"Super" | ||||
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Single by Seventeen | ||||
from the EP FML | ||||
Language | Korean | |||
Released | April 24, 2023 | |||
Genre | K-pop | |||
Length | 3:20 | |||
Label | Pledis | |||
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Seventeen singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Super" on YouTube |
"Super" (Korean: 손오공; RR: Son O-gong; lit. Monkey King) 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.
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 Korean title for the song, "손오공" (Son O-gong) refers to the Monkey King, a mythological character from Journey to the West, a Classic Chinese novel.[5] The chorus is marked by the line "feels like I turned into Son Ogong", referencing the powerful character.[5] Musically, the song is an alternative jersey club song characterized by its kick rhythms.[3] It was written in the key of G♯ major with a tempo of 137 beats per minute.[6]
“Super” is also our answer to the question that follows the first track of the album, “F*ck My Life.” If you ask “So, how is SEVENTEEN fighting for ‘your’ life?” “Super” provides our answer by talking about how SEVENTEEN has fought our way through, for whom and with whose support, all of which also continue to propel us forward.
The "Workout" remix of the song was released on February 16, 2024, to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the group's fandom, Carats.[8]
The music video was released on the same day as the album release, April 24.[5] It was directed by Oui Kim, and features high-energy choreography with 228 back-up dancers.[9] The choreography was contributed to by performance director Yoon Hyelim and choreographer Choi Young-joon.[9] On July 11, the music video for "Super" surpassed 100 million views on YouTube.[10]
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Source | Rating |
IZM[11] |
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".[12] 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".[13] On NME's 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.[7] 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]
Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2023 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best K-Pop | Nominated | [18] |
MAMA Awards | Best Dance Performance Male Group | Won | [19] | |
Best Music Video | Nominated | |||
Song of the Year | Longlisted | |||
2024 | Golden Disc Awards | Digital Song Bonsang | Won | [20] |
Digital Daesang | Nominated | |||
Circle Chart Music Awards | Artist of the Year – Digital | Nominated | [21] | |
Artist of the Year – Global Streaming | Nominated | |||
Artist of the Year – Streaming Unique Listeners | Nominated |
Program | Date | Ref. |
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Show Champion | May 3, 2023 | [22] |
M Countdown | May 4, 2023 | [23] |
Music Bank | May 5, 2023 | [24] |
Show! Music Core | May 6, 2023 | [25] |
Inkigayo | May 7, 2023 | [26] |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Streaming | ||
Japan (RIAJ)[46] | Gold | 50,000,000† |
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone. |