Chogiwa – What is so special about EXO-SC’s 1 Billion Views, so it is selected as the fourth volume of iScreaM Project?
EXO-SC (Sehun and Chanyeol)’s 1 Billion Views (ft. MOON) is the title track of EXO-SC latest album with the same title.
Since EXO’s comeback last year, fans might expect something dark like EXO’s Obsession but Sehun and Chanyeol’s comeback with a totally different vibe.
The first single that released was Telephone (ft. 10cm) and fans were teased that this time EXO-SC will come back with something totally different with EXO’s obsession.
Are you complaining?
No fans will ever complain toward this brilliant comeback and even more musicians were fully satisfied with all the concepts.
EXO-SC provides you with completely different flavour of music. It is just a proof how talented every member of EXO are.
Well, of course you cannot forget the fact that 1 Billion Views just broke the record of highest selling on first day release by sub-unit on Hanteo, received half-million seller in June 2020, became the Top Album of iTunes in 51 countries.
Aside from that 1 Billion Views also successfully charmed the fans with its 80’s vibes and retro-yet-futuristic theme with all the colourful and bright scene with full-packed neon lights.
1 Billion Views is just a perfect combination of music, theme and concept if it is turned into a remix version. The original one is already enough to make you nod your head and even more the remix version one.
For those who don’t know what iScreaM project is, it is a project started by SM’s EDM label in where every month, one song from SM’s talents will be selected and then re-introduced in remix version.
The aim of iScreaM project is to expand the experience of the talents so they could cooperate and work together with both foreign and domestic Djs and music producers in producing a remix version. The first song that selected as part of the project is NCT 127’s Hero (Kick It).
In this chance, Sehun and Chanyeol will work together with DJ Mar Vista to produce 1 Billion Views in remix version. Mar Vista is a house producer and DJ who have been working with world-class musician such as David Guetta, Mark Knight and Pete Tong.
The tract itself has been released on 28 August 2020 and until today has received more than 1 million views on YouTube and still counting.
The new version will give you the same experience but yet different feeling with all the new beat as the combination of classical, tech and jekkin house kind of vibes which become the strong signature of DJ Mar Vista.
EXO-SC is the sub-unit of EXO consist of Sehun and Chanyeol. In this latest album both Sehun and Chanyeol were participating in producing the song such as writing and composing.
Chanyeol is well known for his multi-talented skills as music producer, singer and rapper, while Sehun, though singing is not his strongest point but he is an excellent rapper too, and 1 Billion Views highlighted the skill of Sehun and Chanyeol as rappers in totally different level.