''Oppa, Oppa'' (, literally: ''Brother Has Risen'') is a

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by Super Junior sub-group, Donghae&Eunhyuk. It was released on-line on 16 December 2011 by

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and distributed by

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. The single was digitally released in Taiwan on 21 December 2011 by

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. It was also released in Japan on 4 April 2012 by Avex Trax, as a CD single with Japanese and Korean versions of the songs.

Background

The single comprises two songs, the title track "Oppa, Oppa" and ballad "First Love". "Oppa, Oppa", written and produced by frequent collaborators Youngsky and Peter of Korean R&B/hip-hop group One Way, is a track that features a "lively rhythm and beat in a retro dance atmosphere" with lyrics implying their group's popularity. The song also has a similar lyrical concept to the group's track with f(x), " Oops!", from the repackaged album ''

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''. It also contains an interpolation of the song "

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. "First Love" is a two-minute piano ballad written by Donghae which serves as a prelude to the title track. The song was first performed at group's '' Super Show 4'' Seoul concert on 19 November 2011. Then, a month after the performance, SM Entertainment announced that both Donghae and Eunhyuk will promote the song on music shows:

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on 16 December,

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on 17 December and Inkigayo on 18 December.Kim, JiYeo
"Super Junior’s Donghae and Eunhyuk Form a Duet"
''CJ E&M enewsWorld''. 9 December 2011 Retrieved 2012-04-02

Music videos

The first music video was also released on 16 December, which features the performance of the song in ''Super Show 4''. Another version was released on 21 December 2011 and was edited and directed by Super Junior member

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, marking it his directorial debut. In this video, there are cameo appearances by

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of Korean girl group f(x), Youngsky, Peter of One Way, and Shindong.

Track listing

Japanese release

The single was released in

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with an original Japanese music video on 4 April 2012. On the day of its release, it reached number two on Oricon Daily Chart with 42,114 copies sold. It debut at number two on Oricon Weekly Chart for the week of 2 to 8 April 2012 with 68,475 copies sold and number one on Tower Records' daily charts. The pair then held a fan meeting, ''Premium Mini Live Event'', in support of the single on 11 April at Shibuya-AX,

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.Ho, Stewar
"Eunhyuk and Donghae’s ‘Oppa Oppa’ Reaches 2nd on Oricon Weekly Chart"
''CJ E&M enewsWorld''. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-14

Track listing

;DVD # "Oppa, Oppa" music video # "Oppa, Oppa" music video (dance version type A) # music video making-of

Chart

References

External links

Super Junior official YouTube Channel
{{Super Junior singles 2011 singles Super Junior songs Korean-language songs SM Entertainment singles