"Bonamana" | ||||||||
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Single by Super Junior | ||||||||
from the album Bonamana | ||||||||
Released | May 10, 2010 | |||||||
Format | Digital download, promotional single | |||||||
Recorded | SM Studios in Seoul, South Korea | |||||||
Genre | House | |||||||
Length | 3:59 (album/radio version) 4:15 (dance version) |
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Label | SM Entertainment | |||||||
Writer(s) | Yoo Young-jin | |||||||
Producer(s) | Lee Soo-man (Executive), Yoo Young-jin | |||||||
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"美人 (Bonamana)" | ||||
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Single by Super Junior | ||||
Released | June 8, 2011 (Japan) June 22, 2011 (Taiwan) |
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Format | CD, CD+DVD, digital download | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
Genre | J-pop, house, electro, heavy beat, dance-pop | |||
Label | Avex Trax | |||
Writer(s) |
Goro Matsui (lyrics) Yoo Young-jin (music, arrangement) |
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"Bonamana" (Korean title: 미인아 Miina; literal meaning Beauty) is a song performed by South Korean boy band Super Junior. It is the lead single from the group's fourth studio album, Bonamana. The song was released as a digital single on May 10, 2010, three days before the South Korean release of Bonamana. The song was written by Yoo Young-jin, who also penned the lyrics.
Followed by the establishment of "SJ Funky," a style that Super Junior had been exploring since the release of their third studio album, Sorry, Sorry, "Bonamana" draws influences from American electronica funk and hip hop, incorporating African rhythms and club house beats into the melody, similar to the song's writer Yoo Young-jin which later showed the same style on Yoo's later works Super Junior-M's "Super Girl" and Shinee's "Ring Ding Dong". The song incorporates the Afro tom, an African percussive instrument, and the powerful riff of a Jupiter synth, a sound synthesizer. Vocals are portrayed through usage of autotune. The song is about the sincerity of a man who is trying to win a girl's love, and the lyrics are described as witty and humorous.
On May 6, 2010, "Bonamana" was announced to be the lead single from the group's fourth album. The full single was released via digital download on South Korean MP3 download sites on May 10. The song was first performed on KBS2TV's music show Music Bank on May 14, and their performance peaked at number 3 on Nate's top trending search. The group performed "Bonamana" on MBC's Show! Music Core on May 15 and on SBS's The Music Trend on May 16.