Four Seasons (song) explained

Four Seasons
Cover:Four Seasons Taeyeon album.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Taeyeon
B-Side:Blue
Recorded:2019
Studio:SM Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Length:3:32
Label:
  • SM
  • Dreamus
Lyricist:Kenzie
Composer:
Chronology:Taeyeon
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"Four Seasons" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon. Written by Kenzie, who also co-produced the song with AFSHeeN, Andrew Allen and Josh Cumbee, the reggae-tinged ballad was released as a digital single on March 24, 2019, by SM Entertainment and Dreamus, with an accompanying music video released two days prior to its digital release.[1] Initially a standalone single, both the song and the B-side track "Blue" were later included as bonus tracks in the Korean release of Taeyeon's second album Purpose, released on October 28.

Upon its release, "Four Seasons" received positive reviews from music critics for solidifying the singer's growth as a "full-time" vocalist.[2] The song achieved great commercial success, earning Taeyeon her fifth chart-topper as a lead artist (sixth overall) on the Gaon Digital Chart for two weeks and to date, her longest charting performance on the chart. It eventually became her first single to receive a Platinum certificate by KMCA for achieving over 100,000,000 streaming units in November 2019, only six months after its release.[3] The singer eventually promoted both songs during her concert "’s…one" on March 28. It won the Digital Daesang award at the 29th Seoul Music Awards in January 2020.[4]

Background and release

On March 17, 2019, Taeyeon was announced to be releasing a digital single titled "Four Seasons" with its b-side track "Blue".[5] The song is described as a ballad with an instrumental structure that is centered on acoustic guitars. It compares the ups and downs of love to the four seasons.[6] While the B-side track "Blue" is a ballad song with Taeyeon's affectionate vocals and lyrics that capture the double meaning of 'blue' (푸른) and 'gloomy/feeling blue' (우울한) and the longing for an old lover and feelings after a break-up.[7] The music video for "Four Seasons" was released on March 22, two day before the single album.[8] Taeyeon later filmed a live performance of the song from her concert "’s…one", which was released on March 28.[9]

Chart performance

"Four Seasons" debuted at number one on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart for the chart issue dated March 24–30, 2019.[10] It was the best-performing single of March 2019 on the Gaon Digital Chart.[11] It claimed the number one spot on the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 for two consecutive weeks[12] and reached number 6 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.[13]

Accolades

Year! scope="col"
AwardCategoryResult
2019Melon Music AwardsBest Ballad[14]
Mnet Asian Music AwardsBest Vocal Performance – Solo[15]
Song of the Year[16]
2020Gaon Chart Music AwardsSong of the Year – March[17]
Golden Disc AwardsDigital Daesang[18]
Digital Bonsang
Seoul Music AwardsDigital Daesang[19]
Program! style="width:140px;"
Date
Show! Music CoreApril 6, 2019[20]
InkigayoApril 7, 2019[21]
Melon Popularity Award
AwardDate (2019)
Weekly Popularity AwardApril 1[22]
April 8

Charts

Weekly charts

"Four Seasons" weekly chart performance
Chart (2019)Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)1
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)1
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)6

Monthly charts

"Four Seasons" monthly chart performance! Chart (2019)! Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[23] 2

Year-end charts

"Four Seasons" year-end chart positions
Chart (2019)Position
South Korea (Gaon) – 2019[24] 9
South Korea (Gaon) – 2020[25] 81
South Korea (Gaon) – 2021[26] 158

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the CD booklet of Purpose.[27]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Four Seasons by Taeyeon. May 9, 2019. Naver. ko.
  2. Web site: Neo Music Communication IZM. 2020-08-02. IZM.
  3. Web site: 가온 인증 – Streaming 누적사용량 인증. Gaon Certification – Streaming Cumulative Sales Certification. Gaon Music Chart. ko. November 7, 2019. December 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191201003750/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/certification/list.gaon?serviceGbn=S1040. dead.
  4. Web site: 방탄소년단X태연, 제29회 서울가요대상 앨범-음원 대상…엑소 4관왕[종합]]. 2021-08-11. Sports Seoul. 30 January 2020 .
  5. News: Lee Jung-beom. '믿듣탱' 태연, 새 싱글 '사계' 24일 오후 6시 전격 공개. ‘Trust and Listen’ Taeyeon, new single ‘Four Seasons’ released at 6pm on the 24th. Top Star News. March 18, 2019. ko.
  6. News: Soompi. March 22, 2019.
  7. News: "국보급 음색 여신"..태연, 새 싱글에 담길 깊은 울림. "National Treasure-level Voice Goddess"..Taeyeon, Deep Resonance to be Included in New Single. ko. OSEN News. Naver. March 21, 2019. July 6, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240706010824/https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/article/109/0003973013. live.
  8. News: 태연, 오늘(24일) 6시 신곡 '사계' 발표…차트 점령 예고. Taeyeon to release new song 'Four Seasons' today (24th) at 6 PM… Chart domination expected. ko. MSPL News. Naver Post. March 24, 2019. July 6, 2024. https://archive.today/20240706011341/https://m.post.naver.com/viewer/postView.nhn?volumeNo=18553539. live.
  9. News: TAEYEON 태연 '사계 (Four Seasons)' Concert Ver. @'s...one TAEYEON CONCERT. Vlive. March 28, 2019.
  10. Web site: Digital Chart – Week 13 of 2019 . Gaon Music Chart . ko . April 4, 2019 . dead . May 9, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190404044105/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=13&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week .
  11. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20170113024448/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1040&targetTime=14&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week . Streaming Chart - Week 14 of 2019 . Gaon Music Chart . ko . January 13, 2017 . dead .
  12. Four Seasons. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 24, 2022. December 24, 2022. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224002208/https://www.billboard.com/artist/taeyeon/chart-history/kpo/.
  13. World Digital Song Sales: April 6, 2019 . Billboard. December 24, 2022. December 24, 2022. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224002723/https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-digital-song-sales/2019-04-06/.
  14. Web site: December 1, 2019 . 'MMA 2019' 방탄소년단, 4개 대상 포함 8관왕…공연 열기 꽉 채운 ★들 [종합] ]. December 1, 2019 . . ko.
  15. Web site: 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards Winners 2019 MAMA . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211125013947/https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/2019/winner/110 . November 25, 2021 . 2021-11-25 . Mwave . en.
  16. Web site: Cabico . Katreena Gaea . October 25, 2019 . LIST: Official nominees for 2019 MAMA . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191025121808/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2019/10/25/1963248/list-official-nominees-2019-mama . October 25, 2019 . July 9, 2020 . The Philippine Star.
  17. Web site: November 1, 2019 . 9th Gaon Chart Music Awards 올해의 가수（디지털음원） 후보자 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191125044559/http://gaonmusicawards.com/sub.php?sub=3&ti=1 . November 25, 2019 . January 7, 2020 . . ko.
  18. Web site: Golden Disc Awards – Winners History . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220508042745/https://www.goldendisc.co.kr/en/history . May 8, 2022 . March 7, 2022 . Golden Disc Awards.
  19. Web site: 2020-01-30 . [2020 서울가요대상] 태연 '음원대상'→방탄소년단 '음반대상'…엑소, 4관왕 등극 (종합) ]. [2020 Seoul Music Awards] Taeyeon wins song grand prize, BTS wins album grand prize, Exo wins 4 awards (Full list) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210607123603/http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111301047 . June 7, 2021 . 2021-06-06 . OSEN . ko.
  20. Web site: http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/04/06/2019040601240.html. ko:'음악중심' 태연, 출연 없이 1위..첸 솔로 데뷔X블랙핑크·아이즈원 컴백 [종합] - 조선닷컴 - 연예 > 연예 포토. 'Show! Music Core': Taeyeon's 'Four Seasons' gets first place, EXO's Chen debuts solo X BLACKPINK comeback. The Chosun Ilbo. ko. April 6, 2019.
  21. Web site: http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/04/07/2019040701416.html. 'Inkigayo', Taeyeon wins no. 1, BLackPink- EXO's Chen comeback. The Chosun Ilbo. Kim Young-rok. April 7, 2019. ko:'인기가요' 태연, '사계'로 1위 2관왕..블랙핑크·아이즈원 컴백X첸 솔로데뷔 [종합] - 조선닷컴 - 연예 > 연예 포토. May 9, 2019. ko.
  22. Web site: Melon Weekly Award. Melon. ko. May 11, 2019.
  24. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=2019&hitYear=2019&termGbn=year. ko:2019년 Digital Chart. 2019 Digital Chart. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20200226204746/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=2019&hitYear=2019&termGbn=year. February 26, 2020. dead. February 4, 2021.
  25. Web site: ko:2020년 Digital Chart. 2020 Digital Chart. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210108035908/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=2020&hitYear=2020&termGbn=year&year_time=3. January 8, 2021. January 8, 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
  26. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20220107033607/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=year&hitYear=2021&year_time=3. Digital Chart of 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko. January 7, 2022.
  27. Purpose. Taeyeon. ko. CD booklet. SM Entertainment. 2019.
  28. Web site: Four Seasons – Single by Taeyeon. Melon. ko. May 9, 2019.
  29. Web site: Four Seasons – Single by Taeyeon. 24 March 2019 . Apple Music. May 9, 2019.

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