Dream (Suzy and Baekhyun song)

"Dream" is a song recorded by South Korean singers Suzy and Baekhyun, members of K-pop groups miss A and EXO respectively. It was released digitally on January 7 and later physically on January 14, 2016 by Mystic Entertainment. The song was written by Kim Eana, while composed by Park Geun-tae and Jin Suk Choi. Musically, "Dream" was described as a R&B song with jazz and neo soul sounds and lyrics about a couple falling in love.

"Dream"
Digital cover art
Single by Suzy and Baekhyun
ReleasedJanuary 7, 2016
Recorded2015
Genre
Length3:42
Label
Songwriter(s)
Suzy singles chronology
"Dream"
(2016)		 "Pretend"
(2017)
Baekhyun singles chronology
"Beautiful"
(2015)		 "Dream"
(2016)		 "The Day"
(2016)

The song was a commercial success, having sold over 1.3 million copies. "Dream" debuted at number 1 on the Gaon Digital Chart and remained at this position for three consecutive weeks. The song received multiple accolades at major South Korean music award shows in 2016, including the Digital Bonsang at the 31st Golden Disk Awards.

Background and release

On December 31, 2015, Suzy and Baekhyun were announced to be collaborating on a duet titled "Dream", described as a R&B song with jazz and neo soul sounds and lyrics about a couple falling in love.[1] Two teaser videos for the song, the first one featuring Suzy and the second one featuring Baekhyun, were released on January 4 and 5 respectively.[2][3] The song was released digitally accompanied by its music video on January 7. Physical copies were later released on January 14.

Shortly after "Dream" was released, Park Geun-tae, one of the song's composers, revealed that he had been working on the song for two years, and that it took one year to get both singers to participate in its production.[4] He noticed Suzy in 2013 after listening to her soundtrack "Don't Forget Me" for the MBC television series Gu Family Book in which she also played the female lead, and later decided to choose Baekhyun as her duet partner.[4]

Music video

Throughout most of the music video for "Dream", Suzy and Baekhyun are seen performing the song and interacting with each other while sitting on stools in the center of a vintage styled room, surrounded by a jazz band consisting of four men playing the electric guitar, double bass, piano and drum set. There are also brief scenes where they are seen presumably preparing for a date; Suzy sitting in front of the mirror at a makeup table and Baekhyun putting on a suit jacket. The music video ends with the singers giving each other high five and a fist bump before standing up from the stools and thanking the band.

Live performances

Suzy and Baekhyun performed the song together for the first time on December 2, 2016 at the 18th Mnet Asian Music Awards.[5] On January 13, 2017, they performed the song again at the 31st Golden Disk Awards.

Reception

"Dream" debuted at number one on South Korea's Gaon weekly digital chart and remained at this position for three consecutive weeks.[6][7][8] The physical version also debuted at the same position on the Gaon weekly album chart.[9] The song won first place five times in total on South Korean music television shows Music Bank and Inkigayo. "Dream" went on to win Best Collaboration at the 18th Mnet Asian Music Awards, Best R&B Song at the 8th Melon Music Awards, and Digital Bonsang at the 31st Golden Disk Awards.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Dream"Kim Eana
3:42
2."Dream" (Club Live Ver.)Kim Eana
3:33
Total length:7:15

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from album liner notes.[10]

Charts

Weekly
Chart (2016) Peak position
South Korea (Gaon Digital)[6] 1
South Korea (Gaon Albm)[9] 1
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[11] 2

Monthly
Chart (2016) Peak position
South Korea (Gaon Digital)[12] 1
South Korea (Gaon Album)[13] 4

Year-end
Chart (2016) Peak position
South Korea (Gaon Digital)[14] 20
South Korea (Gaon Albun)[15] 77

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result
2016 8th Melon Music Awards Best R&B/Soul Song Won
18th 18th Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Collaboration Won
2017 31st Golden Disc Awards Digital Bonsang Won
Asian Choice Popularity Award Won
6th Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – January Nominated

Music program awards
Program Date
Music Bank (KBS) January 15, 2016
January 22, 2016
Inkigayo (SBS) January 17, 2016
January 24, 2016
January 31, 2016

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Various January 7, 2016 Digital download JYP, S.M., MYSTIC, Choongang ICS, LOEN
South Korea January 14, 2016 CD

References
  1. "EXO's Baekhyun and miss A's Suzy to collaborate on a duet love song!". allkpop. 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  2. "Suzy is a 'Dream' goddess in MV teaser for duet with EXO's Baekhyun". allkpop. 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  3. "Baekhyun is your 'Dream' man in his teaser for duet with Suzy". allkpop. 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  4. Yang Seung-chun (2016-01-12). ""백세인생 후속곡 고민많다 전해라" "수지-백현 이어 듀엣 2탄 곧 나와"". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  5. Yoon Joonpil (November 24, 2016). "'2016 MAMA' 측 "수지x백현 '드림', 방송 최초로 공개"". Tenasia (in Korean). Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  6. "Gaon Digital Chart – Week 2 2016". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  7. "Gaon Digital Chart – Week 3, 2016". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  8. "Gaon Digital Chart – Week 4, 2016". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  9. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 3 2016". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  10. Dream (Compact disc liner notes). Suzy & Baekhyun. Mystic Entertainment. 2016.CS1 maint: others (link)
  11. "World Digital Songs: Jan 30, 2016 – Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Billboard. January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  12. "Gaon Digital Chart – January 2016". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  13. "Gaon Album Chart – January 2016 (see #4)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  14. "2016 Yearly Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  15. "Gaon Album Chart – Year-end 2016 (see #77)". 2016 Gaon Yearly Album Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
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