"Beautiful" is a song recorded by South Korean boy group NCT 2021, the project of NCT under the management of SM Entertainment. The song was served as the second single of NCT's third studio album Universe, and it was released on December 14, 2021, same day of the release of the album.
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| Single by NCT 2021 | ||||
| from the album Universe | ||||
| Released | December 14, 2021 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
| Studio | SM Booming System, Seoul, South Korea | |||
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| Length | 4:21 | |||
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Composition and lyrics
edit"Beautiful" was composed and arranged by brothers Yoo Han-jin and Yoo Young-jin, who also took part in writing the song lyrics.[1][2] Member Johhny wrote the intro lyrics of the song, while Taeyong, Mark, Hendery and Jeno took each of their own rap lyrics.[1][2] It was recorded at SM Entertainment's recording studio, SM Booming System, and was produced by Yoo Young-jin, group's long-time frequent collaborator.[2] The song was composed in the key of C# major, with a tempo of 128 beats per minute.[3]
Described as a pop ballad R&B song features some "electronic synths, pop strings, drums and piano",[4] the lyrics talks about "expresses positive energy with a warm message to those having a hard time that they are all special in their own ways".[4] Throughout the song, NCT wants listeners to "stop comparing themselves to others because they’re beautiful just the way they are".[5]
Music video
editThe music video, which was directed by Kim Ki-hyun and Kim Hyun-soo, was released alongside the song by SM Entertainment on December 14.[2] It "follows members of the boyband going through a day in their life, before gathering at the end to perform the track while it snows".[6] The filming locations[7] for the music video are the Noryangjin Baseball Stadium in Noryangjin-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul;[8] Incheon International Ferry Terminal[9] and Songdo International Business District in Incheon;[10] Icheon Hyundai Apartment in Yongsan-gu, Seoul;[11] Royal X in Gyeonggi;[12] and Beijing, China.[13]
Promotion
editTo promote the song, NCT performed it at the SM Town Live 2022: SMCU Express at Kwangya, with other songs from their sub-unit.[14]
Credits
editCredits adapted from album's liner notes.[2][15][16]
Studio
- SM Booming System – recording, mixing, engineered for mix, digital editing
- Sonic Korea – mastering
Personnel
- SM Entertainment – executive producer
- Lee Soo-man – producer
- Lee Sung-soo – production director, executive supervisor
- Tak Young-jun – executive supervisor
- NCT 2021 – vocals, background vocals
- Yoo Young-jin – producer, lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, background vocals, recording, mixing, engineered for mix, digital editing, music and sound supervisor
- Yoo Han-jin – producer, composition, arrangement
- Jeon Hoon – mastering
- Shin Soo-min – mastering assistant
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label(s) |
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| Various | December 14, 2021 | SM Entertainment | |
| South Korea | CD (for the album Universe) |
References
edit- ^ a b "Beautiful – NCT 2021/Song Information". Melon. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e NCT 2021 (2021). Universe (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment; Dreamus. Credits.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Key & BPM for Beautiful by NCT 2021". Tunebat. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "[Review] Beautiful – NCT 2021". K-Pop Reviewed. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Mendez, Michele (December 16, 2021). "NCT's "Beautiful" Lyrics In English Are All About Self-Love". Elite Daily. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ Suacillo, Angela Patricia (December 14, 2021). "NCT U release music video for 'Universe (Let's Play Ball)'". NME. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "NCT 2021 엔시티 2021 'Beautiful' – 📍Filming Locations Thread". NCT 덕투 정보계 (on leave). Twitter. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "NCT 2021 엔시티 2021 'Beautiful' – 1st Filming". NCT 덕투 정보계 (on leave). Twitter. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "NCT 2021 엔시티 2021 'Beautiful' – 2nd Filming". NCT 덕투 정보계 (on leave). Twitter. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "NCT 2021 엔시티 2021 'Beautiful' – 3rd Filming". NCT 덕투 정보계 (on leave). Twitter. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "NCT 2021 엔시티 2021 'Beautiful' – 4th Filming". NCT 덕투 정보계 (on leave). Twitter. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "NCT 2021 엔시티 2021 'Beautiful' – 5th Filming". NCT 덕투 정보계 (on leave). Twitter. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "NCT 2021 엔시티 2021 'Beautiful' – 6th Filming". NCT 덕투 정보계 (on leave). Twitter. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ "[!!!] #NCT Setlist at the 'SMTOWN LIVE 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @ KWANGYA': (3)". SM NCT. Twitter. January 1, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "Universe - The 3rd Album". Naver Vibe. November 14, 2021. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ "Universe - The 3rd Album". QQ Music. November 14, 2021. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.