"Somebody" is a song recorded by South Korean duo 15& for their first studio album
Sugar. It was released as a single by JYP Entertainment on April 7, 2013.
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Background and release
On March 29, 2013, 15& released a teaser with the phrases '2008 Nobody, 2013 Somebody' and '2013 04/07'. '2008 Nobody' implies the hit song "Nobody" of Wonder Girls in 2008, and the following '2013 Somebody' reveals that 15&'s comeback song would be called "Somebody".
Composition
"Somebody" Is written by Sim Eun-ji, Ryan S. Jhun and Antwann Frost and composed by Sim Eun-ji and Ryan S. Jhun. The song is composed in the key D-sharp Minor and has 176 beats per minute and a running time of 3 minutes and 10 seconds. "Somebody" is a song that contains the unique groove and soulful voice color of Park Ji-min and Baek Ye-rin.
Promotion
15& held their first comeback stage for "Somebody" on Mnet's M Countdown on April 11, 2013, MBC's Show! Music Core on April 20
and SBS' Inkigayo on April 14 and 21.
Music video
The music video shows the bright atmosphere of the song. Parody of, competition show K-pop Star Park Ji-min played Park Jin-young and Yang Hyun-seok as judges, and Baek Ye-rin captured the characteristics of BoA being a judge and expressed it comically.