Crossroads (GFriend song)

"Crossroads" (Korean: 교차로, romanized: Gyocharo) is a song recorded by South Korean girl group GFriend for their eighth extended play 回:Labyrinth. The song was released as the title track of the EP on February 3, 2020 by Source Music. The Japanese single album 回:Labyrinth ~Crossroads~ was released on October 14, 2020 by King Records, including the Japanese versions of "Crossroads" and "Labyrinth".[1]

"Crossroads"
Cover of the Japanese version
Single by GFriend
from the EP Labyrinth
A-side"Crossroads"
B-side"Labyrinth"
ReleasedFebruary 3, 2020
October 14, 2020 (Japanese version)
Genre
Length3:23
Label
Songwriter(s)Noh Joo-hwan
Producer(s)
  • Noh Joo-hwan
  • Lee Won-jong
GFriend singles chronology
"Fallin' Light"
(2019)		 "Crossroads"
(2020)		 "Apple"
(2020)
Music video
"Crossroads" on YouTube

Composition

The song was written by Noh Jooh-wan and was produced by him and Lee Won-jong.[2] They both already made other GFriend songs such as "Time for the Moon Night" and "Sunrise".[3][4] It was described by Billboard's Tamar Herman, as a song which is "quintessentially GFriend with its melodic, string-oriented soaring synth-pop as the members sing about".[5]

On November 9, 2020, the song was included in the group' studio album 回:Walpurgis Night.[6]

Chart performance

The song debuted and peaked at number 32 on the Gaon Digital Chart for the week ending February 7, 2020.[7] The song also placed at number 4 on the componing Download Chart and number 63 the week of the release of the song on the componing Streaming Chart.[7]

Music video

The music video for the song was released on February 3, 2020, at the same moment as the EP. For the first time, it was uploaded on Big Hit Labels' YouTube channel after that the company Big Hit Entertainment acquired Source Music in July 2019.[8][9]

Track listing
回:Labyrinth ~Crossroads~
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Crossroads" (Japanese version)Noh Joo-hwanNoh Joo-hwan, Jeina Choi, "hitman" bangNoh Joo-hwan, Lee Won-jong3:22
2."Labyrinth" (Japanese version)"hitman" bang, Cho Yoon-kyung, Noh Joo-hwan, ADORA, Sophia PaeNoh Joo-hwan, Lee Won-jong, Kim Jung-woo, FRANTS, Sophia Pae, Carlos K, ADORA, Kim Yeon-seoNoh Joo-hwan, Lee Won-jong, Kim Jung-woo, FRANTS3:23
Total length:6:45

Accolades
Music program award
Program Date Ref.
The Show (SBS MTV) February 11, 2020 [10]
February 18, 2020 [11]
M Countdown (Mnet) February 13, 2020 [12]
February 20, 2020 [13]
Music Bank (KBS) February 14, 2020 [14]
Inkigayo (SBS) February 16, 2020 [15]
Show Champion (MBC Music) February 19, 2020 [16]

Charts

See also

References
  1. "回:LABYRINTH ~Crossroads~". GFRIEND JAPAN OFFICIAL SITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  2. "교차로 (Crossroads)". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  3. "밤 (Time for the moon night)". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  4. "해야 (Sunrise)". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  5. "GFriend's 'Crossroads' Video: Watch". Billboard. 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  6. "교차로 (Crossroads)". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  7. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  8. Kelley, Caitlin. "Big Hit Entertainment, BTS's Label, Acquires Source Music". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  9. "여자친구, 2월 컴백 확정… 빅히트 합류 이후 첫 신보". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  10. '더쇼' 여자친구, 컴백하자마자 1위 "초심 잃지 않고 열심히 하겠다"[종합] 본문듣기 설정. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  11. 여자친구, '더쇼' 2주 연속 1위… 통산 음방 64관왕. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  12. [TV북마크] 여자친구, ‘엠카’ 1위…‘교차로’ 음악방송 2관왕. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  13. 여자친구, '엠카' 2주 연속 1위…신곡 '교차로' 음방 7관왕 달성. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  14. '뮤직뱅크'(2월14일방송) 여자친구, '교차로' 1위..문별·펜타곤·로켓펀치·더보이즈·체리블렛 화려한 컴백. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  15. '인기가요' 여자친구 4관왕…문별·펜타곤·더보이즈 강렬 컴백 [종합]. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  16. 여자친구 `쇼챔피언 1위` [MK포토]. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  17. "GFriend". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  18. "2020년 02월 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
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