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Thunderous

"Thunderous" ( , "Singer" (of Pansori)) is a song by South Korean boy band Stray Kids, from their second studio album Noeasy. It was released as the lead single on August 23, 2021, through JYP Entertainment. Written by 3Racha, a production team from members of Stray Kids, and HotSauce, the song is described as a hip hop, and trap song with the elements of Korean traditional music (gugak), and brass instruments, expressing the firm belief that they will not be discouraged and keep to their principles no matter what anyone says. The Japanese version of "Thunderous", titled , was released on October 13, 2021, together with "Scars" as a double A-side single, through Epic Records Japan. Commercially, the song debuted at number 33 on the Gaon Digital Chart, making their highest charting song ever, number 3 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales, number 80 on the Global 200. It was promoted on several South Korean music programs and took six wins from music programs, such as Show Champion, M Countdown, Music Bank, and Inkigayo. The accompanying music video reached 100 million views in 55 days after being uploaded, making it their fifth and fastest to hit 100-million-view music video. The Japanese version peaked at number 2 on the Oricon Singles Chart.

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"Thunderous" ( , "Singer" (of Pansori)) is a song by South Korean boy band Stray Kids, from their second studio album Noeasy. It was released as the lead single on August 23, 2021, through JYP Entertainment. Written by 3Racha, a production team from members of Stray Kids, and HotSauce, the song is described as a hip hop, and trap song with the elements of Korean traditional music (gugak), and brass instruments, expressing the firm belief that they will not be discouraged and keep to their principles no matter what anyone says. The Japanese version of "Thunderous", titled , was released on October 13, 2021, together with "Scars" as a double A-side single, through Epic Records Japan. Commercially, the song debuted at number 33 on the Gaon Digital Chart, making their highest charting song ever, number 3 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales, number 80 on the Global 200. It was promoted on several South Korean music programs and took six wins from music programs, such as Show Champion, M Countdown, Music Bank, and Inkigayo. The accompanying music video reached 100 million views in 55 days after being uploaded, making it their fifth and fastest to hit 100-million-view music video. The Japanese version peaked at number 2 on the Oricon Singles Chart.

Key claims

  1. release date: 2021-08-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2021-10-13 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2021-08-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "2021-08-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2021-10-13". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2021-08-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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