing" – 2:51
  2. "Wow Thing (Instrumental)" – 2:51

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Melon.

Studio

  • Recorded at In Grid Studio
  • Digitally edited at doobdoob Studio
  • Engineered for mix at SM Booming System
  • Mixed at 821 Sound
  • Mastered at 821 Sound Mastering

Personnel

{{div col}}

  • SM Entertainment{{Spaced en dash}}executive producer
  • Seulgi{{Spaced en dash}}vocals, background vocals
  • SinB{{Spaced en dash}}vocals, background vocals
  • Chung Ha{{Spaced en dash}}vocals, background vocals
  • Soyeon{{Spaced en dash}}vocals, background vocals, lyrics
  • Jo Yoon-kyung{{Spaced en dash}}lyrics
  • Karen Poole{{Spaced en dash}}composition
  • Anne Judith Wik{{Spaced en dash}}composition
  • Sonny J. Mason{{Spaced en dash}}composition, arrangement
  • Yoo Young-jin{{Spaced en dash}}engineered for mix, music and sound supervisor
  • Kim Jin-hwan{{Spaced en dash}}vocal directing
  • Yang Geun-young{{Spaced en dash}}background vocals
  • Woo Min-jeong{{Spaced en dash}}recording
  • Jung Woo-young{{Spaced en dash}}digital editing
  • MasterKey{{Spaced en dash}}mixing
  • Kwon Nam-woo{{Spaced en dash}}mastering

{{div col end}}

Charts

= Weekly charts =

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|+Weekly chart performance for "Wow Thing"

scope="col" | Chart (2019)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

scope="row" | South Korea (Gaon){{cite web|date=September 30 – October 6, 2018|title=|script-title=ko:2018년 40주차 Digital Chart|trans-title=2018, Week 40 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=40&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011093403/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=week&hitYear=2018&targetTime=40&nationGbn=T|archive-date=October 11, 2018|access-date=July 3, 2019|website=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko}}

| 35

scope="row" | South Korea (K-pop Hot 100){{cite web|date=September 30, 2018|title=Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 {{!}} The Week of September 24–30, 2018|url=http://billboard.co.kr/index_subpage.html?mainwhat=1&subwhat=0&nchart_pos=63|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006000304/http://billboard.co.kr/index_subpage.html?mainwhat=1&subwhat=0&nchart_pos=63|archive-date=October 6, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2021|website=Billboard Korea|language=ko}}

| 43

scope="row" | US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=World Digital Song Sales – The Week of October 13, 2018|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-digital-song-sales/2018-10-13|url-access=subscription|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 21, 2021}}

| 3

= Monthly charts =

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|+Monthly chart performance for "Wow Thing"

scope="col" | Chart (October 2019)

! scope="col" | Position

scope="row" | South Korea (Gaon){{Cite web|script-title=ko:2018년 10월 Digital Chart|trans-title=October 2018 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=10&hitYear=2018&termGbn=month|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=June 21, 2021|language=ko}}

| 74

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