"One More Time (Otra Vez)" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band

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featuring Mexican pop rock band

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, that was released on October 8, 2018, by

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and

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, and distributed iRiver for the former's first EP, ''

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''.

Background

"One More Time (Otra Vez)" featured the vocals of the seven active Super Junior members —

Leeteuk Park Jeong-su (; born July 1, 1983), known professionally as Leeteuk (; ), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, presenter, radio personality, and actor. He debuted as the leader of the boy band Super Junior in November 2005 and since then ha ...

Yesung Kim Kang-hoon (born Kim Jong-woon; August 24, 1984), better known by his stage name Yesung, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, radio personality, and television presenter. He debuted in 2005 as a member of Super Junior and its subgroup ...

, Donghae,

Shindong Shin Dong-hee (; born September 28, 1985), known professionally as Shindong (lit. meaning: "prodigy"), is a South Korean rapper, singer, dancer, host, radio personality, and video director. He is best known as a member of Super Junior and its s ...

Eunhyuk Lee Hyuk-jae (born April 4, 1986), better known by his stage name Eunhyuk, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and television host. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-T an ...

Siwon Choi Si-won (; born April 7, 1986), known mononymously as Siwon, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, model, and actor, known for his work as a member of South Korean boy group Super Junior. Choi was a special representative for UNICEF Korea ...

, and

Ryeowook Kim Ryeo-wook (born June 21, 1987), better known by the mononym Ryeowook, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and musical actor. He is best known as a member of boy group Super Junior and its subgroups, Super Junior-K.R.Y. and Super Junior- ...

Heechul Kim Hee-chul (; born July 10, 1983), better known mononymously as Heechul, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, presenter, and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Super Junior and has further participated in its subgroup Su ...

did not participate in this release due to health concerns. Kyuhyun was in hiatus due to undergoing his

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since 2017. On October 1, 2018, SM Entertainment announced that Super Junior would release a single called "One More Time (Otra Vez)" featuring Mexican pop rock band,

. This marked only the second time Super Junior had collaborated with a foreign artist, having done so previously with

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for " Lo Siento", months prior. In an interview with ''

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'', both groups expressed their admiration for each other during the song's production. Super Junior's leader Leeteuk stated "Reik was highly recommended by everyone. They were so willing to collaborate, and we would like to express our appreciation to them." Reik's leader, Jesús Alberto Navarro Rosas said "It's very exciting to mix Korean and Latin music because they're having such a huge moment globally, and it's great that this collaboration happened." On November 28, the song was re-released in Japanese along with four additional tracks, "Wow! Wow!! Wow!!!", and "Make You Smile", and their respective instrumental versions. All three tracks were featured in Super Junior's Japanese compilation album, ''

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'' in 2021.

Composition

"One More Time (Otra Vez)" is classified as a Latin pop song with a

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melody.

Music video

The music video featured both groups performing the song in

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, with Reik's instrumental backing complementing Super Junior's choreography. The video shows an aura of luxury and sensuality as the choreography flows smoothly with the melody.

Commercial performance

The song was performed live in ''

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'' on October 13, followed by a performance in ''

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'' the following day.

Track listing

Credits adapted from

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Credits

Credits for the song "One More Time (Otra Vez)" is adapted from the EP's liner notes. Studio * Doobdoob Studio –

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* Seoul Studio – recording * SM Yellow Tail Studio – mixing * Sterling Sound – mastering Personnel *

–

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– executive supervisor *

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– producer *

Yoo Young-jin Yoo Young-jin is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer and vocal trainer formerly under SM Entertainment. He has produced and written songs for H.O.T., S.E.S, BoA, Shinhwa, TVXQ, CSJH The Grace, Super Junior, Girls' Generatio ...

– music and sound supervisor *

– vocals *

– performer ** Jesús Navarro – vocals ** Julio Ramírez –

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** Gilberto "Bibi" Marín – guitar * ZNEE – Korean lyrics * Hideo Toyosaki – Japanese lyrics * Pablo Preciado – Spanish lyrics * Rudi Daouk – composition * Jacob Mihoubi – composition * Andreas Stone Johansson – producer,

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* Denniz Jamm – producer, composition, arrangement, background vocals * Button Pushers – arrangement * ButterFly – vocal directing ** Seo Mi-rae –

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* Costa Leon – background vocals * Ju Chan-yang (Iconic Sounds) – background vocals * Kim Hyun-gon – recording * Min Sung-soo – recording * Jeong Ki-hong – recording * Koo Jong-pil – mixing *

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– mastering

Charts

Release history

References

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