Rain (Soyou and Baekhyun song)

"Rain"
Single by Soyou and Baekhyun
Released	February 14, 2017
Recorded	2017
Genre	K-pop
Length	3:46
Label	Starship LOEN
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

"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]

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 streaming	Starship LOEN
South Korea	February 14, 2017

References

1. POP, 헤럴드 (2017-02-06). "소유X백현, 역대급 듀엣곡 탄생될까 "2월 중 공개"" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-06.
2. ""최강 듀엣"...소유X백현 콜라보, 14일 발매 확정". Retrieved 2017-02-07.
3. "Sistar's Soyou, EXO's Baekhyun to release duet next week". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
4. "소유X백현, 14일 듀엣곡 발표...초특급 컬래버레이션". bntnews.hankyung.com. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
5. "EXO's Baekhyun & Sistar's Soyou Team Up For Valentine's Duet 'Rain': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
6. ""아련함이 몰려와"..소유x백현, '비가와' 티저 공개". Retrieved 2017-02-11.
7. "소유X백현 역대급 듀엣송 '비가와'로 음원차트 공습하나" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-13.
8. "소유 X 백현, '비가와'로 8개 음원차트 퍼펙트올킬 '듀엣하면 소유지!'" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-14.
9. "Circle Digital Chart – Week 7, 2017". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 13, 2022.
10. "백현X소유 '비가와', 中 음원차트 정상..뜨거운 인기 – 스포츠투데이 – TV보다 재밌다". stoo.asiae.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-27.
11. "Year-end 2017 - Gaon Download Chart". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-07-08.

External links

• "Rain" music video on 1theK
• "Rain" special clip, Soyou version
• "Rain" making film