Wolf (Exo song)

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"Wolf"
Single by Exo
from the album XOXO
Released June 3, 2013
Format Digital download
Recorded 2012 at SM Studios in Seoul
Genre Industrial hip hop, illbient, dubstep
Length 3:52
Label S.M. Entertainment
Writer(s) Kenzie, Nermin Harambasic, Will Simms
Producer(s) Ryan Jhun, Will Simms
Exo singles chronology

"Mama"
(2012)		 "Wolf"
(2013)		 "Growl"
(2013)
Music video
"Wolf" (Korean) on YouTube
"Wolf" (Chinese) on YouTube
"Wolf" Drama version (Korean) on YouTube
"Wolf" Drama version (Chinese) on YouTube

"Wolf" (Korean: 늑대와 미녀; simplified Chinese: 狼与美女; traditional Chinese: 狼與美女) is a song recorded by South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo. Available in both Korean and Mandarin, the song was digitally released on June 3, 2013 under the label of S.M. Entertainment. "Wolf" was also chosen to be promoted as the lead single from the Korean and Mandarin versions of group's first studio album XOXO.

Production

"Wolf" was composed by Will Simms, Nermin Harambasic from Dsign Music and S.M. Entertainment resident songwriter Kenzie. Kenzie also provided the lyrics for the Korean version of the song while Zhou Weijie penned the lyrics for the Mandarin Chinese version. A demo version of the song was leaked in February 2013, in response to which producer Ryan Jhun later gave a 'warning' to the illegal downloaders on May 29, 2013. "...I will report it to FBI and service department for all links..." Jhun expressed in frustration.[1] A representative from S.M. Entertainment also commented regarding the promotions that "...Exo-K and Exo-M will be joining to become Exo to promote as they go back and forth between Korea and China...".[2] Despite the leak, an estimated of 300,000 copies of the physical format of the group's first studio album XOXO were revealed to be pre-ordered, as revealed by the agency on May 30, 2013.[3] Moreover, Yoo Young-jin also participates in this song as a background vocalist. The dance routine for "Wolf" was choreographed by Tony Testa.[4]

Concept

EXO-K's leader Suho mentioned on Boom's radio show Youngstreet that the lyrics of are about a man who is accustomed with his playboy ways and interprets himself as the wolf who goes around tempting girls but is awestruck when he truly falls for a girl (known as the beauty).[citation needed] The dance, which was heavily bonded with the "wolf" concept, was choreographed by world-renowened Tony Testa. In several shows such as Arirang's After School Club, the members explain that the dance had 3 elements; the tree and forest, the caves and the wolf itself. EXO-M leader Kris revealed that it took them approximately 3 to 4 months to get the choreography down due to its level of difficulty.

Release

On May 23, 2013, a music video teaser for "Wolf" was uploaded on the official YouTube channel of the group.[5] This was followed by the release of longer teasers, Korean and Chinese versions, which also hinted at the choreography and the drama version of the music video.[6] Two days later, Korean and Chinese versions of the music videos were also uploaded.[7] Both language versions of "Wolf" were released digitally on June 3, 2013. The physical formats of the entire album XOXO also dropped on the same day in South Korea.[8] On July 15, 2013, both Korean and Chinese drama versions of the music video were released on SM Entertainment's official YouTube channel. The Chinese version was then re-uploaded the next day due to SM Ent. forgetting to add the Genie app advertisement.

Promotion

It was announced on May 22, 2013, that "Wolf" would be the title track and lead single from their first album and the first performance of Korean version will be on the episode of M.net M! Countdown on May 30, four days ahead of actual album release.[9] This was then followed by performances on KBS Music Bank on May 31 and MBC Show! Music Core on June 1. After their third performance on SBS Inkigayo on June 03, 2013, Exo decided to visit and thank 2,000 fans who had been waiting at a nearby park to meet them.[10] The first performance of the Mandarin version of the song is scheduled to be aired on a popular Chinese variety show Happy Camp in mid-June.[11]

Music show wins

Network Program Number of wins
MBC Music Show Champion 1
Mnet M! Countdown 0
KBS 2TV Music Bank 1
MBC Show! Music Core 1
SBS The Music Trend 1

Chart performance

Upon release "Wolf" did well on music charts, landing at spot 3 on Melon music chart and also peaking #1 on Naver, Soribada, Daum, Bugs and Monkey 3 real-time charts.[8]

Chart performance

Korean version
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Gaon Singles chart[12] 10
Gaon Monthly Singles chart 27
Gaon Local Singles chart[12] 10
Gaon Streaming Singles chart[12] 35
Gaon Download Singles chart[12] 6
Gaon Background Music chart[12] 31
Gaon Mobile Ringtone chart[12] 44
Gaon Karaoke chart[12] 23
Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 25
Chinese version
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Baidu Weekly Music Chart[13] 11
Gaon International Singles chart[12] 33
Gaon Monthly International Singles chart 168

References

  1. ↑ "EXO's producer gives illegal downloaders a warning". Seoul: Allkpop. 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2013-06-04. 
  2. ↑ "EXO to drop 'XOXO' on June 3rd". Seoul: Allkpop. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-06-04. 
  3. ↑ "Pre-orders for EXO's first album 'XOXO' about to reach 300,000 copies". Seoul: Allkpop. 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2013-06-04. 
  4. ↑ "[ENG SUB] EXO - TenCent Celebrity Interview Part 1". 
  5. ↑ "EXO release "Wolf" MV teaser". Seoul: Allkpop. 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2013-06-04. 
  6. ↑ "EXO release "Wolf" MV teaser#2". Seoul: Allkpop. 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2013-06-04. 
  7. ↑ "EXO releases "Wolf" MV!". Seoul: Allkpop. 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2013-06-04. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "EXO's 1st full album, 'XOXO' ranks high on real-time music charts". Seoul: Allkpop. 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2013-06-04. 
  9. ↑ "EXO to become "Wolf" boys for their title track + first comeback stage on May 30th". Seoul: Allkpop. 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-06-04. 
  10. ↑ "EXO celebrate their comeback with 2,000 fans at fanmeeting". Seoul: Allkpop. 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2013-06-04. 
  11. ↑ "EXO to head to China for their first performance of "Wolf" on 'Happy Camp'". Seoul: Allkpop. 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2013-06-04. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 (Korean) "<EXO-K> 에 대한 검색결과 입니다" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved 2013-06-03. 
  13. ↑ "Baidu Weekly Music Charts" (in Chinese). Baidu.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05. 

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