"Dear Me" (Korean: 내게 들려주고 싶은 말; RR: naege deullyeojugo sip-eun mal; lit. What You Want To Tell Me) is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon for the re-release of her second studio album Purpose (2019). It was released on January 15, 2020, as the lead single for the repackage version of the album by SM Entertainment. The song's lyrics were penned by Hwang Yu-ra (Jam Factory) and Yoo Ji-won (Lara Las Studios), while its music was composed by William Wenaus and Yoo Young-jin. Musically, "Dear Me" is a ballad featuring guitar, strings and Taeyeon's sentimental vocals.[1]
| "Dear Me" | ||||
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| Single by Taeyeon | ||||
| from the album Purpose (Repackage) | ||||
| Released | January 15, 2020 | |||
| Genre | Pop ballad | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | SM | |||
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Background
editOn January 7, 2020, Taeyeon's agency SM Entertainment announced that her second full-length studio album would be re-released on January 15, 2020,[2] while the third single was announced to be "Dear Me", which was released simultaneously with the release of the album.[3] The song was described as a ballad song with the harmony of an acoustic guitar and string melody, combined with Taeyeon's emotional voice. Its lyrics that give warm comfort with a positive message to believe & love yourself more.[4]
Chart performance
edit"Dear Me" debuted at number twenty on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart for the chart issue dated January 12–18, 2020,[5] becoming the singer's 36th top 20 single on the chart. The song also reached the sixteen position on the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100.
Personnel
editCredits are adapted from the CD booklet of Purpose (Repackage).[6]
- Original title: Release Me
- Korean lyrics by Hwang Yoo-ra (Jam Factory), Yoo Ji-won (lalala Studio)
- Composed by William Wenaus, Yoo Young-jin
- Arranged by William Wenaus, Yoo Young-jin
- Vocal directed by Lee Joo-hyung
- Background vocals by Taeyeon, Park Joo-yeon
- Recorded by Lee Min-gyu at SM Yellow Tail Studio/ Kang Sunyoung at MonoTree Studio
- Pro Tools operating by Lee Joo-hyung
- Digital Editing by Lee Min-gyu at SM Yellow Tail Studio/ Kang Sunyoung at MonoTree Studio
- Engineered for Mix by Yoo Young-jin at SM BOOMINGSYSTEM
- Mixed by Yoo Young-jin at SM BOOMINGSYSTEM
- Mastered by Jeon Hoon at Sonic Korea
Charts
editAwards and nominations
edit| Year | Awards | Category | Result |
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| 2021 | Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards | Song of the Year – January | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "태연 'Purpose' 트랙리스트 공개, 타이틀곡 '내게 들려주고 싶은 말'(공식) 본문듣기 설정". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "TAEYEON's second full-length repackage album 'Purpose' will be released on JAN. 15". SM Entertainment. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ "태연 'Purpose' 트랙리스트 공개, 타이틀곡 '내게 들려주고 싶은 말'(공식) 본문듣기 설정". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "'컴백 D-1' 태연 뮤비 티저 속 신비+청초 비주얼". Naver News. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ "Digital Chart – Week 3 of 2020". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ Purpose (CD booklet) (in Korean). Taeyeon. SM Entertainment. 2020.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Digital Chart – Week 3 of 2020". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ "Kpop Hot 100 (week of January 25, 2020)". Billboard Korea (in Korean). Retrieved February 13, 2020.
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- "Gaon 2020년 01월 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
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