Do the Dance

"Do the Dance" () is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Illit for their third extended play Bomb. It was released as the EP's lead single by Belift Lab on June 16, 2025.

Background and release

On May 19, 2025, Belift Lab announced that Illit would be releasing their third extended play Bomb on June 16.^[1] On May 22, "Do the Dance" was announced as the lead single upon the tracklist reveal, and the highlight medley video previewing the song was released later the same day.^[2] A snippet video for the song was released on May 24.^[3] On June 13 and 15, music video teasers for the song were released.^[4] The song was released alongside its music video and the extended play on June 16.^[5] The remixes version was released on June 27.^[6] On September 1, the Japanese version of the song was released as part of Illit's first Japanese maxi single "Toki Yo Tomare".^[7]

Composition

"Do the Dance" was written and produced by "Hitman" Bang, Frants, Fig Tape, Shinkung and Dyvahh, with Moa "Cazzi Opeia" Carlebecker (Sunshine), Ellen Berg (Sunshine), Tomoyuki Asakawa, Jang Jeong-won (Jamfactory), Miah (153/Joombas), Bay (153/Joombas), Kim Kiwi, Yunah, Maryjane (Lalala Studio), 4 Seasons (Lee Aeng-du, Kim Chae-ah, and Lee Eun-hwa) (153/Joombas) and Huh Yunjin participating in the writing.^[8][9] It is described as a Eurodance song, having "a romantic and dream-like string theme" that samples part of the soundtrack (優雅なる脱走, Yūganaru dassō) from the 1989 Japanese anime film The Five Star Stories, giving it a classical musical atmosphere.^[10][5] It also features "addictive hooks and beats", with whimsical, spell-like lyrics that enhance Illit's unique charm.^[11]

Promotion

On June 16, 2025, prior to the release of Bomb, Illit held a showcase event aimed at introducing the extended play and its songs, including "Do the Dance".^[11] They subsequently performed on four music programs in the first week of promotion: Mnet's M Countdown on June 19,^[12] KBS's Music Bank on June 20,^[13] MBC's Show! Music Core on June 21,^[14] and SBS's Inkigayo on June 22.^[12]

Accolades

Year-end lists

Track listing

• Digital download and streaming – Remixes

1. "Billyeoon Goyangi (Do the Dance)" – 3:08
2. "Billyeoon Goyangi (Do the Dance)" (Snail's House remix) – 3:15
3. "Billyeoon Goyangi (Do the Dance)" (Sunlight remix) – 3:15
4. "Billyeoon Goyangi (Do the Dance)" (Fig Tape remix) – 2:35
5. "Billyeoon Goyangi (Do the Dance)" (Breakbot & Irfane remix) – 3:04
6. "Billyeoon Goyangi (Do the Dance)" (slowed + reverb) – 3:55
7. "Billyeoon Goyangi (Do the Dance)" (instrumental) – 3:08

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.^[8]

Studio

• Hybe Studio – recording
• Diver Studio – digital editing
• 77F Studio – digital editing
• The Nest – mixing

Personnel

• Illit – vocals
• Kyungseon – background vocals
• Lara Andersson – background vocals
• Moa "Cazzi Opeia" Carlebecker (Sunshine) – background vocals
• Dyvahh – keyboard, synthesizer, drum programming, vocal arrangement, digital editing
• Frants – keyboard, synthesizer, bass, drum programming
• Fig Tape – keyboard, synthesizer, bass, drum programming
• Shinkung – keyboard, synthesizer
• Woo Min-jeong – digital editing
• Lee Dong-geun – recording engineering
• Lee Seong-hun – recording engineering
• Geoff Swan – mix engineering
• Matt Cahill – mix engineering assistant

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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2. ^ Go, Seung-ah (May 23, 2025). "ko:아일릿, 미니 3집 타이틀곡은 '빌려온 고양이'...중독성 예고" [Illit, the title song of the 3rd mini album is 'Borrowed Cat'... Addictive premonition] (in Korean). News1. Archived June 15, 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 15, 2025. – via Naver
3. ^ Lee, Seon-myeong (May 24, 2025). "ko:'6월 컴백' 아일릿, 고양이로 돌아온다" ['June Comeback' Illit, returns as cats] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived June 15, 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 15, 2025. – via Naver
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14. ^ Kim, Na-yeon (June 21, 2025). "ko:NCT 도영, '음중' 1위.."나보다 더 나를 사랑해주는 시즈니, 고맙고 미안" 뭉클 소감[종합]" [NCT Doyoung, 'Music Core' 1st place.."Thank you and sorry to Czennies who love me more than I love myself" touching thoughts [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived June 28, 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 28, 2025. – via Naver
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