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{{Infobox song

| name = ! (Don't Don)

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Super Junior

| album = Don't Don

| released = September 20, 2007

| recorded = 2007

| studio = SM Booming System (Seoul, South Korea)

| venue =

| genre = Rock, dance-pop, R&B, rap

| length = 4:11

| label = SM

| writer =

| producer = Lee Soo Man

| prev_title = Full of Happiness

| prev_year = 2007

| next_title = Marry U

| next_year = 2007

| misc =

}}

"' ! (Don't Don)'", literally translated to "'Money, Money! (Don't Don)'", is an R&B/rock song (specifically SMP) written by Yoo Young-jin and Groovie K for the South Korean boy band Super Junior, which was released in their second album, 'Don't Don' on September 20, 2007. On September 21, 2007, the group made their first performance on KBS' 'Music Bank', performing "Don't Don". The song debuted in most South Korean music charts and enjoyed success as part of the top 20 for weeks.

Song history



"Don't Don" is the first track on 'Don't Don', a song with the music combination of rock, R&B, rap, and dance-pop. The song debuted in the top 20 on most South Korean music charts on the second week of October. ChartKorea.net. [http://www.chartkorea.net/chart.php?term=W&genre=1] Retrieved October 14, 2007. Composed, arranged and written by Yoo Young Jin, the song is a type of SMP (SM Music Performance), with the combination of heavy guitar riffs, percussion patterns, and an electronic violin solo. The song features various raps and also a solo violin performance, performed by a Canadian-Chinese SM Entertainment trainee, Henry Lau, who was a member of Super Junior-M until 2018.

"Don't Don", pronounced as 'don don' in Korean, is a play on the words "don", (Korean: ), which means money, and "donda", (Korean: ), which means "to go insane". The lyrics speak about how money, hypocrisy, and the change of society has made the world into a twisted and greedy place to live. The lyrics urge listeners to transform the world into a place where the innocence of children can be preserved. Mydaily.co.kr. [http://www.mydaily.co.kr/news/read.html?newsid=200709140901461130 Super Junior releases album on September 20, comeback after one year four months] September 14, 2007. Retrieved September 14, 2007.

Music video



The dance choreography for the song were choreographed by the members of Super Junior. A mature change in dance style, which includes pelvic thrusting that was first introduced in their last single, "U", robotic dancing, smooth transitions, and an exclusive addition of a solo dance segment presents Super Junior's dramatic change in image. In the music video, the Super Junior members dance in a war-like environment with explosive fire and hot air surrounding them. The members are seen running away from trucks and also jumping over large cracks as if escaping from danger. The music video came out with two versions, the second version with extra shots of Henry Lau, a featured artist, and a large sun hanging in the dark sky near the end of the music video. The theme of the video deals with chaos and confusion, similar to how the lyrics of the song expresses that money has made the world go crazy and become hypocritical. The theme of the video controls a dangerous habitat which sends off a dark message and warning to the audience, which is not any similar to Super Junior's previous music videos where the main theme of the song is not expressed as clearly. Retrieved October 14, 2007.

Henry Lau plays the violin during the dance break of the music video.

Throughout most of the video, only twelve members are seen dancing to most of the choreography. Kyuhyun, due to his car accident injury, appeared only during his solo part.

Reception



"Don't Don" debuted in weak positions at most online charts. It won its first #1 recognition, the SBS 'Popular Songs' Mutizen Song, on October 21, 2007, a month after its release. Sina.com. [http://ent.sina.com.cn/x/2007-10-21/19001758142.shtml Super Junior wins Mutizen Song after one month of release] October 21, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2007. "Don't Don" won its second recognition on November 1, 2007 at M.NET's 'M!Countdown', being the number one song of the week along with V.O.S.'s new single, "Everyday". Newsen.com. [http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?news_uid=178967 SuJu, V.O.S tear together] November 1, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2007. Although the successful sales of 'Don't Don' is reflected from the notability of the first single, "Don't Don" did not win as many achievements as the group's past single, "U".

Personnel



*Super Junior (Leeteuk, Heechul, Han Geng, Yesung, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, Kibum, Kyuhyun) – vocals, background vocals

*Henry Lau – violin

*Yoo Young-jin – lyrics, composition, arrangement, director, rap making, voice modeling guitar, violin conductor, background vocals, recording, mixing

*Groovie K – composition, electric guitar

*Badook – rap making

*Cheon "bigboom" Hoon – mastering

*Lee Soo-man – producer, violin conductor

'Studios'

*SM Booming System – recording, mixing

*Sonic Korea – mastering

Controversy



The featuring of Henry Lau, a Canadian-Chinese SM Entertainment trainee who plays the electronic violin during the violin solo segment in the song, created controversies with the fan base of Super Junior. Sina.com. [http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/2007-09-21/15171725620.shtml Super Junior makes dance stage comeback with Chinese newbie] September 21, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2007. Many fans of Super Junior initially supported Henry after seeing his pre-debut live performance while dancing with the violin at Super Junior's comeback performance on September 21, 2007, but after SM Entertainment announced Henry as part of the soon-to-debut Super Junior-M, a new subgroup of Super Junior, fans became furious with the label for adding a fourteenth member in Super Junior. Sina.com. [http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/2007-10-03/08471737099.shtml Super Junior-China forms next year, Hankyung and Henry core members] October 3, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2007. Some fans begin to bash Henry and had plans to boycott SM Entertainment products. The fans even shouted "Thirteen!" during a solo performance of Henry while performing with Super Junior. However, SM Entertainment stepped up and said that Henry will not be affecting the official Super Junior, and will just be having activities with the subgroup.

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