Dear Me (Taeyeon song)

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"Dear Me"
Taeyeon
singles chronology
"I Do"
(2019)
"Dear Me"
(2020)
"Happy"
(2020)
Music video
"Dear Me" on
YouTube

"Dear Me" (

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]

Background

On January 7, 2020, Taeyeon's agency

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

"Dear Me" debuted at number twenty on South Korea's

K-Pop Hot 100
.

Personnel

Credits 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

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Result
2021
Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards
Song of the Year – January Nominated

References

  1. ^ "태연 'Purpose' 트랙리스트 공개, 타이틀곡 '내게 들려주고 싶은 말'(공식) 본문듣기 설정". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "TAEYEON's second full-length repackage album 'Purpose' will be released on JAN. 15". SM Entertainment. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "태연 'Purpose' 트랙리스트 공개, 타이틀곡 '내게 들려주고 싶은 말'(공식) 본문듣기 설정". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  4. Naver News
    . Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  5. Gaon Chart
    (in Korean). Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  6. Taeyeon. SM Entertainment. 2020.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link
    )
  7. Gaon Chart
    (in Korean). Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "Kpop Hot 100 (week of January 25, 2020)". Billboard Korea (in Korean). Retrieved February 13, 2020.
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