| Rain | |
| Cover: | Rain_Cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Soyou and Baekhyun |
| Released: | February 14, 2017 |
| Recorded: | 2017 |
| Length: | 03:46 |
| Producer: | Phat Music, Score |
| Chronology: | Soyou |
| Prev Title: | Runnin' |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | Perfect |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
"Rain" (Korean: 비가와) is a song by South Korean singers Soyou and Baekhyun, members of K-pop groups Sistar and EXO, respectively. It was released on February 14, 2017, by Starship Entertainment.[1] [2]
On February 6, 2017, Soyou and Baekhyun were announced by Starship Entertainment to be collaborating on a duet titled "Rain".[3] [4] The song reflects the melancholic feelings of nostalgia that accompanies the rain after a relationship comes to an end.[5] On February 9, a teaser video of the two singers recording the song was released.[6] On February 14, the song was released digitally accompanied by its music video. On February 15, Starship Entertainment released a behind-the-scenes video of the song's recording session.
The music video features a high school student (starred An Yu-jin, member of IVE) reminiscing on a rainy day by herself while listening to music. It hit 1 million views in less than a day from its release. On February 15, Starship Entertainment released a special clip of the music video starring Soyou.
Upon release, "Rain" quickly reached the top on every South Korean online music charts, an achievement known as "all-kill".[7] [8] The song debuted at number two on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart. The song placed first on QQ Music's K-pop chart as well as on YinYueTai's weekly music video chart.[9]
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Collaboration | |
| Qoo10 Song of the Year |
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Various | February 13, 2017 | Digital download | Starship Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment |
| South Korea | February 14, 2017 |