"Dear Diary" (Korean: 스물에게; RR: Seumulege; lit. Dear Twenty) is a song recorded by South Korean singer and Red Velvet member Yeri. The track was released digitally on March 14, 2019, by SM Entertainment as part of the third seasonofSM Station. Composed and was also written by her along with Son Go-eun, the track expresses sympathy with support and gratitude expressed to her twenties. The song debuted and peaked at position 200 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart.
On May 11, 2018, Yeri appeared on Secret Unnie with Han Chae-young and performed "Dear Diary".[1][2] It was then revealed that the Red Velvet member will be releasing her own song.[3] A year later, SM Entertainment announced that she will be releasing the track at 6:00 PM on March 14, 2019.[4] The song will be released digitally on various music platforms as part of the third seasonofSM Station.[5]
"Dear Diary" composed by Yeri and was also written by her along with Son Go-eun.[6][7] Musically, the song was described as a medium tempo acousticballad with "sweet" guitar and electric piano.[8] It is noted her "calm" voice as an expression of her appreciation of her first step as an adult.[9] The track is composed in the keyofC major with a tempo of 172 beats per minute.[10] Lyrically, it expresses sympathy with the support and gratitude expressed to her twenties.[11] Yeri revealed that she had heard a lot of questions about what would be the most different when she will be 20 years old.[12] It was declared that she started to write it and described the song as "vague and anxious".[13] Additionally, she told that she was still "clumsy" but have learned how to take care of oneself as she have gone through a special and strange time of twenties.[14][15]
The accompanying music video for "Dear Diary" was directed by video director Sunghwi.[16] It was premiered on March 14, 2019, to coincide with the release of the song.[17] Prior to its premiere date, the music video was teased with one teaser.[18] The music video consists of Yeri sending a video letter to her 20-year-old self.[19] The track debuted at position 200 on the 11th weekly issue of South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart for 2019 during the period dated March 10–16.[20] The song also debuted at position 62 on the component Gaon Download Chart.[21]
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^Kim, Jin-sun (March 5, 2019). 레드벨벳 예리14일 첫 솔로곡 '스물에게' 공개예정 [Red Velvet's Yeri is Scheduled to Release Her First Solo Song 'Dear Diary' on the 14th]. Seoul Economy (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
^Yang, Ji-yeon (March 11, 2019). '비밀언니' 예리, 한채영에 고충 토로 "작년, 정신적으로 힘들었다" ['Secret Unnie' Yeri, Han Chae-young Talks About Their Grievance "Last Year was Mentally Difficult"]. Seoul Economy (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
^Jung, Hee-yeon (March 8, 2019). 레드벨벳 예리, 첫 솔로곡 '스물에게' 14일 오후6시 공개 [Red Velvet's Yeri, To Release Her First Solo Song 'Dear Diary' at 6:00 PM on the 14th]. Sports Dong-A (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^곡 정보 – 스물에게 (Dear Diary) [Song Information – Dear Diary] (in Korean). Melon. March 14, 2019. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
^Ji, Min-kyung (March 8, 2019). 레드벨벳 예리, 14일 첫 솔로곡 '스물에게' 공개 "스물의 나에게 하고 싶은 말" [Red Velvet's Yeri, To Released Her First Solo Song 'Dear Diary' on the 14th "What I Want to Say to my Twenty-something"]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^Lee, Min-ji (March 8, 2019). 레드벨벳 예리 첫 솔로곡 '스물에게' 14일 공개 "자작곡" [Red Velvet Yeri's First Solo Song 'Dear Diary' to be Released on the 14th "Self-composed Song"]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^Lee, Jung-ho (March 8, 2019). 레드벨벳 예리 첫 솔로곡 '스물에게' 14일 공개 [Red Velvet Yeri's First Solo Song 'Dear Diary' will be Released on the 14th]. StarNews (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^Kim, Ha-jin (March 8, 2019). 레드벨벳 예리, 첫 솔로곡 '스물에게'…"스물의 나에게 하고픈 말" [Red Velvet's Yeri, First Solo Song 'Dear Diary'..."What You Want to Say to My Twenty"]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^Park, So-hyun (March 8, 2019). 레드벨벳 예리, 첫 솔로는 자작곡…'스물에게' 발표 [Red Velvet's Yeri, Her First Solo was Composed by Herself...Announcement of 'Dear Diary']. Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^Yoo, Byung-chul (March 8, 2019). 레드벨벳 예리, 첫 솔로곡 ‘스물에게’ 14일 공개 [Red Velvet's Yeri, To Release Her First Solo Song 'Dear Diary' on the 14th]. Korea Economic TV (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^Hwang, Mi-hyun (March 8, 2021). 레드벨벳 예리, 신곡 '스물에게' 작곡…"나에게 하고 싶은 말" [Red Velvet's Yeri, New Self-composed Song 'Dear Diary'..."What You Want to Say to Me"]. News1 (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^Lee, Min-ji (March 14, 2019). 레드벨벳 예리 오늘(14일) 첫 솔로 '스물에게' 발표 [Red Velvet's Yeri to Announce Her First Solo 'Dear Diary' Today (14th)]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^Kim, Soo-kyung (March 14, 2019). SM스테이션3, 이번 정거장은 예리의 '스물에게' [SM Station 3, This Stop is Yeri's 'Dear Diary']. Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^2019년11주차 Download Chart [2019, Week 11 Download Chart] (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. March 10–16, 2019. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^Lee, Woo-in (March 14, 2019). 레드벨벳 예리, 첫 솔로곡 '스물에게' 오늘 오후6시 공개 [Red Velvet's Yeri, First Solo Song 'Dear Diary' will be Released at 6:00 PM Today]. TV Report (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
