Dancing King Explained

Dancing King
Cover:Dancing_King_Cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Yoo Jae-suk and Exo
Album:SM Station Season 1
Released:September 17, 2016
Recorded:2016
Studio:
  • SM Blue Ocean Studio (Seoul)
  • MonoTree Studio (Seoul)
Producer:
  • Sermstyle
  • Phil Cook
Chronology:Exo
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"Dancing King" is a song by South Korean comedian Yoo Jae-suk and South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo. The song is a part of SM Station and is a collaboration single for the variety show Infinite Challenge. It was released digitally on September 17, 2016, by SM Entertainment.[1] [2]

Background and release

On September 12, 2016, it was revealed that the next SM Station single, titled "Dancing King" would feature Yoo Jae-suk and Exo and be released on September 17. It was also revealed that all the profits of the single would be donated.[3] The song has been described as "a dance song based on brass sound and passionate samba rhythm".[4] It was officially released on September 17.

Music video

The music video was released following which featured Exo. It features shots of the dress rehearsal and the actual performance from Exo Planet 3 – The Exo'rdium concert in Bangkok interspersed with more lighthearted clips of Yoo Jae-suk and EXO members jamming out.

Live performance

The artists performed the song at the ExoPlanet 3 – The Exo'rdium concert in Bangkok on September 11, 2016, before its release. The performance was aired on episode no. 498 of Infinite Challenge which featured the artists' rehearsal for the song.

Commercial performance

Upon release, "Dancing King" quickly reached the top on seven South Korean online music charts. The song debuted at No. 2 on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart and on Billboard's US World Digital Songs.[5] The song ranked No.1 on China's Xiami daily music chart for two days.[6]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the single's liner notes, according to Melon.[7]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[8] 2
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] 2

Year-end charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
South KoreaSeptember 17, 2016SM Entertainment, KT Music
Various

Notes and References

  1. News: EXO And Yoo Jae Suk Collaboration: Most Popular K-Pop Group Today And 'MC Of Nation' Shows Off Sweet Dancing And Singing In 'Dancing King' [Music Video]]. The Inquisitr News. 2017-02-26. en-US.
  2. News: EXO and Yoo Jae-suk to release collaborative single. 2016-09-12. 2017-02-26. en.
  3. News: "꿈의 콜라보" 유재석X엑소 댄스곡 '댄싱 킹' 17일 공개... 음원 수익금 전액 기부. 2017-02-26. ko.
  4. News: Yoo Jae Suk and EXO Collaborate for 'Dancing King'. 2017-02-26. en-SG.
  5. News: '댄싱킹' 유재석X엑소, 7개 음원 차트 1위 '차트킹'…전액 기부 훈훈. 2017-02-26. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20170812063755/http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=241&aid=0002595295. 2017-08-12. dead.
  6. News: [Vyrl] SMTOWN_EN : [#STATION] #YUJAESEOK X #EXO '#DancingKing' ranks No.1 on China's Xiam]. SMTOWN_EN. 2017-02-26. 2017-02-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20170226134456/http://share.vyrl.com/ko/p/57e0b1044624732f308b45b6. dead.
  7. Web site: Dancing King – Yoo Jae-suk & EXO/Single Information. Melon. September 17, 2016. September 17, 2016. live. January 4, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240104025333/https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=2711209.
  8. Web site: 2016 Gaon Digital Chart – Week 39. Gaon Music Chart. 2017-02-26. ko.
  9. World Digital Songs: October 8, 2016 – Billboard Chart. Billboard. Billboard. October 8, 2016. 2017-02-26.
  10. Web site: Gaon Digital Chart – September, 2016. Gaon Music Chart. 2017-02-26. ko.
  11. Web site: 2016 Yearly Gaon Digital Chart. Gaon Music Chart. 2017-02-26. ko.
  12. Cumulative sales for "Dancing King":

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