Navillera (song)

This article is about the GFriend song. For the Hyuna song, see Nabillera (song).
"Navillera"
Single by GFriend
from the album LOL
LanguageKorean
ReleasedJuly 11, 2016
Genre
Length3:14
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Iggy
  • Youngbae
Producer(s)
  • Iggy
  • Youngbae
GFriend singles chronology
"Rough"
(2016) 		"Navillera"
(2016) 		"Fingertip"
(2017)
Music video
"Navillera" on YouTube

"Navillera" (Korean: 너 그리고 나; RR: Neo Geurigo Na; lit.: "You and I") is a song recorded by South Korean girl group GFriend for their first studio album, LOL (2016). The song was released by Source Music on July 11, 2016, as the album's lead single. Written and produced by longtime collaborators Iggy and Youngbae, "Navillera" is a pop rock song that references Cho Chi-hun's poem "The Nun's Dance", with lyrics describing "a girl's desire to fly like a butterfly to be with the person she loves".[1][2]

The song became GFriend's second number-one single in South Korea, topping the Gaon Digital Chart for two consecutive weeks.

Release and promotion

On July 4, 2016, the tracklist of GFriend's first studio album, LOL, was released, revealing "Navillera" as the lead single.[3] The single was released with the album on July 11, along with a music video. That same day, the group performed the song for the first time at a media showcase at Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu, followed by a showcase for fans broadcast live via Naver's V app.[4][5][6] The group then promoted the song on music shows, starting with SBS MTV's The Show on July 12.[7] In the second week of promotion, GFriend won all five music show awards, on The Show, Show Champion, M Countdown, Music Bank, and Inkigayo.[8][9] They won a total of 14 music show awards, including triple crowns (three consecutive wins) on The Show, M! Countdown, and Inkigayo.[10]

Chart performance

The song debuted atop the Gaon Digital Chart, on the chart issue dated July 10–16, 2016, with 278,636 downloads sold and 4,917,825 streams.[11][12][13] In its second week, the song stayed atop the chart and fell to number 2 in its third week.[14][15] The song also debuted at number 4 on the chart for the month of July 2016, with 482,833 downloads sold and 14,741,974 streams.[16][17][18] The song made the year-end chart as the 29th best-performing song of 2016, with 1,113,582 downloads sold and 56,753,386 streams.[19][20][21]

Accolades

Listicles for "Navillera"
Critic/Publication List Ranking Ref.
Billboard The 100 Greatest K-pop Songs of the 2010s 98 [22]
Music program awards
Program Date
The Show July 19, 2016
August 2, 2016
August 9, 2016
Show Champion July 20, 2016
August 10, 2016
M Countdown July 21, 2016
July 28, 2016
August 4, 2016
Music Bank July 22, 2016
July 29, 2016
August 12, 2016
Inkigayo July 24, 2016
July 31, 2016
August 7, 2016

Charts

References

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  2. ^ Kim Jae-heun (July 12, 2016). "GFriend ready to sweep charts again with 'LOL'". The Korea Times. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Choi Joon-yong (July 14, 2016). "여자친구, 트랙리스트+2가지 버전 팩샷 이미지 공개 '상큼vs러블리'" [GFriend track list and pack shot of 2 versions revealed – "refreshing vs. lovely"] (in Korean). Maeil Broadcasting Network. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  4. ^ Choi Hyung-won (July 11, 2016). "GFriend's 'Navillera' sweeps local charts". K-Pop Herald. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  5. ^ Chung Joo-won (July 11, 2016). "GFriend shoots for the stars with first full-length album". Yonhap. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  6. ^ Choi Hyung-won (July 12, 2016). "[V Report] Solar of Mamamoo talks about her new track". K-Pop Herald. Archived from the original on July 13, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  7. ^ Jeon Su Mi (July 12, 2016). "GFriend to Unveil Childhood Photos for the First Time". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Archived from the original on July 13, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  8. ^ Lee Seung-rok (July 24, 2016). "여자친구, '인기가요'도 1위…5관왕 음방 올킬 해냈다 (종합)" [GFriend wins number one on 'Inkigayo'... completes all five music show all kill]. My Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  9. ^ Son Ji-hyoung (July 25, 2016). "GFriend's 'Navillera' No. 1 on music shows". K-Pop Herald. Archived from the original on July 26, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  10. ^ Lee Ji-hae (August 5, 2016). "GFriend sweeps 10 awards for 'Navillera'". K-Pop Herald. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
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  22. ^ "The 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List". Billboard. December 19, 2020. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.