"Monodrama"
Single by Lay
from the album SM Station Season 1
ReleasedMay 27, 2016
Recorded2016
StudioZhang Yixing studio
Genre
Length4:05
LabelS.M. Entertainment
Songwriter(s)Lay, CC
Producer(s)Lay, Devine Channel
Lay singles chronology
"Monodrama"
(2016)
"what U need?"
(2016)
Music video
"Monodrama" on YouTube

"Monodrama" (Chinese: 独角戏; Korean: 모노드라마) is a single recorded by Chinese singer Lay. It was released on May 27, 2016, by S.M. Entertainment through SM Station.[1]

Background and release

Produced by Lay and Devine Channel, Monodrama is described as "R&B" song with a detailed acoustic guitar and soft piano melody with lyrics that express the emotions of a man feeling the pain of an unrequited love. "Monodrama" is SM STATION's first Chinese language song. It was released officially on May 27, 2016.[2]

Music video

The music video of "Monodrama" was officially released on May 27, 2016.[3]

Live performance

Lay performed "Monodrama" live on Exo Planet 3 – The Exo'rdium concerts. Lay subsequently performed the song at Star Show 360, a variety show on MBC Every 1.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Monodrama" (独角戏)Lay, CCLay, Devine ChannelLay, Devine Channel04:05
2."Monodrama" (Inst.) Lay, Devine ChannelLay, Devine Channel04:05
Total length:08:10

Reception

Upon release, "Monodrama" music video was ranked #1 on VCharts China, iTunes Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Japan. It ranked #2 in the Philippines and USA and #3 in Indonesia. "Monodrama" ranked #1 on Billboard's China V Chart for consecutively five weeks.[5] The music video has broken the record on Charts in just two days, where it gained 1,968,909 views in 48 hours. The song ranked #4 on YinYueTai's TOP 100 Songs of 2016 (China) V Chart. "Monodrama" also ranked #2 on Alibaba Year-End Top 40 Music Chart for 2016. It ranked No.7 on Xiami's Top 100 Most Popular Singles of 2016 in China.[6]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak

position

China V Chart (Billboard)[7] 1
South Korean singles (Gaon)[8] 155
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] 5

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide May 26, 2016 Digital download S.M. Entertainment
South Korea May 27, 2016

References

  1. tf.co.kr. "엑소 레이, SM스테이션 '모노드라마' 공개". 더팩트 (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  2. "[K-스토리] 엑소(EXO) 레이, 솔로곡 '모노드라마' 27일..." 포커스뉴스. Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  3. "VIDEO: EXO's Lay drops MV for his new solo track 'Monodrama'". SBS PopAsia. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  4. "张艺兴工作室: 年度失控报告". Weibo (in Chinese). 张艺兴工作室 (Zhang Yixing Studio). 2017-01-27.
  5. "China V Chart - 2016 Archive". Billboard. 2016.
  6. "虾米音乐2016最受欢迎单曲Top 100【日韩】_冬天的萝卜歌单 – 虾米音乐". www.xiami.com (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  7. "Monodrama – China V Chart (June 11, 2016)". Billboard chart.
  8. "Monodrama – 2016년 22주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
  9. "World Digital Songs". Billboard Charts. June 18, 2016.
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