Mago (song)
"Mago" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group GFriend for their third Korean-language studio album Walpurgis Night. The song was released as the title track of the album on November 9, 2020 by Source Music. It is the group’s final release before their departure from Source Music and disbandment on May 2021.
Background
On October 31, 2020, a sneak peek of the song and its music video has been shown during the group's online concert GFriend C:ON. On the same day, members Eunha and Umji appeared on the show Knowing Bros and showcased a tip of the song and its choreography.Composition
The song was written and produced by FRANTS. Many other producers also participated in writing the song: "hitman" bang, Kyler Niko, Paulina Cerrilla, Cho Yoon-kyung, Alice Vicious, Cazzi Opeia, Ellen Berg, JADED JANE, Noisy Citizen, Justin Reinstein and JJean. Members Eunha, Yuju and Umji participated as well in writing lyrics for the song.The song was described by Teen Vogue
Chart performance
The song debuted at number 17 on BillboardMusic video
On October 31, 2020, a sneak peek of the music video for "Mago" was shown during the group's online concert GFriend C:ON. The music video was then released on HYBE Labels' YouTube channel on November 9, 2020, along with the album. It was directed by Guzza of Lumpens, who previously directed the music video for their previous single, "Apple".Accolades
| Critics/Publication | List | Rank | |
| SCMP | The Best 15 Singles from K-pop Groups in 2020 | 1 | |
| Billboard | 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2020: Critic's Picks | 4 | |
| Dazed | The 40 Best K-pop Songs of 2020 | 9 | |
| Paper | The 40 Best K-pop Songs of 2020 | 12 | |
| Don't Bore Us | 10 K-pop Tracks from 2020 | — |
| Program | Date | |
| The Show | November 17, 2020 | |
| Show Champion | November 18, 2020 |