Melody Day (band)
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Melody Day in 2016 Left to right: Yein, Yoomin, Chahee and Yeoeun. | |
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| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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Melody Day (Hangul: 멜로디데이) is a South Korean girl group formed in 2012 by Cre. Kr Entertainment (formerly known as Viewga Entertainment). The group officially debuted with their single album Another Parting in February 2014 and with three members: Yeoeun, Chahee, and Yein. The fourth member, Yoomin was added to the group in October 2014.
History
2012–13: Pre-debut
Melody Day started their career as a trio in 2012,[1] featuring on soundtracks for dramas such as Bridal Mask, Cheongdam-dong Alice, Missing You, My Daughter Seo-young, The King of Dramas, I Can Hear Your Voice, Master's Sun and Pretty Man. On June 26, 2013, they released the ballad track "Loving Alone" as part of the single album New Wave Studio Rookie, Vol. 1.
2014–16: Debut with Another Parting, new member Yoomin and further releases
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Melody Day officially debuted with the single album Another Parting on February 25, 2014, with the title track of the same name. Its music video featured the actors Seo In-guk and Wang Ji-won.[2] The group's debut music show performance was on KBS's Music Bank on February 28. Later that year, Melody Day featured on digital singles by 2AM's Changmin and CNBLUE's Lee Jong-hyun, "The Very Last First" (May 21)[3] and "To Tell You The Truth" (August 14)[4] respectively. They also featured on the original soundtrack of the drama Fated to Love You with the single "You're My Everything", a remake of Jeff Bernat's "Be The One".[5]
In October, Melody Day introduced a new member, Yoomin.[6] The group released their first song as a quartet, "Listen to My Heart", for the drama Cantabile Tomorrow.[7] On December 12, Melody Day released their first digital single "Anxious", featuring Mad Clown.[8]
Melody Day's second single album #LoveMe was released on June 9, 2015. Four months later, on October 7, they released their third single album Speed Up, with the music video for the title track of the same name starring GOT7's Jinyoung. On December 28, Melody Day released their second digital single "When It Rains" featuring VIXX's rapper, Ravi.[9] Melody Day released their first extended play Color and its title track of the same name on July 1, 2016.[10] In December 2016, Melody Day recorded the original soundtrack song "Beautiful Day" for the web drama First Seven Kisses.[11]
2017–present: Kiss on the Lips
Melody Day released their third digital single You Seem Busy featuring BtoB's main rapper, Ilhoon, on January 24, 2017. The song was produced by Polar Bear and its lyrics were penned by JQ and Ilhoon.[12] On February 8, Viewga Entertainment announced that Melody Day was set to release their second mini-album, Kiss On The Lips and its title track of the same name, on February 15, 2017.[13][14][15]
Members
- Yeoeun (Hangul: 여은) was born Jung Ji-eun (Hangul: 정지은) on January 25, 1990. She is the group's leader and main vocal.[16]
- Yoomin (Hangul: 유민) was born Na Yoo-min (Hangul: 나유민) on August 29, 1993. Yoomin was revealed as a new member of the group in October 2014.[6] She is one of the group's sub vocal, as well as the main rapper.[16]
- Yein (Hangul: 예인) was born Ahn Ye-in (Hangul: 안예인) on May 4, 1995. She is the group's lead vocal.[16]
- Chahee (Hangul: 차희) was born Park Soo-young (Hangul: 박수영) on March 24, 1996. She is the youngest member of the group, as well as one of the group's sub vocal.[16]
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| KOR [17] | |||
| Color |
Track listing
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24 |
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| Kiss on the Lips |
Track listing
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22 |
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Single albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
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| KOR [17] | |||||
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| Another Parting |
Track listing
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30[18] | |||
| #LoveMe |
Track listing
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14 |
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| Speed Up |
Track listing
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18 |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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| KOR [19] | ||||
| "Love Alone" (혼자하는 사랑) | 2013 | 87[20] | New Wave Studio Rookie, Vol. 1 | |
| "Another Parting" | 2014 | — | Another Parting | |
| "Anxious" feat. Mad Clown |
33[21] |
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#LoveMe | |
| "#LoveMe" | 2015 | — |
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| "Speed Up" | — | Speed Up | ||
| "When It Rains" (feat. VIXX's Ravi) |
41[22] |
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Color | |
| "Color" (깔로) | 2016 | — |
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| "You Seem Busy" (feat. BtoB's Ilhoon) |
2017 | — |
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Kiss On The Lips |
| "Kiss On The Lips" | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Soundtrack appearances
| Year | Title | Member(s) | Album |
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| 2012 | "That One Word" | Melody Day | Bridal Mask OST |
| "Stop Hurting" | Cheongdam-dong Alice OST | ||
| "Magic Castle" | Missing You OST | ||
| "The Way To Say I Love You" | Golden Time OST | ||
| "Like Back Then" | My Daughter Seo-young OST | ||
| "All Looks Like You" | The King of Dramas OST | ||
| 2013 | "Sweetly Lalala" | I Can Hear Your Voice OST | |
| "All About" | Master's Sun OST | ||
| "Only Me" | Yeoeun | Marry Him If You Dare OST | |
| "I Have a Person That I Love" | Melody Day | Pretty Man OST | |
| "Can You Feel Me" | Medical Top Team OST | ||
| "What To Do" | 7th Grade Civil Servant OST | ||
| 2014 | "I'll Be Waiting" | Hotel King OST | |
| "You're My Everything" | Fated to Love You OST | ||
| "Listen to My Heart" | Cantabile Tomorrow OST | ||
| "I Can't" | Chahee | ||
| 2015 | "Love" | Yeoeun | Queen's Flower OST |
| "Whatever" | Yein | You Will Love Me OST | |
| 2016 | "Let's Forget It" | Yeoeun | Reply 1988 OST |
| "Without You" | Yeoeun (with N) | W OST | |
| "Beautiful Day" | Melody Day | First Seven Kisses OST | |
| 2017 | "The Song Of The Star" | Saimdang, Light's Diary OST |
Collaborations
| Year | Song | Member(s) | Artist |
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| 2013 | "I Don't Know Women" | MelodyDay | Boom |
| 2014 | "The Very Last First" | 2AM's Changmin | |
| "To Tell You the Truth" | CNBLUE's Lee Jong-hyun | ||
| 2015 | "Come To Me" | Yeoeun | Wheesung |
| 2016 | "Walkak" | Baechigi | |
Videography
Music videos
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2013 | "All About" | Master's Sun OST |
| 2014 | "Another Parting" | |
| "The Very Last First" | featuring 2AM's Changmin | |
| "You're My Everything" | Fated to Love You OST | |
| "Listen to My Heart" | Cantabile Tomorrow OST | |
| "Anxious" | featuring Mad Clown | |
| 2015 | "#LoveMe" | |
| "Speed Up" | ||
| "When It Rains" | featuring VIXX's Ravi | |
| 2016 | "Color" | |
| 2017 | "You Seem Busy" | featuring BTOB's Ilhoon |
| "Kiss On the Lips" | ||
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Network | Member(s) | Note |
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| 2014 | King of High School Life Conduct | tvN | Yein | Lee Bit-na |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2013 | Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Drama OST | "Like Back Then" | Nominated |
| 2014 | MelOn Music Awards | Best M/V | "Another Parting" | Won |
References
- ↑ "멜로디데이" (in Korean). Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "Melody Day Releases "Another Parting" MV Featuring Seo In Guk and Wang Ji Won". February 24, 2014.
- ↑ "2AM’s Changmin and Melody Day Release "The Very Last First" Video Teaser". May 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Melody Day and CNBLUE's Jonghyun Release "To Tell You the Truth"". August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ↑ "운명처럼 널 사랑해 You are my destiny (Original Television Soundtrack), Pt.7 - Single". August 20, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- 1 2 멜로디데이, 새 멤버 '유민' 영입..지아 신곡뮤비 출연 [Melody Day, new member 'Yoo-min' recruited... starred in Zia's new song MV] (in Korean). October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Melody Day Unveils ‘Listen to My Heart’ MV for ‘Naeil’s Cantabile’". November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Melody Day Releases "Anxious" MV Feat. Mad Clown". December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.soompi.com/2015/12/26/melody-day-to-drop-new-single-album-featuring-vixxs-ravi/
- ↑ "KPOP NEWS - [Video] Melody Day is Back with Pops of ′Color′ for Summer | Mwave". mwave.interest.me. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/12/melody-day-sing-beautiful-day-for-next-first-kiss-for-the-seventh-time-ost
- ↑ https://www.soompi.com/2017/01/24/watch-melody-day-makes-comeback-encouraging-track-seem-busy-featuring-btobs-ilhoon/
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2017/02/rookie-girl-group-melody-day-signal-their-comeback-with-2nd-mini-album
- ↑ http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170208000543
- ↑ https://www.soompi.com/2017/02/07/melody-day-reveals-concept-photo-join-february-comeback-lineup/
- 1 2 3 4 Xportsnews. 2017/03.#
- 1 2 "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Gaon Chart week 10 2014". Gaon Chart (in Korean).
- ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Love Alone on Gaon Chart" (in Korean). Gaon.
- ↑ "Gaon Chart 2014 week 52" (in Korean).
- ↑ "Gaon Chart 2015.12.27-2016.01.02" (in Korean).
- ↑ http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=&hitYear=&termGbn=week
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