"Don't Cry" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Candy Shop for their second extended play Girls Don't Cry. It was released as the EP's lead single by Brave Entertainment on June 7, 2024.
| "Don't Cry" | ||||
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| Single by Candy Shop | ||||
| from the EP Girls Don't Cry | ||||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Released | June 7, 2024 | |||
| Genre | K-pop | |||
| Length | 2:44 | |||
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| "Don't Cry" on YouTube | ||||
Background and release
editOn June 3, 2024, Brave Entertainment announced that Candy Shop would be releasing their second extended play titled Girls Don't Cry on June 12.[1] Three days later, the track listing was released through the highlight medley teaser video with "Don't Cry" and "Tumbler (Hot & Cold)" announced as the singles.[2] On June 7, the music video was released.[3] The extended play was released alongside the song on June 12.[4]
Composition
edit"Don't Cry" was written and composed by Brave Brothers and Youha with Red Cookie participating in the composition and arrangement.[5] It was described as a song with lyrics "that conveys comfort to those in difficult situations".[6] "Don't Cry" was composed in the key of F minor, with a tempo of 115 beats per minute.[7]
Commercial performance
edit"Don't Cry" debuted at number 108 on South Korea's Circle Download Chart in the chart issue dated June 9–15, 2024.[8]
Promotion
editFollowing the release of "Don't Cry", Candy Shop performed on three music programs in the first week of promotion: Mnet's M Countdown on June 13,[9] KBS's Music Bank on June 14,[10] and MBC's Show! Music Core on June 15.[11] In the second week, they performed on three music programs: Music Bank on June 21,[12] Show! Music Core on June 22,[13] and SBS's Inkigayo on June 23.[14]
Charts
edit| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| South Korea Downloads (Circle) | 108 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Various | June 7, 2024 |
References
edit- ^ Nam, Hye-yeon (June 3, 2024). "이런 걸그룹은 처음이야" 캔디샵, 뮤비에 왕따·학폭 사회적 문제 다뤘다...기대감↑ ["This is my first time seeing a girl group like this" Candy Shop addresses social issues such as bullying and school violence in its music video...Expectations ↑] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Son, Bong-seok (June 6, 2024). '12일 컴백' 캔디샵, 'Girls Don't Cry' 전곡 하이라이트 메들리 공개 ['Comeback on the 12th' Candy Shop releases highlight medley of all 'Girls Don't Cry' songs] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyung. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Min-ji (June 7, 2024). '컴백 D-5' 캔디샵, Z세대가 사회적 이슈를 다루는 법 ['Comeback D-5' Candy Shop, how Generation Z deals with social issues] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Seon, Mi-kyung (June 12, 2024). 캔디샵, 오늘(12일) 'Girls Don't Cry'로 컴백..청량 서머송 예고 [Candy Shop, comeback today (12th) with 'Girls Don't Cry'..Refreshing summer song preview] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ "Girls Don't Cry" (in Korean). Kakao Entertainment. Brave Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Melon.
- ^ Jang, Woo-young (June 11, 2024). 캔디샵 컴백 D-1..'Z세대 핫플→청량 서머송' 차고 넘치는 기대 포인트 [Candy Shop Comeback D-1..'Generation Z Hot Popular → Refreshing Summer Song' Highly anticipated point] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ "Key & BPM for Don't Cry by Candy Shop". Tunebat. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "Circle Download Chart – Week 24 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). June 9–15, 2024. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ Son, Bong-seok (June 13, 2024). '엠카' 캔디샵, 신곡 'Don't Cry' 퍼포먼스 속 유연한 완급 조절 ['M Countdown' Candy Shop, flexible control of pace and pace during performance of new song 'Don't Cry'] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Yoon, Sang-geun (June 14, 2024). '뮤뱅' 에스파 '슈퍼노바' 방송출연 없이 1위..뉴진스 막방[★밤TView] ['Mu-Bang' Aespa's 'Supernova' takes first place without appearing on TV..NewJeans' last show [★Night TView]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Ha-na (June 15, 2024). '음악중심' 뉴진스, 아이브·에스파 제치고 2주 1위, 슈퍼주니어→나연 컴백[종합] ['Music Core' NewJeans beats Ive and Aespa to take first place for 2 weeks, Super Junior → Nayeon comeback [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Kwon, Gwang-il (June 21, 2024). [ST포토] 캔디샵, 스윗한 하트 [[ST Photo] Candy Shop, Sweet Heart] (in Korean). Sports Today. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Daum.
- ^ Lee, Ha-na (June 22, 2024). '음악중심' 뉴진스, 아이브·에스파 제치고 3주 1위..권은비→라이즈 컴백[종합] ['Music Core' NewJeans, overtaking Ive and Aespa to take first place for 3 weeks..Kwon Eun-bi → Riize comeback [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Han, Han-seon (June 23, 2024). '인가' 에스파, 지코·뉴진스 대결서 1위..권은비·라이즈 컴백[종합] ['Is it' Aespa, ranked 1st in the Zico-NewJeans battle..Kwon Eun-bi and Riize's comeback [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Naver.