"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 title track. The song became the group's second number-one single in South Korea, topping the Gaon Digital Chart for two consecutive weeks. The song also holds the record for the only song to stay at number-one on Gaon Download Chart for three consecutive weeks.[lower-alpha 1]

Composition

The song was written and produced by longtime collaborators Iggy and Youngbae, who are behind the group's first three singles.[1]

Release and promotion

LOL is GFriend's first studio album, released eighteen months after their debut. It follows their three successful extended plays that comprise their "school series" trilogy.[2] It was released at midnight on July 11, 2016, in two versions: "Laughing Out Loud" and "Lots of Love".[3][4] That same day, GFriend held two showcases in Seoul, where they performed songs from the album.[5] The media showcase was held at Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu, and the showcase for fans was broadcast live via Naver's V app.[6][7] The group then promoted the album on music shows, starting with SBS MTV's The Show on July 12, where they performed "Navillera" and "Gone with the Wind".[8] In the second week of promotion, GFriend won all five music show awards, on The Show, Show Champion, M! Countdown, Music Bank, and Inkigayo.[9][10] They won a total of 14 music show awards, including triple crowns (three consecutive wins) on The Show, M! Countdown, and Inkigayo.[11]

They promoted the album with the showcase tour The L.O.L Asia showcase, started on July 10, 2016 in Yes24 Live Hall, Seoul, South Korea, ended in Taipei International Convention Center, Taipei, Taiwan on October 1, 2016.

Music video and promotion

A music video for the song premiered on the music-oriented pay-TV channel MBC Music on July 8, 2016 (rated as "suitable for all ages"); and was released two days later on the respective YouTube channels of GFriend and 1theK. The video features the group in a retro scenario intercalated with dance scenes.

GFriend began promoting "Navillera" on South Korea's music shows on July 12, 2016, starting with a live performance on SBS MTV's The Show. The group won their first music show trophy for the song on July 19. They went on to receive 14 total music show wins for "Navillera" including triple crowns (three consecutive wins) on The Show, M! Countdown, and Inkigayo, scoring the second-most music show wins for a girl group song in 2016 after their own song "Rough" which accumulated 15 music show wins.

Chart performance

The song debuted atop the Gaon Digital Chart, on the chart issue dated July 10–16, 2016, with 278,636 downloads sold - topping the Download Chart - and 4,917,825 streams.[12][13][14] In its second week, the song stayed atop the chart and fell to number 2 in its third week.[15][16]

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.[17][18][19] The song also made the year-end chart as the 29th best-performing song of 2016, with 1,113,582 downloads sold and 56,753,386 streams.[20][21][22]

Accolades

Listicles for "Navillera"
Critic/Publication List Ranking Ref.
Billboard The 100 Greatest K-pop Songs of the 2010s 98 [23]
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

Notes

  1. ↑ After 4 years of reigning, the record was beaten by BTS with their English-track single, Dynamite in August 2020.

References

  1. ↑ "너 그리고 나 (NAVILLERA)". Melon.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  2. ↑ Jung Ji-won (July 7, 2016). "여자친구, 정규앨범 선주문 6만장 돌파…역시 '갓자친구'" [GFriend, full album pre-orders exceeds 60,000 copies..As expected of 'GodFriend']. Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ Son Ji-hyoung (June 29, 2016). "GFriend to return with full-length 'L.O.L' in July". K-Pop Herald. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. 1 2 "Week 29 2016 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  13. ↑ "Week 29 2016 Download Chart". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  14. ↑ "Week 29 2016 Streaming Chart". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  15. ↑ "Week 30 2016 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  16. ↑ "Week 31 2016 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  17. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart: July, 2016". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  18. ↑ "Gaon Download Chart: July, 2016". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 2019-08-08. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  19. ↑ "Gaon Streaming Chart: July, 2016". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  20. 1 2 "Gaon Digital Chart: 2016". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  21. ↑ "Gaon Download Chart: 2016". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  22. ↑ "Gaon Streaming Chart: 2016". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  23. ↑ "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.
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