How's This?

"How's This?" (Hangul: 어때?; RR: eottae?) is song recorded by South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper Hyuna. It is the lead single of her fifth extended play, A'wesome, released on August 1, 2016. It was written by Hyuna, Big Sancho and Seo Jaewoo, being produced by the last. The singer performed the song on several South Korean music programs, including M Countdown and Inkigayo, where she also won a music show award on each.

"How's This?"
Single by Hyuna
from the EP A'wesome
ReleasedAugust 1, 2016 (2016-08-01)
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:19
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Hyuna
  • Seo Jae-woo
  • Big Sancho
Producer(s)Seo Jae-woo
Hyuna singles chronology
"Roll Deep"
(2015)		 "How's This?"
(2016)		 "Babe"
(2017)
Music video
"How’s This" on YouTube

The song peaked at number 5 on the Gaon Digital Chart and at number 4 on the US World Digital Chart.

Background and release

"How's This?" was written by Hyuna, Big Sancho and Seo Jae-woo and produced by Jae-woo.[1] The song was described by Fuse's Jeff Benjamin as "a typical club banger" that "moves through different genres and vocal deliveries over a pounding beat".[2]

Music video

A music video for "How's This?" was released on August 1, and was directed by Hong Won-ki of Zanybros. The video is set in a club party, which featured one-hundred dancers. "How's This?" topped multiple real-time music charts upon its release, and the accompanying music video reached more than 2 million views within 24 hours.

Accolades
Awards
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Dance Performance - Solo Nominated [3]
UnionPay Song of the Year Nominated
UnionPay Artist of the Year Nominated
Music programs awards
Program Date
M! Countdown (Mnet) August 11, 2016
Inkigayo (SBS) August 14, 2016

Charts

The song debuted at number 5 on the Gaon Digital Chart, on the chart issue dated July 31 - August 6, 2016, with 102,587 downloads sold and 2,201,140 streams.[4][5][6] The song also debuted at number 16 on the chart for the month of August 2016, with 190,625 downloads sold and 7,372,262 streams accumulated.[7][8][9]

Chart (2016) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[4] 5
Chinese Music Charts 1
US World Digital Chart 4

References
  1. "어때?". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  2. "HyunA Returns With Genre-Bending Club Banger 'How's This?': Watch the Video". Fuse. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  3. "Mnet Asian Music Awards 2016: List of nominees for Mama revealed [FULL LIST]". International Business Times, Singapore Edition. 29 October 2016.
  4. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  5. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  6. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  7. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  8. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  9. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
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