Beautiful Night (Yesung song)

Last updated

"Beautiful Night"
Yesung-Beautiful Night cover.jpg
The logo as shown on the music video.
Single by Yesung
from the EP Beautiful Night
Language Korean
ReleasedMay 3, 2021 (2021-05-03)
Recorded2021
Studio
  • Doobdoob (Seoul)
  • Seoul
  • SM Big Shot (Seoul)
  • SM Yellow Tail (Seoul)
Genre City pop
Length3:39
Label
Composer(s)
  • Nokdu
  • Jake K
  • St Nox
Lyricist(s) Nokdu
Producer(s)
  • Jake K
  • St Nox
Yesung singles chronology
"Phantom Pain"
(2021)
"Beautiful Night"
(2021)
"Small Things"
(2023)
Music video
"Beautiful Night" on YouTube

"Beautiful Night" is a song recorded by South Korean singer-songwriter Yesung as the lead single from his fourth EP of the same name. Serving as the first track on the EP, it was released on May 3, 2021, by SM Entertainment and Label SJ, and distributed by Dreamus.

Contents

Background

On June 18, 2019, Yesung released his third EP, Pink Magic with the lead single of the same name which charted 102nd on Gaon Download Chart. [1] In October, Yesung returned to Super Junior for their tenth Korean studio album, Time Slip and went on their fifth Asia-wide tour until February 2020 to promote their album. [2]

On May 1, 2020, Yesung released digital single "Still Standing" with singer Suran for SM Station Season 4 as his only solo release that year. [3] He co-wrote pre-release single, "The Melody" with bandmate Leeteuk, that was released in November 6, coinciding with the band's 15th anniversary. [4] The song would go on to be featured in their 11th studio album which was released in March the following year. [5]

On April 23, 2021, Yesung released pre-release single "Phantom Pain" with an announcement that he would have a comeback on May 3. [6] Beautiful Night was announced as the name for the EP on April 26 and the titular track was announced the following day. [7] [8] On April 30, a teaser video for the music video confirmed that actress Park Gyu-young would be featured in the music video for "Beautiful Night". [9]

On May 3, the music video for lead single "Beautiful Night" was released on 6 PM KST alongside the EP. [10]

Composition

"Beautiful Night" was co-composed by Nokdu, Jake K, and St Nox, and introduced as a city pop song with a dynamic and rhythmic brass arrangements and nostalgic sounds in the second half of the song. [11] The latter two arranged the song in the key of F# minor with the tempo of 100 beats per minute. [12]

The lyrics were penned by Nokdu as it expresses the excitement of meeting a loved one under a beautiful night. [13]

In an interview with iMBC, Yesung chose this song as a title track because he liked the theme of the song and added that city pop is perfect for transition from spring to summer. He also added that he grew up listening to Kim Hyun-chul when he was a child. [14]

Music video

The music video for "Beautiful Night" shows Yesung and Park Gyu-young spending an evening together. [15]

Live performances

There were no offline promotional appearances at music shows for the song. Yesung uploaded the live video version of the song on May 6 and another version on May 14. [16] [17] He performed the song in his online concert, Yesung Special Event: "I'll Light Your Way" on July 25, as the last song of the setlist. [18]

The song would be included in Yesung's 2025 tour "It's Complicated" alongside other hits. [19]

Charts

Chart (2021)Peak
position
South Korea Downloads (Gaon) [20] 26

Credits

Credits adapted from EP's liner notes. [21]

Studio

Personnel

Release history

Release history for "Beautiful Night"
RegionDateFormatLabel
South KoreaMay 3, 2021
Various
  • SM
  • Label SJ

References

  1. "Week 25 of 2019 Download Chart". Gaon Chart . June 22, 2019. Archived from the original on March 9, 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  2. Zhafira, Arnidhya Nur (January 12, 2020). Nurcahyani, Ida (ed.). ""Super Show 8" di Jakarta, kado awal tahun nan spesial bagi ELF" ["Super Show 8" in Jakarta, a special gift at the beginning of the year for ELF]. Antara (in Indonesian). Jakarta. Archived from the original on April 24, 2025. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  3. Martin, Annie (April 30, 2020). "Super Junior's Yesung, Suran sing in rain in 'Still Standing' teaser". United Press International . Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  4. Jung, Hye-yeon (November 6, 2020). 슈퍼주니어, 데뷔 15주년..신곡 '우리에게' 오늘(6일) 공개 [Super Junior, 15th anniversary of debut... New song 'To Us' released today (6th)]. K-Pop Herald (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 17, 2025. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  5. Yang, Hyun-joo (March 16, 2021). "Super Junior to release 10th full-length album on March 16". Korea JoongAng Daily . Archived from the original on January 15, 2025. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  6. Hwang, Mi-hyun (April 23, 2021). 예성, 솔로곡 MV서 열연…짙은 그리움 표현 [Yesung performs passionately in the MV for his solo song... Expressing deep longing]. News1 (in Korean). Seoul. Archived from the original on August 17, 2025. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  7. Hong, Hye-min (April 26, 2021). 예성의 '아름다운 밤' [Yesung's 'Beautiful Night']. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 14, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  8. Cho, Eun-mi (April 27, 2021). 예성 미니 4집 '뷰티풀 나이트', 유명 싱어송라이터 총 집합..검정치마·박문치→고영배 등 [Yesung's 4th mini album 'Beautiful Night', a collection of famous singer-songwriters... Black Skirt Ma, Park Mun-chi→ Ko Young-bae,]. K-Pop Herald (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 16, 2025. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  9. Chun, Yoon-hye (April 30, 2021). 슈퍼주니어 예성, 박규영과 달달한 썸..'Beautiful Night' MV 티저 영상 오늘(30일) 공개. K-Pop Herald (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 17, 2025. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  10. Lee, Sun-min (April 26, 2021). "Super Junior's Yesung to drop solo EP on May 3". Korea JoongAng Daily . Archived from the original on April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  11. Park, Seo-hyun (May 3, 2021). [POP신곡]"내일 다시 만날까"‥슈퍼주니어 예성, ♥에 푹 빠진 남자 '뷰티풀 나이트' [[POP New Song]"Let's meet again tomorrow"..Super Junior's Yesung, ♥ a man who is obsessed with 'Beautiful Night']. K-Pop Herald (in Korean). Retrieved August 17, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "Key & BPM for Beautiful Magic". TuneBat. May 3, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  13. Kim, Young-jin (May 3, 2021). 슈퍼주니어 예성, 오늘(3일) ‘뷰티풀 나이트’ 발매 [Super Junior Yesung releases 'Beautiful Night' today (3rd)]. Asia Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 17, 2025. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  14. Lee, Ho-young (May 3, 2021). 슈퍼주니어 예성, #뷰티풀나이트 #검정치마 #집돌이 [일문일답] [Super Junior Yesung [One Question and Answer]]. MBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 16, 2025. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  15. "Yesung Super Junior Nikmati Malam dalam Video Beautiful Night" [Super Junior's Yesung Enjoys the Evening in Beautiful Night Video]. CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Jakarta. May 4, 2021. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  16. YESUNG 예성 'Beautiful Night' Live Video. YouTube (in Korean). Super Junior. May 6, 2021. Archived from the original on August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  17. [ ㈜ SJ 글로벌] 김종운 사원 - YESUNG 예성 'Beautiful Night'. YouTube (in Korean). Super Junior. May 14, 2021. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  18. Yim, Seung-hye (July 16, 2021). "Super Junior's Yesung to hold online fan meet on July 25". Korea JoongAng Daily . Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  19. Park, Jeong-sun (January 20, 2025). 슈퍼주니어 예성, 솔로 콘서트 성료…전석 매진 [Super Junior Yesung, solo concert success... All seats sold out]. JTBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 17, 2025. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  20. "Week 19 of 2021 Download Chart". Gaon Chart . May 8, 2021. Archived from the original on December 27, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  21. Kim, Jong-woon (2021). Beautiful Night (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment; Label SJ; Dreamus. Credits.