Dice (Onew song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Dice
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Onew
| EP = Dice
| released = April 11, 2022
| recorded =
| studio =
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| genre = K-pop
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=06}}
| language = Korean
| label = * SM
| writer = * Kang Eun-jung
- Will Lobban-Bean
- Griffith Clawson
- Jesse Fink
| producer = * Cook Classics
- Hitchhiker
| chronology = Onew
| prev_title = Mind Warning
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = The Sun is in My Eyes
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|xYth9NVvuPo|"Dice"}}}}
}}
"Dice" is a song by South Korean singer Onew. It was released on April 11, 2022, through SM Entertainment and served as the lead single for the EP of the same name. "Dice" was written by Kang Eun-jung, Will Lobban-Bean, Griffith Clawson and Jesse Fink, and produced by Lobban-Bean and Hitchhiker.
Background and release
Following the release of Onew's debut solo EP, Voice, in 2018, he went on hiatus due to mandatory military service.{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2018/12/398_260111.html|title=Shinee's Onew takes hiatus to serve in military|website=The Korea Times|agency=Yonhap News Agency|date=December 10, 2018|access-date=March 28, 2022|archive-date=December 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210084110/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2018/12/398_260111.html|url-status=live}} In March 2022, his agency SM Entertainment announced he would resume his solo music career with the release of his second EP Dice, led by the single of the same name.{{cite web|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220329005700315|title=Shinee's Onew to drop new EP 'Dice' next month|website=Yonhap News Agency|date=March 29, 2022|access-date=March 29, 2022|archive-date=March 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329024546/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220329005700315|url-status=live}} Another song was originally intended as lead single but it fell through.{{cite web|url=https://www.marieclairekorea.com/celebrity/2022/04/shinee-onew-3/|script-title=ko:온유한 날들|trans-title=Gentle Days|website=Marie Claire Korea|last=Park|first=Min|date=May 2022|access-date=June 28, 2022|language=ko}} Onew instead opted for "Dice" because he liked its rhythm.{{cite web|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/04/13/entertainment/kpop/celeb-shinee-onew/20220413143312026.html|title=[Celeb] Onew is back with another solo debut after three years|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|last=Shin|first=Min-hee|date=April 13, 2022|access-date=May 31, 2022|archive-date=May 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523213314/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/04/13/entertainment/kpop/celeb-shinee-onew/20220413143312026.html|url-status=live}} Image teasers were uploaded to social media beginning March 31,{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=003&aid=0011093640|script-title=ko:온유, 솔로 앨범 '다이스' 스케줄 포스터 공개…내달 컴백|trans-title=Onew releases the schedule poster for solo album 'Dice'... Comeback next month|work=Newsis|via=Naver|last=Kim|first=Ju-hee|date=March 30, 2022|access-date=April 9, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=April 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409153559/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=003&aid=0011093640|url-status=live}} and the song was released alongside its accompanying music video on April 11.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=410&aid=0000860191|script-title=ko:3년 4개월 동안 넓어진 온유의 스펙트럼 'DICE' [MK★컴백]|trans-title=Onew expands his spectrum with 'Dice', returning after three years and four months|work=MK Sports|via=Naver|last=Kim|first=Na-young|date=April 11, 2022|access-date=May 31, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531210128/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=410&aid=0000860191|url-status=live}} Onew promoted the song with performances on M Countdown, Music Bank, Inkigayo and Show! Music Core.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=003&aid=0011123010|script-title=ko:샤이니 온유, '다이스'로 컴백…엠카 첫 방송|trans-title=Shinee Onew's comeback with 'Dice'... First broadcast on M Countdown|work=Newsis|via=Naver|last=Lee|first=Hye-min|date=April 14, 2022|access-date=May 31, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531210132/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=003&aid=0011123010|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000566071|script-title=ko:'음악중심' 빅뱅, 활동 안 해도 1위‥온유·송가인 컴백(종합)|trans-title='Music Core': Big Bang takes first place despite not promoting|work=Newsen|via=Naver|last=Lee|first=Hana|date=April 23, 2022|access-date=May 31, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=April 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424025013/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000566071|url-status=live}}
Composition
"Dice" is a "breezy" and "mellifluous" pop song underpinned by rhythmical guitar plucking and synthesizer sounds that intensify in the chorus.{{cite web|url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/watch-shinees-onew-in-dreamy-and-whimsical-music-video-for-dice/|title=Watch Shinee's Onew in Dreamy and Whimsical Music Video for 'Dice'|website=Rolling Stone India|last=Dongre|first=Divyansha|date=April 11, 2022|access-date=May 31, 2022|archive-date=April 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411123638/https://rollingstoneindia.com/watch-shinees-onew-in-dreamy-and-whimsical-music-video-for-dice/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=009&aid=0004943111|script-title=ko:샤이니 온유, 신곡 '다이스'로 청량 매력 예고|trans-title=Shinee's Onew shows refreshing charm on new song 'Dice'|work=Maeil Business Newspaper|via=Naver|last=Lee|first=Da-gyeom|date=March 31, 2022|access-date=April 3, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=April 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409153600/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=009&aid=0004943111|url-status=live}} The lyrics compare love to a game; Onew sings about rolling the dice and betting on love despite knowing it's a game he will likely lose.
Music video
The music video for "Dice" opens with Onew gazing at a woman through a hotel window, only to witness her be abducted by a masked individual. Onew enters the hotel in an effort to save her and is met with various foes along the way. He traverses the hotel's many rooms by rolling a magical dice, disguising himself first as a prince and then as a bellboy.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/shinee-onew-mini-album-dice-music-video-comeback-3202276|title=Shinee's Onew returns with whimsical music video for solo song 'Dice'|website=NME|last=Yeo|first=Gladys|date=April 11, 2022|access-date=May 31, 2022|archive-date=April 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415215518/https://www.nme.com/news/music/shinee-onew-mini-album-dice-music-video-comeback-3202276|url-status=live}} He eventually reunites with his love interest, who does not require rescuing and instead dispatches the enemies herself.
Critical reception
Writing for MTV, Sarina Bhutani called "Dice" "one of Onew's most unique works to date" and described it as "a song that feels like wind in your hair and sunshine on your skin".{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/3185818/bop-shop-camila-cabello-willow-sophia-bel-onew/|title=Bop Shop: Songs From Camila Cabello and Willow, Sophia Bel, Onew, and More|website=MTV|last=Bhutani|first=Sarina|date=April 15, 2022|access-date=May 31, 2022|archive-date=May 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515093756/http://www.mtv.com/news/3185818/bop-shop-camila-cabello-willow-sophia-bel-onew/|url-status=dead}} Divyansha Dongre of Rolling Stone India praised it as a "quintessential summer single", highlighting Onew's "signature dulcet vocalizations".
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Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Dice.{{cite AV media notes|title=Dice|year=2022|type=Liner notes|publisher=SM Entertainment|location=South Korea}}
Recording
- Recorded at SM Starlight Studio and SM Yellow Tail Studio
- Digitally edited at SM LVYIN Studio
- Mixed at SM Blue Cup Studio
- Mastered at 821 Sound Mastering
Personnel
- Onew – vocals, background vocals
- Kang Eun-jung – lyrics
- Will Lobban-Bean – composition
- Griffith Clawson – composition
- Jesse Fink – composition
- Cook Classios – arrangement
- Hitchhiker – arrangement, guitar, keyboard
- Lee Min-gyu – recording
- No Min-ji – recording
- Lee Ji-hong – digital editing
- Jeong Eui-seok – mixing
- Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for "Dice" ! scope="col" | Chart (2022) ! scope="col" | Peak |
| scope="row" | South Korea (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=16&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week|script-title=ko:2022년 16주차 Digital Chart|trans-title=Digital Chart – Week 16, 2022|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=May 31, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=May 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523131946/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=16&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}
| 16 |
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Release history
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|+ Release dates and formats for "Dice" ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label ! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|References(s)}} |
| scope="row" | Various
| April 11, 2022 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} |
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