i-dle's Ugi showcases Y2K style in concept photos for her new single 'Motivation', highlighting her unique identity and bold fashion.
September/16/2025 21:15
i-dle's Ugi revealed the Y2K concept. CUBE Entertainment released the second concept photo for Ugi's 1st single 'Motivation' on the 15th, featuring her in street fashion with a hat inscribed with the title track 'M.O.', showcasing her free-spirited charm. With bold poses reminiscent of 90s old-school hip-hop, including a blonde hippie perm and biting a necklace, she captured attention. The single 'Motivation' follows her 1st mini-album 'YUQ1' released last year and the digital single 'Radio (Dum-Dum)' released in March this year. Ugi, who gained popularity with the title track and self-composed song 'FREAK' from 'YUQ1' and 'Radio (Dum-Dum)', is expected to show an expanded version of her unique identity through the new single. Previously, the music video for the single's track 'It Hurts' was released in advance, garnering interest. The music video ranked 1st in the music category on the Chinese video platform Bilibili, 3rd on QQ Music's overall music video chart, and 2nd on the Korean chart. It also ranked high on Apple Music's Korean popular video chart and YouTube's daily popular music video chart, raising expectations for the new single activities. Ugi's 1st single 'Motivation' will be released on the 16th at 6 PM on various music sites. A pop-up event celebrating the single's release, 'YUQI 1st Single [Motivation] POP-UP', will be held from the 19th to the 28th.
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ウギが涙の演技について語り、YouTubeで公開されたミュージックビデオの裏話を明かした。マネージャーの特別な準備で感情を引き出し、演技に没頭した様子が伝わる。また、ウギの新シングル「Motivation」も紹介され、タイトル曲「M.O.」のメッセージが語られた。
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ウギが1stシングル「Motivation」のタイトル曲「M.O.」で音楽番組「SHOW CHAMPION」にて1位を獲得。彼女はファンへの感謝を述べ、音楽配信チャートでも成功を収めた。シングルは全曲作詞・作曲を手掛け、幅広い音楽性を示した。
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