"Boss" is a song recorded by South Korean boy group NCT U, the first unit of NCT under the management of SM Entertainment, serving as the lead single of NCT's debut studio album NCT 2018 Empathy. Musically, "Boss" was described as a dynamic, electro-hip-hop track with a paunchy, chanting chorus of the bass-heavy dance that ends with a heavy synth.
Music video The music video for "Boss" was the first of the two music videos that was filmed in Kyiv, Ukraine directed by South Korean director Oui Kim, the other being the coupling NCT U single "Baby Don't Stop". The filming locations were the Ukrainian house, the abandoned bus park Number 7, and the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine.
Accolades +Year-end listsCritic/PublicationListRankBuzzFeed30 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 20186SBS PopAsiaMost visually captivating K-pop music videos of 2018 (so far)7
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from album's liner notes.
Studio SM Booming System – recording SM Blue Cup Studio – recording, mixing Doobdoob Studio – recording SM LVYIN Studio – digital editing Sterling Sound – mastering
Personnel
SM Entertainment – executive producer Lee Soo-man – producer NCT U – vocals Taeyong – lyrics, background vocals Mark – lyrics Yoo Young-jin – producer, lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, background vocals, recording, music and sound supervisor Mike Daley – producer, composition, arrangement Mitchell Owens – composition Patrick "J. Que" Smith – composition Tiffany Fred – composition Wutan – lyrics, vocal directing Lee Joo-hyung – vocal directing, Pro Tools operating Byun Jang-moon – background vocals Jung Eui-seok – recording, mixing Ahn Chang-gyu – recording Lee Ji-hong – digital editing Randy Merrill – mastering
Charts Chart (2018)PeakpositionSouth Korea (Gaon)97South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)80US World Digital Songs (Billboard)3
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