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Beautiful Monster (STAYC song)

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"Beautiful Monster"
Single by STAYC
from the EP We Need Love
LanguageKorean
ReleasedJuly 19, 2022 (2022-07-19)
GenreK-pop
Length3:00
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Black Eyed Pilseung
  • Jeon Goon
STAYC singles chronology
"Run2U"
(2022) 		"Beautiful Monster"
(2022) 		"Poppy"
(2022)
Music video
"Beautiful Monster" on YouTube

"Beautiful Monster" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group STAYC for their third single album We Need Love. It was released as the album's lead single by High Up Entertainment on July 19, 2022.

Background and release

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On June 30, 2022, High Up Entertainment announced STAYC would be releasing a new album in July 2022.[1] A day later, it was announced STAYC would be releasing their third single album titled We Need Love on July 19.[2] On July 15, the highlight medley video for We Need Love was released with "Beautiful Monster" announced as the lead single.[3] Three days later, the music video teaser was released.[4]

Composition

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"Beautiful Monster" was written and composed by Black Eyed Pilseung, alongside Jeon Goon for the lyrics, and Flyt for the composition, with arrangement handled by Rado and Flyt.[5] The song was described as "capturing the fear hidden behind the happiness of love".[6] "Beautiful Monster" was composed in the key of F-sharp major with a tempo of 82 beats per minute.[7]

Promotion

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Prior to the release of We Need Love, STAYC held a live showcase to introduce the single album and its songs, including "Beautiful Monster", and communicate with their fans.[8] The group subsequently performed on three music programs: Mnet's M Countdown on July 21,[9] KBS's Music Bank on July 22,[10] and MBC's Show! Music Core on July 23.[11]

Accolades

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"Beautiful Monster" won a first place music program award on the July 26, 2022, episode of The Show.[12]

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from We Need Love's liner notes.[13]

Studio

Personnel

  • STAYC – vocals, background vocals
  • Ashley Alisha – background vocals
  • Black Eyed Pilseung – lyrics, composition, production
  • Jeon Goon – lyrics, composition, production
  • Flyt – arrangement, bass, production
  • Rado – arrangement, drums, digital editing
  • Jeong Eun-kyung – recording, digital editing
  • Yang Young-eun – recording
  • Drk – mixing
  • Kim Jun-sang – mixing (assistant)
  • Ji Min-woo – mixing (assistant)
  • On Seong-yoon – mixing (assistant)
  • Kim Joon-young – mixing (assistant)
  • Dave Kutch – mastering

Charts

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Release history

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Release history for "Beautiful Monster"
Region Date Format Label
Various July 19, 2022

References

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  1. ^ Kim, Na-yul (June 30, 2022). "스테이씨, 7월 컴백 확정.."MV 촬영 마치고 막바지 준비 중"" [STAYC, comeback confirmed in July.."After MV shooting, in the final preparations"] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022 – via Naver.
  2. ^ Oh, Yoon-joo (July 1, 2022). "스테이씨, 19일 '위 니드 러브'로 컴백" [STAYC makes a comeback with 'We Need Love' on the 19th] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022 – via Naver.
  3. ^ Ji, Min-kyung (July 15, 2022). "스테이씨, 새 앨범 하이라이트 메들리 공개..타이틀곡은 '뷰티풀 몬스터'" [STAYC unveils new album highlight medley..The title song is 'Beautiful Monster'] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022 – via Naver.
  4. ^ Kwak, Hyeong-su (July 18, 2022). "스테이씨 'BEAUTIFUL MONSTER' M/V 티저...라치카와 특급 만남" [STAYC's 'BEAUTIFUL MONSTER' M/V teaser...Meet Lachikawa on the Express] (in Korean). YTN. Archived from the original on July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022 – via Naver.
  5. ^ "We Need Love" (in Korean). Kakao Entertainment. High Up Entertainment. July 19, 2022. Archived from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022 – via Melon.
  6. ^ Kim, Ji-hye (July 19, 2022). "스테이씨, 틴프레시 아닌 180도 달라진 모습..오늘 (19일) 새 앨범 컴백" [STAYC, not Teen Fresh but 180 degrees different..today (19th) new album comeback] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022 – via Naver.
  7. ^ "Key & BPM for Beautiful Monster by STAYC". Tunebat. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  8. ^ Lee, Deok-haeng (July 19, 2022). "스테이씨 "'뷰티풀 몬스터', 이전과 다른 스타일..보컬로 채웠다"" [STAYC "'Beautiful Monster', a different style than before...filled with vocals"] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022 – via Naver.
  9. ^ Choi, Hee-jae (July 21, 2022). "스테이씨, 신곡 '뷰티풀 몬스터' 컴백...5연속 히트 시동 (엠카)" [STAYC, comeback with new song 'Beautiful Monster'...5 consecutive hit start (Mcar)] (in Korean). X-port News. Archived from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022 – via Naver.
  10. ^ Son, Bong-seok (July 22, 2022). "'뮤뱅' 스테이씨, 사랑 가득 품고 컴백한 'Beautiful Monster'" ['Mubang' STAYC, 'Beautiful Monster', a comeback full of love] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022 – via Naver.
  11. ^ Kim, Hye-young (July 23, 2022). "스테이씨, 여름에 걸맞은 화사한 비주얼...'뷰티풀 몬스터'로 컴백 (음악중심)" [STAYC, a gorgeous visual suited for summer...Comeback with 'Beautiful Monster' (Music Core)] (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved July 23, 2022 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Jae-ha, Lee (July 26, 2022). "스테이씨, 더쇼 1위 발표에 웃음이 빵~~ [포토엔HD]" [STAYC, laugh at the announcement of the 1st place on The Show~~ [Photon HD]]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved July 26, 2022 – via Naver.
  13. ^ STAYC (2022). We Need Love (photobook). South Korea: High Up Entertainment; Kakao Entertainment. Credits.
  14. ^ "RIAS Top Charts Week 30 (22 - 28 Jul 2022)". RIAS. August 2, 2022. Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  15. ^ "Digital Chart – Week 33 of 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  16. ^ "Digital Chart – July 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 11, 2022.
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