| "Atlantis Princess" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by BoA | ||||
| from the album Atlantis Princess | ||||
| Released | May 30, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Studio | SM Digital Recording Studios (Seoul) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Lyricist(s) | Tae-hoon | |||
| Producer(s) | Hwang Sung-jae | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Atlantis Princess" on YouTube | ||||
"Atlantis Princess" (Korean: 아틀란티스 소녀; RR: Ateullantiseu sonyeo; lit. Atlantis Girl) is a song by South Korean recording artist BoA for her third Korean studio album of the same name. It was released via SM Entertainment as part of the album on May 30, 2003. Produced by Hwang Sung-jae with lyrics penned by Tae-hoon, the song is a pop and dance number with lyrics revolving around pursuing one's dreams and aspirations.
"Atlantis Princess" was subject to generally positive reviews from music critics, and has retrospectively been included on several critics lists of the best K-pop songs of all time. It was successful in South Korea, ranking at number one on the music program charts for multiple consecutive weeks.
The music video for "Atlantis Princess" was filmed two weeks prior to the release of the album. It was shot in various locations in New South Wales, Australia and features BoA singing and dancing whilst sporting goggles atop a skyscraper and amidst a grassy hill overlooking the ocean. The song won Best Dance Performance at the 2003 Mnet Music Video Festival.
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Background and release
"Atlantis Princess" was composed by Hwang Sung-jae and is a fast-tempo dance song.[1] Its lyrics are reminiscent of a fairy-tale and depicts the lost continent of Atlantis whilst expressing a bright and hopeful message.[2]
Music video and promotion
BoA travelled to Australia from May 17–23, 2003, to film the music video.[3] The video sees BoA sporting goggles whilst singing and dancing in several locations in Australia, including on a rooftop of a skyscraper in Sydney in addition to a grassy meadow and a sandy beach in Kiama, New South Wales. BoA performed the song on live television for the first time on Inkigayo on June 1.[2]
Critical reception
In 2021, "Atlantis Princess" was ranked number 93 in Melon and Seoul Shinmun's list of Top 100 K-pop Songs of All Time.[4] Rhian Daily of The Forty-Five ranked it as the best K-pop song of all time in 2023, opining that although BoA has recorded multiple songs that "could fight for the position of K-pop's best ever", "Atlantis Princess" "is her best—warm, creative and fun".[5]
Accolades
"Atlantis Princess" won Best Dance Performance at the 2003 Mnet Music Video Festival, beating Lee Hyori's "10 Minutes".
| Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Mnet Music Video Festival | Best Dance Performance | Won | [6] |
| Best Female Artist | Nominated | [7] |
| Program | Date |
|---|---|
| Inkigayo | June 22, 2003 |
| July 6, 2003 | |
| July 13, 2003 | |
| Music Camp | June 28, 2003 |
| July 12, 2003 | |
| July 19, 2003 |
Covers
"Atlantis Princess" has been covered by various K-pop artists since its release. In May 2016, Taeyeon recorded a remake of the song for her advertisement of mobile game Sword and Magic, although the game did not officially release it due to undisclosed reasons.[8] GFriend's Eunha performed a cover of the song on the year-end episode of M Countdown in 2019.[9] In August 2020, Bolbbalgan4 released a cover version of the song as part of Our Beloved BoA #2 – SM Station, which reached number 36 on the Gaon Digital Chart and number 26 on the K-pop Hot 100.[10] Boy group Golden Child performed it at KCON 2018 in Japan.
On December 5, 2020, boy group DKB performed "Atlantis Princess" on Immortal Songs 2, and several members of Iz*One covered it at the 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards the following day.[11] In July 2021, (G)I-dle's Miyeon and Woodz performed the song during a summer special stage on M Countdown. Mamamoo sang the song on Music Universe K-909 hosted by BoA in 2022, with member Solar expressing how she was a big fan of her before debuting.[12] On December 31, 2022, Nmixx covered the song at the MBC Gayo Daejejeon and reprised the cover on Show! Music Core on January 14, 2023.[13]
References
- ^ "[Video] Park Jung Hyun to Sing BoA's 'Atlantis Princess' in Special Project". Yahoo News Singapore. April 12, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "(연합인터뷰) 3집 발표 앞둔 가수 보아" [(Yeonhap Interview) Singer BoA ahead of her 3rd album release]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). May 26, 2003. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Daum.
- ^ "보아, 뮤비촬영마치고 귀국" [BoA returns home after MV shooting]. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). May 23, 2003. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021 – via Daum.
- ^ "Top 100 K-pop Masterpieces: Atlantis Princess - BoA" (in Korean). Melon. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ Daly, Rhian (May 11, 2023). "The 45 best K-pop songs of all-time". The Forty-Five. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ "2003 m.net 뮤직 페스티벌 최고의 수상자는 이효리와 빅마마". Newsis (in Korean). Naver. November 28, 2003. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ "2003 최고의 뮤직비디오는?". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Naver. November 26, 2003. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ "태연, 보아 '아틀란티스 소녀' 리메이크한다…음원차트 접수할까" [Taeyeon to remake BoA's 'Atlantis Girl' … Will it climb the music charts?]. Busan Ilbo (in Korean). May 13, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ "'엠카' 2019 연말결산 2탄 스페셜→골든차일드, 12월 마지막주 '1위' 대미장식 [종합]". Osen (in Korean). Naver. December 26, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ "[DA:신곡] 볼빨간사춘기, 보아 '아틀란티스 소녀' 재해석…러블리 청량" [[DA:New song] Bolbbalgan4 reinterprets BoA's 'Atlantis Princess '… Lovely refreshing]. Sports Dong-a (in Korean). Naver. August 7, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "데뷔 20주년 보아, '2020 MAMA'서 '인스파이어드 어치브먼트' 수상" [BoA, 20th Anniversary of Debut, wins 'Inspired Achievement' at '2020 MAMA' Awards]. Money Today (in Korean). Naver. December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "JTBC '뮤직유니버스 K-909' 마마무가 부르는 보아 '아틀란티스 소녀'" [JTBC 'Music Universe K-909' Mamamoo sings BoA ‘Atlantis Girl’]. Korean Broadcasting System (in Korean). Naver. October 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "'음악중심' 뉴진스 출연없이 1위, 몬스타엑스·SF9 컴백[종합]". Newsen (in Korean). Naver. January 14, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
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