BamBam's "Slow Mo" was revealed to be a supposed GOT7 song, however, the male idol said that it got rejected.
BamBam's "Slow Mo" Was Supposed To Be a GOT7 Song but Got Rejected
On the Jan. 24 episode of MBC FM4U's radio program "Kim Shinyoung's Music Party," GOT7 BamBam appeared as a guest and had a talk with the host about his new solo release.
Six days before his radio show appearance, BamBam's "B" album was officially released. "B" is his second mini-album and it marked his first solo comeback since June 2021.
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The mini-album features six new songs including the double title tracks "Slow Mo" and "Who Are You." "Who Are You" also serves as a pre-release single as it was dropped on Dec. 28, 2021. The song garnered attention as it features Seulgi, with whom BamBam has been wishing to collaborate.
During the recent broadcast of "Kim Shinyoung's Music Party," Kim Shin Young mentioned BamBam's "B" album, saying that he just got back to the music scene with it. Kim then asked the GOT7 rapper to share more about it.
In response, BamBam shared that "Slow Mo," the album's title track, was produced by well-known singer-songwriter Pink Sweat$. He added that the song was actually made about three years ago.
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GOT7 BamBam went on to reveal that his new song "Slow Mo" was initially planned to be a GOT7 song, however, it didn't fall through.
He said, "We wanted 'Slow Mo' to be a GOT7 song but it got rejected. It's finally out as my solo song, and it's really exciting.
Back in 2018, GOT7 Jay B appeared on "Hyena on the Keyboard" and revealed how he kept getting rejections from J.Y. Park every time he introduces the songs he made. Not only J.Y. Park but JYP Entertainment in general consistently rejected songs written/composed/produced by GOT7. The reason is that the tracks were "not" GOT7's color.
It is possible that BamBam's "Slow Mo" was one of these songs rejected by J.Y. Park or JYP Entertainment.
Although it was rejected as a GOT7 song, "Slow Mo" is now receiving love from the fans as a solo song by the group's rapper.
Check out GOT7 BamBam's "Slow Mo" music video here!
GOT7 BamBam's "B" Album and "Slow Mo" Sweep Top Spots of iTunes Charts
Meanwhile, after BamBam's "B" album arrived, the mini-album and its title track "Slow Mo" quickly climbed to the top of iTunes charts.
"B" scored No. 1 on iTunes Album charts in 30 different countries including Chile, Ecuador, Fiji, Turkey, Kenya, Qatar, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Sweden, France, Laos and more. It also ranked first on the Worldwide iTunes Album chart and European iTunes Album chart simultaneously.
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GOT7 BamBam's "Slow Mo" topped Genie's real-time chart and claimed first place on iTunes Songs charts in 17 different regions including Kazakhstan, Argentina, El Salvador, Thailand, Mongolia, Kenya, Paraguay, Costa Rica and more.
"Slow Mo" even landed inside the Top 10 of iTunes Songs charts in the United States, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, New Zealand, Colombia and Singapore.
At the time the song came out, the hashtag "#BamBamSlowMo_OUTNOW" trended on Twitter, demonstrating the idol's global fame.
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
