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"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]
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.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Arrangement
Length
1.
"Monodrama" (独角戏)
Lay, CC
Lay, Devine Channel
Lay, Devine Channel
04:05
2.
"Monodrama" (Inst.)
Lay, Devine Channel
Lay, Devine Channel
04:05
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.[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]
