The repeated melody Gwen-cha-̂ng dang dang dang is a melody that TikTok users can easily spot in recent times.
The LP uses the Korean word " brawl" ( pronounced: Gwenchana), meaning "it's okay". The lyrics are from the song "Khong the gi" by rapper 7dnight.
The song created a trend among young people, becoming so famous that it was sampled by many Korean stars such as Karina (aespa), Somi, MEOVV, TWS, ZEROBASEONE, Tempest, NCT...
After a few days of coverage, the song climbed to the top trending list on Spotify Korea (Viral 50 chart), surpassing international songs by Rose, SZA...
Vietnamese music has entered the top trending songs of 18 countries and territories including Korea, Japan, Singapore, the Philippines, Poland, Denmark, Germany...
The catchy melody of "Khong the gi" made many people follow the funny choreography. On February 8, Seventeen danced to the choreography "It's okay" in front of 40,000 audiences at the Jakarta concert.
On February 13, the cast of the movie "Ngu Phuc Lam Mon" including Dong Tu Thanh, Huang Duong Diem Dien, Vuong Tinh Viet, Tran Hac Nhat, Kha Dinh... danced to the background music of 7dnight's song at the movie promotion event.
International star videos "following the trend" attract millions to tens of millions of views, helping "Khong la gi" spread strongly, reaching 1 billion views on TikTok.
Chosun newspaper said, "It's okay" is so popular in Korea that it used to be the most searched keyword on music listening platforms.
The song is considered to have an addictive, catchy, easy-to-remember melody, suitable for platforms like TikTok. Adding fun, funny choreography, humorous messages, "It's okay" created a hot trend across social networks.
This song was performed by 7dnight in the Breakthrough round of Rap Viet season 4. The competition of this round requires the use of viral phrases (a popular phenomenon on social networks), 7dnight chose "Gwen-cha-u" and "it-dep-it-it" for his composition.
The Korean word phrase was already famous on social networks, originating from Korean dramas, and was later used as a humorous trend. Therefore, the song is not only familiar to Koreans, but has become a familiar phrase to young Vietnamese people.
Billboard commented that the important reason for the song to be famous on social media is the dance cover trend. The simple moves that anyone can perform are the factors that have helped many songs become phenomena overnight.
However, "It's okay" has received mixed reviews. The audience believes that the "di ngang ngang ngang chung dang ngang" music alone caused a fever, while the song itself still has a modest index.
Some opinions said that this song does not have the color of Vietnamese culture, even making international audiences mistakenly believe that this is a Kpop product because the chorus uses Korean.
7dnight's real name is Ngo Tuan Dat, born in 1998 in Nghi Loc, Nghe An. He has a congenital disability in his hand due to the effects of Agent Orange. After finishing high school, the rapper went to Korea to study mechanical engineering in the form of labor export, and his life was difficult.
After more than 1 year, he joined a rap team with his fellow countrymen. He gradually had a rap "Won" that attracted attention before participating in Rap Viet, joining Big Daddy's team.
