"Lotto"
Single by Exo
from the album Lotto
ReleasedAugust 18, 2016
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:09
LabelSM
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)LDN Noise
Exo singles chronology
"Monster"
(2016) 		"Lotto"
(2016) 		"Dancing King"
(2016)
Music video
"Lotto" (Korean Ver.) on YouTube
"Lotto" (Chinese Ver.) on YouTube

"Lotto" is a song by South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo, released on August 18, 2016, for the repackaged edition of their third studio album Lotto. It was released in both Korean and Chinese versions by their label SM Entertainment.

Background and release

Produced by LDN Noise, "Lotto" is described as "hip-hop" song enhanced by the heavy Auto-Tune with the lyrics about a man feeling so lucky, like he won the lottery after meeting the girl he loves.[1] The song was released on August 18 together with the repackage album. Exo began performing the song on South Korean music TV shows on the following day.[2]

Music video

The Korean and Chinese music videos for "Lotto" were released on August 18, 2016, with choreography by Shit Kingz.[3] The music video is described as "casino themed" and opens with the sound of a slot machine. Apart from Exo performing the song's high-powered choreography, it also shows scenes of the members gambling, watching cockfights, burning piles of money, and other risk-driven activities, before they and a female co-star are taken down by a S.W.A.T. team.[4] The Korean version was the tenth most-watched K-pop music video on YouTube in 2016.[5]

On December 8, 2018, the Korean music video surpassed 100 million views on YouTube.[6]

Promotion

Exo began performing the song on South Korean music television programs on August 19. Member Kai was absent from promotional activities due to an injury he sustained during the concert tour.[7] "Lotto" was deemed "unfit for broadcast" by KBS, MBC and Mnet, thus was promoted with modified lyrics under the alternative title "Louder" on these TV channels.[8]

Commercial performance

"Lotto" debuted at number two on the Gaon weekly digital chart[9] and at number one on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.[10] The song went on to win first place seven times in total on South Korean weekly music television shows.

Charts

Sales

Region Sales
South Korea (Gaon)[15] 433,633
United States (Nielsen)[16] 31,000

Accolades

Music program wins
Program Date
M Countdown (Mnet) August 25, 2016
September 1, 2016
Music Bank (KBS) August 26, 2016
September 2, 2016
Inkigayo (SBS) August 28, 2016
September 4, 2016
Show Champion (MBC M) August 31, 2016

References

  1. ^ "LDN Noise Grow Louder: British Producers on EXO's New Single 'Lotto' & 'Changing' K-Pop". Fuse. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  2. ^ koreaportal (2016-08-18). "EXO is Back On The Track with The MV Release of 'Lotto'". koreaportal. Archived from the original on 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  3. ^ "EXO最新曲「LOTTO」ダンスも担当！ダンスユニットs**t kingz(シットキングス)ってどんな人？…本日単独公演開幕！". Kstyle (in Japanese). 2016-09-09. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  4. ^ "EXO Scores Second No. 1 on World Digital Songs With 'Lotto'". billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "2016년 전 세계에서 가장 많이 본 K-Pop 뮤직비디오 Top10은?". 인터넷판 (in Korean). 2016-12-21. Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  6. ^ "EXO 'Lotto' MV 유튜브 조회수 1억뷰 돌파" (in Korean). EXO. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  7. ^ Jung Ji-won (August 17, 2016). "엑소 카이, 리패키지 활동서 못본다…"부상 회복 전념"". Xsports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  8. ^ Moon Wan-sik (August 17, 2016). "엑소, KBS·MBC→'라우더' SBS '로또'로 활동". Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  9. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart, Week 34, 2015". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  10. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (September 6, 2016). "EXO Scores Second No. 1 on World Digital Songs With 'Lotto'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  11. ^ "2016 Gaon Digital Chart – Week 34". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  12. ^ "Official Independent Singles Breakers Chart Top 20". officialcharts.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  13. ^ "World Digital Songs: Sep 10, 2016 – Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Billboard. October 8, 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  14. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart – August, 2016". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  15. ^ Cumulative sales for "Lotto":
  16. ^ "EXO's 'Obsession' Leads K-Pop Group to Fourth Billboard 200 Entry, No. 1 on World Digital Song Sales Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
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