Severely (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Severely
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = F.T. Island
| EP = Grown-Up
| language = Korean
| released = {{start date|2012|01|31}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Rock
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=10}}
| label = FNC Music
| writer = {{flatlist|
- Han Seong-ho
- Kim Do-hun
- Lee Sang-ho}}
| producer =
| chronology = F.T. Island Korean
| prev_title = Like Birds
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = I Wish
| next_year = 2012
}}
"Severely" ({{Korean|hangul=지독하게|rr=Jidokhage}}; also translated as "Fiercely") is a song by South Korean idol rock band F.T. Island. It was released on January 31, 2012, under FNC Music and serves as the lead single of the band's fourth mini-album Grown-Up. A rock ballad, the song was written by Han Seong-ho, and composed by Kim Do-hun and Lee Sang-ho.
"Severely" peaked at number three on South Korea's national Gaon Digital Chart and the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100, spending two consecutive weeks at its peak on both charts. The song earned F.T. Island three consecutive wins—dubbed a "Triple Crown"—on JTBC's music television program Music on Top, in addition to two wins on Mnet's M Countdown and one win on Seoul Broadcasting System's (SBS) Inkigayo.
Composition
"Severely" is a slow-tempo rock ballad.{{cite web|last1=Yang|first1=Ja-yeong|script-title=ko:FT아일랜드, 새 앨범 'Grown-Up' 재킷사진 공개 '컴백 임박'|url=http://hei.hankyung.com/hub02/201201261929q|website=Korea Economic Daily|accessdate=November 2, 2017|language=ko|date=January 26, 2012}} The song was written by Han Seong-ho, composed by Kim Do-hun and Lee Sang-ho, and arranged by the latter; it was composed in the key of E major using common time with a tempo of 71 beats per minute.{{cite AV media notes|title=Grown-Up|others=F.T. Island|year=2012|publisher=FNC Music|id=1030280579|type=liner notes}}{{cite web|script-title=ko:상세페이지 :: 악보나라|url=http://www.akbonara.co.kr/home/sub02.php?mid=27&uid=10061&cate=1|publisher=Akbonara|accessdate=November 2, 2017|language=ko}}
Release and promotion
File:Kim Seolhyun at a fansigning event for "Red Motion" at Gimpo Airport, October 2013 03.jpg (picture in 2013) played the protagonist's love interest in the music video]]
On January 27, 2012, F.T. Island released a music video teaser for "Severely". The full music video was released on January 31, 2012, which starred lead vocalist Lee Hong-gi and AOA member Kim Seol-hyun, a trainee of FNC Music at the time, as his love interest.{{cite web|last1=Hwang|first1=Mi-hyeon|script-title=ko:화제의 뮤비녀, 알고보니 걸그룹 멤버...|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1109346138|website=Osen|accessdate=November 2, 2017|language=ko|date=January 28, 2012}}{{cite web|last1=Choi|first1=Hyeon-jeong|script-title=ko:신예 걸그룹 AOA, 설현 티저공개 'FT아일랜드 뮤비 여주인공'|url=http://news.zum.com/articles/3096662|website=Zum|publisher=Zum Interesting Corporation|accessdate=November 2, 2017|language=ko|date=July 16, 2012}} The music video begins with Lee in a church where he mourns the death of his love interest. After exiting the building, he returns to the past and is given a second chance at saving the woman's life at the cost of his own.
Beginning on February 2, 2012, F.T. Island initiated promotions for Grown-Up by performing "Severely" and "We Hope to Become Lovers" on Mnet's music television program M! Countdown.{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Ju-mi|script-title=ko:'컴백' FT아일랜드, '지독하게'로 폭풍 가창력+성숙 매력 발산|url=http://nbiz.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=20120202001253|website=Herald Economy|publisher=Herald Media|accessdate=November 2, 2017|language=ko|date=February 2, 2012}} The band also performed the songs the following days on Korean Broadcasting System's (KBS) Music Bank,{{cite web|last1=Kil|first1=Mi-seong|script-title=ko:뮤직뱅크 2월 3일 출연자, FT아일랜드•미료•부가킹즈•블락비 컴백|url=http://artsnews.mk.co.kr/news/192217|work=Arts News|accessdate=November 2, 2017|date=February 3, 2012|language=ko}} Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's (MBC) Show! Music Core{{cite web|last1=Yang|first1=Ja-yeong|script-title=ko:'음악중심' FT아일랜드, 장난스러운 MC-노련한 가수 오가는 완벽한 무대 호평|url=http://hei.hankyung.com/hub02/201202042811q|work=Korea Economic Daily|accessdate=November 2, 2017|date=February 4, 2012|language=ko}} and SBS's Inkigayo.{{cite web|last1=Jo|first1=Jeong-won|script-title=ko:'인기가요' FT아일랜드, 한층 더 성숙해져 돌아왔다 '명불허전'|url=http://biz.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=20120205000332|work=Herald Economy|publisher=Herald Media|accessdate=November 2, 2017|date=February 5, 2012|language=ko}} On February 9, "Severely" earned its first K-Chart win on M! Countdown.{{cite web|last1=Kim|first1=Jin-seok|script-title=ko:FT아일랜드, 열흘만에 5만장 팔아 '음원차트도 올킬'|url=http://news.jtbc.joins.com/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB10068634|work=JTBC News|publisher=JTBC Content Hub Company|accessdate=November 2, 2017|date=February 10, 2012|language=ko}} F.T. Island won a second time on February 23.{{cite web|script-title=ko:
Chart performance
With one eligible charting day, "Severely" entered at number 76 on South Korea's national monthly Gaon Digital Chart for January.{{cite web|script-title=ko:2012년 01월 Digital Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=01&hitYear=2012&termGbn=month|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|accessdate=November 2, 2017|language=ko}} On the chart dated January 29 – February 4, 2012, it debuted at number four on the weekly Gaon Digital Chart, shifting 334,140 downloads and 827,392 streams within its first week of release.{{cite web|script-title=ko:2012년 06주차 Digital Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=06&hitYear=2012&termGbn=week|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|accessdate=November 2, 2017|language=ko}}{{cite web|script-title=ko:2012년 06주차 Download Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=06&hitYear=2012&termGbn=week|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|accessdate=November 2, 2017|language=ko}}{{cite web|script-title=ko:2012년 06주차 Streaming Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1040&targetTime=06&hitYear=2012&termGbn=week|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|accessdate=November 2, 2017|language=ko}} The song rose to its peak at number three the following week, where it remained for two consecutive frames before descending to number eight.{{cite web|script-title=ko:2012년 07주차 Digital Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=07&hitYear=2012&termGbn=week|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|accessdate=November 2, 2017|language=ko}}{{cite web|script-title=ko:2012년 08주차 Digital Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=08&hitYear=2012&termGbn=week|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|accessdate=November 2, 2017|language=ko}}{{cite web|script-title=ko:2012년 09주차 Digital Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=09&hitYear=2012&termGbn=week|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|accessdate=November 2, 2017|language=ko}} For the month of February, the song ranked at number three.{{cite web|script-title=ko:2012년 02월 Digital Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=02&hitYear=2012&termGbn=month|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|accessdate=November 2, 2017|language=ko}} By the end of the year, "Severely" was the 24th most-downloaded song with 2,291,448 units and the 81st most-streamed song with 15,206,652 streams domestically.{{cite web|script-title=ko:2012년 Download Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2012&hitYear=2012&termGbn=year|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|accessdate=November 2, 2017|language=ko}}{{cite web|script-title=ko:2012년 Streaming Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1040&targetTime=2012&hitYear=2012&termGbn=year|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|accessdate=November 2, 2017|language=ko}} It ranked number 65 on the year-end Gaon Digital Chart.{{cite web|script-title=ko:2012년 Digital Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=2012&hitYear=2012&termGbn=year|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|accessdate=November 2, 2017|language=ko}}
On the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100, "Severely" debuted at number 35.{{cite magazine|title=Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts#/charts/k-pop-hot-100?chartDate=2012-02-18|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Holdings|accessdate=November 2, 2017|date=February 18, 2012}} On its second week, the song rose to number four.{{cite magazine|title=K-Pop Hot 100: Lyn Remains at No. 1|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/news/k-pop-hot-100-lyn-remains-at-no-1-1006160752.story|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Holdings|accessdate=November 2, 2017|date=February 14, 2012}} It peaked at number three the following week, where it remained for two consecutive weeks before falling to number ten.{{cite magazine|title=K-Pop Hot 100: Lyn on Verge of Record With 4th Week at No. 1|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/504297/k-pop-hot-100-lyn-on-verge-of-record-with-4th-week-at-no-1|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Holdings|accessdate=November 2, 2017|date=February 29, 2012}}{{cite magazine|title=K-Pop Hot 100: BIGBANG & miss A Unseat Lyn|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/502888/k-pop-hot-100-bigbang-miss-a-unseat-lyn|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Holdings|accessdate=November 2, 2017|date=March 7, 2012}} On the year-end chart, "Severely" ranked at number 39.{{cite magazine|title=Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/korea-hot-100|magazine=Billboard|date=2 January 2013|publisher=Nielsen Holdings|accessdate=November 2, 2017|language=ko}}
Chart history
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="row"|Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100
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| scope="row"|Gaon Digital Chart
| 3 |
| scope="row"|Gaon Mobile Chart{{cite web|script-title=ko:2012년 10주차 Mobile Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/mobile.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S2020&targetTime=10&hitYear=2012&termGbn=week|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|accessdate=November 2, 2017|language=ko}}
| 11 |
| scope="row"|Gaon Noraebang Chart{{cite web|script-title=ko:2012년 10주차 노래방 Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/karaoke.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S3010&targetTime=10&hitYear=2012&termGbn=week|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|accessdate=November 2, 2017|language=ko}}
| 1 |
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=Year-end charts=
References
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