Symptoms (song)

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"Symptoms"
Song

"Symptoms" (Hangul: 상사병; RR: Sangsabyeong) is a K-Pop song of slow jam[1] music genre performed by the South Korean idol group Shinee. It is included as the second track in their fifth EP, Everybody, which was released digitally on October 14, 2013 under the record label of S.M. Entertainment and distributing label of KMP Holdings.[2] It was chosen as one of the two lead singles for the promotional cycle, other one being the title track "Everybody".[2]

Background

The domestic music portal site Naver Music described "Symptoms" to be belonging from the slow jam music genre with an influence from Shinee's signature contemporary R&B style. The song was composed and arranged by the international music production team The Underdogs in their first collaboration with Shinee. It also marked their debut in the Korean pop music industry.[1] The lyrics of the piece were penned by Shinee's lead vocalist Kim Jonghyun.[3]

Lyric video

On October 4, 2013, SM Town's official YouTube channel unveiled a music video containing only the lyrics for the song.[4] This was ten days ahead of the actual release of the song.

Promotion

The first live performance of "Symptoms" was included in the set-list of Shinee Comeback Special at Gangnam Hallyu Festival on October 6, 2013, in Samseong-dong, Seoul. The performances were streamed on SM Town's YouTube channel.[5] The first broadcast live performance, however, was through M.net's music show M! Countdown on October 10. 2013.[6] This was followed by performances at KBS Music Bank on October 11,[7] at MBC Show! Music Core on October 12, at SBS The Music Trend (Inkigayo) on October 13,[8] and at MBC Music Show Champion on October 16, 2013.

Chart performance

Chart Peak
position
Gaon Weekly singles 12
China (Baidu New Singles Top 100)[9] 59

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