"Shine" (,) is a song recorded by South Korean boy group Pentagon. It was released on April 2, 2018, by Cube Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment as the lead single from the group's third extended play Positive. The Japanese version of the song was released by Cube Entertainment Japan, distributed by Universal Music Japan on August 29, 2018. The track was written by E'Dawn, Hui, Yuto, Wooseok with Flow Blow credited as the producer. This is the last Korean single to feature E'Dawn due to his hiatus and subsequent departure from the group.
The Korean music video for the song was uploaded onto 1theK's YouTube channel simultaneously with the single's release. To promote the single, the group performed on several South Korean music show programs, such as M Countdown and Inkigayo.
Composition "Shine" is a piano riff and minimal rhythm of this upbeat track will remind listeners of that exciting and heart beating moment of love. It was composed and written by E'Dawn, Hui, Yuto, Wooseok. Flow Blow was credited as the producer.
Background and release Prior to the release of the song, teasers featuring photos of Pentagon from the extended play's photoshoot, a snippet of the song and clips from its music video were released online in March 2018. The song was officially released on April 2, 2018, by Cube Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M as the group's seventh single. It served as the lead single of their third extended play, Positive. The dance practice video was uploaded on April 17, 2018.
The Japanese version was released on August 29, 2018, by Cube Entertainment Japan, distributed by Universal Music Japan. The song written by Shoko Fujibayashi, and member Yuto. It was included in the 2018 release of the group's third Japanese mini-album, Shine. A 2020 Japanese version of the song was released on September 23, 2020 on their first full-length Japanese album Universe: The History.
Music videos The music video for "Shine" was uploaded to 1theK and Pentagon's official YouTube channel on April 2, 2018, in conjunction with the release of the single. The song eventually becoming a sleeper hit by word of mouth from listeners due to its unique melody and powerful choreography. After seven months and nine days later, on November 11 "Shine" music video surpassed 100 million combined views. On July 1, 2020, the music video reached 200 million views on the 1theK's channel.
The music video for the Japanese version of the song was uploaded to Cube Entertainment Japan's YouTube channel on August 29, 2018. The music video was re-uploaded on 1theK's official YouTube channel on December 5, 2018.
Live performances Pentagon promoted "Shine" by performing on several music programs in South Korea including Inkigayo, M Countdown, Music Bank, Show Champion, Show! Music Core and Simply K-Pop. Commercial performance A month after its release, "Shine" debuted at number 85 on the Gaon Digital Chart. Subsequently, the company announced that the promotion period was extended by two weeks. The song peaked at number 27 two weeks later. Pentagon made their debut on Top 10 Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart.
Charts
Weekly charts +Chart performance for "Shine" Chart (2018) Peakposition South Korea (Gaon Digital) 27 South Korea (Gaon Download) 13 South Korea (K-pop Hot 100) 24 US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 6
Monthly charts Chart (2018) Peakposition South Korea (Gaon) 38
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Melon. Pentagon – Vocals E'Dawn – Lyricist, composer Hui – Lyricist, composer Yuto – Lyricist Wooseok – Lyricist Flow Blow – Composer, arranger Shoko Fujibayashi – lyricist (Japanese version)
Accolades +Year-end listsCritic/PublicationListRankRef.Billboard100 Best Songs of 2018: Critics' Picks6920 Best K-pop Songs of 2018: Critics' Picks2Bugs2018 Year End Top 10089Dazed20 Best K-pop songs of 201818PaperTop 20 K-Pop Songs of 20186SBS PopAsia25 Best K-pop Dances of 201810Top 100 Asian Pop songs of 20188 +Decade-end listsCritic/PublicationListRankRef.Billboard100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List 35
+AwardsYearOrganizationCategoryResultRef.2018Mnet Asian Music AwardsSong of the Year (Daesang)Best Dance Performance – Male GroupMBC Plus X Genie Music AwardsSong of the Year (Daesang)Best Male Dance PerformanceKorea Popular Music AwardsBest Digital SongBest Group Dance Track
Release history + Release dates and formats for "Shine" Version Region Date Format Label Korean Worldwide April 2, 2018 Japanese August 29, 2018 Cube Entertainment Japan
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