LATATA

***LATATA*** is a song by a South Korean girl group (G)I-DLE. It is the first and title track in the group's debut mini-album, "I am". The single and its music video was released on May 2, 2018. It also serves as the group's debut song.

## Description

**LATATA** is a Moombahton track consist of soothing yet passionate beat and repetitive chorus. Pluck sound and a theme sampled with each member's voice is a key listening point. 'LATATA' is an onomatopoeia expressing the urge to dance passionately to one's love.

## Song Review

According to Allkpop, "[LATATA is] Chock-full of interesting hooks against R&B melodies, "**LATATA**" picks up especially during the chorus, where an army of girls is proclaiming boldly. The power of the beat and the in-your-face attitude is what makes this song work so well."

According to **ᴍɪɴᴀʜ | #sᴛᴀɴ(ɢ)ɪ-ᴅʟᴇ (Amino)**, "I knew this track would be lit. After I heard the teasers and I'm not disappointed. LATATA is a upbeat and catchy song and shows perfectly their talent. All of them have their own vocal colour but they're matching well together in the song. In my opinion, Soyeon did a great job with introducing the song and her own rap part. Also, I really enjoy listening to Minnie's, Shuhua's and Yuqi's part. all of them are foreigners and mostly the foreigners are getting dragged in the dance line and are not that experienced sometimes in singing in korean, but all of them did an amazing job - especially yuqi. she is the main vocalist, but has a deeper voice than most vocalist. I think that's one of her charming points and it's relaxing to listen to all their voices. LATATA is in general a catchy but also a relaxing song. it makes me feel not so stressed anymore and let me easily dance along with the amazing beat. also the *I love ya* part in the background is really cool and the *every day every night LATATA* line is absolutely amazing."

## MV Review

Here's another MV where you really have little idea what's going on, but it looks like fun. Everything from playing with controllers, sitting on a pink horse statue, eating lollipops, and playing mini-golf. If this appears to be a random collection of scenes, it is, only connected by the presence of the girls themselves. Badass girls out for a night on the town.

They dance well, though, with confident, definite movements. They use elbows, arms, and side profiles to their advantage in rowing motions, and the leg work isn't too bad (especially considering what they have to do to stay in frame). They clearly came well-prepared and they bring their A game here.

## Lyrics

* HAN
* ROM
* ENG

## Hangul

기나긴 너와 이 밤을 너와 이렇게 너와
기다린 너와 시간을 너와 이렇게 너와
어둠 속 Red light
시선은 Left right 불 위를 걷나
시작의 점화 가까이 온다 누가 뭐 겁나

Uh oh 어디까지 더 깊이 빠져들지
중독된 향기까지 그렇게 뒤섞여버리지
[민/유] 그래 더 더 불태워 버려지게
내일은 우린 없는 거야 너

I love ya
널 위한 노래를 해 깊게 더 빠지게 Lata
I love ya
널 위한 춤을 춰 내게 널 갇히게 Lata
I love ya
Latata latata latata latata
Latata latata latata latata
날 위해 불러줘 평생 널 못 잊게 Lata
I love ya

I love ya
Every day every night latata
I love ya
Every day every night latata

Don’t be lazy 다가와 Baby
시간은 너무 짧고 이건 아직 Basic
좀 더 깊은 곳으로 더 들어가 나를 머금고
취해도 돼 중요치 않아 내일이
[소/수/슈] 아주 화려한 이 춤은 라따따
[소/수/슈] 뜨겁게 불태울 거야 다다다
뭐 어려워 다 널 부러워해
좋아 이 밤을 불태워
Muah muah muah

Uh oh 어디까지 더 그리 나빠질지
이 밤은 아침까지 그렇게 더 미쳐버리지
[민/유] 그래 더 더 불태워 버려지게
내일은 우린 없는 거야 너

I love ya
널 위한 노래를 해 깊게 더 빠지게 Lata
I love ya
널 위한 춤을 춰 내게 널 갇히게 Lata
I love ya
Latata latata latata latata
Latata latata latata latata
날 위해 불러줘 평생 널 못 잊게 Lata
I love ya

I love ya
Every day every night latata
I love ya
Every day every night latata

기나긴 너와 이 밤을 너와 이렇게 너와
기다린 너와 시간을 너와 이렇게 너와
[민/슈] 어둠 속 Red light
[민/슈] 시선은 Left right 불 위를 걷나
시작의 점화 가까이 온다 누가 뭐 겁나

I love ya
Every day every night latata
I love ya
Every day every night latata

## Romanization

ginagin neowa i bameul neowa ireoke neowa
gidarin neowa shiganeul neowa ireoke neowa
eodum sok Red light
shiseoneun Left right bul wireul geonna
shijage jeomhwa gakkai onda nuga mweo geomna

Uh oh eodikkaji deo gipi ppajeodeulji
jungdokdwen hyanggikkaji geureoke dwiseokkyeobeoriji
[Min/Yu] geurae deo deo bultaeweo beoryeojige
naeireun urin eomneun geoya neo

I love ya
neol wihan noraereul hae gipge deo ppajige Lata
I love ya
neol wihan chumeul chweo naege neol gachige Lata
I love ya
Latata latata latata latata
Latata latata latata latata
nal wihae bulleojweo pyeongsaeng neol mot itge Lata
I love ya

I love ya
Every day every night latata
I love ya
Every day every night latata

Don’t be lazy dagawa Baby
shiganeun neomu jjapgo igeon ajik Basic
jom deo gipeun goseuro deo deureoga nareul meogeumgo
chwihaedo dwae jungyochi ana naeiri
[So/Soo/Shu] aju hwaryeohan i chumeun rattatta
[So/Soo/Shu] tteugeopge bultaeul geoya dadada
mweo eoryeoweo da neol bureoweohae
joa i bameul bultaeweo
Muah muah muah

Uh oh eodikkaji deo geuri nappajilji
i bameun achimkkaji geureoke deo micheobeoriji
[Min/Yu] geurae deo deo bultaeweo beoryeojige
naeireun urin eomneun geoya neo

I love ya
neol wihan noraereul hae gipge deo ppajige Lata
I love ya
neol wihan chumeul chweo naege neol gachige Lata
I love ya
Latata latata latata latata
Latata latata latata latata
nal wihae bulleojweo pyeongsaeng neol mot itge Lata
I love ya

I love ya
Every day every night latata
I love ya
Every day every night latata

ginagin neowa i bameul neowa ireoke neowa
gidarin neowa shiganeul neowa ireoke neowa
[Min/Shu] eodum sok Red light
[Min/Shu] shiseoneun Left right bul wireul geonna
shijage jeomhwa gakkai onda nuga mweo geomna

I love ya
Every day every night latata
I love ya
Every day every night latata

## English

With you like this on a long night
With you during this long time
In the darkness, there’s a red light
My eyes go left right, walking on the light
The starting point is coming near, what’s there to be scared about?

Uh oh, how much deeper can it get?
The addicting scents get mixed together
So we can burn it up even more
There’s no tomorrow

I love ya
I’m singing for you, so you can fall deeper, lata
I love ya
I’m dancing for you, so I can trap you inside me, Lata
I love ya
Latata latata latata latata
Latata latata latata latata
Sing for me, so I’ll never forget you, Lata
I love ya

I love ya
Every day every night latata
I love ya
Every day every night latata

Don’t be lazy, come to me baby
Time is too short, this is still too basic
Go in deeper, swallow me up
You can get drunk, tomorrow doesn’t matter
[So/Soo/Shu] This flashy dance is latata
[So/Soo/Shu] I’m gonna burn it all up
It’s not hard, everyone’s jealous of you
Nice, let’s burn this night up
Muah muah muah

Uh oh, how much naughtier are we gonna get?
Til the night turns to morning, we’ll get even crazier
So we can burn it up even more
There’s no tomorrow

I love ya
I’m singing for you, so you can fall deeper, Lata
I love ya
I’m dancing for you, so I can trap you inside me, Lata
I love ya
Latata latata latata latata
Latata latata latata latata
Sing for me, so I’ll never forget you, Lata
I love ya

I love ya
Every day every night latata
I love ya
Every day every night latata

With you like this on a long night
With you during this long time
[Min/Shu] In the darkness, there’s a red light
[Min/Shu] My eyes go left right, walking on the light
The starting point is coming near, what’s there to be scared about?

I love ya
Every day every night latata
I love ya
Every day every night latata

## Videos

**Teasers:** MV Teaser • Miyeon • Minnie • Soojin • Soyeon • Yuqi • Shuhua

(여자)아이들((G)I-DLE) - 'LATATA' Official Music Video(여자)아이들((G)I-DLE) - 'LATATA' (Choreography Practice Video)
## Trivia

* This song was declined in three versions: the original version in korean, a japanese version and an English version.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.cubeent.co.kr/gidlerelease
2. ↑ https://www.allkpop.com/article/2018/05/mv-album-review-gi-dle-i-am-latata
3. ↑ https://aminoapps.com/c/k-pop/page/blog/g-i-dle-i-am-album-review/nMIL\_uVbBXNwnWxJ1ZGRnVLZr14Dlw
4. ↑ https://colorcodedlyrics.com/2018/05/g-dle-latata