Perfume (NCT DoJaeJung song)

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"Perfume"
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iScreaM Vol.24: Perfume Remixes cover
Single by NCT DoJaeJung
from the EP Perfume
LanguageKorean
ReleasedApril 17, 2023
Genre
Length2:47
Label SM
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s) Kim Su-min
Producer(s)
NCT singles chronology
"Beatbox (English version)"
(2023)		"Perfume"
(2023)
Music video
"Perfume" on YouTube

"Perfume" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band NCT DoJaeJung for their debut extended play (EP) of the same name. Composed by Styalz Fuego, MZMC, Brandon Arreaga, Colin Magalong, Landon Sears, and Kaelyn Behr, with lyrics written by Kim Su-min, the song was released on April 17, 2023, by SM Entertainment. An accompanying music video was released on the same date. "Perfume" is described as an R&B electropop song that expresses mature and sensuous messages of "wanting to leave a scent to a significant other".

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"Perfume" received positive reviews from music critics and became a commercial success. [1] [2] It debuted at number four on the Circle Digital Chart, making NCT DoJaeJung the fastest NCT sub-unit to earn a top-five single in South Korea. [3] It also debuted at number one on Circle Download Chart and Circle BGM Chart. [4] Remixes by Jafunk, and Bronze and Jason Lee, titled iScreaM Vol.24: Perfume Remixes, were released on July 13. [5]

Background and composition

"Perfume" was composed by Brandon Arreaga, Colin Magalong, Landon Sears, Kaelyn Behr, and MZMC, with the lattermost also producing the song alongside Styalz Fuego. [6] It marks MZMC's first production under SM Entertainment following his hiatus from the company in 2020. [7] "Perfume" is an R&B electropop song, consisting of rhythmic slab guitar, synth pad, boom bap rhythm sound, and groovy electric bass line. The members' a cappella vocals and harmonies are also highlighted in the song. The lyrics, which were written by Kim Su-min, describe the "desire to leave one's scent to their loved one so they would not be forgotten." [8]

Music video

The music video for "Perfume" was released on April 17, 2023, alongside the single and album release. [9] It was filmed in Bangkok, Thailand and featured the members dancing in outdoor vibrant sets, as well as the interiors and exteriors of a mansion. [10] The first part of the music video is set in daylight, with the members wearing light-colored outfits, while the latter shows the members in darker and sexier outfits in the nighttime. One section also features them riding in a red 1960 Chevrolet Impala convertible and taking mugshots. The music video also stars a woman, shown to be gifted a set of perfumes by the members.

Critical reception

On NME 's midyear list of the best K-pop songs of 2023, Ivana E. Morales wrote that the song "a luxurious, aural throwback to the ’90s, swimming in gorgeous vocals and enthralling transitions, making it an elegant detour" and called it "one of the greatest K-pop gifts from this year so far". [11]

Accolades

Music program awards
ProgramDateRef.
Music Bank April 28, 2023 [12]
Show! Music Core April 29, 2023 [13]
Year-end lists for "Perfume"
Critic/PublicationListRankRef.
Dazed Top 50 best K-pop tracks of 202341 [14]
Grammy 15 K-Pop Songs That Took 2023 By StormN/A [15]
NME The 50 best songs of 202345 [16]

Track listing

  1. "Perfume" (Jafunk remix) – 2:48
  2. "Perfume" (Bronze & Jason Lee remix) – 3:11

Charts

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Perfume. [20]

Studio

Personnel

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Perfume"
RegionDateFormatVersionLabel
VariousApril 17, 2023Original SM
July 13, 2023Remixes

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