Oppa, Oppa (Korean떴다오빠; RRDdeotda Oppa, literally: Brother Has Risen) is a digital single by Super Junior sub-group, Donghae&Eunhyuk. It was released on-line on 16 December 2011 by SM Entertainment and distributed by KMP Holdings.

"Oppa, Oppa"
Oppa, Oppa single cover
Single by Donghae&Eunhyuk
Released16 December 2011 (2011-12-16)
Recorded2011
GenreDance-pop
Length5:20
LabelS.M. Entertainment
Avex Taiwan
KMP Holdings
Songwriter(s)Peter, Youngsky
Producer(s)One Way
Donghae&Eunhyuk singles chronology
"Oppa, Oppa"
(2011)
"Still You"
(2013)

The single was digitally released in Taiwan on 21 December 2011 by Avex Taiwan.[1] It was also released in Japan on 4 April 2012 by Avex Trax, as a CD single with Japanese and Korean versions of the songs.[2]

Background

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The single comprises two songs, the title track "Oppa, Oppa" and ballad "First Love". "Oppa, Oppa", written and produced by frequent collaborators Youngsky and Peter of Korean R&B/hip-hop group One Way, is a track that features a "lively rhythm and beat in a retro dance atmosphere" with lyrics implying their group's popularity. The song also has a similar lyrical concept to the group's track with f(x), "Oops!", from the repackaged album A-Cha. It also contains an interpolation of the song "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc. "First Love" is a two-minute piano ballad written by Donghae which serves as a prelude to the title track.

The song was first performed at group's Super Show 4 Seoul concert on 19 November 2011. Then, a month after the performance, SM Entertainment announced that both Donghae and Eunhyuk will promote the song on music shows: Music Bank on 16 December, Music Core on 17 December and Inkigayo on 18 December.[3]

Music videos

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The first music video was also released on 16 December, which features the performance of the song in Super Show 4.[4] Another version was released on 21 December 2011 and was edited and directed by Super Junior member Shindong, marking it his directorial debut.[5][unreliable source] In this video, there are cameo appearances by Amber of Korean girl group f(x), Youngsky, Peter of One Way, and Shindong.

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."First Love" (첫사랑)DonghaePeter (Team Onesound) and Donghae2:06
2."Oppa, Oppa" (떴다 오빠)Youngsky and PeterYoungsky and Peter3:17
Total length:5:20

Japanese release

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"Oppa, Oppa"
 
Oppa, Oppa Japanese CD single cover
Single by Donghae&Eunhyuk
Released4 April 2012 (2012-04-04)
Recorded2012
Length10:40
LabelAvex Trax
Songwriter(s)Peter, Youngsky
Producer(s)One Way
Donghae&Eunhyuk singles chronology
"Oppa, Oppa"
(2012)
"I Wanna Dance"
(2013)

The single was released in Japanese with an original Japanese music video on 4 April 2012.[6] On the day of its release, it reached number two on Oricon Daily Chart with 42,114 copies sold.[7] It debut at number two on Oricon Weekly Chart for the week of 2 to 8 April 2012 with 68,475 copies sold and number one on Tower Records' daily charts. The pair then held a fan meeting, Premium Mini Live Event, in support of the single on 11 April at Shibuya-AX, Tokyo.[8]

Track listing

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CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."First Love" (첫사랑)DonghaePeter (Team Onesound) and Donghae2:06
2."Oppa, Oppa" (떴다 오빠)Youngsky and PeterYoungsky and Peter3:17
3."First Love (Korean version)" (첫사랑)DonghaePeter (Team Onesound) and Donghae2:06
4."Oppa, Oppa (Korean version)" (떴다 오빠)Youngsky and PeterYoungsky and Peter3:17
Total length:10:40
DVD
  1. "Oppa, Oppa" music video
  2. "Oppa, Oppa" music video (dance version type A)
  3. music video making-of

Chart

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Chart Period Peak
position
Reported
sales
Oricon Daily Singles Chart 4 April 2012
2
42,114
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 2 – 8 April 2012 68,475[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Oppa Oppa Taiwan digital release info". Avex Taiwan (in Chinese). 21 December 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. ^ Hong, Lucia (13 February 2012). "Super Junior's Eunhyuk, Donghae to release duet song in Japan". 10 Asia. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  3. ^ Kim, JiYeon "Super Junior’s Donghae and Eunhyuk Form a Duet" CJ E&M enewsWorld. 9 December 2011 Retrieved 2012-04-02
  4. ^ Hong, Lucia (16 December 2011). "Super Junior Donghae, Eunhyuk to release music video for duet song". 10 Asia. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  5. ^ Shindong creates a new MV for Donghae-Eunhyuk's "Oppa Has Arrived" (AllKPop)
  6. ^ Lee, Nancy "Donghae and Eunhyuk′s ‘Oppa Oppa’ to be Released in Japan" Archived 2012-07-11 at archive.today Mnet News. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-21
  7. ^ Choi, EunHwa "′Oppa Oppa′ Charts on Oricon" Archived 2012-06-13 at the Wayback Machine Mnet News. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-05
  8. ^ Ho, Stewart "Eunhyuk and Donghae’s ‘Oppa Oppa’ Reaches 2nd on Oricon Weekly Chart" Archived 2012-07-08 at archive.today CJ E&M enewsWorld. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-14
  9. ^ "CDシングル 週間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon.co.jp. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
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