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Single by Seungmin | ||||
from the album Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha OST | ||||
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Released | October 10, 2021 | |||
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Length | 4:14 | |||
Label | Stone | |||
Composer(s) | NieN | |||
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Producer(s) | NieN | |||
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Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha singles chronology | ||||
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"Here Always" on YouTube |
"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]
Written by NieN (Jeong Gu-hyun),and Aseul,"Here Always" is described as a slow-tempo acoustic lo-fi pop [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]
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 Billboard World Digital Song Sales. [11]
Credits adapted from YouTube and the album liner notes. [13] [14]
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Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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Hungary (Single Top 40) [10] | 8 |
South Korea (Circle) [15] | 125 |
US World Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [16] | 8 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | October 10, 2021 | Stone | [12] |
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