Somebody (15& song)

"Somebody"
Single by 15&
from the album Sugar
LanguageKorean
ReleasedApril 7, 2013 (2013-04-07)
Length3:10
Label
Composers
Lyricists
15& singles chronology
"I Dream"
(2012)
"Somebody"
(2013)
"Can't Hide It"
(2014)
Music video
"Somebody" on YouTube

"Somebody" is a song recorded by South Korean duo 15& for their first studio album Sugar. It was released as a single by JYP Entertainment on April 7, 2013.

Background and release

On March 29, 2013, 15& released a teaser with the phrases '2008 Nobody, 2013 Somebody' and '2013 04/07'. '2008 Nobody' implies the hit song "Nobody" of Wonder Girls in 2008, and the following '2013 Somebody' reveals that 15&'s comeback song would be called "Somebody". [1]

Composition

"Somebody" Is written by Sim Eun-ji, Ryan S. Jhun and Antwann Frost and composed by Sim Eun-ji and Ryan S. Jhun.[2] The song is composed in the key D-sharp Minor and has 176 beats per minute and a running time of 3 minutes and 10 seconds.[3] "Somebody" is a song that contains the unique groove and soulful voice color of Park Ji-min and Baek Ye-rin.[4]

Promotion

15& held their first comeback stage for "Somebody" on Mnet's M Countdown on April 11, 2013, [5] MBC's Show! Music Core on April 20 [6] and SBS' Inkigayo on April 14 and 21.[7][8]

Music video

The music video shows the bright atmosphere of the song. Parody of, competition show K-pop Star Park Ji-min played Park Jin-young and Yang Hyun-seok as judges, and Baek Ye-rin captured the characteristics of BoA being a judge and expressed it comically.[9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Somebody"
Chart (2013) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[10] 3
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[11] 10

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for "Somebody"
Chart (April 2013) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[12] 9

Year-end charts

2023 year-end chart performance for "Somebody"
Chart (2013) Position
South Korea (Gaon)[13] 58

Sales

Country Sales
South Korea (digital)[14] 746,025

Release history

Release history for "Somebody"
Region Date Format Label
Various April 7, 2013 Digital download JYP

References

  1. ^ Do, Hye-rim (November 3, 2019). 박지민-백예린의 15& 이미지 컷 공개, '아름다움 눈 업그레이드' (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 1, 2013 – via Naver.
  2. ^ "Somebody" (in Korean). Dreamus. JYP Entertainment. April 7, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2019 – via Melon.
  3. ^ "Key & BPM for Somebody by 15& | Tunebat". Tunebat. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  4. ^ Kim, Ye-na (November 3, 2019). 15와 (15&) 'Somebody' 오늘 첫 번째 스테이지(7번째)... 봄 소녀들을 새롭게 하십시오 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 8, 2013 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Do, Hye-rim (November 3, 2019). 15& ‘SOMEBODY’, 공개직후 차트 싹쓸이 ‘기염’ (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 8, 2013 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Song, Jae-won (November 3, 2019). 15& ‘SOMEBODY’ (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 20, 2013 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Lim, Soo-jin (November 3, 2019). 'Inkagayo' 15&, 'Atmposy UP'는 활기차고 중독성 있는 멜로디와 함께합니다. (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 14, 2013 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Lim, Soo-jin (November 3, 2019). 'Inkingayo' 15&, 강력한 즉흥 + 댄스 '제가 할 수 없는 것이 없습니다' (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 21, 2013 – via Naver.
  9. ^ Oh, Jeil (April 7, 2013). 당신은 봄 옷을 입고 계시네요, 정말 훌륭합니다 'Fifteen&·15&'...누군가 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 8, 2013 – via Naver.
  10. ^ "Somebody". April 21, 2013.
  11. ^ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  12. ^ "Circle Digital Chart – April 2013" (in Korean). Circle Chart. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  13. ^ "Digital Chart 2013". Circle Chart. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  14. ^ "Gaon Download Chart - 2013년". Circle Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.