I Will Go to You like the First Snow

"I Will Go to You Like the First Snow
(첫눈처럼 너에게 가겠다)"
Single by Ailee
Released January 7, 2017
Format Digital download
Genre
Length 3:50
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Rocoberry
Ailee singles chronology
"Home"
(2016)		 "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow
(첫눈처럼 너에게 가겠다)"
(2017)		 "Reminiscing"
(2017)

"Home"
(2016)		 "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow"
(2017)		 "Reminiscing"
(2017)
Music video
"I Will Go To You Like the First Snow" on YouTube

"I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" (Hangul: 첫눈처럼 너에게 가겠다; RR: cheotnuncheoreom neoege gagetda) is a song recorded by Korean American singer-songwriter Ailee, serving as an original soundtrack for the 2016 hit television drama Guardian: The Lonely and Great God. The song was written by Mina (Hangul: 이미나) and composed by the musical duo Rocoberry. The single was released on January 7, 2017 and was part 9 in a series composed of high-charting singles.

"I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" was a critical and commercial success in South Korea. The song was the best-performing single of 2017, as it topped the yearly digital, download and streaming charts on the Gaon Music Chart.[1][2] It has broken the record for most streamed song per year on Gaon, and has also exceeded the accumulated streaming number of one billion views on Melon. On December 14, "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" made history as it became the song with the most number of streams on the Gaon Chart. As of September 2018, more than one year after its release, it has never once fallen out of the top 100 songs of the Gaon Digital Chart in South Korea, making it one of the longest-running songs of all time. The soundtrack has received several accolades, including the best original soundtrack award at the Seoul International Drama Awards, the Mnet Asian Music Awards, the Melon Music Awards, the Seoul Music Awards and the Golden Disc Awards. The success of the soundtrack has been compared to the 2012 hit song "Cherry Blossom Ending" by Busker Busker, which is known for re-entering music charts every spring. The song has been described as Cherry Blossom Ending's 'sadder, winter, immortal cousin', and is expected to re-enter music charts every winter. Due to the song's widespread popularity when it was released, it is considered to be Ailee's signature song.[3]

Background and release

On January 4, it was announced that Ailee would be releasing a single for the South Korean cable television series Guardian: The Lonely and the Great God OST. The single was composed and arranged by the South Korean indie band Rocoberry while the lyrics were written by Mina. Additionally, the best-selling author and tvN screenwriter Yi Mi-na contributed lyrics to the song. Rocoberry is a musical duo that consists of members Roco (vocalist, lyricist) and Conan (chorus, composer, lyricist). Rocoberry had previously worked on the OST's for the hit dramas Descendants of the Sun (“Everytime”) and Pinocchio (“Love Is Like Snow”). They had also worked on two other singles for the Goblin OST which were also well received, Soyou’s “I Miss You,” and the theme song, “Stay With Me,” sung by EXO’s Chanyeol and Punch. This was the third time the duo worked with Ailee, as they had previously produced two of her soundtracks. "Are You The Same" for the drama Shine or Go Crazy, as well as "Because It's Love" for the drama Come Back Mister.[4]

While being interviewed Conan revealed, “the production team asked for a song that conveys suffering and beauty concurrently. I repeatedly thought over how to express the strange feeling of beautiful sadness. During that period, it was to the point where 12 songs were rejected. After the song was finally chosen, it went through seven modifications.” When asked about their inspirations for the lyrics and titles of their tracks for "Goblin," Conan imparted that it was all thanks to the drama's script. The story itself truly inspired them, wherein he even shared that the drama team itself is very supportive which constitutes to what a dream team is. He also commended Ailee‘s hard work by saying, “During the recording process, Ailee’s health wasn’t in the best condition. However, she persevered and sang for us until the end. I’m very thankful towards her.”[5] "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" was officially released for digital download on January 7, 2017. Unlike some of the previous releases from the OST, its initial release was not paired with a music video.[6]

Chart performance

"I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" was well received in its first week on music charts, debuting 19 on the Gaon Chart in the week of January 1–7. On January 12, Ailee achieved a Perfect All-Kill, for the single hit Number 1 on all South Korean music sites listed on iChart.[7] For the week of January 8–14, the single also moved up 18 spots, topping the Gaon Chart. On January 19, it was declared that the single achieved a "Triple Crown" for taking Number 1 on the Gaon Combined Digital Chart, Online Download Chart and Online Streaming Chart. The single has taken the number 1 spot on all of Gaon's charts.[8] As of February 1, the single has managed to clench onto the top spot for three weeks. On March 9, Gaon Chart revealed that the OST took first place on February’s combined monthly digital chart. It was the second month in a row that the song has sat in this position, after also taking the top spot on the chart back in January.[9] It is the first and currently only song to top the monthly chart for two different months in the Gaon Chart's history.

Ailee performing "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" in 2018.

"I Will Go To You Like the First Snow" surpassed 100 million streams and 1,5 million downloads on Gaon in May 2017, the first song released in 2017 to do so. This achievement made "I Will Go To You Like the First Snow" the fastest song to have surpassed 100 millions streams (20 weeks) in the Gaon chart’s history, breaking Bolbbalgan4's previous record of 28 weeks. On June 5, 22 weeks after its release, Ailee's OST broke the record for most streamed song per year on Gaon since 2010, with a total of 111,770,770 streams. The OST has also stayed #1 on Melon for 779 hours. It is the first time for an OST to stay #1 on Melon for more than 600 hours. On June 2, Ailee's OST achieved 200,000 likes on Melon, making it the third most liked song on Melon of all time. Ailee is also the first female solo artist, and the first OST, to have achieved 200,000 likes on Melon. On July 7 Gaon published the Half-Year Charts. "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" topped the Digital, Download and Streaming charts. On September 13 "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" surpassed 2 million downloads on Gaon (36 weeks). It is one of the fastest songs to achieve such milestone that included the 2012 song's Cherry Blossom Ending (37 weeks), the 2014 song's Some (33 weeks), the 2016 song's Galaxy (40 weeks) and the 2017 song's Through the Night (37 weeks). On September 15 Gaon published a list of the most streamed songs of all time. The original soundtrack was the only song from 2017 to make it on the list, placing on the 6th place with 136 million streams.[10] On December 10 the song with the most number of days on the Melon Daily Chart 2017 were revealed. "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" was the number one song, with 37 days.[11] On December 14, "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" made history as it surpassed 165,307,579 streams, making it the most streamed song of all time on the Gaon Chart. The record was previously held by Bolbbalgan4's "Galaxy". In June 2018, it was announced that the song had surpassed 200 million streams, making it the only song to have achieved that amount of streams while still charting. On 12th September 2018, Gaon Chart has announced that “I Will Go to You Like the First Snow” has surpassed the 2.5 millions downloads milestone during the period between 31st December 2017 to 6th January 2018. It also has surpassed the 2 millions streams milestone in only 1 year and 4 months after it released.[12]

On December 5 Gaon released their top 10 songs of the year where "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" topped the list. On December 14, the online music service Bugs released a list of the top 10 songs of the year, where the original soundtrack once again came out in first place. On December 16, the online music service Genie published their top 10 songs of the year, where ”I Will Go to You Like the First Snow” again came out in first place. On December 18, the Korea Music Content Association revealed a first look at the overall Gaon chart standings for 2017. Ailee again achieved a triple crown as her song topped the overall digital, download, and streaming charts. On January 1, 2018, the online music service Mnet released its Yearly Chart for 2017, where the original soundtrack claimed the first place. On January 12, Gaon officially published their yearly digital, download and streaming charts, where "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" again came out in first place, achieving yet another triple crown. On January 23, Melon announced its music chart for the year of 2017 where "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" topped the list. [13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Critical reception

An industry source analyzed the success of the song, and explained, “…it is a ballad that the general public won’t tire of no matter how many times they listen to it…Ailee’s emotional sensibility and lyrics that is suitable to any season appear to have resonated with listeners. This song is also the oldest song among the 14 top songs [on Melon], showing immortal power beyond the long run. Through Ailee’s emotions, I can feel that the ballad will have a long-lasting effect that the crowd would not grow tired even if the public continues to listen to them, and even though the issues related to the ‘Goblin’ are over.”[20]

Kim Eun-koo of Entertainment Naver wrote, “The popularity of 'I Will Go to You Like the First Snow' is intertwined with the popularity of the drama 'Goblin'. However, the first place on the annual music chart is a sign that the public has enjoyed it steadily since the end of the drama. If a song stays on a short-term chart and it's gone, no matter how early in the year it was released, it's difficult to be in first place on the annual chart. The power of music itself can not be neglected. Ailee's appeal and rich voice are very appealing to the public.”[21]

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Single Chart)[22] 1
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Mobile Chart)[23] 1
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Single Chart)[24] 1
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Mobile Chart)[25] 1
South Korea (Gaon Yearly Single Chart)[26] 1
US World Digital Songs (Billboard) 10

Sales

Chart Sales
South Korean Gaon Download Chart[27] 2,500,000+

Streaming

Chart Streaming
South Korean Gaon Streaming Chart[28] 217,047,491+

Gaon Heating Index

Chart Gaon Heating Index
South Korean Gaon Digital Chart[29] 373,906,898+

Release history

Region Date Format Label
South Korea January 7, 2017[30] Digital download YMC Entertainment
CJ E&M
Worldwide January 6, 2017 [31]

Accolades

Year Award-Giving Body Category Result Ref
2017 Korea Cable TV Awards Best Original Soundtrack Daesang Won [32]
Seoul International Drama Awards Outstanding Korean Drama OST Won [33]
Soribada Best K-Music Awards Best Hallyu OST Won [34]
Asia Artist Awards Best OST Award Won [35]
Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Original Soundtrack Won [36]
Melon Music Awards Best OST Award Won [37]
Song of the Year Nominated
2018 Golden Disc Awards Best OST Award Won [38]
Seoul Music Awards Best OST Award Won [39]

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  4. ↑ "Indie Band Rocoberry Talks About Composing Tracks For "Goblin" OST".
  5. ↑ "Indie Band Rocoberry Talks About Composing Tracks For "Goblin" OST".
  6. ↑ "[도깨비 OST Part 9] 에일리 (Ailee) - 첫눈처럼 너에게 가겠다 (I will go to you like the first snow) (Official Audio)".
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