What's Happening? (Song)

What's Happening? is the title and lead single of B1A4's fourth Korean EP, What's Happening?. The single was simultaneously released with the EP on May 6, 2013 under WM Entertainment.

A Japanese version named Ige musun Iriya ~nande? Dōshite? (イゲ ムスン イリヤ ~なんで?どうして?) was also released as a single and featured on B1A4's second Japanese studio album, 2.

Composition
Jinyoung composed the song and co-wrote the lyrics with Baro.

The track kicks off with an angelic layering of harmonies before moving into the high-energy, guitar-driven verses. The track seamlessly moves through the different sections including aggressive rap parts and the shout-a-long One Direction-esque chorus. Though, the track has the unfortunate inclusion of a quick, talk section after the intro, first chorus and at the very end of the track that throws a wrench into its flow.

As stated by Jinyoung:

Additionally, Jinyoung states that the lyrics were inspired by events of cheating that happened personally by him:

Promotion
The Korean music video was released a day after the EP and single was released and televised music show promotions began two days later on May 7, 2013 beginning with M!Countdown.

On May 14, 2013 the official Youtube channel uploaded a dance practice version of the song.

The Japanese single version of What's Happening was released on August 28, 2013 and ranked first on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart selling 25,705 copies.

Music Video


The accompanying music video incorporates all the right elements too. The boys look snazzy in a colorful, preppy-inspired concept that is reminiscent of SHINee's recent "Dream Girl" look, but served with a healthy helping of hip-hop. Plus, the boys look like they're having genuine fun (as 1D always do) sneaking around a technicolor doll house trying to save a masked-faced girl from a mask-faced man. It all leads to a humongous pillow fight with the highlight of the video in the outro as the group acts out the choreography based around the lyrics; like when they sing "Every time I think about you" and point to their watch and head. A super-fun way to end the video and leaves a positive impression on the viewer.

Japanese Single
In Japanese, the single was titled as "What's Going On? Why?" (イゲ ムスン イリヤ 〜なんで？どうして？). Released August 28, 2013, the single had three versions. Version A had four songs and a DVD containing behind-the-scenes footage of the cover art's photoshoot as well as a ticket to a Japan-exclusive handshake event. Version B had six tracks, stickers, and a ticket to a Japan-exclusive handshake event. Version C, the regular edition, also contained six tracks.

It was put on B1A4's second Japanese studio album, 2, on March 19, 2014.

Japanese lyrics to "What's Going On? Why?" were written by B&C Factory.

Lyrics
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