Rain (Taeyeon song) explained

Rain
Cover:Taeyeon_Rain_2016_Single.jpg
Alt:Cover artwork for "Rain", depicting Taeyeon as a short blonde haired woman, shot in black and white
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Taeyeon
Album:SM Station Season 1
B-Side:Secret
Genre:
Length:3:42
Label:SM Entertainment
Composer:
Lyricist:
  • Bong Eun-yeong
  • Mafly
  • Lee Yoo-jin
Chronology:Taeyeon
Prev Title:I
Prev Year:2015
Next Title:Starlight
Next Year:2016

"Rain" is a song by South Korean singer Kim Tae-yeon, a member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released digitally by SM Entertainment on February 3, 2016.

Background and composition

In January 2016, S.M. Entertainment announced that they were to launch a digital music platform called SM Station, in which SM artists would release a new song every week.[3] "Rain" and its B-side track "Secret" served as the opening single of the project and were released on February 3, 2016.[4] "Rain" is described as a midtempo song with jazz and R&B sounds. Lyrically, it uses rain as a metaphor to describe memories of past love.[5]

Music video

The music video for "Rain" was filmed indoors, having the concept of Taeyeon in a "room of memories", missing a past lover. It alternate between black and white scenes of Taeyeon singing alone in front of a microphone, and colored scenes of her in a flooding room.[6] [7] "Rain" was the most viewed music video by a South Korean act on YouTube in February 2016.[8]

Reception

"Rain" debuted atop South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. It won the first place on SBS's music program Inkigayo on February 14, 2016.[9] The song received a Digital Bonsang at the 31st Golden Disk Awards.

Track listing

Credits are adapted from Naver.[10]

Charts

Weekly charts

ChartPeak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[11] 1
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[12] 3

Year-end chart

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2016Melon Music AwardsBest Ballad Song[16]
Best Vocal Performance Female Solo
Song of the Year
18th Mnet Asian Music AwardsBest Vocal Performance Female Solo[17]
201731st Golden Disc AwardsDigital Bonsang[18]
Gaon Chart Music AwardsSong of the Year – February[19]

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Worldwide[21] February 3, 2016Digital downloadSM Entertainment
South Korea[22] February 4, 2016Contemporary hit radio

Notes and References

  1. News: Taeyeon 'Rain' Review, an emotional ballad. The Chosun Ilbo. Chosun Ilbo Co. ko. February 3, 2016. April 27, 2016.
  2. News: Taeyeon to release 'Rain' as part of SM Station. Korea JoongAng Daily. January 29, 2016. JoongAng Ilbo Co. April 27, 2016. ko.
  3. News: SM founder talks new boy band, future localization strategy. The Korea Herald. Herald Media Inc.. Julie. Jackson. January 28, 2016. March 27, 2016.
  4. News: Two new singles out from Taeyeon this week. JoongAng Ilbo. JoongAng Media Network. February 2, 2016. March 27, 2016. Sung So-young.
  5. News: Taeyeon's 'Rain' tops major charts. The Korea Herald. February 4, 2016. March 27, 2016. Kim Ji-young.
  6. Web site: Pops in Seoul _ Taeyeon(태연) _ Rain(레인) _ MV Shooting Sketch. Arirang. YouTube / Google. March 18, 2016. Video upload. February 22, 2016.
  7. Rain. music video. Taeyeon (performer). S.M. Entertainment. 2016.
  8. Most Viewed K-Pop Videos in America, Around the World: February 2016. Jeff. Benjamin. March 9, 2016. March 27, 2016. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  9. Web site: '인기가요' 태연, 'Rain'으로 방송 출연 없이 1위. Naver. Naver Corporation. ko. February 14, 2016.
  10. Web site: Rain: Music. Naver. Naver Corporation. ko. February 7, 2016.
  11. Web site: Gaon Digital Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313055148/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=06&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week. March 13, 2016.
  12. World Digital Songs : Feb 20, 2016. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. February 14, 2016.
  13. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160311023102/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=02&hitYear=2016&termGbn=month. 2016년 02월 Digital Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. live. March 11, 2016.
  14. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20170113055150/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/total.gaon?serviceGbn=ALL. Digital Chart of 2016. Gaon Music Chart. ko. January 13, 2017.
  15. Web site: Gaon's 관찰노트. Gaon's Observation Notes. Gaon Music Chart. Daniel. C.. September 19, 2019. September 22, 2019. Korean.
  16. News: BTS, Exo, TWICE top 2016 Melon Music Awards. Chung Joo-won. 20 November 2016. 2017-01-01. Yonhap News.
  17. Web site: Mnet Asian Music Awards 2016: List of nominees for Mama revealed. Kaur. Gungeet. October 29, 2016. International Business Times. February 11, 2017.
  18. News: Exo, Twice grab top honors at Golden Disc awards. Yoon Min-sik. January 15, 2017. January 16, 2017. Korea Herald.
  19. Web site: 6th GAONCHART MUSIC AWARDS. kpopawards.co.kr. ko. https://archive.today/20170122184459/http://www.kpopawards.co.kr/sub.php?sub=3&ti=1. January 22, 2017. February 22, 2017.
  20. Web site: '인기가요' 태연, 'Rain'으로 방송 출연 없이 1위. Naver. Naver Corporation. ko. February 14, 2016.
  21. Web site: Rain – Single by Taeyeon. 3 February 2016 . iTunes Store. Apple Inc. May 1, 2016.
  22. Web site: Play List/Entertainment/Program: K-Pop Connection. KBS Radio International. Korean Broadcasting System. May 1, 2016.

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