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2 Music video  





3 Live performance  





4 Credits and personnel  





5 Charts  





6 Accolades  



6.1  Music program awards  







7 Release history  





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"What a Life"
SinglebyExo-SC
from the EP What a Life
LanguageKorean
ReleasedJuly 22, 2019 (July 22, 2019)
Recorded2019
GenreHip hop
Length3:23
Label
  • Dreamus
  • Composer(s)
  • Devine-Channel
  • Aris Maggiani
  • Lyricist(s)
    • Gaeko
  • Loey
  • Sehun
  • Producer(s)
    • Devine-Channel
  • Aris Maggiani
  • Exo-SC singles chronology
    "What a Life"
    (2019)
    "Just Us 2"
    (2019)
    Music video
    "What a Life"onYouTube

    "What a Life" is a song recorded by South Korean hip hop duo Exo-SC, the second official sub-unit of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo. It was released on July 22, 2019, by SM Entertainment as one of the three title tracks of their debut extended play What a Life.[1] The song resulted in Exo-SC first music show winonKBS's Music Bank on August 2, 2019.[2]

    Background and release[edit]

    "What a Life" is described as a hip hop track with a unique pluck sound and an addictive chorus, and the lyrics contains a pleasant message of "Let's all work and play happily".[3]

    On July 31, a cam video of the two members separately of their performance of "What a Life" on their showcase were released.[4][5]

    Music video[edit]

    On July 18, a teaser of "What a Life" was released along with the other two title tracks of What a Life EP.[6] On July 21, "What a Life" music video teaser was released.[7] On July 22, the official music video of "What a Life" was released.[8]

    Live performance[edit]

    Exo-SC performed "What a Life" for the first time on Exo's 5th concert EXO Planet #5 - EXplOration on July 19, and will continue to do so for all the concerts in the tour.[9]

    On July 22, EXO-SC performed "What a Life" at their two showcases for the press and for the fans.[10]

    Credits and personnel[edit]

    Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.[11]

    Studio

    Personnel

    Charts[edit]

    Chart (2019) Peak
    position
    South Korea (Circle)[12] 83
    South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[13] 1

    Accolades[edit]

    Year-end lists
    Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
    PopCrush Best Songs Of 2019 24 [14]
    Refinery29 The Best K-Pop Songs Of 2019 29 [15]

    Music program awards[edit]

    Music program awards
    Program Network Date Ref.
    Music Bank KBS August 2, 2019 [16]

    Release history[edit]

    Region Date Format Label
    South Korea July 22, 2019
  • streaming
  • Dreamus
  • Various SM Entertainment

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "엑소 세훈X찬열, 데뷔 앨범 '트리플 타이틀곡'…개코 프로듀싱 [공식입장]". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  • ^ "'뮤직뱅크' 엑소 세훈&찬열, 장혜진 윤민수 꺾고 출연없이1위". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  • ^ "엑소 세훈&찬열, 데뷔 앨범 작사 참여+자작곡 수록…긍정 에너지 선사". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  • ^ CHANYEOL CAM | 'What a life' @EXO-SC 세훈&찬열 SHOWCASE, retrieved 2019-07-31
  • ^ SEHUN CAM | 'What a life' @EXO-SC 세훈&찬열 SHOWCASE, retrieved 2019-07-31
  • ^ SMTOWN (2019-07-18), EXO-SC 세훈&찬열 "What a life" Triple Title MV Trailer, retrieved 2019-07-18
  • ^ SMTOWN (2019-07-20), EXO-SC 세훈&찬열 'What a life' MV Teaser, retrieved 2019-07-20
  • ^ SMTOWN (2019-07-21), EXO-SC 세훈&찬열 'What a life' MV, retrieved 2019-07-21
  • ^ "세훈&찬열, 첸백시 이어 '엑소 新 유닛' 출격 준비 완료 [스타이슈]". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  • ^ "엑소 新유닛 세훈&찬열, 데뷔 소감부터 수술 고백까지…"음악 매개체로 하나 돼" [V라이브 종합]". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  • ^ Exo-SC (2019). What a Life (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment, Dreamus. Credits.
  • ^ "Digital Chart – Week 30 of 2019". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  • ^ ""Just Us 2" on K-pop Hot 100". Billboard. July 27, 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  • ^ "Best Songs Of 2019". PopCrush. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  • ^ Morin, Natalie (December 20, 2019). "The Best K-Pop Songs Of 2019". Refinery29 . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  • ^ Lee, U-in (August 2, 2019). "엑소 세훈·찬열, 출연없이 '뮤직뱅크' 1위…ITZY 컴백·D1CE 데뷔 [종합]". TV Report via Naver (in Korean). Retrieved August 2, 2019.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=What_a_Life_(Exo-SC_song)&oldid=1227211892"

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