Super (Seventeen song) explained

Super
Cover:Seventeen - Super (Workout remix).png
Caption:"Workout" remix cover
Type:Single
Artist:Seventeen
Ep:FML
Language:Korean
Released:April 24, 2023
Genre:K-pop · Jersey club
Length:3:20
Label:Pledis
Composer:
Lyricist:
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"Super" is a song by South Korean boy group Seventeen. It was released as one of two lead singles from their extended play, FML, on April 24, 2023.

Background and release

On March 31, Pledis Entertainment announced the release of the EP, FML.[1] The song title, "Super" was revealed on April 20.[2] Teasers that included snippets from the music video were released on YouTube on April 23 and April 24.[3] [4]

The "Workout" remix of the song was released on February 16, 2024, to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the group's fandom, Carats.[5]

Composition

The Korean title for the song "" refers to both the Monkey King Sun Wukong, a mythological character from the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West,[6] and Son Goku, the protagonist of the Japanese anime series Dragon Ball Z, whose character is also largely based on Sun Wukong. Thematically taking inspiration from the show, a line from the song's chorus, "Feels like I turned into Son Ogong", is performed to the act of drawing two fingers to one's forehead, alluding to Goku's instant transmission teleportation move.

Musically, the track is an alternative jersey club song characterized by its kick rhythms. It was written in the key of G♯ major with a tempo of 137 beats per minute.[7]

Music video

The music video was released on the same day as the album release, April 24. It was directed by Oui Kim, and features high-energy choreography with 228 back-up dancers.[8] The choreography was contributed to by performance director Yoon Hyelim and choreographer Choi Young-joon. On July 11, the music video for "Super" surpassed 100 million views on YouTube.[9]

Reception

Hong Yoo from The Korea Herald praised the song, writing that "Seventeen went wild blasting its fierce energy not only through the music itself but also through choreography".[10] IZM's Jeong Su-min writing that the song "catches the eye with an attractive first impression", although Jeong criticized the song for "reinforc[ing] orientalism".[11] Describing "Super", Neil Z. Yeung from AllMusic wrote that it "pulses to life with a booming beat, euphoric build-up, and a popping drop".[12]

Featured on the list of the 100 best songs of 2023 by Rolling Stone, "Super" ranked number 47 and was dubbed "a victory-lap single".[13] On NMEs midyear list of the best K-pop songs of 2023, Rhian Daly wrote that the song "somehow arranges them into a cohesive and infectious whole" and called it "a constantly transforming song that shifts through vows to keep moving forward, gratitude-filled moments of reflection".[14] Grammy included it in their list of the 15 K-pop Songs That Took 2023 By Storm.[15] Palmer Haasch of Business Insider ranked it second best in The best K-pop songs of 2023.[16]

The song was Seventeen's first top 40 entry on the Billboard Global 200. In South Korea, the song has been charting on the Circle Digital Chart for more than 14 weeks, reaching a peak of three on its second week.[17]

Accolades

Year! scope="col"
Organization AwardResult
2023MTV Video Music AwardsBest K-Pop[18]
MAMA AwardsBest Dance Performance Male Group[19]
Best Music Video
Song of the Year
2024Golden Disc AwardsDigital Song Bonsang[20]
Digital Daesang
Circle Chart Music AwardsArtist of the Year – Digital [21]
Artist of the Year – Global Streaming
Artist of the Year – Streaming Unique Listeners
Program! scope="col" width="120"
Date
Show ChampionMay 3, 2023[22]
M CountdownMay 4, 2023[23]
Music BankMay 5, 2023[24]
Show! Music CoreMay 6, 2023[25]
InkigayoMay 7, 2023[26]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2023–2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Hong Kong (Billboard)[27] 21
Indonesia (Billboard)[28] 14
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[29] 4
Malaysia (Billboard)[30] 5
Malaysia International (RIM)[31] 4
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[32] 15
Philippines (Billboard)[33] 15
Singapore (RIAS)[34] 3
South Korea (Circle)[35] 3
Taiwan (Billboard)[36] 6
UK Indie Breakers (OCC)[37] 19
UK Singles Sales (OCC)[38] 60
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[39] 8
Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100)[40] 32

Monthly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
South Korea (Circle)[41] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
South Korea (Circle)[42] 29

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kang . Da-yoon . 2023-03-31 . 세븐틴, 4월 24일 미니 10집 'FML' 컴백 확정 [공식] ]. 2023-07-14 . MyDaily . ko . 2023-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230414233458/http://mydaily.co.kr/new_yk/html/read.php?newsid=202303310801896934 . live .
  2. Web site: Yoon . Sang-geun . 2023-04-18 . 세븐틴 미니 10집 'FML' 더블 타이틀 '손오공' 커리어하이 예고 . 2023-07-14 . Star News . ko . 2023-04-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230417233849/https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2023041807053885507 . live .
  3. Web site: Hwang . Soo-yeon . 2023-04-23 . 세븐틴, 타이틀곡 '손오공' MV 티저 공개…역대급 스케일 . Seventeen, title song 'Son Wukong' MV teaser released... unprecedented scale . 2023-08-08 . Xports News . ko . 2023-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810225240/https://www.xportsnews.com/article/1715712 . live .
  4. Web site: Choi . Hye-jin . 2023-07-06 . 세븐틴, '손오공' MV 티저 추가 공개..짜릿한 메가 크루 퍼포먼스 . SEVENTEEN unveils additional 'Son Wukong' MV teaser.. Thrilling mega crew performance . 2023-08-08 . Star News . ko . 2023-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810224906/https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2023070610522992475 . live .
  5. News: Son . Bong-seok . 세븐틴, '손오공' 리믹스 음원 발표 . Seventeen Released "Super" Remix . February 18, 2024 . . February 16, 2024 . ko.
  6. Web site: Yeo . Gladys . 2023-04-24 . SEVENTEEN drop explosive 'Super' music video . 2023-07-14 . NME . en-GB . 2023-08-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230824094034/https://www.nme.com/news/music/seventeen-fml-super-single-music-video-release-3434560 . live .
  7. Web site: Key, tempo of Super By SEVENTEEN Musicstax . 2023-08-08 . musicstax.com . en . 2023-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810225113/https://musicstax.com/track/super/3AOf6YEpxQ894FmrwI9k96 . live .
  8. Web site: Bell . Crystal . 2023-05-09 . How Seventeen & A Crew Of 228 Dancers Brought "Super" To Life . 2023-07-14 . Nylon . en . 2023-07-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230714192445/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/seventeen-super-choreography-music-video-live-performance . live .
  9. Web site: Hwang . Seok-Joo . 2023-07-11 . Seventeen's 'Super' MV tops 100 mln YouTube views . 2023-07-14 . Yonhap News Agency . en . 2023-07-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230714192447/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/PYH20230711137800325 . live .
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  11. Web site: Jeong . Su-min . May 2023 . 손오공 Single Review . 2023-08-08 . IZM . ko . 2023-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230713/http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=31879&bigcateidx=8&subcateidx=10&view_tp=1 . live .
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  14. June 28, 2023. The 15 best K-pop songs of 2023 – so far. December 16, 2023. NME.
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    • Web site: 2023 Weeks 17 Digital Chart. April 29, 2021. August 8, 2023. May 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230504022110/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=17&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3. live.
    • Web site: 2023 Weeks 18 Digital Chart. May 6, 2021. August 8, 2023. May 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230511015845/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=18&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3. live.
    • Web site: 2023 Weeks 19 Digital Chart. May 13, 2021. August 8, 2023. May 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230518143427/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=19&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3. live.
    • Web site: 2023 Weeks 20 Digital Chart. May 20, 2021. August 8, 2023. May 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230504175700/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=20&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3. live.

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  19. Web site: Grein . Paul . 2023-11-29 . SEVENTEEN, NewJeans Are Top Winners at 2023 MAMA Awards . 2024-01-08 . Billboard . en-US.
  20. Web site: January 6, 2024 . Golden Disc Awards 2024 Full Winners List: Jung Kook, NewJeans, Stray Kids, SEVENTEEN Take Home Trophies . outlookindia. January 6, 2024.
  21. Web site: https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=009&aid=0005242871. Lee. Da-gyeom. January 10, 2024. Maeil Gyeongje. ko. ko:NCT 드림, ‘2023 써클차트’ 디지털 앨범상...올해의 가수상은 20팀(종합). NCT Dream won the '2023 Circle Chart' Digital Album Award... Singer of the Year Award goes to 20 teams (Comprehensive). January 10, 2024. Naver.
  22. Web site: May 3, 2023 . SHOW CHAMPION 474회 TOP5 . SHOW CHAMPION Episode 474 TOP 5 . MBC Plus . ko . May 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230503115712/https://www.mbcplus.com/web/program/contentView.do?searchCondition=001005&seq=187622&pageIndex=1&searchKeyword=&programMenuSeq=178&programInfoSeq=67 . live .
  23. Web site: Park Dong-je . May 5, 2023 . ko:세븐틴 2관왕, 미니 10집 ‘FML’ 타이틀곡 ‘손오공’ 음방 접수..독보적 인기 . SEVENTEEN won 2 crowns, the title track of the 10th mini album 'FML', 'Super', received a music release..Unrivaled popularity . Break News . ko . May 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230505091910/http://www.breaknews.com/963491 . live .
  24. Web site: May 7, 2023 . ko:5월 1주 순위 . Music Bank ranking for the first week of May . KBS Music Bank . ko . 2023-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230507115612/https://pbbs.kbs.co.kr/m/general/read.html?bbs_id=T2000-0027-04-641103&id=1235229&post_no=544&page=1&post_header= . live .
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