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"Perfect Night" is a song by South Korean girl group Le Sserafim. It was released by Source Music on October 27, 2023, as the group's first English single and also served as a promotional song for the video game Overwatch 2.
"Perfect Night" was a commercial success in South Korea, becoming Le Sserafim's first number one on the Circle Digital Chart and remained atop the chart for six non-consecutive weeks. It also reached number one in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, as well as the top 10 in Japan, Malaysia and New Zealand. It also became the group's highest charting single in Canada, the United States, and on the Global 200 chart.
Background and release
On October 11, 2023, Source Music released a teaser video for Le Sserafim's new music via Hybe's official YouTube channel. The next day, the group announced the release of their new single "Perfect Night" on October 27, along with the release of the promotion schedule. Concept videos for the single was released on October 18. On October 19, the single was revealed to be a promotional single for Overwatch 2. A teaser for the music video was released on October 24. The single was released alongside its music video on October 27.
Composition
"Perfect Night" was written by Score (13), Megatone (13), Sofia Quinn, "Hitman" Bang, Amanda "Kiddo A.I." Ibanez, Marcus Andersson, Lauren Aquilina, Jorge Luis Perez Jr, Huh Yunjin, Niklas Jarelius Persson, Zikai, Ninos Hanna and produced by the production team 13 and "Hitman" Bang. It is a 2-step garage song which "sends an energetic message that even a not-so-perfect day can be fun when you spend it with your crew."
Music video
The song's music video was released on October 27, 2023 on the HYBE Labels YouTube channel. It was directed by Woogie Kim and features images of the group members dancing to the song interspersed with animation produced by Blizzard, Overwatch 2's studio. As of September 10, 2024, the video has accumulated over 101 million views.
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Han, Hae-seon (October 25, 2023). "르세라핌X'오버워치 2' 만났다..'Perfect Night' MV 티저 화제" [Le Sserfamin X 'Overwatch 2' met...'Perfect Night' MV teaser topic] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on October 29, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Naver.
Kim, Na-yul (October 27, 2023). "르세라핌, 오늘(27일) 'Perfect Night' 발매..'오날오밤' 무대 예고" [Le Sserafim releases 'Perfect Night' today (27th)...'Onal O Night' stage preview] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on October 29, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Seon, Mi-kyung (October 28, 2023). "르세라핌, 美 반응 뜨겁다" [Le Sserafim receives a warm response from the U.S.] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on October 29, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Naver.
Han, Hae-seon (October 29, 2023). ""오늘 막방인데 감사" 아이브, 제니 제치고 '인가' 1위..세븐틴·르세라핌·라이즈 컴백[종합]" [“Thank you for the last broadcast today” Ive surpasses Jennie to take first place in ‘Inkigayo’...Seventeen, Le Sserafim, Riize comeback ] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Naver.
‘음악중심’ 르세라핌 1위, 놀뭐 유재석→영케이 원탑 데뷔[종합] [‘Music Core’ Le Sserafim takes first place, Yoo Jae-seok → Young K’s One Top debut ] (in Korean). Newsen. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Naver.
'음악중심' 르세라핌, 에스파·태연 제치고 2주 연속 1위[종합] ['Music Core' Le Sserafim beats Aespa and Taeyeon to take first place for 2 weeks in a row ] (in Korean). Newsen. December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Naver.
