You, My Star

"You, My Star"
Single by Jung Yong-hwa
from the album One Fine Day
ReleasedDecember 23, 2014 (2014-12-23)
Recorded2014
GenreAcoustic folk
Length3:34
LabelFNC Entertainment
Songwriter(s)Jung Yong-hwa, Han Seung-hoon, Go Jin-young
Jung Yong-hwa singles chronology
"Because I Miss You..."
(2011) 		"You, My Star"
(2014) 		"Mileage"
(2015)

"You, My Star" (별, 그대; Byeol, Geudae) is a song by South Korean musician Jung Yong-hwa of CNBLUE. Written in dedication to his fans, the song was released on December 23, 2013, under FNC Entertainment. Two days prior, Jung performed the song on the year-end music program SBS Gayo Daejeon. "You, My Star" debuted and peaked at number 22 on South Korea's national Gaon Digital Chart; all proceeds went to the label's charity Love FNC.

Background and composition

"You, My Star" is an acoustic folk track written to showcase Jung's appreciation of his fans.[1] The song was written and composed by Jung; Han Seung-hoon and Go Jin-young also contributed to the composition.[2] It is composed in the key of C major using common time with a tempo of 105 beats per minute.[3]

Release and promotion

Jung at the 15th annual Top Chinese Music Awards in Shenzhen

Jung first performed "You, My Star" at the SBS Gayo Daejeon on December 21, 2014.[4] It was digitally released two days later, with full proceeds going towards FNC Entertainment's charity Love FNC.[1] It was later included as a hidden track on his debut solo album One Fine Day (2015).[2] Jung also performed the song with Min-ah of Girl's Day on the January 25, 2015 broadcast of Seoul Broadcasting System's (SBS) music program Inkigayo for its 800th episode.[5] A music video for the song was uploaded on February 26; Jung dedicated it to his fans.[6] He went on to perform the song at 15th annual Top Chinese Music Awards.[7]

Critical reception

Writing for Idology as 'Mimyo', musician Moon Yong-min noted that the song "progresses neatly with a refreshing rhythm", pointing out that the "organization of drums and the guitar gently varies over the progression of each section". Citing the difference between CNBLUE's music, he expressed that "showing a sense of maturity with this kind of relaxed and refreshingly moderate song is not a bad idea".[8]

Commercial performance

On the chart dated December 21 – 27, 2014, "You, My Star" debuted at number 22 on South Korea's national Gaon Digital Chart,[9] selling 45,234 downloads and accumulating 730,091 streams in its first week of release.[10] By the end of the month, the song sold 54,883 downloads in the country,[11] and 73,332 downloads by the end of January of the following year.[A]

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Gaon Digital Chart[9] 22
Gaon Mobile Chart[13] 9

Notes

  1. ^ Accumulation of the first two months: 54,883, 18,449.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ a b Lee, Hye-rin (December 23, 2014). 정용화, 팬 고백송 '별, 그대' 오늘 발표..수익금 기부. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b One Fine Day (liner notes). Jung Yong-hwa. FNC Entertainment. 2015. 1038074158.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ 정용화(씨엔블루) 별, 그대 악보. Akbobada (in Korean). Mediaround. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. ^ 정용화 '별 그대' 수익금 전액 '러브FNC' 통해 기부… '러브FNC' 무엇?. eStar. eToday. December 23, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  5. ^ Yoon, Sang-geun (January 25, 2015). '역대MC' 김희철•송지효•정용화•민아, '인가' 800회 오프닝 장식. Starsnews (in Korean). Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  6. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (February 26, 2015). "[Video] CN Blue's Jung Yong Hwa Drops 'Star You' MV for the BOICEs". Mwave. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  7. ^ Lee, Jin-ho (April 14, 2015). 정용화, 中 시상식서 2관왕 "멋진 상 주셔서 감사하다". enews24 (in Korean). CJ E&M. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  8. ^ Mimyo; Oyo (January 16, 2015). 1st Listen : 2015년 1월 초순 (in Korean). Idology. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  9. ^ a b 2015년 01주차 Digital Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  10. ^ 2015년 01주차 Download Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  11. ^ a b 2014년 12월 Download Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  12. ^ 2015년 01월 Download Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  13. ^ 2015년 01주차 Mobile Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved June 9, 2017.