So Girls

So Girls
So Girls
	So Girls digital cover
EP by Rainbow
Released	April 7, 2011
Recorded	Seoul, South Korea; 2011
Genre	K-pop, dance-pop
Length	20:58
Label	DSP Entertainment
Producer	Daishi Dance, Steven Lee
Rainbow chronology
Singles from So Girls
	"A"; Released: August 12, 2010; "Mach"; Released: October 20, 2010; "To Me"; Released: April 8, 2011;
Alternative Cover
	Sweet Dream re-release cover
Singles from Sweet Dream
	"Sweet Dream"; Released: June 22, 2011;

So Girls (SO 女, So Nyeo) is the second EP by the South Korean girl group Rainbow. It was released in South Korea on April 8, 2011 with "To Me" as the title track. A repackaged version of the EP was released on June 22, 2011 with the song "Sweet Dream" as the title track.

History

The cover photo for the album (and the overall concept) was spring, with the girls being photographed in white dresses while standing in a field of flowers. The tracks on their album were referred to as "luxurious, mature, feminine and sexy".

Rainbow released the teaser for their single "To Me" on April 4, 2011.^[1] The EP was released on music stores and digital music sites on April 7, 2011.^[2] The official music video was unveiled on the same day.^[3]^{[unreliable source?]}

The song was written and produced by Daishi Dance, who produced Big Bang's hit track “Haru Haru”, and has experience producing for some of Japan's biggest names, including Ayumi Hamasaki, SMAP, and Mika Nakashima.^[4]

Some parts of the choreography were reportedly adapted from the international box office hit, “Black Swan“; and was performed by member Go Woori during the bridge.^[5]

Repackaging release

On June 22, 2011, Rainbow released a re-packaged version of their second mini-album, “To Me“, which included a new track titled “Sweet Dream”.^[6]

Rainbow released the teaser for their single "Sweet Dream" on June 20, 2011.^[7]^{[unreliable source?]} The EP was released on music stores and digital music sites on June 22, 2011. The official music video was unveiled on the same day.^[8] The mini-album also included a new version of "Kiss", originally included on their first mini-album Gossip Girl.

On July 1, 2011 Rainbow released rehearsal video for their track, “Sweet Dream”.^[9]^{[unreliable source?]}

Music video

To Me

It is about a girl played by Woori who finds out her true love has been seeing another women. The members are seen putting makeup and dressing up during their verses, it also alternates in between a parking lot and a boxing ring. In the end the girls spray paint the cheating lover car with the 7 colors of rainbow. It was revealed later that the guy who betrays Woori on the music video is Hyeongkon, member of the boy band A-JAX, and the other woman is former GFriend member Kim So-jeong.

Promotion

Rainbow had their comeback stage with "To Me" on Music Bank on April 8, 2011.^[10]^{[unreliable source?]} The group also performed "To Me" on various music shows such as M Countdown, Music Core and Inkigayo in April.^{[citation needed]}

Rainbow had their comeback stage with "Sweet Dream" on M Countdown on June 23, 2011.^[11]^{[unreliable source?]} The group also performed "Sweet Dream" on various music shows such as Music Bank, Show! Music Core and Inkigayo in June and July.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"So Cool"	Lee Seung Jae	Steven Lee, Sean Alexander, Drew Ryan Scott	3:17
2.	"To Me" (내게로..; Naegero..)	N-Sun, Double K	Daishi Dance, A.I.P	3:56
3.	"I Said You're The One" (너뿐 이라고; Neoppun Irago)	Kim Boa	Lee Joohyung	3:18
4.	"Mach"	Song Soo Yun	Han Jae-Ho, Kim Seung Soo	3:11
5.	"A"	Song Soo Yun	Han Jae-Ho, Kim Seung Soo	3:21
6.	"To Me" (Instrumental)		Daishi Dance	3:56
Total length:				20:58

Sweet Dream

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Sweet Dream"	Gil Hak Mi, Double K	Park Se Hyun, Daishi Dance, A.I.P	3:31
2.	"Kiss" (Acoustic Ver.)	Kim Bo-Ah, Park Jung Min	Lee Joohyung	3:11
3.	"To Me"	N-Sun, Double K	Daishi Dance, A.I.P	3:56
4.	"To Me" (Club Ver.)	N-Sun, Double K	Daishi Dance, A.I.P	6:12
5.	"Sweet Dream" (Instrumental)		Park Se Hyun, Daishi Dance, A.I.P	3:31
Total length:				20:11

Controversy

"Ab dance"

One month after beginning promotions for the song "A", the "belly dance" or "ab dance" featured in the music video and choreography of the song was banned from broadcast and rated +19, due to being "too sexually suggestive". The girls slowly lift up their shirts to expose their stomach in the choreography.^[12] Despite the controversy, the song was released in Japan on September 14, 2011 as their Japanese debut single.^[13]

Charts

To Me/So Girls

Chart	Peak position
Gaon Weekly Singles chart^[14]	5
Gaon Yearly Singles chart^[15]	64
Gaon Local Singles chart^[14]	5
Gaon Streaming Singles chart^[14]	1
Gaon Download Singles chart^[14]	4
Gaon BGM chart^[14]	34
Gaon Mobile Ringtone chart^[14]	21
Gaon Karaoke chart^[14]	-

Album chart

Chart	Peak position
Gaon Weekly album chart	3
Gaon Yearly album chart^[15]	70

Sales

Chart	Sales
Gaon physical sales^[16]	26,900+

Singles

Title	Peak chart positions
Title	KOR ^[14]
"A"	9
"Mach"	19
"To Me"	5
"Sweet Dream"	8

Other charted songs

Title	Peak chart positions
Title	KOR ^[14]
"So Cool"	104
"I Said You're The One"	111

Total Sales

Chart	Sales
Gaon physical sales^[16]	39,400+
Oricon physical sales^[16]	1,450+

Sweet Dream

Chart	Peak position
Gaon Weekly Singles chart^[14]	8
Gaon Yearly Singles chart^[15]	176
Gaon Local Singles chart^[14]	8
Gaon Streaming Singles chart^[14]	12
Gaon Download Singles chart^[14]	7
Gaon BGM chart^[14]	49
Gaon Mobile Ringtone chart^[14]	-
Gaon Karaoke chart^[14]	-

Album chart

Chart	Peak position
Gaon Weekly album chart	6

Sales

Chart	Sales
Gaon physical sales^[16]	12,500+

Release history

Version	Country	Date	Distributing label	Format
So Girls	South Korea	April 8, 2011	CJ E&M DSP Media	CD
Sweet Dream	South Korea	June 21, 2011	CJ E&M DSP Media	CD

References

^ 레인보우, 성숙미 가득한 티저 공개
^ "So 女 (EP) / 레인보우 (Rainbow) - genie". www.genie.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-02.
^ Rainbow unveils their music video “To Me…”!
^ 레인보우, 日 최고 작곡가 다이시 댄스 곡으로 컴백
^ '컴백' 레인보우, 발레응용 '블랙스완' 안무 '눈길'
^ 'TO ME' 레인보우, 22일 '잠자리 춤'으로 컴백
^ Rainbow releases “Sweet Dream” MV teaser!
^ Sweet Dream-레인보우 상세정보 --www.melon.com Archived 2011-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
^ Rainbow reveals “Sweet Dream” Practice video
^ Rainbow makes their Music Bank comeback
^ Rainbow returns with “Sweet Dream” on M! Countdown
^ 레인보우 '배꼽춤', 방송금지 "선정적, 수정 불가피" (in Korean). Star News. 2010-09-08. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
^ "RAINBOW - A （エー）初回盤C - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN" (in Japanese). Universal Music Group. Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Gaon Search - Rainbow" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
^ ^a ^b ^c 2011년 총 결산 앨범 차트 (in Korean). Gaon. 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Gaon physical sales". Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2010.

External links

[1] 레인보우, 성숙미 가득한 티저 공개

[2] "So 女 (EP) / 레인보우 (Rainbow) - genie". www.genie.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-02.

[3] Rainbow unveils their music video “To Me…”!

[4] 레인보우, 日 최고 작곡가 다이시 댄스 곡으로 컴백

[5] '컴백' 레인보우, 발레응용 '블랙스완' 안무 '눈길'

[6] 'TO ME' 레인보우, 22일 '잠자리 춤'으로 컴백

[7] Rainbow releases “Sweet Dream” MV teaser!

[8] Sweet Dream-레인보우 상세정보 --www.melon.com Archived 2011-12-31 at the Wayback Machine

[9] Rainbow reveals “Sweet Dream” Practice video

[10] Rainbow makes their Music Bank comeback

[11] Rainbow returns with “Sweet Dream” on M! Countdown

[12] 레인보우 '배꼽춤', 방송금지 "선정적, 수정 불가피" (in Korean). Star News. 2010-09-08. Retrieved 2012-01-09.

[13] "RAINBOW - A （エー）初回盤C - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN" (in Japanese). Universal Music Group. Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2012-01-09.

[gaon-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Gaon Search - Rainbow" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved 2011-04-08.

[gaonyearly-15] 2011년 총 결산 앨범 차트 (in Korean). Gaon. 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2012-02-24.

[albumsales-16] "Gaon physical sales". Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2010.

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