"Lotto" is a song by South Korean–Chinese boy band
Exo
Exo ( ko, 엑소; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai ...
, released on August 18, 2016, for the repackaged edition of their third studio album ''
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''. It was released in both Korean and Chinese versions by their label
SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies where it was established in 1995 by record executive and record producer Lee Soo-man. The company ha ...
.
Background and release
Produced by
LDN Noise
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, "Lotto" is described as "hip-hop" song enhanced by the heavy
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with the lyrics about a man feeling so lucky, like he won the lottery after meeting the girl he loves. The song was released on August 18 together with the repackage album. Exo began performing the song on South Korean music TV shows on the following day.
Music video
The Korean and Chinese music videos for "Lotto" were released on August 18, 2016, with choreography by
Shit Kingz
, also known as ST Kingz, is a Japanese dance and performance troupe who have also choreographed dances for multiple Japanese and South Korean artists.
Career
Shit Kingz first performed together in October 2007, as Daichi Miura's back-up dancer ...
.
The music video is described as "casino themed" and opens with the sound of a slot machine. Apart from Exo performing the song's high-powered choreography, it also shows scenes of the members gambling, watching cockfights, burning piles of money, and other risk-driven activities, before they and a female co-star are taken down by a S.W.A.T. team. The Korean version was the tenth most-watched K-pop music video on
YouTube
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in 2016.
On December 8, 2018, the Korean music video surpassed 100 million views on YouTube.
Promotion
Exo began performing the song on South Korean music television programs on August 19. Member
Kai was absent from promotional activities due to an injury he sustained during the concert tour. "Lotto" was deemed "unfit for broadcast" by
KBS,
MBC and
Mnet
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, thus was promoted with modified lyrics under the alternative title "Louder" on these TV channels.
Commercial performance
"Lotto" debuted at number two on the Gaon weekly digital chart and at number one on the ''Billboard'' World Digital Songs chart.
The song went on to win first place seven times in total on South Korean weekly music television shows.
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Sales
Accolades
References
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Exo songs
2016 songs
2016 singles
Korean-language songs
SM Entertainment singles
Hip hop songs