"Sweet Dream" () is a song by South Korean artists

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and

Min Kyung-hoon Min Kyung-hoon (; born October 6, 1984) is a South Korean singer and television personality. He is the lead vocalist of the rock band Buzz (band), Buzz and one-half of the duo Universe Cowards with Kim Hee-chul. His first solo album, ''Im·pres ...

, the two stars who are known as Universe Cowards . Their stage name is a mix of Heechul's nickname "Universe Star" and Buzz's song "Coward".

Background and release

"Sweet Dream" was released digitally by

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on November 20, 2016. The song is a part of

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and is a collaboration single for the variety show ''

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''.

Reception

The song proved successful, topping the South Korean

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, an achievement known as "all-kill".

Music video

The music video portrays Kim as a high school student who has a crush on

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but she only has eyes for his best friend, who is played by Min. The cast of

then come in and kidnap Momo, forcing Heechul and Kyung-hoon to learn martial arts from a master, who is played by

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. They successfully defeat the gang members, with the help of Momo, who bashes the gang leader's head with a pot. When Kim rushes and hugs Momo, Momo hugs a puzzled Min instead, leaving Kim in distraught. It is revealed that all the events are Kim's own dream, as Momo appeared in Kim and Min's classroom and introduces herself. At the end of the video, it is shown that Min had been harboring feelings for Kim instead, evidenced by Min's writing on his table. The music video presents

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issues to viewers in a lighthearted manner.

Track listing

Charts and sales

Accolades

References

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