Day by Day

"Day by Day" (데이 바이 데이) is a song by South Korean girl group T-ara from the EP of the same name, released on 3 July 2012 as its lead single. It was composed by Kim Tae-hyun and produced by Cho Young-soo and Ahn Young-min. This was T-ara's first song featuring new member Areum and the last with Ryu Hwa-young. Background and release "Day by Day" was the product of Kim Tae-Hyun, by Cho Young-soo and Ahn Young-min, who have all previously worked with T-ara on songs such as "Cry Cry" and "You Drive Me Crazy". Before its official release, a choreography video in which "Day by Day" can be heard was leaked to YouTube in late May 2012. The song is a ballad with a flute beat, with lyrics about a girl pleadingly begging a boy to take her with him. The choreography was made by John Temorning who choreographed Beyoncé's "Single Lady". On 30 July 2012, Kim Kwang-Soo, Core Contents Media's representative, issued a statement that Ryu Hwa-young would unconditionally terminate her contract and quit T-ara. This incident and the previous rumors of incompatibility between the group's members caused pressure from the public and led to ending the promotion schedule of "Day by Day" early, and therefore the Inkigayo performance (aired on 29 July) marked the end of the promotion period. Hwa-Young didn't perform on stage for that performance due to an alleged foot injury. Since Hwa-Young's withdrawal was sudden, members Hyo-Min and Eun-Jung who coverf her rap parts, had to read lyrics from staff's sign on stage. Japanese version "Day by Day" received a Japanese version and was released as a b-side track on T-ara's 10th Japanese single "Sexy Love" along with an instrumental version on 26 November 2012. It also had another music video released only on Japanese streaming platforms which consists of different shots from the original Korean music videos. It was also released as a stand-alone single in Japan along with "Sexy Love" (Japanese Ver.) with a different cover but it is only available digitally.