I Dream (song)

"I Dream"
Single by 15&
from the album Sugar
LanguageKorean
ReleasedOctober 4, 2012 (2012-10-04)
Length4:35
Label
Composer
  • Sim Eun-ji,
Lyricists
  • Sim Eun-ji
  • Kim Eun-soo
15& singles chronology
"I Dream"
(2012)
"Somebody"
(2013)
Music video
"I Dream" on YouTube

"I Dream" is a song recorded by South Korean duo 15& for their first studio album Sugar. It was released as their debut single by JYP Entertainment on October 4, 2012.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
IZM[1]

Background and release

K-pop Star winner Park Ji-min appeared for the first time with JYP's fellow trainee Baek Ye-rin, on September 25, 2012, a teaser video announcing the debut of 15& was released on the JYP official website. It shows Park Ji-min sitting in the warm sunshine and humming a song softly, Baek Ye-rin comes to Park Ji-min's side with a smile. The two girls hold hands in the sunshine and complete the word 'I Dream'.[2]

Composition

"I Dream" Is written by Sim Eun-ji and Kim Eun-soo and composed by Sim Eun-ji.[3] The song is composed in the key C-sharp Minor and has 139 beats per minute and a running time of 4 minutes and 35 seconds.[4] "I Dream" is a pop ballad song with a large-scale arrangement of instruments such as horns and flutes and a melody line that crosses two octaves.[5]

Promotion

15& held their first stage for "I Dream" on SBS' Inkigayo on October 7, 2012, [6] MBC's Show! Music Core on October 13 [7] and on Mnet's M Countdown on October 18, 2012. [8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "I Dream"
Chart (2012) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[9] 6
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[10] 11

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for "I Dream"
Chart (October 2012) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[11] 16

Sales

Country Sales
South Korea (digital)[12] 823,170

Release history

Release history for "I Dream"
Region Date Format Label
Various October 4, 2012 Digital download JYP

References

  1. ^ "I Dream". IZM. April 11, 2025. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  2. ^ Kim, Sung-hee (November 3, 2019). 박지민, 천재소녀와 함께한 'I Dream' 티저 공개 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved September 25, 2012 – via Naver.
  3. ^ "I Dream" (in Korean). Dreamus. JYP Entertainment. April 7, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2019 – via Melon.
  4. ^ "Key & BPM for I Dream by 15& | Tunebat". Tunebat. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Kim, Min-Ji (November 3, 2019). 15& 레이브 리뷰 "연령에 비해 노래를 잘 부르는 가수" (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved October 18, 2012 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Choi, Jung-ah (November 3, 2019). '15&' 베일이 벗겨진 이 시점에서, '노래의 힘의 끝' (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved October 18, 2012 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Jeon, Hyun-young (November 3, 2019). 15& Park Ji-min-Baek Ye-rin debuted with 'I dream' in 'Music Center' (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved October 13, 2012 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Song, Jae-won (November 3, 2019). 15& ‘I Dream’ (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved October 18, 2012 – via Naver.
  9. ^ "I Dream". October 21, 2012.
  10. ^ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  11. ^ "Circle Digital Chart – October 2012" (in Korean). Circle Chart. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  12. ^ Cumulative sales for "I Dream": "Gaon Download Chart - 2012년 10월 (October 2012)". Circle Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.