"Super" () is a song by South Korean boy group

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. It was released as one of two lead singles from their extended play, '' FML'', on April 24, 2023.

Background and release

On March 31,

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announced the release of the EP, ''FML.'' The song title, "Super" was revealed on April 20. Teasers that included snippets from the music video were released on

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on April 23 and April 24. The "Workout" remix of the song was released on February 16, 2024, to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the group's fandom, Carats.

Composition

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, a mythological character from ''

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'', a Classic Chinese novel. The chorus is marked by the line "feels like I turned into Son Ogong", referencing the powerful character. Musically, the song is an

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song characterized by its kick rhythms. It was written in the

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of G♯ major with a

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of 137 beats per minute.

Music video

The music video was released on the same day as the album release, April 24. It was directed by Oui Kim, and features high-energy choreography with 228 back-up dancers. The choreography was contributed to by performance director Yoon Hyelim and choreographer Choi Young-joon. On July 11, the music video for "Super" surpassed 100 million views on

Reception

Hong Yoo from ''

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'' praised the song, writing that "Seventeen went wild blasting its fierce energy not only through the music itself but also through choreography". '' IZM'''s Jeong Su-min writing that the song "catches the eye with an attractive first impression", although Jeong criticized the song for "reinforc ng

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". Describing "Super", Neil Z. Yeung from ''

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'' wrote that it "pulses to life with a booming beat, euphoric build-up, and a popping drop". On ''

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''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". ''

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'' included it in their list of the 15 K-pop Songs That Took 2023 By Storm. Palmer Haasch of ''

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'' ranked it second best in The best K-pop songs of 2023. The song was Seventeen's first top 40 entry on the ''Billboard'' Global 200. In South Korea, the song has been charting on the

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for more than 14 weeks, reaching a peak of three on its second week. * * * * etc.

Accolades

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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