Je T'aime (Joy song) explained

Je T'aime
Artist:Joy
Ep:Hello
Cover:Joy - Je T'aime.png
Type:single
Length:4:21
Label:
Composer:Yoo Jeong-yeon
Lyricist:Lee Do-yeon
Prev Title:Why Isn't Love Always Easy?
Prev Year:2021
Next Title:Hello
Next Year:2021

"Je T'aime" (;[1] RR: Jyuddemmeu) is a remake song recorded by South Korean singer and Red Velvet member Joy. Originally recorded and released by singer Hey in 2001, the song was re-recorded and was released on May 26, 2021, by SM Entertainment as a pre-release single from her special remake album, Hello. Composed by Yoo Jeong-yeon and written by Lee Do-yeon, the track was reinterpreted from its jazzy vibes to a classical arrangement. It peaked at position 55 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart and peaked at position 21 on the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 Chart.

Background and composition

According to SM Entertainment, Joy will be releasing a pre-release single, "Je T'aime", for her special remake album Hello on May 26, 2021.[2] A mood sampler, track posters, and teaser images of the song were released through Red Velvet's official social media accounts.[3] The track is a remake of the same name released by singer Hey in 2001.[4] "Je T'aime" was composed by Yoo Jeong-yeon, while the lyrics were written by Lee Do-yeon.[5] It was reported that the song was reinterpreted from the track's original "fresh and jazzy vibes" into a "colorful and classical arrangement".[6] The track includes a dance-like piano performance.[7] Moreover, it has an "elegant string melody" that maximizes the "fantastic atmosphere" of the song.[8] The song is composed in the key of D major with a tempo of 111 beats per minute.[9] The lyrics is noted for "Joy's lovely confession with a sweet tone".[10]

Promotion and reception

A live video for "Je T'aime" was released on May 26, 2021.[11] On June 5, 2021, Joy performed the song on Show! Music Core.[12] The track debuted at position 124 on the 22nd weekly issue of South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart for 2021 during the period dated May 23–29.[13] It peaked at position 55 in the following week.[14] The song also debuted at position 23 on the component Gaon Download Chart and peaked at position 17.[15] [16] It also debuted at position 105 on the Gaon Streaming Chart and peaked at 69.[17] [18] In addition, the track debuted at position 64 on the component BGM chart.[19] The song entered the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 at position 43 and peaked at position 21 in the following week.[20] [21]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Hello.[22]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)55
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[23] 21
Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Peak
position
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[24] 58

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Je T'aime"!Region!Date!Format(s)!Label(s)!
VariousMay 26, 2021[25]

Notes and References

  1. News: May 26, 2021. ko:조이, 26일 '쥬뗌므' 선공개…원곡 화려하게 편곡. ko. Joy, 'Je T'aime' will be Pre-released on the 26th, Colorful Arrangement of the Song. News1. live. June 8, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210608063559/https://www.donga.com/news/Entertainment/article/all/20210526/107115521/1. June 8, 2021. Dong-A.
  2. News: May 21, 2021. Red Velvet JOY to pre-release 'Je T'aime', one of the B-side tracks of her upcoming special album, on 5/26 6PM KST!. SM Entertainment Press Center. live. June 5, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210522162320/http://smentertainment.com/PressCenter/Details/6915. May 22, 2021.
  3. News: Kim. Mi-ji. May 21, 2021. ko:레드벨벳 조이, 스페셜 앨범 수록곡 '쥬뗌므' 26일 음원 선공개. ko. Red Velvet's Joy, Special Album Pre-release of 'Je T'aime' on the 26th. Xports News. June 5, 2021.
  4. News: Kang. Da-yoon. May 21, 2021. ko:'솔로 데뷔' 레드벨벳 조이, 수록곡 '쥬뗌므' 26일 선공개. ko. 'Solo Debut' of Red Velvet's Joy, 'Je T'aime' will be Pre-released on the 26th. MyDaily. live. June 5, 2021. https://archive.today/20210605160114/http://www.mydaily.co.kr/new_yk/html/read.php?newsid=202105210906764498&ext=na. June 5, 2021.
  5. Web site: May 26, 2021. Credits / Je T'aime. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210606152138/https://listen.tidal.com/album/184980330/credits. June 6, 2021. June 6, 2021. Tidal. en.
  6. News: Lee. Deok-haeng. May 21, 2021. ko:레드벨벳 조이, 수록곡 'Je T'aime' 26일 음원 선공개. ko. Red Velvet Joy's Pre-release of the Song 'Je T'aime' on the 26th. StarNews. June 5, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210605153229/https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2021052109071867977. June 5, 2021.
  7. News: Park. Seo-yeon. May 21, 2021. ko:레드벨벳 조이, 26일 스페셜 앨범 수록곡 'Je T'aime' 음원 선공개. ko. Red Velvet's Joy Pre-released Song 'Je T'aime' from Her Special Album on the 26th. Herald Pop. live. June 7, 2021. https://archive.today/20210607152402/http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=202105210923051414738_1. June 7, 2021.
  8. News: Hwang. Chae-hyun. May 21, 2021. ko:조이, 스페셜 앨범 수록곡 '쥬뗌므' 26일 음원 선공개. ko. Joy's Special Album Song 'Je T'aime' will be Pre-released on the 26th. Sports Kyunghyang. live. June 7, 2021. https://archive.today/20210607153755/http://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?art_id=202105210930003&sec_id=540301&pt=nv. June 7, 2021.
  9. Web site: Key & BPM for Je T'aime by JOY. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210606153242/https://tunebat.com/Info/Je-T-aime-JOY/3wS47sXPddjE6rbhU7u20w. June 6, 2021. June 6, 2021. Tunebat.
  10. News: Park. Kyung-hee. May 21, 2021. ko:레드벨벳 조이, 26일 'Je T'aime' 음원 선공개...러블리 티저 눈길. ko. Red Velvet's Joy, Pre-release of 'Je T'aime' on the 26th, Lovely Teaser Preview. Single List. live. June 7, 2021. https://archive.today/20210607151721/http://www.slist.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=252818. June 7, 2021.
  11. News: Ham. Na-yan. May 26, 2021. ko:레드벨벳 조이, '쥬뗌므' 오늘 발매. ko. Red Velvet's Joy, 'Je T'aime' Released Today. Sports Dong-A. live. June 8, 2021. https://archive.today/20210608033417/https://sports.donga.com/article/all/20210526/107114659/1. June 8, 2021.
  12. News: Sun. Mi-kyung. June 5, 2021. ko:'음중' 방탄소년단, 출연 없이 1위..형돈이와 대준이⋅마마무⋅몬스타엑스 컴백. ko. BTS Wins 1st Place without an Appearance on 'Show! Music Core', Hyeong-don and Dae-jun are Making a Comeback with Mamamoo and Monsta X. Osen. live. June 8, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210608144238/https://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111593758. June 8, 2021.
  13. Web site: May 23–29, 2021. ko:2021년 22주차 Digital Chart. 2021, Week 22 Digital Chart. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210603020602/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=22&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week. June 3, 2021. June 7, 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
  14. Web site: May 30 – June 5, 2021. ko:2021년 23주차 Digital Chart. 2021, Week 23 Digital Chart. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210610015935/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=23&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week. June 10, 2021. June 10, 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
  15. Web site: May 23–29, 2021. ko:2021년 22주차 Download Chart. 2021, Week 22 Download Chart. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210603025003/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=22&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week. June 3, 2021. June 8, 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
  16. Web site: May 30 – June 5, 2021. ko:2021년 23주차 Download Chart. 2021, Week 23 Download Chart. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210610015904/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=23&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week. June 10, 2021. June 11, 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
  17. Web site: May 23–29, 2021. ko:2021년 22주차 Streaming Chart. 2021, Week 22 Streaming Chart. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210603030853/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1040&targetTime=22&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week. June 3, 2021. June 8, 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
  18. Web site: May 30 – June 5, 2021. ko:2021년 23주차 Streaming Chart. 2021, Week 23 Streaming Chart. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210610020412/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1040&targetTime=23&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week. June 10, 2021. June 11, 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
  19. Web site: May 23–29, 2021. ko:2021년 22주차 BGM Chart. 2021, Week 22 BGM Chart. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210606104033/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1060&targetTime=22&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week. June 6, 2021. June 8, 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
  20. Billboard K-Pop 100 – The Week of June 12, 2021. subscription. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210610041246/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-korea-100/2021-06-12. June 10, 2021. June 10, 2021. Billboard.
  21. Web site: 빌보드코리아(Billboard Korea). 2021-06-23. billboard.co.kr. ko. December 2, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201202013414/http://billboard.co.kr/chart/week/. live.
  22. Hello. Joy. 2021. Credits. photobook. SM Entertainment, Dreamus. South Korea.
  23. Billboard K-pop Hot 100 – Week of June 19, 2021. Billboard. subscription. June 17, 2021. June 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210617022436/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-korea-100/2021-06-19. live.
  24. Billboard K-pop Hot 100 – Month of June 2021. Billboard. July 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210706224518/http://billboard.co.kr/chart/month/. July 6, 2021. dead.
  25. News: Lee. Min-ji. May 26, 2021. ko:레드벨벳 조이, 오늘(26일) 'Je T'aime' 음원+라이브 클립 공개. ko. Red Velvet's Joy, Releases 'Je T'aime' Today (26th) Sound Source + Live Clip Release. Newsen. live. June 8, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210608035659/https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202105260910482410. June 8, 2021.

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