2016 single by Taeyeon
"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 [ edit ] 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] [6]
Music video [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] "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 [ edit ] Credits are adapted from Naver .[10]
Title Lyrics Music Arrangement 1. "Rain" Bong Eun-yeong Mafly Lee Yoo-jin Matthew Tishler 3:42 2. "Secret" (비밀) Mafly Im Kwang-wook (Devine Channel) Ryan Kim (Devine Channel) Aurora Pfeiffer Tyler Shamy Thaddeus Dixon Kiana Brown Thaddeus Dixon 3:37
Weekly charts [ edit ] Monthly chart [ edit ] Year-end chart [ edit ]
Awards and nominations [ edit ] Music program awards Program Network Date Ref. Inkigayo SBS February 14, 2016 [20]
Release history [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "Taeyeon 'Rain' Review, an emotional ballad" . The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Chosun Ilbo Co. February 3, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016 . ^ "Taeyeon to release 'Rain' as part of SM Station" . Korea JoongAng Daily (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo Co. January 29, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016 . ^ Jackson, Julie (January 28, 2016). "SM founder talks new boy band, future localization strategy" . The Korea Herald . Herald Media Inc. Retrieved March 27, 2016 . ^ Sung So-young (February 2, 2016). "Two new singles out from Taeyeon this week" . JoongAng Ilbo . JoongAng Media Network. Retrieved March 27, 2016 . ^ Kim Ji-young (February 4, 2016). "Taeyeon's 'Rain' tops major charts" . The Korea Herald . Retrieved March 27, 2016 . ^ a b "Pops in Seoul _ Taeyeon(태연) _ Rain(레인) _ MV Shooting Sketch" (Video upload) . Arirang . YouTube / Google . February 22, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016 . ^ Rain (music video). Taeyeon (performer). S.M. Entertainment . 2016.{{cite AV media }}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link ) ^ Benjamin, Jeff (March 9, 2016). "Most Viewed K-Pop Videos in America, Around the World: February 2016" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved March 27, 2016 . ^ " '인기가요' 태연, 'Rain'으로 방송 출연 없이 1위" (in Korean). Naver . Naver Corporation . Retrieved February 14, 2016 . ^ "Rain: Music" (in Korean). Naver . Naver Corporation . Retrieved February 7, 2016 . ^ "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart . Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. ^ "World Digital Songs : Feb 20, 2016" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 14, 2016 . ^ "2016년 02월 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. ^ "Digital Chart of 2016" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. ^ C., Daniel (September 19, 2019). "Gaon's 관찰노트" [Gaon's Observation Notes] (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart . Retrieved September 22, 2019 . ^ Chung Joo-won (20 November 2016). "BTS, Exo, TWICE top 2016 Melon Music Awards" . Yonhap News . Retrieved 2017-01-01 . ^ Kaur, Gungeet (October 29, 2016). "Mnet Asian Music Awards 2016: List of nominees for Mama revealed" . International Business Times . Retrieved February 11, 2017 . ^ Yoon Min-sik (January 15, 2017). "Exo, Twice grab top honors at Golden Disc awards" . Korea Herald . Retrieved January 16, 2017 . ^ "6th GAONCHART MUSIC AWARDS" (in Korean). kpopawards.co.kr. Archived from the original on January 22, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017 . ^ " '인기가요' 태연, 'Rain'으로 방송 출연 없이 1위" (in Korean). Naver . Naver Corporation . Retrieved February 14, 2016 . ^ "Rain – Single by Taeyeon" . iTunes Store . Apple Inc . 3 February 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016 . ^ "Play List/Entertainment/Program: K-Pop Connection" . KBS Radio International. Korean Broadcasting System . Retrieved May 1, 2016 . External links [ edit ]
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