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UN Village

UN Village

2019 single by Baekhyun


"UN Village" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Baekhyun. It was released on July 10, 2019, as the lead single of his debut extended play, City Lights.[1] The song was written and composed by LIØN and dress. Musically, "UN Village" was described as a R&B song with groovy beats and string sounds.

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Upon release, "Un Village" received generally positive reviews from music critics. Commercially, the song debuted at number 22 on the Gaon Digital Chart and charted at number 23 on the US World Digital Song Sales chart. An accompanying black-and-white themed music video for the song was released in conjunction with the release of the song. Baekhyun promoted the song with televised live performances on various South Korean music programs including Music Bank, Show! Music Core and Inkigayo.

Background and release

On July 10, Baekhyun made his official debut as a solo artist with the extended play City Lights,[2] which went onto debut at number one on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart, and became the best-selling solo album of 2019. "UN Village" was released on July 10 for digital download and streaming in various countries by SM Entertainment, as the lead single of City Lights.[1]

Composition

"UN Village" was described as an R&B song with a groovy beat and strings sound.[1][3] In terms of musical notation, the song is composed in the key of F♯ minor, with a tempo of 84 beats per minute and is three minutes and fifty five seconds long.[4] The lyrics are about a romantic moment a couple shares under the moonlight of UN Village hill in Hannam-dong, Yongsan District, Seoul.[3]

Reception

"UN Village" received generally favorable reviews from music critics. Riddhi Chakraborty from Rolling Stone India described "UN Village" as a "strong opener with complex and smooth R&B melodies". She added that "Baekhyun takes his time to build up effortless and intricate vocal runs but it’s still just a small taste of what his voice is truly capable of".[5]

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Music video and promotion

An accompanying music video for "UN Village" was uploaded to SM Entertainment's official YouTube channel, simultaneously with the single's release.[9] It was preceded by a teaser released on the same platform on July 4. The video features a colored and black-and-white theme of the singer while he roams around the titular neighborhood emoting his feelings as he sings.[10] In a music video commentary video, Baekhyun revealed that the music video was shot in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.[11][12]

Before the official release, Baekhyun held a private showcase in Seoul Arts Center where he performed the song for the first time for the media.[13] Two hours after the release, he held a live broadcast through Naver's V Live app, where he talked about the album, songs and production process.[14]

On July 11, a behind clip of "UN Village" music video was released through Baekhyun's official YouTube channel as a vlog.[15] Baekhyun promoted the song on various South Korean music programs starting with KBS's Music Bank on July 12, 2019.[16] On the same day, he performed the song on the show You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook.[17] On July 19, Baekhyun received his first music trophy for "UN Village" on KBS's Music Bank.[18]

Commercial performance

"UN Village" debuted at number 22 on the Gaon Digital chart issue dated July 7–13, 2019.[19] The song also debuted at number two on the component Download Chart.[20] Additionally, the song charted at number 23 on the US Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart.[21]

Accolades

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Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[24][25]

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Release history

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References

  1. Tan, Pakkee (July 10, 2019). "Take a Trip To The 'UN Village' With EXO's Baekhyun: Watch". E!Online. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  2. "EXO's Baekhyun Set to Release Debut Solo Album". Billboard. June 10, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  3. Lee, Han-na (July 2, 2019). "EXO Baekhyun releases teaser for solo album". The Korea Times. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  4. "Key and BPM of UN Village by BAEKHYUN | Musicstax". musicstax.com. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  5. "The Genius Community's 50 Best Songs of 2019". Genius. December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  6. Morin, Natalie (December 20, 2019). "The Best K-Pop Songs Of 2019". Refinery29 . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  7. Nicholas, Ellie (December 31, 2019). "Celebmix's Top 10 KPOP songs of 2019". CelebMix. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  8. Baekhyun 백현 'UN Village' MV. SM Entertainment. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019 via YouTube.
  9. "[V LIVE] EXO BAEKHYUN's". www.vlive.tv. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  10. "엑소 백현, 10일 솔로 데뷔 쇼케이스 개최..전 세계 생중계[공식]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  11. 백현 Baekhyun (July 11, 2019), 백현이의 브이로그 (UN Village Behind Clip), retrieved July 12, 2019
  12. "'유희열의 스케치북' 엑소 백현, 솔로 무대 선보이며 자신의 꿈 밝혀". 아시아경제 (in Korean). July 13, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  13. Park, Ha-na (July 19, 2019). "'뮤직뱅크' 백현, '유엔빌리지'(UN Village) 출연 없이 1위, 벤 꺾었다". News1 via Naver (in Korean). Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  14. "Digital Chart – Week 28 of 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  15. "Download Chart – Week 28 of 2019". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  16. "Billboard World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  17. Im, Young-jin (July 26, 2019). "'뮤뱅' 백현, 2주 연속 1위..NCT DREAM 컴백+CIX 데뷔 [종합]". TV Report via Naver (in Korean). Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  18. Jang, Woo-young (July 20, 2019). "'음악중심' 백현, 벤-헤이즈 꺾고 2관왕 등극…노라조·펜타곤 컴백 [종합]". Osen via Naver. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  19. Baekhyun (2019). City Lights (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment; Dreamus. Credits.
  20. "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  21. "Billboard Korea K-pop 100". Billboard. July 13, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  22. "Gaon Digital Chart - July 2019". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

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