The Song Ko Ko Bop From EXO Turned Out To Be Created For Red Velvet

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JAKARTA - EXO and Red Velvet groups come from the same agency, SM Entertainment. As group representatives in the third generation, these two groups are often said to have similarities in terms of concept and song. Now, a new fact is revealed by producer Styalz Fuego who worked on the song Ko Ko Bop from EXO.

Through his Twitter account, Styalz Fuego wrote "@weareoneEXO - Ko Ko Bop was originally written for Red Velvet, the keys were made three times higher but then lowered to match EXO."

k-pop random fact: @weareoneEXO - Ko Ko Bop was originally written for Red Velvet, the key was 3 notes higher but was then pitched down to suit EXO https://t.co/L1wV0qXkmv

- STYALZ FUEGO (@STYALZFUEGO) December 27, 2019

Ko Ko Bop is EXO's promotional song for their fourth studio album which was released two years ago. The dominance of guitar and reggae music in this song makes Ko Ko Bop sound as something new in K-pop music. Several EXO members namely Chen, Baekhyun, and Chanyeol participated in making this song.

Aware of the hectic response under the chirp, Fuego added a text; "Okay, this is making a scene". The tweet was enlivened by EXOL (as EXO fans) and Reveluv (as Red Velvet fans) where some fans regretted that Ko Ko Bop was not sung by Red Velvet and some imagined that if EXO did not promote with Ko Ko Bop then they could be vacuum throughout the year 2017. They also cannot imagine Ko Ko Bop's song being sung by another group.

A few months before the release of Ko Ko Bop, the demo of the song was leaked. Interestingly, the song was sung by a woman. Fans also had time to edit the song Ko Ko Bop with the song Bad Boy from Red Velvet into one. Many felt that the two songs had a similar harmony, making the mash up an interesting thing.

IT FINALLY MAKES SENSE pic.twitter.com/WVM0x5LOTk https://t.co/GLpqF46mla

- kay misses lisa (@PlNKPUNKS) December 27, 2019

This has often happened in the South Korean music industry. Previously, Red Velvet's b-side album Look was actually aimed at their senior, singer BoA. Even so with their debut song, Happiness which was originally made for f (x).

Meanwhile, despite the excitement of the song Ko Ko Bop, Red Velvet has just released the album The Reve Festival Finale with the flagship song Psycho. Besides, Wendy, who recently had a fracture, was unable to participate in the year-end performance.