"Love Me Right"
Japanese version cover artwork
Single by Exo
from the album Love Me Right & Countdown
Language
ReleasedJune 3, 2015 (2015-06-03)
Recorded2015
Genre
Length3:25
LabelSM (Korean)
Avex Trax (Japanese)
Songwriter(s)Oh Yoo-won, Kim Dong-hyun, Sara Sakurai, Peter Tambakis, Denzil "DR" Remedios, Courtney Woolsey, Nermin Harambašić
Exo Korean and Chinese singles chronology
"Call Me Baby"
(2015) 		"Love Me Right"
(2015) 		"Lightsaber"
(2015)
Exo Japanese singles chronology
"Love Me Right (Romantic Universe)"
(2015) 		"Coming Over"
(2016)

"Love Me Right" is a song by South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo, released on June 3, 2015, for the repackaged edition of their second studio album Love Me Right. It was released in Korean and Chinese versions by their label SM Entertainment. A Japanese version of the song, titled "Love Me Right ~romantic universe~", was released as Exo's debut single in Japan by Avex Trax on November 4, 2015.[3]

Release and promotion

Following member Tao's withdrawal from group activities, Exo continued with the nine-member line-up by releasing a repackaged edition of their second studio album Exodus.[4] "Love Me Right" served as the titular single and was released together with its music videos on June 3, 2015. The group began performing the song on South Korean TV music shows on June 4, 2015. They also added the song to the setlist of their second headlining tour The Exo'luxion starting from the Taipei show on June 12, 2015.

Japanese version

On August 30, 2015, Exo was announced to be releasing their debut single in Japan on November 4.[5][6] The single was later revealed to be a Japanese version of "Love Me Right", re-titled "Love Me Right (Romantic Universe)". On the day of its release, the single sold a total of 147,000 copies and reached the top of the Oricon chart, becoming the best selling debut single in Japan by a Korean artist of all time. The single was later released in South Korea on November 18, 2015.[7][8]

Reception

"Love Me Right" topped South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart, becoming Exo's second domestic number one, and reached number 3 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.[9][10] The song went on to win first place 11 times in total on South Korean music TV shows. Dazed magazine named it the 3rd best K-pop track of 2015.[11]

Awards and nominations

Music program awards
Program Date
Show Champion June 10, 2015
June 17, 2015
June 24, 2015
Music Bank June 12, 2015
June 19, 2015
Show! Music Core June 13, 2015
June 20, 2015
June 27, 2015
The Show June 16, 2015
M Countdown June 18, 2015
Inkigayo June 21, 2015

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Love Me Right (Romantic Universe)"Oh Yoo-won, Kim Dong-hyun, Sara SakuraiDenzil "DR" Remedios, Courtney Woolsey, Nermin Harambašić3:29
2."Drop That"MQ (BeatBurger), Jae Shim (BeatBurger), Hidenori Tanaka (agehasprings)Shaun, Jae Shim (BeatBurger), Andreas Öberg, Maria Marcus3:34
3."Love Me Right (Romantic Universe)" (Less Vocal) Denzil "DR" Remedios, Courtney Woolsey, Nermin Harambašić3:29
4."Drop That" (Less Vocal) Shaun, Jae Shim (BeatBurger), Andreas Öberg, Maria Marcus3:34
Total length:14:06

Charts

Sales

Region Sales
Korean version
South Korea (Gaon)[16] 1,142,627
United States (Nielsen)[17] 34,000
Japanese version
Japan (Oricon) 195,622
South Korea (Gaon)[18] 11,469

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[19] Platinum 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Korean and Chinese versions
Various June 3, 2015
SM Entertainment
Japanese version
Japan November 4, 2015 CD, digital download, streaming Avex Trax
Worldwide Digital download, streaming
South Korea November 18, 2015 CD, digital download, streaming

References

  1. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (June 3, 2015). "EXO Indulge Fan Fantasies With Sports-Themed 'Love Me Right' Video". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  2. ^ Glasby, Taylor (30 November 2015). "The top 20 K-Pop tracks of 2015". Dazed. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "EXO To Release its First Japanese Single in Korea". BNTNews UK. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  4. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (June 3, 2015). "EXO Indulge Fan Fantasies With Sports-Themed 'Love Me Right' Video". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "엑소, 오는 11월 일본 첫 싱글 발매…도쿄돔·쿄세라돔 6회 공연계획도 폭발적 반응". Archived from the original on 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  6. ^ "EXO to drop first Japanese single in Nov". koreatimes. 2015-08-31. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  7. ^ "EXO Breaks Records in Japan Becoming Best Selling K Pop Act". www.koogle.tv. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  8. ^ "EXO′s First Japanese Single to be Released in Korea Today". mwave.interest.me. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  9. ^ "South Korean Gaon Chart: Singles – The 25th Week of 2015". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  10. ^ "World Digital Songs - June 27, 2015". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  11. ^ Glasby, Taylor (November 30, 2015). "The Top 20 K-Pop tracks of 2015". Dazed. Dazed Media. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  12. ^ Benjamin, Jeff. "EXO's 'Exodus' Album Earns Biggest Sales Week Ever for a K-Pop Act". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  13. ^ "オリコン週間 CDシングルランキング 2015年11月02日～2015年11月08日". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  14. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 | Charts | Billboard JAPAN". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  15. ^ "South Korean Gaon Chart: Singles – 2015". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  16. ^ Cumulative sales for "Love Me Right":
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Gaon Download Chart (international) – November 2015". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  19. ^ "Japanese single certifications – Exo – Love Me Right" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved May 10, 2017. Select 2015年11月 on the drop-down menu

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