Umm Great
| "Umm Great" | ||||
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| Single by KickFlip | ||||
| from the EP Flip It, Kick It! | ||||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Released | January 6, 2025 | |||
| Length | 2:21 | |||
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| "Umm Great" on YouTube | ||||
"Umm Great" is a song recorded by South Korean boy group KickFlip for their first extended play Flip It, Kick It!. It was released by JYP Entertainment on January 6, 2025, as a pre-debut single.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| IZM | [1] |
Background and release
On January 5, 2025 JYP Entertainment first announced that KickFlip will release a pre release single entitled "Umm Great".[2] It was released a day later alongside its music video, which was directed by Ximin Oh of Aedastudio.[3]
Composition
"Umm Great" lyrics were written by KickFlip members Amaru and Donghwa, as well as producer Kass who also composed and arranged the song.[4] The song is composed in the key C Major and has 100 beats per minute and a running time of 2 minutes and 21 seconds.[5] The lyrics is about confidently pushing back against unwanted advice and staying determined to follow one's own path.[6]
Promotion
KickFlip performed "Umm Great" and their debut single "Mama Said" on January 23 on Mnet's M Countdown[7][8] and on SBS's Inkigayo on January 26.[9]
Charts
| Chart (2025) | Peak positions |
|---|---|
| South Korea Download (Circle)[10] | 27 |
Monthly charts
| Chart (January 2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Korea Download (Circle)[11] | 88 |
Publication lists
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard | The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2025 (So Far): Critic's Picks | 16 | [12] |
| The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2025: Staff Picks | 17 | [13] |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Various | January 6, 2025 | JYP |
References
- ^ "Umm Great". IZM. January 13, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Jung-youn, Lee (January 6, 2025). "7-member Kickflip to make official debut Jan. 20". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ^ @aediastudio (January 9, 2025). "KICKFLIP - '응 그래' Official MV Directed by @ximin_oh". via Instagram.
- ^ "Umm Great" (in Korean). Dreamus. JYP Entertainment. January 20, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025 – via Melon.
- ^ "Key & BPM for Umm Great by KickFlip | Tunebat". Tunebat. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ "JYP Entertainment launches new boy group Kickflip". naver. January 6, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ^ "아이브 '인기가요' 1위..MC이서 트로피 전달 "막내가 준 1위, 행복해"[종합]". January 24, 2025. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ^ "'Rising M' KickFlip - Umm Great #Mcountdown". Mnet K-pop. January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ "아이브 '인기가요' 1위..MC이서 트로피 전달 "막내가 준 1위, 행복해"[종합]". naver. January 26, 2025. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ^ "Circle Download Chart – Week 04 of 2025". Circle Chart. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ "Download Chart – January 2025". Circle Chart (in Korean). January 2026. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ^ Benjamin, Jeff (July 21, 2025). "The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2025 (So Far): Critic's Picks". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
- ^ Benjamin, Jeff (December 18, 2025). "The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2025: Staff Picks". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 18, 2025.