Millions (Winner song)

"Millions"
Digital cover
Single by Winner
Released	December 19, 2018 (2018-12-19)
Genre	Dance pop
Length	3:29
Label	YG Genie Music
Composer(s)	Yoon Kang Uk-jin Diggy
Lyricist(s)	Yoon Mino Hoony
Winner singles chronology
"Everyday" (2018) "Millions" (2018) "Ah Yeah" (2019)
Music video
"Millions" on YouTube

"Millions" is a song recorded by South Korean boy group Winner. It was released on December 19, 2018 under the label YG Entertainment and is distributed by Genie Music.[1][2]

Background and release

On December 11, 2018, YG Entertainment published a group poster with the words "Coming Soon".[3] Two days later, it was revealed that Winner's comeback would consist of a single album that would be released online on December 19.[4] On December 14, it was announced that the single was entitled "Millions" through a poster crediting Kang Seung-yoon, Song Min Ho and Lee Seung Hoon for the lyrics and Kang Seung-yoon, Kang Uk-jin and Diggy for the composition of the song.[5]

Solo posters of the members were released on December 17[6] and a final poster was published a few hours prior to the release along with a teaser of the music video.[7] The group held an hour-long comeback special live "Merry Millions Day" on Naver's V App on December 19 at 5 PM (KST).[8] The music video was released at 6PM (KST).[9] The making film was published the following day.[10] A performance video with the full choreography was released on December 21.[11]

Composition

Tamar Herman of Billboard describes "Millions" as a "feel-good dance track that brings a summery feel" and that is "fronted by plucky strings, snappy drum beats, and bright whistle synth effects."[12] Woo Jae-yeon of Yonhap News Agency defines it as "a tropical-pop dance song."[13]

Promotion

Winner during an autograph event in Jamsil, December 2018

Winner held their comeback stage on MBC's Show! Music Core on December 22.[14] They promoted the song on several music programs in South Korea, including Inkigayo.

Charts

Chart (2018–19)	Peak position
China (QQ Music Weekly Chart)[15]	16
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[16]	2
South Korea (K–Pop Hot 100)[17]	2
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[18]	5

Awards and nominations

Music program awards

Program	Date	Ref.
M Countdown (Mnet)	December 27, 2018	[19]
	January 3, 2019	[20]
Inkigayo (SBS)	December 30, 2018	[21]
	January 6, 2019	[22]
Show Champion (MBC Music)	January 2, 2019
Show! Music Core (MBC)	January 5, 2019	[23]
Music Bank (KBS)	January 11, 2019	[24]

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref
Various	December 19, 2018	Digital download, streaming	YG Entertainment	[25]
South Korea	December 24, 2018	CD, digital download, streaming	YG Entertainment

See also

• List of M Countdown Chart winners (2018)
• List of M Countdown Chart winners (2019)

References

1. "Winner to wrap up the year with a new single". K-POP Herald. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
2. "Winner to drop a song on Dec. 19". Korea JoongAng Daily. December 14, 2018.
3. "위너 'COMING SOON' 포스터 공개…12월 컴백". JTBC Plus (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-12-19.
4. "WINNER to release new digital single next week". Yonhap News. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
5. "위너, 신곡 타이틀곡은 '밀리언즈'..멤버들 작사작곡 참여[공식입장]". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-12-19.
6. ""MV 스포일러도 자신감"…위너, 이미 뜨거운 '밀리언즈' [Oh!쎈 초점]". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-12-19.
7. "위너(WINNER), 19일 신곡 '밀리언즈(MILLIONS)' 공개…위너표 '겨울 감성'". Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-12-19.
8. "WINNER – COUNTDOWN LIVE 'MERRY MILLIONS DAY". YG Life. YG Entertainment.
9. "[팝's신곡]"넌 조물주의 마스터피스"‥위너, 모두 사랑받을 'MILLIONS' 이유". Herald Pop (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-12-19.
10. "위너, '밀리언즈(MILLIONS)' 뮤직비디오 메이킹 영상 공개…"양 회장님 감사하다"". Asia E (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-12-20.
11. "신곡 'MILLIONS' 안무 영상서 '흰 셔츠+청바지'로 '청초미' 뽐낸 위너". Insight (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-12-21.
12. Herman, Tamar (December 19, 2018). "WINNER Have 'Millions' Of Things to Love in New Music Video: Watch". billboard. Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
13. Woo, Jae-yeon (December 19, 2018). "(Yonhap Interview) WINNER reflects on successful 2018, hopes best year is yet to come". yonhap. Yonhap. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
14. "'포카리'같은 청량감 넘치는 위너 신곡 'MILLIONS' 컴백 무대". Insight (in Korean). December 22, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
15. "巅峰榜·热歌 - 12.20-12.26" (in Chinese). QQ Music. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
16. "Digital Chart – Week 52 of 2018". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 3, 2019.
17. "Kpop Hot 100 - The Week of December 31, 2018 – January 6, 2019" (in Korean). Retrieved January 28, 2019.
18. "World Digital Song Sales Chart (December 29, 2018)". Billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
19. "위너, '밀리언즈'로 '엠카' 1위..컴백 첫 음악방송 정상 트로피[공식입장]". OSEN (in Korean). December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
20. "[공식]위너 '밀리언즈', 2주 연속 '엠카' 1위…음악 방송 3관왕". Sports Chosun (in Korean). January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
21. "위너 '밀리언즈', '인기가요' 1위 "어두운 주변 밝히는 별 되겠다" [공식입장]". OSEN (in Korean). December 30, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
22. "위너, '인기가요' 1위로 5관왕 달성…"더 많은 상 받고 싶다"". YG Life (in Korean). January 6, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
23. "'매력이 Millions' 위너, '쇼! 음악중심' 1위…음악 방송 4관왕". MBC Sport Plus (in Korean). January 6, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
24. "'뮤직뱅크' 위너, '밀리언즈'로 1위·6관왕...우주소녀·에이핑크 컴백 [종합]". OSEN (in Korean). January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
25. "Pre-Orders for WINNER's 'MILLIONS' Start Today (17th) … "Preparing for Comeback"". YG Life. YG Entertainment.

External links

• WINNER - 'MILLIONS' M/V on YouTube