Park Geun Tae, composer and CEO of Beyond Music revealed the casting story of EXO Baekhyun and Bae Suzy for the 2016 hit collaboration track, "Dream."

Composer of EXO Baekhyun x Suzy's 'Dream' Reveals Reason of Casting Singers

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On May 13, CEO Park Geun Tae told many stories in a recent StarMaker interview with Star News.

During the conversation, the founder of Beyond Music company brought up the story of Baekhyun and Bae Suzy's collaboration song "Dream" among various behind-the-scenes stories related to his numerous hit songs.

CEO Park Geun Tae then drew attention by revealing that he personally selected the two idols for the song and said:

"The collaboration was achieved because I personally recruited Baekhyun and Suzy.

We had no problems from both sides so we proceeded with the two singers. The reason I got permission (from them) was music.

They both had potential as solo artists and they were already working on their own OSTs at that time, but they didn't have a chance to do it together, so I asked both agencies. (SM and JYP)

In regards to why he selected Baekhyun and Suzy, Park explained:

"I wrote this song with those two singers in mind. It's not something that's already been made. (No matter how good the song is) you have to consider that the singer can sing, on top of the song and concept being good.

But I played the song to the singers with confidence in recruiting them. I already have this image (of the song being sung) with beautiful and handsome idols. The song also has a fluttering feeling and a subtle feeling that doesn't feel down or sad. It's not too much, but it's just like flirting."

Here's How 'Dream' by EXO Baekhyun, Suzy Becomes Massive Hit in 2016

Meanwhile, "Dream" is a pop R&B song based in the jazz and neo-soul genre which depicts a sweet and fresh love story between a man and a woman.

As soon as it was released on January 7, 2016, the collab track immediately received lots of love from K-pop enthusiasts.

As top K-pop idols at that time, the song received attention from global fans and received rave reviews for their chemistry and vocal harmony.

This immense support was also reflected on the music chart after the stars achieved an All-Kill after the song's release and sold about 1.3 million digital downloads.

The song also remained at the top of the Gaon Digital Chart for three consecutive weeks, received multiple accolades in music charts in South Korea and also snagged a Digital Bonsang trophy at the 31st Golden Disk Awards.

On the other hand, CEO Park Geun Tae began his career as a composer in the 1990s and made numerous domestic pop hit songs to promote his reputation as a representative composer of Korea.

In 2021, he founded Beyond Music, a music investment company that leads the Korean music intellectual property (IP) market along with startup expert Lee Jangwon.

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Written by Eunice Dawson