Shoot (Firecracker)
| "Shoot (Firecracker)" | ||||
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| Single by Chaeyoung | ||||
| from the album Lil Fantasy Vol. 1 | ||||
| Language | English | |||
| Released | September 12, 2025 | |||
| Length | 2:49 | |||
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| "Shoot (Firecracker)" on YouTube | ||||
"Shoot (Firecracker)" is a song by the South Korean singer Chaeyoung for her first studio album Lil Fantasy Vol. 1. It was released by JYP Entertainment on September 12, 2025.
Background
[edit]JYP Entertainment confirmed Chaeyoung's solo debut on August 8, 2025, and posted a video of Chaeyoung working on the album on JYP's official social media channels. The clip features her meeting with Japanese pop band Gliiico and playing the piano.[1] Chaeyoung is the fourth member of Twice to make her solo debut following Nayeon, Jihyo and Tzuyu.[2]
Composition
[edit]"Shoot (Firecracker)" was written, composed and arranged by Chaeyoung, Gliiico, Kona Rose Jackson and Kosumo Yamamoto with additional lyrics by Sokodomo and arrangement by Slom.[3] The song is composed in the key C Minor and has 120 beats per minute and a running time of 2 minutes and 49 seconds.[4]
Music video
[edit]The music video sees Chaeyoung in a myriad of strange settings, including being sandwiched between a number of mattresses, frolicking through a garden that looks like something out of Alice In Wonderland and rooms with gigantic desserts. [5] It was directed by Minjae Kim.[6]
Promotion
[edit]Chaeyoung only performed on three music programs the first being on September 12, on KBS' Music Bank, [7] MBC's Show! Music Core on September 13.[8] And SBS' Inkigayo on September 14.[9]
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (2025) | Peak positions |
|---|---|
| South Korea Download (Circle)[10] | 25 |
Monthly charts
[edit]| Chart (September 2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Korea Download (Circle)[11] | 117 |
Publication lists
[edit]| Critic/Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hollywood Reporter | The 40 Best K-Pop Songs of 2025 | 39 | [12] |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Various | September 12, 2025 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Yonhap (August 8, 2025). TWICE's Chaeyoung to make solo debut in September (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved August 8, 2025 – via Naver.
- ↑ Yoon, So-yeon (August 12, 2025). Twice's Chaeyoung to release debut solo album 'Lil Fantasy vol. 1' on Sept. 12 (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved August 12, 2025 – via Naver.
- ↑ "Shoot (Firecracker)" (in Korean). Dreamus. JYP Entertainment. September 15, 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2025 – via Melon.
- ↑ "Key & BPM for Shoot (Firecracker) by Chaeyoung | Tunebat". Tunebat. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
- ↑ Singh, Surej (September 12, 2025). "TWICE's Chaeyoung drops debut solo album 'Lil Fantasy Vol. 1'". NME. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
- ↑ @mareykrap; (September 12, 2025). "채영(CHAEYOUNG) 'SHOOT(Firecracker)'". Retrieved September 12, 2025 – via Instagram.
- ↑ "HOT DEBUT CHAEYOUNG (TWICE) 채영 (트와이스)- SHOOT (Firecracker)[Music Bank]". KBS World TV. September 12, 2025. Retrieved September 12, 2025 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "CHAEYOUNG (TH° (TWICE)) - SHOOT (Firecracker)". MBC Kpop TV. September 13, 2025. Retrieved September 13, 2025 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "SHOOT (Firecracker) - 채영(TWICE)". SBS X Inkigayo. September 14, 2025. Retrieved September 14, 2025 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Download Chart: 2025 Week 37". Circle Chart (in Korean). September 7–13, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Download Chart – September 2025". Circle Chart (in Korean). September 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ↑ Fell, Nicole (December 29, 2025). "The 40 Best K-pop Songs of 2025". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 30, 2025.