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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Here Always

| cover = Seungmin - Here Always.jpg

| alt =

| border =

| caption =

| type = single

| artist = Seungmin

| album = Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha OST

| language =

| released =

| studio =

* Doobdoob (Seoul)

* Studio 1047 (Seoul)

| genre =

* Lo-fi pop

* acoustic

| length = 4:14

| label = Stone

| writer =

* NieN

* Aseul

| producer = NieN

| chronology = 'Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha'

| prev_title = The Image of You (Remains in My Memory)

| prev_year = 2021

| next_title = I Hope You're Happy

| next_year = 2021

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"'Here Always'" is a song recorded by Seungmin, a member of Stray Kids, serving as the seventh original soundtrack of the 2021 South Korean television series, 'Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha'. It was released digitally on October 10, 2021, through Stone Music Entertainment, as Seungmin's first solo song.

Background and release



"Here Always" was featured for the first time in episodes 10 and 11 of 'Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha', aired on September 26 and October 2, 2021, respectively, where Yoon Hye-jin (Shin Min-a) confesses her heart to Hong Du-sik (Kim Seon-ho) and they kiss each other. Later, the song was confirmed to release on October 10 to digital music and streaming platforms, alongside the accompanying music video, featuring scenes from the series and shots of Seungmin performing the song in a recording studio.

Composition



Written by NieN (Jeong Gu-hyun), and Aseul, "Here Always" is described as a slow-tempo acoustic lo-fi pop ballad song driven by "tender" piano with "rough" yet "emotionally-stimulating unique" voice. It was composed in the key of D major, 82 beats per minute with a running time of four minutes and fourteen seconds.

Commercial performance



Upon its release, "Here Always" entered South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart at number 125 for the chart issue dated October 1017, 2021. On its component charts, the song landed at number 13 on the Download Chart, number 182 on the Streaming Chart, and number 8 on the BGM Chart. "Here Always" also peaked at number 8 on both Hungarian Single Top 40, and 'Billboard' World Digital Song Sales.

Track listing



* 'Digital download / streaming'

# "Here Always" 4:14

# "Here Always" (instrumental) 4:14

Credits and personnel



Credits adapted from YouTube.

'Locations'

* Studio 1074 digital editing, recording

* Doobdoob Studio recording

* Kokosound Studio mixing

* SoundMax mastering

'Personnel'

* Seungmin vocals

* NieN (Jeong Gu-hyeon) lyrics, composition, arrangement, piano, guitar, bass, chorus, digital editing, recording

* Aseul lyrics

* Kwon Yu-jin recording

* Go Hyun-jeong mixing

* Park Joon mastering

* Do Jeong-hee mastering

Charts



Release history



Notes



References



Category:2021 songs

Category:2021 singles

Category:Korean-language songs

Category:South Korean television drama theme songs

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