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

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and

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, the two stars who are known as

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. 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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, and successfully defeat the gang members, with the help of Momo, who bashes the gang leaders head with a pot. When Kim rushes and hug Momo, Momo hug a puzzled Min instead, leaving Kim in distraught. It is revealed that all the event is Kim own dream, as Momo appeared in Kim and Min classroom and introduces herself. At the end of the video, it is show 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

{{Melon Music Award for Rock Kim Hee-chul songs Knowing Bros 2016 singles 2016 songs SM Entertainment singles Korean-language songs Gaon Digital Chart number-one singles LGBT-related songs