Rain (Soyou and Baekhyun song)

"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]

"Rain"
Single by Soyou and Baekhyun
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2017
Recorded2017
Genre
Length3:46
Label
Songwriter(s)Phat Music
Producer(s)Phat Music, Score
Soyou singles chronology
"Runnin'"
(2016)
"Rain"
(2017)
"Perfect"
(2017)
Baekhyun singles chronology
"The Day"
(2016)
"Rain"
(2017)
"Take You Home"
(2017)
Music video
"Rain" on YouTube

Background and release

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.

Music video

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.[5] 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.

Reception

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.[9] The song placed first on QQ Music's K-pop chart as well as on YinYueTai's weekly music video chart.[10]

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
South Korea (Circle)[9] 2

Sales

Region Sales
South Korea (Gaon)[11] 839,663

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result
2017 19th Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Collaboration Nominated
Qoo10 Song of the Year Nominated

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Various February 13, 2017 Digital download Starship Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment
South Korea February 14, 2017

References

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