Flashback Friday

[waves-of-light.livejournal.com]

What’s up party people? Every week I check the charts for this day in the past and share the top three songs. Then I pick out two more from the top ten as honorable mentions. This week, we are going back to the 3rd week in July, 2016. Both of the honorable mentions today have nods to a certain Wes Anderson movie. Can you tell which one?



#3 EXO “Monster”
This is one of the singles from the group’s “Ex’Act” album, released simultaneously in both Korean and Mandarin. The song would be the group’s first number one on Billboard’s World Charts. Domestically, it would also peak at top spot, and the song would get nine music show wins, the most wins for a boy group in 2016. I’ve never seen the MV before, but I do know I’ve heard the song. This is where the “thats right my type” tag comes from, right? I never realized it was this song lol!

#2 Taeyeon “Why”
She had a very busy 2016. This was the title track from her second EP of the same name. The album would peak at the top spot. Taeyeon would also tour with this album, her first solo tour. Here’s her very summer vibes MV. I miss road trips through the dessert. I think I got this video mixed up with the other single from this album. I kept expecting Dean to pop up lol.

#1 Sistar “I Like That”
Summer Queens we miss you! This was the lead single from the group’s fourth and final EP. The album would debut at #3, while the song would debut at #1. It was their eighth straight number one charting song. Here they are looking and being super hot in the music video. This would be their last summer jam, the following year they gave us a goodbye song =(

Honorable Mentions

#7 EXID “L.I.E”
This was the single from the group’s first full album, “Street”. The album would debut and peak at the #2 spot. This would be their only Korean release in 2016. I haven’t listened to this song in a long time, I’d forgotten how much I liked it. The all also look really good in this MV, I love Solji’s hair here. It’s kind of weird that they just throw a second of the choreo at the end though.

#9 Baek A Yeon “so-so”
This was her follow up to her huge surprise breakout hit “Shouldn’t Have”, that was released a year before. This song was also pretty successful, and would peak at the #1 on all the charts. I remember this! I really liked this MV, it’s really pretty. Her new album (her first in 2 ½ years) was supposed to be released a few days ago. Unfortunately, it has been postponed while she is under self-quarantine due to contact with someone who is COVID positive.

source: SMTOWN 1 2, starshipTV, EXID_OFFICIAL, JYP Entertainment & soompi

Comments

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

6 years ago geeeeze. I still listen to like all of these on the regular lol especially Sistar since it's summer.

I still wish SM had put out Lucky One as the initial summer title and then followed up with Monster as a fall repackage. Those two songs deserved proper promo individually, especially over Lotto.

[921227.livejournal.com]

IA! I loved Lucky One so much but it def got overshadowed by Monster

[broadcities.livejournal.com]

lucky one is one of my fave exo title tracks, i've always been a bit sad that it got overshadowed my monster

[typhlogirl.livejournal.com]

i still cannot believe they promoted 'Lotto', that song was bad meaning bad

[pikapika217.livejournal.com]

oh wow, I love all these lady releases!!!

'I like that' had some beautiful stages, styling & vocals, LIE is fun, So-so was relatable & Why is definitely an underrated song of hers for me.

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

I love Monster so much

EX'ACT is such a good summer album. I know it doesn't seem like it but I really listen to it every summer.

"That's right my type" lol between that and "shawty I'mma party 'til the sun down" Sehun is a frequent tag contributor.

[typhlogirl.livejournal.com]

don't forget the iconic "never don't mind about a thing"!

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

LMAO just rename it EXO They Didn't

[nacomi.livejournal.com]

Talking about EXO makes me so nostalgic, lol.

I didn’t exactly like Ex’Act, but the title tracks and One and Only were really what took it for me.
What is Ex’Act for you as a summer album is The War for me.

Sehun didn’t really have much lines back then, but when then he got the most iconic lines, lmao.
It feels like another lifetime when I used to have biases.

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

It took me a while to warm up to The War, and because of that I usually listen to it in fall! (I guess because that's around the time Power came out?)

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

shut up, all those songs came out 6 years ago??? feels like yesterday when I was stanning Lay and bopping to Monster!

[foxmadperson.livejournal.com]

i loved hani’s drastic bob cut for LIE, iconic

[921227.livejournal.com]

I Like That is such a good song! I actually had the poster from the album hung up until very recently, the members looked gorgeous during this era. Still miss them!

I feel like people were just talking about Why. With good reason, such a great single!

[carmine-pink.livejournal.com]

I remember Why dance ver. MV better than the original. It's simple but the way they played with colors and light made it look really nice. Plus her couple dance with Kasper was cute.

[carmine-pink.livejournal.com]

Also isn't it 5 years ago instead of 6, is everybody counting in Korean years or is it me who can't count lol

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

I think it's 5, too

[frequency.livejournal.com]

there's no way all of these came out 6 years ago. lies!!!

monster is one of 2 or 3 exo songs i actually enjoy.

why continues to be my favorite taeyeon song! i mostly like the instrumental, lol.

[sweetestbliss1.livejournal.com]

Same about Monster for me. The only other title tracks I like from exo is call me baby and the eve. Electric kiss was pretty good too. The choreo was 🔥

I wish Taeyeon would do another why song. It's def one of my favs along with fine.

[nacomi.livejournal.com]

I would totally listen to more of Taeyeon’s music when she would release songs in style of Why.

[sweetestbliss1.livejournal.com]

Same. I do enjoy her ballads but not so much her more I guess experimental sounds like four seasons/what do I call you

[nacomi.livejournal.com]

I feel like I got love could have been a great song, too.

[rosiemotleymind.livejournal.com]

I need time to slow the heck down. These are all great. Why is my go to summer song and I Like That is a close second. I miss Sistar so much 🥲

[modestgoddess79.livejournal.com]

Monster still slaps

[cosmicdaze.livejournal.com]

monster came out five years ago...goodness where does the time go? i remember staying up all night with my friends to see each teaser when it dropped because we had nothing else to do with our time. i was so excited about that era and that comeback, i think that was my peak as an exo stan.

[nacomi.livejournal.com]

I really wasn’t impressed by Call Me Baby or Love Me Right. Monster and Lucky One reminded me why I used to love EXO.
Kokobop isn’t my favourite tt, but it grew on me like the album. Makes me nostalgic while listening. It’s got a good transition and will always makes me think of summer and what happened in that season.

[cosmicdaze.livejournal.com]

kokobop definitely grew on me as well even though it was really jarring at first. LOL i started to fall off with exo around tempo era. i liked love shot a lot but after that their music started doing absolutely nothing for me, b-sides included.

[broadcities.livejournal.com]

i love all these songs but i was OBSESSED with i like that! i love the song, the stages! sistar i miss you :(

[nacomi.livejournal.com]

Monster is probably one of the last title tracks (with Lucky One) I enjoyed from EXO.

I still listen sometimes to Why. The song’s just perfect even if I don’t listen much to Taeyeon’s music.

[tsubaki874.livejournal.com]

I miss Sistar so much 'I Like That' is my all-time favourite from them the song, the stages, the outfits, the sexy!!!!!

[mattemate.livejournal.com]

i refuse to believe these songs are old enough to be on flashback friday!!!! all jams. i listen to why and i like that every summer i genuinely forgot how old the songs are ;_;.

[thebloomroom.livejournal.com]

monster is fucking amazing omg one if my favorite kpop songs. they did that. i wish i was into kpop at that time bc i know i would have been an exo stan and i would have LIVED