| Monodrama | |
| Cover: | Monodrama_cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Lay |
| Album: | SM Station Season 1 |
| Released: | May 27, 2016 |
| Recorded: | 2016 |
| Studio: | Zhang Yixing studio |
| Length: | 04:05 |
| Label: | S.M. Entertainment |
| Producer: | Lay, Devine Channel |
| Chronology: | Lay |
| Next Title: | what U need? |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
"Monodrama" (; Korean: 모노드라마) is a single recorded by Chinese singer Lay. It was released on May 27, 2016, by S.M. Entertainment through SM Station.[1]
Produced by Lay and Devine Channel, Monodrama is described as "R&B" song with a detailed acoustic guitar and soft piano melody with lyrics that express the emotions of a man feeling the pain of an unrequited love. "Monodrama" is SM STATION's first Chinese language song. It was released officially on May 27, 2016.[2]
The music video of "Monodrama" was officially released on May 27, 2016.[3]
Lay performed "Monodrama" live on Exo Planet 3 – The Exo'rdium concerts. Lay subsequently performed the song at Star Show 360, a variety show on MBC Every 1.[4]
Upon release, "Monodrama" music video was ranked #1 on VCharts China, iTunes Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Japan. It ranked #2 in the Philippines and USA and #3 in Indonesia. "Monodrama" ranked #1 on Billboard's China V Chart for consecutively five weeks.[5] The music video has broken the record on Charts in just two days, where it gained 1,968,909 views in 48 hours. The song ranked #4 on YinYueTai's TOP 100 Songs of 2016 (China) V Chart. "Monodrama" also ranked #2 on Alibaba Year-End Top 40 Music Chart for 2016. It ranked No.7 on Xiami's Top 100 Most Popular Singles of 2016 in China.[6]
| Chart (2016) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| China V Chart (Billboard)[7] | 1 | |
| South Korean singles (Gaon)[8] | 155 | |
| US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] | 5 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | May 26, 2016 | Digital download | S.M. Entertainment |
| South Korea | May 27, 2016 |