"Beautiful"
Single by Wanna One
from the album 1-1=0 (Nothing Without You)
ReleasedNovember 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
Genre
Length3:17
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Tenzo
  • Kebee
  • Wooziq
Producer(s)Wooziq
Wanna One singles chronology
"Burn It Up"
(2017)		 "Beautiful"
(2017)		 "I Promise You (I.P.U.)"
(2018)
Music video
"Beautiful" on YouTube

"Beautiful" is a song by South Korean boy band Wanna One. The song serves as the lead single of their re-issue album, 1-1=0 (Nothing Without You).

Composition

Musically, "Beautiful" was described as a midtempo EDM-pop ballad containing woozy synths and a steady beat. The song's lyrics expresses the feelings of fear, loneliness and longing coming from being alone.[1][2]

Music video

The music video is directed by Yong Yi, who has directed several South Korean films. Using the song to propel the storyline, the 8-minute long "movie" music video depicts a storyline where members Kang Daniel and Ong Seongwoo portray brothers who were separated in childhood and began searching for one another after they grew up, ultimately reuniting in an orphanage where Kang resides. Other members played supporting and minor roles in the video; Hwang Minhyun plays Ong's classmate at the police academy, Park Jihoon plays Kang's childhood friend and the rest plays Kang's friends at the orphanage. The video ends with trouble following the pair of brothers and their friends, culminating in ruin for both.[1]

Chart performance

Upon release, "Beautiful" charted atop on real-time charts of six music sites: Melon, Genie, Bugs, Mnet, Naver, and Soribada.[3] It recorded highest number of unique listeners in the first hour on a song on Melon since chart reforms, breaking the record previously held by Wanna One's own song, "Energetic".[4] The single peaked at number one on Gaon Digital Chart, becoming the group's second chart-topper.

Charts

Weekly chart

Chart (2017) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[5] 1
South Korea (Kpop Hot 100)[6] 1

Monthly chart

Chart (2017) Peak

position

South Korea (Gaon)[7] 2

Release history

Region Date Format Label
South Korea November 13, 2017 Digital download YMC Entertainment, CJ E&M Music
Worldwide CJ E&M Music

Sales

Region Sales
South Korea 667,145+[8]

Accolades

Awards
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2018 Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – November Won [9]
MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards Song of the Year Won [10]
Best Male Vocal Performance Won
Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Music Video Nominated [11]
Mwave Global Fans' Choice Nominated
Music program wins
Program Date Ref.
Show Champion (MBC M) November 22, 2017 [12]
M Countdown (Mnet) November 23, 2017 [13]
Music Bank (KBS) November 24, 2017 [14]
December 1, 2017 [15]
Show! Music Core (MBC) November 25, 2017 [16]
December 2, 2017 [17]
December 9, 2017 [18]
December 16, 2017 [19]
Melon Popularity Award
Award Date (2017) Ref.
Weekly Popularity Award November 27 [20]
December 4
December 11
December 18
December 25

References

  1. 1 2 "Wanna One Evoke Their Dreams in New Single 'Beautiful'". Billboard. November 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Nothing meaningful without fans, members: K-pop rookie Wanna One". Yonhap News Agency. November 13, 2017. Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Wanna One sweeps charts after new album release". The Korea Times. November 14, 2017. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ "[엑's 이슈] 워너원의 위력…'뷰티풀' 음원차트 진입 이용자수 1위 '첫 10만 돌파'". Xports News (in Korean). November 14, 2017. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ "2017년 46주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 27, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Kpop Hot 100: November 20, 2017 – November 26". Billboard Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Gaon Monthly Digital Chart - November 2017". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ Cumulative sales of "Beautiful":
  9. ↑ "[가온차트어워드] 아이유 5관왕 등극+워너원 돌풍 거셌다(종합)". News1 (in Korean). February 14, 2018. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  10. ↑ "'2018 MGA' 워너원, 데뷔 후 첫 대상…올해의 노래상 수상 "워너블, 워너원 믿지?"". etoday (in Korean). November 6, 2018. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  11. ↑ Lee, Hoyeon (November 1, 2018). "방탄소년단부터 워너원…'2018 MAMA', 투표 시작". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  12. ↑ "'쇼 챔피언' 워너원, '뷰티풀' 챔피언송 1위…"열심히 할 것" 2017년 마지막 트로피". Busan.com (in Korean). November 22, 2017.
  13. ↑ "'엠카' 워너원, 결방에도 1위 '2관왕'…트로피 사냥 시동[종합]". Chosun (in Korean). November 23, 2017. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  14. ↑ "'뮤직뱅크' 워너원, 출연 없이도 1위…'뷰티풀' 3관왕 달성 [종합]". Chosun (in Korean). November 24, 2017. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  15. ↑ "워너원, '뮤뱅' 출연없이 1위...비 컴백(종합)". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). December 1, 2017. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  16. ↑ "역시 워너원! 음악중심 1위 달성". Chosun (in Korean). November 25, 2017. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  17. ↑ "'음중' 워너원, 출연 없이 2주연속 1위 영예[종합]". Chosun (in Korean). December 2, 2017. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  18. ↑ "워너원, '음악중심' 3주 연속 1위..'뷰티풀' 파워". Star Money (in Korean). December 9, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  19. ↑ "워너원, 출연 없이 '쇼!음악중심' 1위". 10Asia (in Korean). November 16, 2017. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Melon Weekly Award". www.melon.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
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