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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Do or Not
| cover = File:Pentagon Do or Not.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Digital single cover
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| type = single
| artist = Pentagon
| album = LOVE or TAKE
| released =
| recorded =
| studio = Cube Studio
| venue =
| genre =
| A-side =
| B-side =
| length = 3:08
| label = *Cube
*Universal Music
| writer =
*Lee Hoe-taek
*Jung Woo-seok
| producer =
*Hui
*Wooseok
* (NATHAN)
| prev_title = Eternal Flame
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Feelin' Like
| next_year = 2022
| misc = }}
"'Do or Not'" (stylized as 'DO or NOT') is a song recorded by South Korean boy group Pentagon, released on March 15, 2021, by Cube Entertainment as the second track and lead single of the group's eleventh extended play, 'Love or Take' written and produced by members Hui and Wooseok, alongside Nathan. The song is a refreshing Pentagon-style song that follows the footsteps of their other songs like "Shine", "Spring Snow" and "Daisy".
English and Chinese versions of the song were released together as a digital single on April 9, 2021. A Japanese version of "Do or Not" was released as the lead single of their EP of the same name on June 14, 2021.
Composition and lyrics
The song is composed in the key of C major, 130 beats per minute with a running time of 3:08 minutes. "Do or Not" has a genre of pop rock that shows Pentagon's own unique musical and narrative style where 8 members become main characters of a romantic comic. The lyrics "Say you like it or not', 'Just make up your mind now' illustrate one's cautious inner side and genuine feelings of being desperate while waiting for other person's answer, but at the same time looking witty and nonchalant.
Critical reception
Puah Ziwei of 'NME' praised that the group's "sub-vocalists Shinwon, Yeo One and Yanan for stepping up" and "be satisfactory singers in their own right" as the group's "vocal powerhouses" Jinho and Hui were absent. She also describes the song "undoubtedly catchy", though she felt "the song starts off with a misplaced '60s-inspired doo-wop intro that sets an entirely wrong tone for the song. It soon takes an abrupt shift to an early-2000s pop rock sound, which seems like a precarious middle ground between the harder sound of the groups recent releases (Daisy and Dr. BeBe) and the brighter pop sound of their earlier hits ("Shine" and "Naughty Boy"), and only then does the song finally find its footing, and concluded that "sing-along chorus is just enough to save the song".
Commercial performance
The song debuted at number 60 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart with Gaon index of 7,119,656, and number 5 on Gaon Download Chart on the chart issue dated March 1420, 2021.
Track listing
*'Download and streaming ' 'Love or Take'
# "Do or Not" 3:08
*'Digital single'
# "Do or Not (English Ver.)" 3:08
# "Do or Not (Chinese Ver.)" 3:08
* 'Download and streaming ' 'Do or Not'
# "Do or Not (Japanese Ver.)" 3:08
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from Cube Entertainment, NetEase Music, and Melon.
Song credits
* Pentagon Vocals
** Hui Composer, songwriter, background vocal
** Wooseok Composer, songwriter
** Yan An - Vocal guide (Chinese version)
* NATHAN Composer, audio engineer, bass, drum, piano, synthesizer
* Gabriel Brandes English translation (English version)
* Arys Chien Chinese translation (Chinese version)
* Shoko Fujibayashi Japanese translation (Japanese version)
* Soulman Background vocal
* Kim Dong-min Guitar
* Shin Jae-bin Record engineering
* Choi Ye-ji Record engineering
* Jeon Bu-yeon Digital editing
* Mr. Cho Audio mixing
* Kwon Nam-woo Audio mastering
* Jang Seung-ho Assistant audio mastering
Visual credits
* Digipedi music video directorPromotion
To promote "Do or Not", Pentagon appeared and performed on several South Korean music programs including Mnet's 'M! Countdown', KBS's 'Music Bank', MBC's 'Show! Music Core', SBS's 'Inkigayo' and SBS MTV's 'The Show'.
Music video
The music video for "Do or Not" was directed by Digipedi, and was uploaded to Pentagon's official YouTube channel on March 15, 2021. The music video garnered 1.3 million views, two days after its released, and exceeded 5 million views, four days later. The video sees the members of Pentagon all competing to try to win the love of the same girl. As they all try various adorable ways of impressing her like sharing the same headphones, dancing, and magic tricks, they come to realize that their friendships are what's most important. Emlyn Travis from BuzzFeed noted that the music video "not only the perfect fit for the song's upbeat melody and cheeky lyrics, but it also features the group's leader Hui who recently enlisted in the military last month, so it's especially sweet for fans."
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