Beautiful Goodbye (Chen song)

"Beautiful Goodbye" (styled as "Beautiful goodbye") (Korean: 사월이 지나면 우리 헤어져요; RR: Sawor-i Jinamyeon Uri He-eojyeo-yo'; lit. Let's Break Up When April Ends) is a song recorded by South Korean singer Chen. It was released as a single to promote Chen's debut extended play April, and a Flower on April 1, 2019.[1]

"Beautiful Goodbye"
Single by Chen
from the EP April, and a Flower
LanguageKorean
ReleasedApril 1, 2019 (2019-04-01)
Format
StudioSM Studios, Seoul, South Korea
GenreK-pop
Length4:29
Label
Composer(s)
  • MooF
  • Jisoo Park
Lyricist(s)Jisoo Park
Chen singles chronology
"Bye Babe"
(2017)		 "Beautiful Goodbye"
(2019)		 "Shall We?"
(2019)
Music video
"Beautiful Goodbye" on YouTube

The song was a commercial success, peaking at number four on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart.

Background and release

"Beautiful Goodbye", composed by MooF and Jisoo Park, is described as a piano-backed ballad, with lyrics about a man preparing to say goodbye to his failing relationship.[2]

Music video

On April 1, 2019, the official music video of "Beautiful Goodbye" was released. The video shows Chen performing in a middle of a dry, barren land and is accompanied by a veiled female pianist. Later on, the two are joined by veiled female dancers.[3]

Promotion

Chen started promoting "Beautiful Goodbye" on Korean music programs for one week starting from April 5, 2019.[4]

Accolades
Music show awards
Program Date Ref.
Show! Music Core (MBC) April 13, 2019 [5]
Inkigayo (SBS) April 14, 2019 [6]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[7] 4
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[8] 2

Year-end charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[9] 41

References
  1. "[알쓸신곡] "Beautiful goodbye"…엑소 첸, 사월에 마주한 이별". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  2. "'I needed courage to release my first solo EP': Chen of EXO". kpopherald.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  3. "EXO's Chen Sings a 'Beautiful Goodbye' In Poignant New Music Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  4. "엑소 첸, '뮤직뱅크'서 데뷔 무대 첫 공개..웰메이드 보컬 예고". Naver. April 3, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  5. Ji-Ji Lee (April 13, 2019). "'음악중심' 첸 출연 없이 태연 누르고 1위, 밴디트·원더나인 데뷔(종합)" [Bandyeon won first place without appearing in 'Music Center' Chen (Bandit Wonder Wonder) (General)]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  6. Shin Jeong-won (April 15, 2019). "엑소 첸, '인기가요'서 태연·볼빨간 사춘기 꺾고 '1위' 차지" [Exo Chen beats Taeyeon and red for 'Popularity']. Korea Sports Economy (in Korean). Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  7. "Digital Chart – Week 14 of 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  8. "Billboard's Kpop Hot 100". Billboard. April 1–7, 2019. Retrieved 2018-04-15.CS1 maint: date format (link)
  9. "Digital Chart - 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2020.
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