Roller Coaster (Chungha song) explained

"Roller Coaster" is a song by South Korean singer Chungha, serving as the lead single from her second EP, Offset. As of February 2021, the song has close to 70 million views on YouTube, and over 40 million streams on Spotify.

Composition

The electropop song is the lead single of Chungha's Offset EP and incorporates alt-R&B and groovy strings to propel the singer's vocals. The song reflects on the emotions of a relationship, comparing the ups and downs of romance to the title "Roller Coaster" ride.^[1] Soompi described it as "a dance song that's reminiscent of '90s style music but with a modern two-step rhythm."^[2]

Music video

The music video for "Roller Coaster" bounces between multiple versions of Chungha as a representation of the song's meaning, alternating between a wide-eyed, sweater-wearing innocent to an early 2000s-inspired dancing queen and day-glo hued club dancer.

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	class=unsortable
2018	Asia Artist Awards	AAA Favorite Award		[3]
	Korea Popular Music Awards	Best Digital Song		[4]
		Best Solo Dance Track
	Mnet Asian Music Awards	Best Dance Performance – Solo
	Melon Music Awards	Best Dance Award (Female)
2019	Golden Disc Awards	Digital Daesang
		Digital Bonsang

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)[5]	6
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[6]	6
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[7]	19

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Web site: Park . So-in . '컴백' 청하 "블랙아이드필승과 작업, 친오빠처럼 잘 챙겨줘" . Newsen . January 17, 2018 . Korean.
2. Web site: Chungha Scores First Win With "Roller Coaster"; Soompi's K-Pop Music Chart 2018, February Week 1. February 5, 2018. Soompi.
3. Web site: Norwin . Alyssa . Asia Artist Awards 2018 Winners: BTS Takes Home Popularity Award & More — Full List . Hollywood Life . December 13, 2018.
4. Web site: Park . So-in . 방탄소년단vs엑소vs워너원, 2018 KPMA 온라인투표 격돌 . . Newsen . December 14, 2018 . Korean . November 19, 2018.
5. Web site: Roller Coaster. February 25 – March 3, 2018. Gaon Music Chart. ko. March 8, 2018.
6. Roller Coaster. March 10, 2018. Billboard.
7. Web site: Roller Coaster on US World Digital Charts (2018). Billboard. February 3, 2018. February 3, 2018. subscription .
8. Web site: 2018년 Digital Chart. . ko . January 11, 2019.