Not by the Moon

"Not By The Moon"
Single by Got7
from the EP Dye
LanguageKorean
ReleasedApril 20, 2020 (2020-04-20)
Length3:25
Label
Composers
Lyricists
Got7 singles chronology
"You Calling My Name"
(2019) 		"Not By The Moon"
(2020) 		"Breath"
(2020)
Music video
"Not By The Moon" on YouTube

"Not By The Moon" is a song recorded by South Korean boy group Got7 for their eleventh EP Dye. It was released by JYP Entertainment on April 20, 2020.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
IZM[1]

Background and release

On April 6, the group announced the upcoming release of the extended play Dye with the lead single "Not By the Moon" by posting a trailer film and ten cinema scripts, narrated in English.[2][3] On April 7, the first set of solo teaser photos of each member was released.[4] On April 8, a second set of solo teaser photos were released featuring each member with masquerade ball masks.[5] On April 11, the band released a group photo teaser done up in a vintage style.[6] On April 12, 4 sets of teaser photos featuring four different sub-units were released.[7] On April 15, the first music video teaser for the lead single "Not By the Moon" was released.[8] A second music video teaser was released on April 16.[9] Both "Not By The Moon" and Dye were released on April 20.[10]

Composition

"Not By The Moon" lyrics were written by Park Jin-young and Lee Seu-ran. It was composed by Park Jin-young, Jay & Rudy, Isaac Han, Aaron Kim and OKIRO. [11] The song is composed in the key F Minor and has 152 beats per minute and a running time of 3 minutes and 25 seconds.[12]

Promotion

Got7 first performed "Not By The Moon" on Mnet's M Countdown! on April 23.[13] KBS's Music Bank on April 23 [14] and May 1.[15] They also performed on SBS's Inkigayo on April 26 [16] and May 3 [17] as well as MBC's Show! Music Core on May 2. [18]

Music video

The music video makes references to themes of "royalty", "astronomy", "mystical motifs" and "magic" as the band clad in white perform "complex choreography".[19][20] It was heavily inspired by English playwright and poet William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet.[21] It was directed by Hobin (A Hobin Film). [22]

Accolades

Music program awards for "Not By The Moon"
Program Date Ref.
Music Bank May 1, 2020 [23][24]
Show Champion April 29, 2020 [25]
M Countdown April 30, 2020 [26]

Charts

Weekly chart positions
Chart (2020) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[27] 64
South Korea (Kpop Hot 100)[28] 61
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[29] 5

Release history

Release history for "Not By The Moon"
Region Date Format Label
Various April 20, 2020
JYP

References

  1. ^ "Not By The Moon". IZM. March 30, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2020.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Shim, Eon-kyung (April 6, 2020). "갓세븐, 20일 'DYE' 컴백 확정..타이틀곡 'NOT BY THE MOON' [공식]" [GOT7, 'DYE' comeback confirmed on the 20th .. Title song 'NOT BY THE MOON' [Official]]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved May 9, 2020 – via Naver.
  3. ^ Dong, Sun-hwa (April 6, 2020). "GOT7 to return with Romeo and Juliet-inspired music". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Park, Yun-jin (April 7, 2020). "갓세븐, 신곡 개인 티저 공개…신비+영롱 매력 발산" [GOT7 reveals new personal teaser ... Mysterious + radiant charm radiates]. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved May 9, 2020 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Kyung, Jimin (April 8, 2020). "갓세븐, 새 앨범 'DYE' 티저 공개..가면 무도회 속 환상 비주얼 [Oh!쎈 컷]" [GOT7 unveils new album 'DYE' teaser .. Illusion visual in masquerade [Oh! 쎈 cut]]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Kyung, Jimin (April 11, 2020). "갓세븐, 새 앨범 'DYE' 단체 사진 최초 공개..로맨틱 비주얼+사랑의 맹세 [Oh!쎈 컷]" [GOT7 unveils group photo of new album 'DYE' for the first time..Romantic Visual + Pledge of Love [Oh! 쎈 Cut]]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Kang, Seo-jung (April 12, 2020). "갓세븐, 새 앨범 'DYE' 유닛 티저 클래식한 아름다움 '비주얼 대잔치'" [GOT7, new album 'DYE' unit teaser classic beauty 'visual big feast']. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Park, So-yeon (April 15, 2020). "'20일 컴백' 갓세븐, 신곡 MV 티저 공개..이번에도 '역대급' 카리스마" ['20th Comeback' GOT7, new song MV teaser released ..]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via Naver.
  9. ^ Kim, Min-ji (April 16, 2020). "갓세븐, '낫 바이 더 문' MV 티저 공개…격렬한 군무" [GOT7, 'Not by the Moon' MV teaser released… Violent military affairs]. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via Naver.
  10. ^ Deen, Sarah (April 5, 2020). "GOT7 confirm comeback single Not By The Moon and those teasers suddenly make sense". Metro.co.uk. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  11. ^ "Not By The Moon" (in Korean). Dreamus. JYP Entertainment. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020 – via Melon.
  12. ^ "Key & BPM for Not By The Moon by Got7 | Tunebat". Tunebat. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  13. ^ Choi, Hee-jae (April 23, 2020). "GOT7, 컴백 쇼케이스 성료…'NOT BY THE MOON' 국내외 음원차트 정상" ['MCountdown' GOT7, 'NOT BY THE MOON' first comeback stage… Previous visual]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Full of long aftergling aftergling aftertast like reading a classic novel -GOT7 (in Korean). Newsen. April 24, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020 – via Naver.
  15. ^ Unique sexy beauty that you can't forget once you see it! -GOT7 (in Korean). Newsen. May 2, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020 – via Naver.
  16. ^ Infelor' GOT7, fatal sexy beauty limit 'NOT BY THE MOON' (in Korean). Newsen. May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020 – via Naver.
  17. ^ Apink vs GOT7 vs Pol Kim..' Popularity' 1st place candidate battle (in Korean). Newsen. May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020 – via Naver.
  18. ^ 'Music Center' Apink, No Broadcast Appearance No 1st Place→Oh My Girl·Kim Ho-joong·Kim Dabi (in Korean). Newsen. May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020 – via Naver.
  19. ^ Chakraborty, Riddhi (April 20, 2020). "Watch GOT7's Celestial Music Video for 'Not By The Moon'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  20. ^ "Got7 are Love Alchemists in "Not by the Moon"". Seoulbeats. April 22, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  21. ^ Dong, Sun-hwa (April 20, 2020). "GOT7 makes pledge of love in 'NOT BY THE MOON". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  22. ^ Dye (photobook). Got7. South Korea: JYP Entertainment, Dreamus. 2020. Credits.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  23. ^ 5월 1주순위 [Music Bank ranking for the first week of May]. KBS Music Bank (in Korean). May 5, 2020. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  24. ^ Kwon, Hye-mi (May 1, 2020). [종합] '뮤직뱅크' 갓세븐 '낫 바이 더 문' 1위…오마이걸·NCT DREAM 컴백 [[General] 'Music Bank' GOT7 'Not by the Moon' 1st place... Oh My Girl, NCT DREAM comeback]. My Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020 – via Naver.
  25. ^ Ha, Soo-jung (April 29, 2020). "'쇼챔피언' 갓세븐, 컴백후 첫 1위..마마무 솔라 솔로 데뷔x에이프릴 컴백 [종합]" ['Show Champion' GOT7, first place after comeback .. Mamamu Solar solo debut x April comeback [Comprehensive]]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via Naver.
  26. ^ Gong, Mina (April 30, 2020). '엠카운트다운' 갓세븐 1위 "아가새 못 봐서 아쉽지만 감사"[★밤TView] ['M Countdown' GOT7 No. 1 "I'm sorry I didn't see you yet, but thank you" [★ Night TView]]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 28, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via Naver.
  27. ^ "Not By The Moon". April 30, 2020.
  28. ^ "GOT7 Chart History: Billboard Korea K-pop 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  29. ^ "GOT7 Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
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