| EMPIRE |
"Empire" is the first K-pop single by the Chinese-Australian YouTuber, Wengie featuring Minnie. It was released on October 18, 2019.
Description
| “ | WENGIE, a YouTuber creator with 13 million followers and a singer, is releasing a single [EMPIRE] with the message of "girl power" together with Minnie of (G)I-DLE, who shook up the K-POP scene with her unrivaled skills and aura.
WENGIE, a Chinese-Australian, started her career as a YouTuber in the United States and has been loved by millennial fans around the world. In 2017, she challenged herself as a voice actor for "Power Puff Girls" and started her first music project by releasing [Oh I Do] targeting the Chinese market. She has established herself as a singer with a cumulative music video view count of 64 million with singles containing various charms such as [Deja Vu] and [Ugly Christmas Sweater]. WENGIE, who has a solid fan base in the Western cultural sphere, is part of “East Meets West” to promote the diversity and charm of Asian culture by releasing BTS’s “Boy With Luv feat. Halsey presents [EMPIRE] with composer Melanie Fontana and Michel "Lindgren" Schulz. Let's fall in love with the special collaboration [EMPIRE] between WENGIE and Minnie ((G)I-dle), which is even more powerful and queenly with the two female artists coming together.[1] |
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Tracklist
- "EMPIRE" - 3:02
- "EMPIRE (English ver.)" - 3:02
- "EMPIRE (Korean ver.)" - 3:02
- "Empire (Instrumental)" - 3:02
Audio
Spotify
Embedded media: https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Aalbum%3A2I8zuxlL9KuFAGRsSq9mTT
Background
On October 15, it was announced that Wengie and Minnie teamed up for a collaboration song "Empire".[2] The collaboration is part of Wengie's 'World Wide Music Project' following the project of her first single with Filipino pop star Iñigo Pascual on May 4.[3]
According to Wengie, "Empire" is a song about 'Girl power' and contains a message that cheers and encourages the listeners.
Composition
The song was composed by Melanie Fontana and Michel "Lindgren" Schulz.[4] It was described as a "Korean-English hybrid propelled by a pulsating, clapping beat and trap percussion" and "bilingual female empowerment banger".[5]
Commercial performance
"Empire" debuted at number 22 on the Billboard [World Digital Songs.[6] The song was featured in E! News's mixtape, The MixtapE where they select their favorite new songs and added into it.