Plant (song)
{{short description|2020 single by Sejeong}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Plant
| cover =
| caption =
| type = single
| artist = Sejeong
| album = Plant
| language = Korean
| released = {{Start date|2020|3|17}}
| recorded = 2020
| genre = {{hlist|K-pop|Sentimental ballad}}
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=27}}
| label = {{hlist|Jellyfish}}
| writer = {{hlist|Sunwoo Jung-a|Ahn Shi-ae}}
| producer = {{hlist|Sunwoo Jung-a|Ahn Shi-ae}}
| prev_title = Tunnel
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Whale
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|wCopfuVivxc|"Plant (Jellyfish)"}}
{{YouTube|vDdQv-safCs|"Plant (1theK)"}}}}
}}
"Plant" ({{Korean|화분||Hwabun}}) is a song recorded by South Korean singer Sejeong released on March 17, 2020, by Jellyfish Entertainment. It was initially distributed by Stone Music Entertainment but the music video has since been taken down and is now distributed by Kakao M. The track serves as the title track for her debut solo album of the same name, Plant.
Background
On March 5, 2020, Sejeong released teaser photos regarding her comeback. Two music video teasers were unveiled before its release.
Composition and lyrics
"Plant" is a sentimental ballad track which is composed by Sunwoo Jung-a and co-written with Ahn Shin-ae.{{cite web |title=Plant |url= https://m2.melon.com/song/detail.htm?songId=32464066# |website=Melon |access-date=March 11, 2021|language=ko}} The ballad expresses the feelings of consolation one receives from a small plant in a flowerpot. The lyrics describe the metaphor of caring for a plant, as caring for a loved one.
Commercial performance
The single took top spot on the chart of music streaming site Bugs, second on Genie's chart and fourth on Soribada's chart a day after the release.{{cite web|url= https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2024/05/398_286425.html |title= Kim Se-jeong tops chart with first solo album |website=Korea Times|language=ko|access-date=March 11, 2021|date=March 18, 2020}} It also peaked at number 82 on the Gaon Digital Chart.
Music video
The music video begins in a dark but cozy room where she is seen relaxing, taking care of a plant seedling inside a plastic bag. She then exits her room into the outdoors, which is filled with garbage and pollution such as empty plastic bags. She eventually lands back into her room and smiles, seeing her plant she cared for be out of the bag, and sprouting a flower.{{cite web |title= GUGUDAN's SEJEONG releases pleasant solo debut 'Plant' MV! |url= http://officiallykmusic.com/gugudans-sejeong-releases-pleasant-solo-debut-plant-mv/ |website=Kmusic |access-date=March 11, 2021|date=March 21, 2020|language=en}}
Promotion
Sejeong promoted the single and her album on music programs. The single got its first win on March 24, 2020, at SBS MTV's The Show.{{cite web|title= '더 쇼' 세정, '화분'으로 첫 1위 "구구단 멤버들 언제나 사랑한다" |url= https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/312/0000440142 |work=Naver|accessdate=March 11, 2021|date=March 25, 2020}}
Accolades
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|+Music program awards |
| width="190" | Program
! width="140" | Date ! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |
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| The Show (SBS MTV)
| March 24, 2020 | {{cite web|title= 세정 '더쇼' 1위 "더 열심히 음악 하겠다" |url= https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/009/0004543508|work=Naver|accessdate=March 11, 2021|date=March 25, 2020|language=ko}}{{cite web|title= '더쇼' 세정, 컴백과 동시에 1위..김수찬·나태주·황윤성 트롯맨 출격 [종합] |url= https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004183821 |work=Naver|accessdate=March 11, 2021|date=March 24, 2020}} |
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Melon.
- Sejeong{{spaced ndash}}vocals
- Sunwoo Jung-a{{spaced ndash}}lyricist, composer, arranger
- Ahn Shin-ae{{spaced ndash}}lyricist
- Cho Song-tae{{spaced ndash}}arranger
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| scope="row"| South Korea (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=12&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week|title=Digital Chart – Week 12 of 2020|website=Gaon Chart|language=ko|accessdate=March 11, 2021}}
| 82 |
Release history
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| Region
! Date ! Format ! Label |
|---|
| scope="row"| Various
| March 17, 2020 | {{hlist|Jellyfish Entertainment|Kakao M|Stone Music Entertainment}} |
References
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{{Kim Se-jeong}}
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