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Dumdi Dumdi (, stylized as DUMDi DUMDi) is the first single album by South Korean girl group (G)I-dle. The single album was released digitally and physically on August 3, 2020, by Cube Entertainment in both a Korean and Chinese version. The physical version is available in two versions: "Day" and "Night". The single contains two tracks, including the lead single of the same name. The group participated in visual concept planning such as hair, makeup, and styling, and leader Jeon So-yeon participated in lyrics, composition, and arrangement. Commercially, the album recorded 94,587 copies of one-week sales, making (G)I-dle the second girl group to break the single album sales record.
Beginning July 21, Cube Entertainment released individual comments about the song to the press with their concept photos. Through this, (G)I-dle showcased their individual colours and concepts. Member Soojin commented that the song "is an exciting song that you'll want to dance to if you listen to it.: With the release of Minnie's teaser photo, the media reported that the group's concept is "A wanderer who enjoys freedom". According to Jeon So-yeon, the song is a bright and easy-going song with straightforward, intuitive lyrics and addictive melodies that express (G)I-dle's type of summer. "I hope you enjoy the summer while listening to our fiery, trendy and refreshing song." Furthermore, Song Yuqi commented, "It's good to listen when you're driving, or when you go out with friends". She described the song as a dance song where listeners can feel (G)I-dle's special summer with melodies reminiscent of summer and youth. The youngest member, Shuhua, commented that the song is a "very exciting and bright song".
For the release of Dumdi Dumdi, (G)I-dle took part in Naver's Happybean Good Action event. The donations collected through the campaign would be used to support psychological and mental health counseling treatment, snacks, and nutritional kits for medical staff through sports doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.
On August 3, the group held a media showcase, viewed by select media attendees from around the world before the song's digital release and hosted by broadcaster Ha Ji-young. The group performed the single and introduced its point choreography, the 'Drum Dance'.
"Dumdi Dumdi" is (G)I-dle's summery dance song with Tropical music , a strong moombahton rhythm with booming percussion, a subtle "catchiness" whistle hook, and the Onomatopoeia refrain of "Dumdi Dumdi". It features candid and intuitive lyrics and addictive melodies such as 'hot, cool, passion, and excitement' that are reminiscent of the summer and youth.
According to Hanteo, (G)I-dle's single album Dumdi Dumdi ranked second on Hanteo Weekly Physical Album Chart and recorded 94,587 copies sold after the first week. This puts Dumdi Dumdi as the second best selling girl group single album in history. Simultaneously, the single album charted at number two on the Gaon Album Chart and the Gaon Retail Album Chart with 73,826 units.
On August 18, 2020 (G)I-dle achieved a cumulative 500 million streams on Spotify. They became the first K-pop 4th generation girl group and the fifth K-pop girl group to achieve 500 million streams, accomplishing this roughly two years and three months after their debut.
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| South Korea (K-pop Hot 100 | 58 |
| Singapore (RIAS) | 29 |
| South Korea (Gaon) | 8 |
| South Korea (K-pop Hot 100) | 27 |
| US World Digital Song Sales ( Billboard) | 13 |
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