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"Ma Boy"
Single by Sistar19
from the album Gone Not Around Any Longer
ReleasedMay 3, 2011
Recorded2011
Genre K-pop
Length3:17
Label Starship
Songwriter(s) Brave Brothers
Producer(s)Brave Brothers
Sistar19 singles chronology
"Ma Boy"
(2011)
" Gone Not Around Any Longer"
(2013)
Music video
"Ma Boy" on YouTube

"Ma Boy" is the first single by Sistar19, a sub-unit of South Korean girl group Sistar. It was released online as a digital single on May 3, 2011, through Starship Entertainment. The song was a commercial success, peaking at number 2 on the Gaon Digital Chart. The song has sold over 2,652,474 downloads as of 2011.

Background and release

On April 28, 2011, Starship Entertainment announced the creation of a Sistar sub-unit called Sistar19, which includes main vocalist Hyolyn and rapper Bora. [1] The same day, Sistar19 released the music video teaser for their first single, "Ma Boy". [2]

The single was released on digital music sites on May 3, 2011. [3] Written by producer Brave Brothers, "Ma Boy" is a medium tempo neo soul song with lyrics that express the emotions of a girl in love. [4]

A special version of "Ma Boy", featuring Sistar members Soyou and Dasom, was included on Sistar's first full-length album, So Cool, released on August 9, 2011. [5] The original version of the song was included in Sistar19's first extended play, Gone Not Around Any Longer, released on January 31, 2013. [6]

Commercial performance

"Ma Boy" entered at number 5 on the Gaon Digital Chart on the chart issue dated May 1–7, 2011, with 291,397 downloads sold and 1,249,909 streams. [7] [8] [9] In its second week, the song climbed to number 3 and peaked at number 2 in its third week. [10] [11] The song entered at number 2 on the Gaon Digital Chart for the month of May 2011, with 1,372,864 downloads sold and 12,625,061 streams. [12] [13] [14] It also charted at number 21 for the month of June and at number 65 for the month of July. [15] [16] The song placed at number 14 on the Gaon Digital Chart for the year 2011, with 2,652,474 downloads sold and 21,560,202 streams accumulated. [17] [18] [19]

Music video and promotion

The music video for "Ma Boy" features Hyloyn and Bora dressed as " racing models", dancing next to sports cars. The video was directed by Joo Hee-sun. [20] Sistar19 also released a dance practice video for "Ma Boy" on May 13, 2011. The video showcases the song's popular "chair dance" and "glamor dance" choreography. [21]

Sistar19 had their debut performance on M Countdown on May 5, 2011. [22] The group also performed "Ma Boy" on various music shows such as Music Bank, Show! Music Core and Inkigayo in May and April.

Track listing

Digital download / streaming
  1. "Ma Boy" – 3:17
  2. "Ma Boy" (Instrumental) – 3:17

Charts

Credits and personnel

  • Hyorin – vocals
  • Bora – vocals, rap
  • Brave Brothers – producing, songwriting, arranger, music

References

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