What a Life (Exo-SC song)

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

"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 win on KBS's Music Bank on August 2, 2019.[2]

Background and release

"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

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

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

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

Studio

Personnel

Charts

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

Accolades

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

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

Release history

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

References

  1. ^ "엑소 세훈X찬열, 데뷔 앨범 '트리플 타이틀곡'…개코 프로듀싱 [공식입장]". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  2. ^ "'뮤직뱅크' 엑소 세훈&찬열, 장혜진 윤민수 꺾고 출연없이 1위". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  3. ^ "엑소 세훈&찬열, 데뷔 앨범 작사 참여+자작곡 수록…긍정 에너지 선사". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  4. ^ CHANYEOL CAM | 'What a life' @EXO-SC 세훈&찬열 SHOWCASE, retrieved 2019-07-31
  5. ^ SEHUN CAM | 'What a life' @EXO-SC 세훈&찬열 SHOWCASE, retrieved 2019-07-31
  6. ^ SMTOWN (2019-07-18), EXO-SC 세훈&찬열 "What a life" Triple Title MV Trailer, retrieved 2019-07-18
  7. ^ SMTOWN (2019-07-20), EXO-SC 세훈&찬열 'What a life' MV Teaser, retrieved 2019-07-20
  8. ^ SMTOWN (2019-07-21), EXO-SC 세훈&찬열 'What a life' MV, retrieved 2019-07-21
  9. ^ "세훈&찬열, 첸백시 이어 '엑소 新 유닛' 출격 준비 완료 [스타이슈]". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ Exo-SC (2019). What a Life (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment, Dreamus. Credits.
  12. ^ "Digital Chart – Week 30 of 2019". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  13. ^ ""Just Us 2" on K-pop Hot 100". Billboard. July 27, 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  14. ^ "Best Songs Of 2019". PopCrush. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  15. ^ Morin, Natalie (December 20, 2019). "The Best K-Pop Songs Of 2019". Refinery29 . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  16. ^ 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.