(G)I-DLE to Collab with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike

Mark your calendars Neverland - (G)I-DLE will collab with well-known Belgian DJ duo, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, and their work will be released soon!

On Feb. 1 at midnight KST, (G)I-DLE revealed that they will be teaming up with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike for a remix version of their most recent title track "HWAA." Along with the announcement is a teaser photo that displays, "HWAA REMIX," "(G)I-DLE x DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE," and the release date, which is on Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. KST.

Fans have been anticipating the news of a collaboration between the two teams since earlier this month when Dimitri Vegas shared the music video for (G)I-DLE's "HWAA" on his Twitter account and tagged Like Mike. This will be the K-pop girl group's first collaboration with overseas artists since their debut.

About Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike are a Belgian DJ duo that is made up of brothers Dimitri and Michael Thivaios. They have performed at plenty of festivals around the world such as Tomorrowland, Electric Daisy Carnival, EXIT Festival, UNTOLD, and more. The duo is among the most influential producers in the world. For numerous years, they have been ranking either No. 1 or No. 2 on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs list.

(G)I-DLE's "HWAA"

On Jan. 11, the female Korean act officially made a comeback with the release of their new mini-album "I burn," together with a music video for the title track, "HWAA." Written and co-composed by member Soyeon, "HWAA" is a moombahton genre song that has a catchy hook and traditional Asian instrumentation. Its lyrics express the cold emotions felt after a breakup.

Moreover, "HWAA" pertains to a flower, and symbolizes spring and love. It uses two different Chinese characters with one meaning "flower" and the other "fire" - both are pronounced the same way in Korean. According to Soyeon, the reason she decided to put the two characters together is that the track "features a narrator who is in winter but will burn the cold away and bloom like a flower and bring spring to them."

Positive Reviews and Commercial Success of (G)I-DLE's "HWAA"

After the release of (G)I-DLE's "HWAA," the single received positive reviews from music critics. Benedetta Geddo of Teen Vogue praised the girl group for their "undeniable talent for grand-scale storytelling and visuals in both their songs and music videos." Heran Mamo from Billboard defined the song as something that "ignites one's inner-fire to avoid the cold feelings brought on by a breakup." Mike Wass of Idolator said that the single is "an instantly catchy banger."

Besides the rave reviews, the song was a commercial success in South Korea. Upon release, "HWAA" quickly topped two of the major online music charts in South Korea: Genie Music and Bugs. It also entered Melon's 24Hits Chart, claiming the No. 98 spot and later rising to No. 16. The track also becomes the third fourth-generation girl group song to take the top position on Melon's real-time chart, with the other two songs being IZ*ONE's "Fiesta" and "Secret Story of the Swan."

(G)I-DLE's latest title track went on to enter Gaon's Digital, Download, and Streaming charts. It also rose from No. 12 to No. 5 on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100. It even debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart.

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Written by Mhaliya Scott