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Monodrama (song)

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"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

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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

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

Live performance

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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

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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

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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.[importance?] "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.[citation needed] The song ranked #4 on YinYueTai's TOP 100 Songs of 2016 (China) V Chart.[citation needed] "Monodrama" also ranked #2 on Alibaba Year-End Top 40 Music Chart for 2016.[importance?] It ranked No.7 on Xiami's Top 100 Most Popular Singles of 2016 in China.[6]

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak

position

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

Release history

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

References

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  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.