"Just Us 2" (Korean: 있어 희미하게; RR: iss-eo huimihage; lit. Faintly; stylized Just us 2) 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]
| "Just Us 2" | ||||
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| Single by Exo-SC featuring Gaeko | ||||
| from the EP What a Life | ||||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Released | July 22, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
| Studio | SM Studios, Seoul, South Korea | |||
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| Length | 3:18 | |||
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| "Just us 2" on YouTube | ||||
Background and release
edit"Just Us 2" is hip hop track featuring an addictive piano theme and, soft-feeling synthesizers and cool melodies, with lyrics that portrays the landscape of hot summer vacations spot. The track features rapper Gaeko and was composed by the South Korean artist Gray, he also took part in writing the lyrics of the song along with Boi B, Chanyeol and Sehun.[2]
On July 31, a cam video of the two members separately of their performance of "Just Us 2" on their showcase were released.[3][4]
Music video
editOn July 18, a teaser of "Just Us 2" was released along with the other two title tracks of What a Life EP.[5] On July 20, the official music video of "Just Us 2" was release prior to the album's release.[6] The music video shows the duo and the producers of the song in the studio recording and composing the song.
Live performance
editOn July 22, EXO-SC and Gaeko performed "Just Us 2" at their showcase.[7]
Credits and personnel
editCredits adapted from the EP's liner notes.[8]
Studio
- SM Big Shot Studio – recording
- Doobdoob Studio – recording, digital editing
- SM LVYIN Studio – engineered for mix
- SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing
- 821 Sound – mastering
Personnel
- SM Entertainment – executive producer
- Lee Soo-man – producer
- Lee Sung-soo – production director
- Kim Young-min – executive supervisor
- Yoo Young-jin – music and sound supervisor
- Exo-SC – vocals
- Gaeko – vocals, lyrics, composition, vocal directing, background vocals
- Boi B – lyrics
- Gray – producer, composition, arrangement, drums, piano, brass
- DAX – producer, composition, arrangement, drums, piano, brass
- Lee Min-kyu – recording
- Jang Woo-young – recording, digital editing
- Lee Ji-hong – engineered for mix
- Kim Cheol-sun – mixing
- Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
Charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Korea (Circle)[9] | 107 |
| South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[10] | 3 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | July 22, 2019 | ||
| Various | SM Entertainment |
References
edit- ^ "엑소 세훈X찬열, 데뷔 앨범 '트리플 타이틀곡'…개코 프로듀싱 [공식입장]". Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- ^ "'세훈&찬열'표 청량…두번째 타이틀곡 '있어 희미하게'". Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ CHANYEOL CAM | '있어 희미하게 (Just us 2) (Feat. Gaeko)' @EXO-SC 세훈&찬열 SHOWCASE, retrieved 2019-07-31
- ^ SEHUN CAM | '있어 희미하게 (Just us 2) (Feat. Gaeko)' @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 (2019-07-19), EXO-SC 세훈&찬열 '있어 희미하게 (Just us 2) (Feat. Gaeko)' MV, retrieved 2019-07-20
- ^ "엑소 新유닛 세훈&찬열, 데뷔 소감부터 수술 고백까지…"음악 매개체로 하나 돼" [V라이브 종합]". Naver News (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.