Crossroads (GFriend song)

"Crossroads" (Korean: 교차로, romanized: Gyocharo) is a song recorded by South Korean girl group GFriend for their eighth extended play 回:Labyrinth. The song was released as the title track of the EP on February 3, 2020 by Source Music. The Japanese single album 回:Labyrinth ~Crossroads~ was released on October 14, 2020 by King Records, including the Japanese versions of "Crossroads" and "Labyrinth".[1]

"Crossroads"
Japanese version cover
Single by GFriend
from the EP Labyrinth
B-side"Labyrinth"
ReleasedFebruary 3, 2020
October 14, 2020 (Japanese version)
Genre
Length3:23
Label
Songwriter(s)Noh Joo-hwan
Producer(s)
  • Noh Joo-hwan
  • Lee Won-jong
GFriend singles chronology
"Fallin' Light"
(2019)		 "Crossroads"
(2020)		 "Apple"
(2020)
Music video
"Crossroads" on YouTube

Composition

The song was written by Noh Jooh-wan and was produced by him and Lee Won-jong.[2] They both already made other GFriend songs such as "Time for the Moon Night" and "Sunrise".[3][4] It was described by Billboard's Tamar Herman, as a song which is "quintessentially GFriend with its melodic, string-oriented soaring synth-pop as the members sing about".[5]

On November 9, 2020, the song was included in the group third studio album 回:Walpurgis Night.[6]

Chart performance

The song debuted and peaked at number 32 on the Gaon Digital Chart for the week ending February 7, 2020.[7] The song also placed at number 4 on the componing Download Chart and number 63 the week of the release of the song on the componing Streaming Chart.[7]

Music video

The music video for the song was released on February 3, 2020, at the same moment as the EP. For the first time, it was uploaded on HYBE Labels' YouTube channel after that the company Big Hit Entertainment (now known as Hybe Corporation) acquired Source Music in July 2019.[8][9]

Track listing
  • Download and streaming[10]
  1. "Crossroads" – 3:22
  • 回:Labyrinth ~Crossroads~[11]
  1. "Crossroads" (Japanese version) – 3:22
  2. "Labyrinth" (Japanese version) – 3:23

Accolades
Music program awards
Program Date Ref.
The Show February 11, 2020 [12]
February 18, 2020 [13]
M Countdown February 13, 2020 [14]
February 20, 2020 [15]
Music Bank February 14, 2020 [16]
Inkigayo February 16, 2020 [17]
Show Champion February 19, 2020 [18]

Charts

Release history
Release dates and formats for "Crossroads"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various February 3, 2020
[10]
Japan October 14, 2020
King Records [11]

See also

References
  1. "回:LABYRINTH ~Crossroads~". GFRIEND JAPAN OFFICIAL SITE (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  2. "교차로 (Crossroads)". www.melon.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  3. "밤 (Time for the moon night)". www.melon.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  4. "해야 (Sunrise)". www.melon.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  5. "GFriend's 'Crossroads' Video: Watch". Billboard. 2020-02-03. Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  6. "교차로 (Crossroads)". www.melon.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-11-21. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  7. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  8. Kelley, Caitlin. "Big Hit Entertainment, BTS's Label, Acquires Source Music". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  9. "여자친구, 2월 컴백 확정… 빅히트 합류 이후 첫 신보". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  10. 回:LABYRINTH, archived from the original on 2021-05-10, retrieved 2021-02-27
  11. GFRIENDの「回: LABYRINTH ~Crossroads~ - Single」 (in Japanese), archived from the original on 2020-11-01, retrieved 2021-02-27
  12. '더쇼' 여자친구, 컴백하자마자 1위 "초심 잃지 않고 열심히 하겠다"[종합] 본문듣기 설정. Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  13. 여자친구, '더쇼' 2주 연속 1위… 통산 음방 64관왕. Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  14. [TV북마크] 여자친구, ‘엠카’ 1위…‘교차로’ 음악방송 2관왕. Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  15. 여자친구, '엠카' 2주 연속 1위…신곡 '교차로' 음방 7관왕 달성. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  16. '뮤직뱅크'(2월14일방송) 여자친구, '교차로' 1위..문별·펜타곤·로켓펀치·더보이즈·체리블렛 화려한 컴백. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  17. '인기가요' 여자친구 4관왕…문별·펜타곤·더보이즈 강렬 컴백 [종합]. Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  18. 여자친구 `쇼챔피언 1위` [MK포토]. Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  19. "GFriend". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  20. "2020년 02월 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
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