"I'm the Trend" (stylized as "i'M THE TREND") is a song recorded by South Korean girl group (G)I-dle dedicated for their fans, Neverland. It was released as a digital single on July 7, 2020 by Cube Entertainment. The single is composed by members Minnie and Yuqi, YutoofPentagon and FCM Houdini. The song was unveiled during their first online concert I-Land: Who Am I on July 5, 2020. An accompanying special clip for the song was uploaded onto (G)I-dle's YouTube channel simultaneously with the single's release.
The song was first teased by Cube with photos of (G)I-dle's song title as stickers with the phrase "Coming soon-!" starting June 28 and ended on July 2,[1][2] leaving fans questioned whether it is a Japanese version of the songs.[3] Later, on July 5, Cube revealed the artwork teaser image of the digital single with logo stickers such as 'Latata', 'Senorita', 'Uh-Oh', 'Lion' and 'Oh my god'.[4]
"I'm the Trend" is Minnie's first self-written song in about a year after the release of "Blow Your Mind" in February 2018 and their Japanese single "For You" from the Japanese debut album Latata in July 2019. Additionally, this release marks Yuqi's first contribution in writing, producing and composing in the group's discography.[5]
"I'm the Trend" is a Latin music-based dance song that boasts an exciting rhythm, features lyrics that reference their other hit songs as points such as "Oh My God", "Blow Your Mind", "Latata", "Lion", "Maze", "Uh-Oh" and "Senorita".[6] It is composed in the key of B minor, with a tempo of 145 BPM running three minutes and twenty-five seconds.[7]
The song debuted at number 96 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart with Gaon index of 4,608,218 on the chart issue dated July 5–11, 2020.[11] It also debuted at number 14 and 122 on Download Chart and Streaming Chart, respectively.[12][13] The track surpassed 1.8 million-plus Spotify streams and 1.8 million YouTube views as their monthly listeners eclipsed 3.5 million on Spotify.[citation needed]
^Kim Ji-hye (July 6, 2020). (여자)아이들, 팬송 'i'M THE TREND' 7일 발표..아트워크 티저 이미지 공개 [(G)I-DLE, fan song 'i'M THE TREND' announced on the 7th..Artwork teaser image released]. HeraldPop. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
^Hong Seung-han (July 6, 2020). (여자)아이들. 첫 온라인 단독 콘서트 성료…'i'M THE TREND' 최초 공개 [(G) I-dle. First online solo concert completion… First release of'i'M THE TREND']. Sports Seoul. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
