Gogobebe

"Gogobebe" (고고베베), stylized in all lowercase, is a song by South Korean girl group Mamamoo. It was released on March 14, 2019 by RBW as the lead single from the group's ninth extended play White Wind (2019). The song draws inspiration from Latin and reggae music and was written by Kim Do-hoon, Moonbyul, and Solar, with production performed by the former alongside famed South Korean singer Kim Gun-mo.

"Gogobebe"
Single by Mamamoo
from the album White Wind
Released	March 14, 2019 (2019-03-14)
Genre	K-pop
Length	3:16
Label	RBW
Songwriter(s)	Kim Do-hoon Moonbyul Solar
Producer(s)	Kim Do-hoon Kim Gun-mo
Mamamoo singles chronology
"Wind Flower" (2018) "Gogobebe" (2019) "Hip" (2019)

Release and composition

"Gogobebe" was released on March 14, 2019 as the lead single from White Wind, Mamamoo's ninth EP and the fourth in their "Four Seasons, Four Colors" series of releases.^[1][2] The song is an energetic, reggaeton-influenced pop track that draws inspiration from Kim Gun-mo's song "Zzanga" (2001).^[1] During a press conference in which they performed the song, Wheein stated that "'Gogobebe' has the highest level of all the group dances [they] have done so far", referring to the increased difficulty of the song's choreography.^[1] The members also revealed that they and their fans wanted the group to perform something more lively after the release of the melancholic Blue;S EP (2018).^[3] Billboard stated that the song is "straight-forward electronic pop" and "sees the ladies encouraging listeners to leave the daily stresses of smartphones and stuffy work clothes to shamelessly have fun and drink away their pain".^[4]

Commercial performance

"Gogobebe" debuted at number 11 on the Gaon Digital Chart, earning 23.7 million digital index points for the week ending March 16, 2019.^[5] In its second tracking week, "Gogobebe" ascended to its peak at number five on the chart.^[6] On the Billboard Korea K-pop Hot 100, the song peaked at number two.^[7]

In the United States, "Gogobebe" became the group's highest-charting single on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales, debuting at number 12 and peaking at number two, with 1,000 digital sales and 1.5 million streams in its first full tracking week.^[8] It charted for five weeks on the chart, becoming the group's longest-charting hit alongside "Egotistic" (2018).^[9] "Gogobebe" also became the group's first song to chart in New Zealand, peaking at number 34 on the RMNZ Hot Singles chart.^[10]

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Organization	Year	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
Genie Music Awards	2019	The Vocal Artist	"Gogobebe"	Won	[11]
Golden Disc Awards		Digital Song Bonsang		Nominated
Melon Music Awards		Best Female Dance		Nominated
Mnet Asian Music Awards		Best Vocal Performance – Group		Nominated

Music program awards

Song	Program	Date
"Gogobebe"	The Show	March 19, 2019
	M Countdown	March 21, 2019
		March 28, 2019
	Show Champion	March 27, 2019
	Music Bank	March 29, 2019
	Show! Music Core	March 30, 2019
	Inkigayo	March 31, 2019

Personnel

Credits adapted from Apple Music.^[2]

• Mamamoo - vocals
  • Moonbyul - songwriting
  • Solar - songwriting
• Kim Do-hoon - songwriting, production, engineering
• Kim Gun-mo - songwriting, composition

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Gogobebe" Chart (2019) Peak position New Zealand Hot Singles (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 34 Singapore (RIAS)[12] 25 South Korea (Gaon)[13] 5 South Korea (Kpop Hot 100)[7] 2 US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[14] 2 Weekly chart performance for "Gogobebe (Rock Version)" Chart (2021) Peak position South Korea Download (Gaon)[15] 109

Year-end charts 2019 year-end chart performance for "Gogobebe" Chart (2019) Position South Korea (Gaon)[16] 72

Release history

Release history for "Gogobebe"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	March 14, 2019	Digital download streaming	RBW Kakao M	[2]