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Hello (Joy song)
2021 single by Joy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Hello" (Korean: 안녕; RR: Annyeong) is a remake song recorded by South Korean singer and Red Velvet member Joy. Originally recorded and released by singer Park Hye-kyung in 2003, the song was re-recorded and was released on May 31, 2021, by SM Entertainment as a title track from her special remake album of the same name. Composed by Kang Hyun-min and also written by him along with Park Hye-kyung and Park Ji-won, the track was described as a modern rock genre song. It is about forgetting the hard days and celebrating a new day. The song peaked at position 10 on the Gaon Digital Chart and Billboard K-Pop Hot 100.
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Background and composition
SM Entertainment revealed that Joy will be releasing "Hello" as the title track for her special album of the same name at 6:00 PM of May 31, 2021.[1] It was reported that starting from the title song, mood samplers and track posters for each song in the album will be released sequentially.[2] The track is a remake of the same name released by singer Park Hye-kyung in 2003.[3]
"Hello" was composed by Kang Hyun-min, while the lyrics were also written by him along with Park Hye-kyung and Park Ji-won.[4] Musically, it was described as a modern rock genre song.[5] The track is noted for its "speedy arrangement of cheerful brass music", in which was described as "enough to feel a different charm" from the original song.[6][7] Moreover, Joy is praised on the track for her "cool vocals".[8] The song is composed in the key of D major with a tempo of 93 beats per minute.[9] Lyrically, it is described as "hopeful" as it conveys a message of forgetting about the hard days and celebrating a new day.[10]
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Commercial performance
The track debuted at position 16 on the 23nd weekly issue of South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart for 2021 during the period dated May 30 – June 5.[11] It charted at position 11 on the following week with chart issue dated May 30 – June 5.[12] The following week, it peaked at position 10.[13] The song also debuted and peaked at position six on the component Download Chart.[14][15] It also debuted at position 24 on the component Streaming Chart and peaked at position 13.[16][17] In addition, it debuted at position 26 on the component BGM chart.[18] The song entered the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 at position 43 on the chart issue dated June 12, 2021, and peaked at position 10 two weeks later.[19][20]
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Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Hello.[21]
Studio
- Recorded, edited, and engineered for mix at SM Big Shot Studio
- Recorded at Prelude Studio
- Recorded at Seoul Studio
- Mixed at SM Blue Cup Studio
- Mastered at 821 Sound Mastering
Personnel
- Joy – vocals
- Park Hye-kyung – songwriting
- Kang Hyun-min – songwriting, composition
- Park Ji-won – songwriting
- Kenzie – arrangement, vocal directing, piano
- Choi Hoon – bass
- Hong Joon-ho – guitar
- Nile Lee – brass, conducting
- Kim Sang-il – saxophone
- Kim Soo-hwan – saxophone
- Kim Dong-ha – trumpet
- Lee Dong-ki – trumpet
- Lee Han-jin – trombone
- Yoo Dong-wan – trombone
- Lee Min-kyu – recording, digital editing, mixing engineer
- Lee Chang-sun – recording
- Jung Ki-hong – recording
- Choi Da-in – recording assistant
- Jeong Eui-seok – mixing
- Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
Charts
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Accolades
Awards and nominations
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Release history
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References
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