"Here Always" is a song recorded by Seungmin,[note 1] a member of Stray Kids,serving as the seventh original soundtrack of the 2021 South Korean television series,Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha. It was released digitally on October 10,2021,through Stone Music Entertainment,as Seungmin's first solo song.
"Here Always" was featured for the first time in episodes 10 and 11 of Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha,aired on September 26 and October 2,2021,respectively,where Yoon Hye-jin (Shin Min-a) confesses her heart to Hong Du-sik (Kim Seon-ho) and they kiss each other.[1] Later,the song was confirmed to release on October 10 to digital music and streaming platforms,[1] alongside the accompanying music video,featuring scenes from the series and shots of Seungmin performing the song in a recording studio.[2]
Composition
Written by NieN (Jeong Gu-hyun),and Aseul,"Here Always" is described as a slow-tempoacousticlo-fipop[3]ballad song driven by "tender" piano[2] with "rough" yet "emotionally-stimulating unique" voice that crosses between pop and R&B genres.[3][4] It was composed in the key of D major,82 beats per minute,with a running time of four minutes and fourteen seconds.[5]
Commercial performance
Upon its release,"Here Always" entered South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart at number 125 for the chart issue dated October 10–17,2021.[6] On its component charts,the song landed at number 13 on the Download Chart,[7] number 182 on the Streaming Chart,[8] and number 8 on the BGM Chart.[9] "Here Always" also peaked at number 8 on both Hungarian Single Top 40,[10] and BillboardWorld Digital Song Sales.[11]
↑Kim, Young-jin (October 8, 2021). 스트레이 키즈 승민, '갯마을 차차차' OST 참여…감성 충전 선사[Stray Kids' Seungmin Participates in the OST of 'Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha'... Emotionally charged]. Asia Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 20, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
↑Kim, Seung-min (2021). Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (Original Television Soundtrack (photobook). South Korea: Stone Music Entertainment and Genie Music. Credits.
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