Monster (Exo song) explained

Monster
Cover:Exo - Monster (LDN Noise Creeper Bass Remix).png
Caption:LDN Noise Creeper Bass remix cover
Type:single
Artist:Exo
Album:Ex'Act
Length:3:41
Label:SM
Lyricist:
Composer:
Producer:
Chronology:Exo Korean and Chinese
Prev Title:Lucky One
Prev Year:2016
Next Title:Lotto
Next Year:2016

"Monster" is a song by South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo, released on June 9, 2016, as the second single from their third studio album Ex'Act. It was released in both Korean and Chinese versions by their label SM Entertainment.

Background and release

Composed and arranged by Kenzie, LDN Noise, and Rodnae "Chikk" Bell, with the Korean lyrics written by Kenzie and Deepflow and the Chinese lyrics written by Kevin Yi, "Monster" is described as a "dark and intense" medium-tempo dance song with lyrics about a man's "excessive fixation on his lover".[1] The song served as one of the "double title tracks" for Ex'Act, the other being "Lucky One", and was released together with the album on June 9, 2016. Exo began performing the song on South Korean music TV shows on the same day.

Music videos

The Korean and Chinese music videos for "Monster" were released one hour after the song itself. Apart from Exo's performances of the song at various settings, the videos also depict the members as rebels that were eventually captured but ultimately released from a prisoner transport vehicle by Baekhyun, who has been disguised as the driver. The Korean version was the fourth most-watched K-pop music video on YouTube in 2016.[2] An additional music video exclusively showcasing the song's choreography was released on June 15, 2016.

On June 8, 2018, the Korean music video exceeded 200 million views on YouTube, and on November 13, 2019 it exceeded 300 million, becoming their first music video to achieve both milestones, as of now, the music video reached 400 million becoming their 2nd highest watched music video on Youtube.[3] [4]

Reception

"Monster" topped both South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart and the Billboard World Digital Songs chart, becoming Exo's first number one on the latter.[5] [6] The song won first place nine times in total on South Korean weekly music TV shows, and was the most awarded song by a boy group in 2016. It was nominated for Song of the Year at the 18th Mnet Asian Music Awards, and was named the second and third best K-pop songs of 2016 by Dazed and Billboard respectively.[7] [8]

Listicles!Critic/Publication!List!Rank!
BillboardThe 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 20163[9]
FuseThe 20 Best Songs of 20162[10]
DazedThe 20 best K-Pop tracks of the year2[11]
Music program awards
ProgramDate
Show ChampionJune 22, 2016
M CountdownJune 16, 2016
June 23, 2016
June 30, 2016
Music BankJune 17, 2016
June 24, 2016
July 1, 2016
InkigayoJune 19, 2016
June 26, 2016

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[12]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
scope=row Japan (Japan Hot 100)[13] 9
scope=row South Korea (Gaon)1
scope=row US World Digital Songs (Billboard)1

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)Position
scope=row South Korea (Gaon)[14] 60
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[15] 6

Sales

RegionSales
scope=row South Korea (Gaon)[16] 1,016,599
scope=row United States (Nielsen)[17] 69,000

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabel
VariosJune 9, 2016Original
August 5, 2016LDN Noise Creeper Bass remix

Notes and References

  1. News: EXO returns as 'Monster'. Korea Herald. Jung Eun-jin. June 8, 2016. January 4, 2017. January 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170105001758/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201606081656135405849_2. live.
  2. News: 2016년 전 세계에서 가장 많이 본 K-Pop 뮤직비디오 Top10은?. February 24, 2017. korean. 인터넷판. December 21, 2016. December 28, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171228232034/http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=016&aid=0001172420. live.
  3. News: 엑소 '몬스터' MV, 조회수 2억 돌파. Ten Asia. June 8, 2018. September 11, 2018. September 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180911081841/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1509849. dead.
  4. News: 엑소(EXO), "몬스터" 뮤직비디오 3억 뷰 돌파. 100Korea. November 13, 2019. February 22, 2020. February 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200221212852/https://hundredkorea.com/2019/11/13/exos-music-video-for-monster-surpassed-300-million-views/. live.
  5. Web site: Gaon Digital Chart – Week 24, 2015 . . Korea Music Content Industry Association . ko . June 16, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160702111730/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=24&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week . July 2, 2016 .
  6. Benjamin. Jeff. EXO Earns First No. 1 on World Digital Songs With 'Monster'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 14, 2016. January 4, 2017. June 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160616173638/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7407964/exo-world-digital-songs-monster-exact. live.
  7. Web site: The 20 best K-Pop tracks of the year. Dazed. Glasby. Taylor. December 14, 2016. January 7, 2017. December 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221064433/http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/34018/1/the-20-best-k-pop-tracks-of-the-year. live.
  8. 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2016: Critic's Picks. Billboard. Benjamin. Jeff. December 22, 2016. December 23, 2016. September 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170909132533/http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2016/7632450/best-kpop-songs-2016-critics-picks. live.
  9. The 20 Best K-pop Songs of 2016: Critics' Picks. Billboard. Oak. Jessica. Benjamin. Jeff. December 22, 2016. March 14, 2018. June 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601005703/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2016/7632450/best-kpop-songs-2016-critics-picks. live.
  10. Web site: THE 20 BEST SONGS OF 2016. Fuse. December 5, 2016. March 1, 2019. December 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161209041358/http://www.fuse.tv/2016/11/the-20-best-songs-of-2016#19. live.
  11. Web site: The 20 best K-Pop tracks of the year. Dazed. Glasby. Taylor. December 13, 2016. March 1, 2019. December 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221064433/http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/34018/1/the-20-best-k-pop-tracks-of-the-year. live.
  12. Ex'Act. EXO. 2016. Credits. photobook. SM Entertainment
    Dreamus
    . South Korea.
  13. Billboard Japan Hot 100 – June 27, 2016. Billboard. January 4, 2017. August 13, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160813080320/http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2016&month=06&day=27. live.
  14. Web site: Gaon Digital Chart – 2016. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. January 13, 2017. August 15, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170815135543/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=2016&hitYear=2016&termGbn=year. live.
  15. World Digital Song Sales - Year-End 2016. Billboard . November 24, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200918181555/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/world-digital-song-sales . September 18, 2020. dead.
  16. Web site: Gaon Download Chart – 2016. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. January 13, 2017. January 13, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170113024448/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2016&hitYear=2016&termGbn=year. live.
  17. EXO's 'Obsession' Leads K-Pop Group to Fourth Billboard 200 Entry, No. 1 on World Digital Song Sales Chart. Billboard. March 22, 2020. December 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213025400/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8545531/exo-obsession-billboard-200-world-digital-song-sales-charts. live.

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