Wish Tree (song)

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"Wish Tree"
Single by Red Velvet
from the album Winter Garden
Language
  • Korean
ReleasedDecember 18, 2015
Recorded2015
Genre
Length3:18
Label
Composer(s)
  • Matthew Tishler
  • Felicia Barton
  • Aaron Benward
Lyricist(s)January 8th
Producer(s)
  • Matthew Tishler
  • Felicia Barton
  • Aaron Benward
Red Velvet singles chronology
"Dumb Dumb"
(2015) 		"Wish Tree"
(2015) 		"One of These Nights"
(2016)
Music video
"Wish Tree" on YouTube

"Wish Tree" (Korean: 세가지 소원; RR: Segaji Sowon lit. Three Wishes) is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Red Velvet. It was released as the second single from their collaborative compilation album Winter Garden with f(x) and BoA on December 18, 2015. The song is "a pop ballad with a warm feel and an acoustic sound". It debuted and peaked at number thirty-three on the Gaon Digital Chart.

Background and composition[edit]

On December 4, 2015 SM Entertainment announced a winter single project titled Winter Garden. Three teaser images with the number '15', '18' and '22' were released all of which were the release dates of the singles. On December 7, Red Velvet was confirmed to be part of the project and their song was released on December 18.[1][2]

The song is composed in F major and has a tempo of 114 bpm and has a running time of 3 minutes and 58 seconds.[3]"Wish Tree" is "a pop ballad with a warm feel and an acoustic sound".[4]

Promotion and reception[edit]

To promote the song, Seulgi & Wendy took part in a one-hour show which was broadcast on Naver's V app an hour before the song'srelease. They were joined by f(x)'s Amber & Luna and they all discussed their groups' activities in the past year and promoted the singles[5] The group as a whole performed the song live for the first time on Music Bank on December 25.[6]

The song debuted at number 33 on the 52nd weekly issue of South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart for 2015 during the period dated December 13–19.[7]

Track listing[edit]

Digital download / streaming[8]

  1. "Wish Tree" – 3:18

Credits and personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from Melon.[9]

  • Red Velvet (Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy, Yeri) – vocals
  • January 8 – Korean songwriting
  • Matthew Tishler – composition
  • Felicia Barton – composition
  • Aaron Benward – composition
  • Hwang Chan-hee – arrangement
  • Cheerful Player – arrangement
  • Park In-young – strings arrangement, conductor

Charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "Wish Tree"
Chart (2015) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[7] 33

Sales[edit]

Chart Sales
South Korea 128,382[10]

Release history[edit]

Release dates and formats for "Wish Tree"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Various December 18, 2015
[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hwang Hye-jin (December 7, 2015). "f(x) to Participate in SM's 'Winter Garden' Project, More Artists to be Revealed". Newsen. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ Jeon Su-mi (December 7, 2015). "f(x), Red Velvet and BoA Confirmed for Winter Garden Project". enewsWorld. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  3. ^ "Key & BPM for Wish Tree by Red Velvet| Tunebat". Tunebat. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  4. ^ Kim Hee-kyung (December 15, 2015). "레드벨벳, 18일 윈터 싱글 '세가지 소원' 음원 발매". bnt news (in Korean). Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  5. ^ "f(x)'s Luna Reveals Amber Is Preparing New Solo Album". Soompi. December 17, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  6. ^ Kim Ji-yeon (December 23, 2015). "Red Velvet to Perform 'Wish Tree' on Broadcast on December 25". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "2015년 52주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean).
  8. ^ "세가지 소원 (Wish Tree)". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "세가지 소원 (Wish Tree) - WINTER GARDEN". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  10. ^ Cumulative sales of "Wish Tree":
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