Teddy Bear (STAYC song)

2023 single by STAYC

"Teddy Bear"

Single by STAYC
from the album  Teddy Bear
Language| Korean
Released| February 14, 2023 (2023-02-14)
Studio| Ingrid Studio (Seoul)
Genre| Pop punk
Length| 3:09
Label|

* High Up
* Kakao

Composer(s)|

* B.E.P
* Jeon Goon

Lyricist(s)|

* B.E.P
* FLYT

STAYC singles chronology
| "Poppy"
(2022)  | "Teddy Bear"
(2023)  | "Bubble"
(2023)

|
|

Music video
"Teddy Bear" on YouTube

"Teddy Bear" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group STAYC for their fourth single album of the same name. It was released as the single album's lead single by High Up Entertainment on February 14, 2023.

## Background and release

[edit]

On January 18, 2023, High Up Entertainment announced that STAYC would be releasing an album in February.[1] On January 31, it was announced STAYC would be releasing their fourth single album titled Teddy Bear on February 14.[2] The music video teasers were released on February 5 and 12.[3][4]

## Composition

[edit]

"Teddy Bear" was written by B.E.P with Flyt, composed by B.E.P and Jeon Goon, and arranged by Rado with Flyt.[5] It was described as a pop punk song with lyrics that "contains a message of positivity that gives hope and comfort".[6] "Teddy Bear" was composed in the key of G major, with a tempo of 119 beats per minute.[7]

## Commercial performance

[edit]

"Teddy Bear" debuted at number 56 on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart in the chart issue dated February 12–18, 2023.[8] It ascended to number four in the chart issue dated March 5–11, 2023.[9] On the monthly Circle Digital Chart, the song debuted at number 55 in the chart issue dated February 2023,[10] ascending to number four in the following month.[11] The song also debuted at number 16 on the Billboard South Korea Songs in the chart issue dated March 4, 2023.[12]

## Promotion

[edit]

Following the release of Teddy Bear, on February 14, 2023, STAYC held a live event to introduce the single album and its songs, including "Teddy Bear", and to communicate with their fans.[13] The group subsequently performed four music programs in the first week: Mnet's M Countdown on February 16,[14] KBS's Music Bank on February 17,[15] MBC's Show! Music Core on February 18,[16] and SBS's Inkigayo on February 19.[17] On the second week of promotion, they performed on six music programs: SBS M's The Show on February 21,[18] MBC M's Show Champion on February 22,[19] M Countdown on February 23,[20] Music Bank on February 24,[21] Show! Music Core on February 25,[22] and Inkigayo on February 26,[23] where they won first place for all appearances except M Countdown and Show! Music Core. On the third week of promotion, they performed on six music programs: The Show on February 28,[24] Show Champion on March 1,[25] M Countdown on March 2,[26] Music Bank on March 3,[27] Show! Music Core on March 4,[28] and Inkigayo on March 5.[29] On the fourth and final week of promotion, they performed on three music programs: Show Champion on March 8,[30] M Countdown on March 9,[31] and Show! Music Core on March 11,[32] where they won first place for all appearances except M Countdown.

## Accolades

[edit]

Awards and nominations for "Teddy Bear"  Award ceremony  | Year  | Category  | Result  | Ref.

|
|
|
|

Circle Chart Music Awards | 2024 | New Icon of the Year  | Won  | [33]
Golden Disc Awards | 2024 | Digital Song Bonsang  | Won  | [34]
Music program awards for "Teddy Bear"  Program  | Date  | Ref.

|
|

Inkigayo | February 26, 2023 | [23]
Music Bank | February 24, 2023 | [21]
Show! Music Core | March 11, 2023 | [32]
Show Champion | February 22, 2023 | [19]
March 8, 2023 | [30]
The Show | February 21, 2023 | [18]

## Credits and personnel

[edit]

Adapted from the album liner notes.[35]

* STAYC – vocals
* Sieun – chorus vocals
* B.E.P – lyrics, composition
* Rado – arrangement, drums, chorus vocals, digital editing (at Vanguard Town)
* Jeon Goon – lyrics
* FLYT – composition, arrangement, keyboard, bass
* Jung Eun-kyung (정은경) – recording, digital editing (at Ingrid Studio)
* Yang Young-eun (양영은) – recording, digital editing (at Ingrid Studio)
* Kang Sun-young (강선영) – engineering
* Gu Jong-pil (구종필) – mixing (at Klang Studio)
* Joe LaPorta – mastering (at Sterling Sound)

## Charts

[edit]

### Weekly charts

[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "Teddy Bear"  | Chart (2023)  | Peak
position

|

South Korea (Circle)[9] | 4
Weekly chart performance for "Teddy Bear" (Japanese ver.)  Chart (2023)  | Peak
position

|

Japan (Japan Hot 100)[36] | 45
Japan (Oricon)[37] | 5
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[38] | 20

### Monthly charts

[edit]

Monthly chart performance for "Teddy Bear"  | Chart (2023)  | Peak
position

|

South Korea (Circle)[11] | 4
Monthly chart performance for "Teddy Bear" (Japanese ver.)  Chart (2023)  | Peak
position

|

Japan (Oricon)[39] | 15

### Year-end charts

[edit]

Year-end chart performance for "Teddy Bear"  Chart (2023)  | Position

|

South Korea (Circle)[40] | 16

## Release history

[edit]

Release history for "Teddy Bear"  Region  | Date  | Format  | Version  | Label

|
|
|
|

Various  | February 14, 2023  |

* Digital download
* streaming

| Original  |

* High Up
* Kakao

Various  | April 5, 2023  | Japanese  | Universal Music Japan
Japan  | CD

## See also

[edit]

* List of Inkigayo Chart winners (2023)
* List of Music Bank Chart winners (2023)
* List of Show! Music Core Chart winners (2023)
* List of Show Champion Chart winners (2023)
* List of The Show Chart winners (2023)

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Jung, Hyeon-tae (January 18, 2023). "스테이씨, 2월 새 앨범 발매..7개월만 컴백[공식]" [STAYC releases a new album in February..Comeback after 7 months [Official]] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023 - via Naver.
2. ^ Lee, Min-ji (February 1, 2023). "스테이씨, 14일 컴백 확정...네 번째 싱글 'Teddy Bear' 발매 [공식]" [STAYC confirmed comeback on the 14th...4th single 'Teddy Bear' released [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023 - via Naver.
3. ^ Yoon, Jun-ho (February 6, 2023). "'14일 컴백' 스테이씨, 새 타이틀곡 'Teddy Bear' M/V 1차 티저 공개" ['Comeback on the 14th' STAYC, new title song 'Teddy Bear' M/V 1st teaser released] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023 - via Naver.
4. ^ Han, Hae-sun (February 13, 2023). "'컴백 D-1' 스테이씨, 신곡 'Teddy Bear' MV 티저 공개" ['Comeback D-1' STAYC releases new song 'Teddy Bear' MV teaser] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023 - via Naver.
5. ^ "Teddy Bear" (in Korean). Kakao Entertainment. High Up Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023 - via Melon.
6. ^ Jo, Seong-woon (February 13, 2023). "스테이씨, 'Teddy Bear' 로 증명할 막강한 틴프레시 에너지" [STAYC, powerful teen fresh energy to prove with 'Teddy Bear'] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023 - via Naver.
7. ^ "Key & BPM for Teddy Bear by STAYC". Tunebat. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
8. ^ "Circle Digital Chart – Week 7 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). February 12–18, 2023. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
9. ^ a b "Circle Digital Chart – Week 10 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). March 5–11, 2023. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
10. ^ "Circle Digital Chart – February 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
11. ^ a b "Circle Digital Chart – March 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
12. ^ "Billboard South Korea Songs – Week of March 4, 2023". Billboard. February 26 – March 4, 2023. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
13. ^ Lee, Ho-young (February 14, 2023). "스테이씨(STAYC), 뭐 하고 지냈나? "미국 투어+해외 팬미팅+日데뷔"" [STAYC, what have you been doing? "US tour + overseas fan meeting + Japanese debut"] (in Korean). MBC Entertainment News. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023 - via Naver.
14. ^ Son, Bong-seok (February 16, 2023). "'엠카운트다운' 스테이씨, 화려한 컴백 'Teddy Bear'···화제의 챌린지곡 'Poppy' 첫 공개" ['M Countdown' STAYC, splendid comeback 'Teddy Bear'···First release of the topical challenge song 'Poppy'] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023 - via Naver.
15. ^ Shim, Min-kyung (February 17, 2023). "[뮤직뱅크] 스테이씨, 청량 퍼포먼스로 충전하는 긍정 에너지 ♪Teddy Bear" [[Music Bank] STAYC, positive energy charged with refreshing performances ♪ Teddy Bear] (in Korean). KBS Entertainment News. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023 - via Naver.
16. ^ Lee, Seung-gil (February 18, 2023). "'음악중심' 스테이씨, 'Teddy Bear'로 컴백→시은 스페셜 MC 활약" ['Music Core' STAYC, comeback with 'Teddy Bear' → Sieun active as a special MC] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023 - via Naver.
17. ^ Kim, No-eul (February 19, 2023). "'인기가요' 부석순, 뉴진스 꺾었다..출연 없이 1위[종합]" ['Inkigayo' Boo Seok-soon defeated New Jeans..1st place without appearing [Overall]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023 - via Naver.
18. ^ a b Jin, Joo-hee (February 21, 2023). "'더쇼' 스테이씨, 컴백과 동시에 1위...대체불가 독보적 틴프레시" ['The Show' STAYC, comeback and win 1st place at the same time...irreplaceable and unique teen fresh] (in Korean). MK Sports. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023 - via Naver.
19. ^ a b Choi, Hee-jae (February 22, 2023). "스테이씨, 'Teddy Bear'로 '쇼챔피언' 1위...벌써 2관왕 등극" [STAYC wins 1st place on 'Show Champion' with 'Teddy Bear'...Already won 2 crowns] (in Korean). X-ports News. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023 - via Naver.
20. ^ Jang, Ye-sol (February 23, 2023). "부석순, 2주 연속 1위...주헌·미연 MC 신고식→더보이즈 컴백 (엠카)[종합]" [Boo Seok-soon, 1st place for 2 weeks in a row...Jooheon Miyeon MC Shining Ceremony→The Boyz Comeback (M Countdown)[Comprehensive]] (in Korean). X-port News. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023 - via Naver.
21. ^ a b Lee, Seung-hoon (February 24, 2023). "스테이씨, '뮤뱅' 1위→음방 3관왕..'Teddy Bear' 열풍" [STAYC wins 1st place on 'Music Bank' → 3 gold medals on music shows..'Teddy Bear' craze] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023 - via Naver.
22. ^ Kim, Hye-young (February 25, 2023). "스테이씨, 깜찍한 고양이→'테디 베어' 변신...'음중' 1위는 부석순" [STAYC, a cute cat → 'Teddy Bear' transformation...1st place in 'Music Core' is Boo Seok-soon] (in Korean). MBC Entertainment News. Archived from the original on February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023 - via Naver.
23. ^ a b Kim, Chae-yeon (February 26, 2023). "2월 마지막 주 '인기가요' 1위는 스테이씨..더 보이즈·이찬원 컴백 [종합]" [1st place on 'Inkigayo' in the last week of February is STAYC..The Boyz·Lee Chan-won comeback [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023 - via Naver.
24. ^ Son, Bong-seok (February 28, 2023). "'더쇼' 스테이씨, 싱그러운 봄기운 몰고 온 'Teddy Bear'" ['The Show' STAYC, 'Teddy Bear' brought fresh spring vibes] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023 - via Naver.
25. ^ Jin, Joo-hee (March 1, 2023). "'쇼챔피언'스테이씨, 상큼·러블리 퍼포먼스 'Teddy Bear'" ['Show Champion' STAYC, refreshing and lovely performance 'Teddy Bear'] (in Korean). MK Sports. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023 - via Naver.
26. ^ Son, Bong-seok (March 2, 2023). "'엠카운트다운' 스테이씨(STAYC), 희망·긍정 에너지 'Teddy Bear'" ['M Countdown' STAYC, hopeful and positive energy 'Teddy Bear'] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023 - via Naver.
27. ^ Lee, Seung-gil (March 3, 2023). "'뮤직뱅크' 스테이씨, 팬들 향해 곰돌이 하트 발사...깜찍 발랄 'Poppy'+'Teddy Bear'" ['Music Bank' STAYC fires bear hearts at fans...Cute and lively 'Poppy' + 'Teddy Bear'] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023 - via Naver.
28. ^ Shin, Ji-won (March 4, 2023). "스테이씨, 전원 센터 비주얼에 상큼·러블리 'Teddy Bear'로 매력발산('쇼!음악중심')" [STAYC shows off its charm with the fresh and lovely 'Teddy Bear' in the visual of the power center ('Show! Music Core')] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023 - via Naver.
29. ^ Jang, Byeong-ho (March 5, 2023). "스테이씨, '테디 베어' 곰돌이 춤으로 '인기가요' 접수" [STAYC received 'Inkigayo' with 'Teddy Bear' dance] (in Korean). E-Daily. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023 - via Naver.
30. ^ a b Seon, Mi-kyung (March 9, 2023). "스테이씨, 'Teddy Bear'로 '쇼챔' 1위→음방 5관왕 달성" [STAYC won 1st place on 'Show Champion' with 'Teddy Bear' → Achieved 5 gold medals in music shows] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on March 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023 - via Naver.
31. ^ Kim, Soo-hyung (March 9, 2023). "제이홉, 온유→니콜. 황민현 등 막강한 솔로✭컴백 속 출연없이 1위 ('엠카') [종합]" [J-Hope, Onew → Nicole. Hwang Min-hyun and other powerful solo✭ 1st place without appearing in the comeback ('M Countdown') [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023 - via Naver.
32. ^ a b Yoo, Soo-yeon (March 11, 2023). "'음악중심' 스테이씨, 마지막 방송서 1위...니콜·온유 등 컴백 [종합]" ['Music Core' STAYC 1st place on the last broadcast...Comeback with Nicole and Onew [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023 - via Naver.
33. ^ Lee, Da-gyeom (January 10, 2024). NCT 드림, ‘2023 써클차트’ 디지털 앨범상...올해의 가수상은 20팀(종합) [NCT Dream won the '2023 Circle Chart' Digital Album Award... Singer of the Year Award goes to 20 teams (Comprehensive)] (in Korean). Maeil Gyeongje. Retrieved January 10, 2024 - via Naver.
34. ^ "Golden Disc Awards 2024 Full Winners List: Jung Kook, NewJeans, Stray Kids, SEVENTEEN Take Home Trophies". outlookindia. January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
35. ^ Teddy Bear (Booklet). STAYC. High Up Entertainment. 2023.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
36. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100: Week of April 12, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
37. ^ Oricon Weekly Single Ranking – 2023-04-17 Oricon News. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
38. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2023-04-17" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
39. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Singles: 2023-04". Oricon. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
40. ^ "Digital Chart 2023". Circle Chart. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

* v
* t
* e

STAYC

* Sumin
* Sieun
* Isa
* Seeun
* J
* Yoon

Studio albums|

* Metamorphic

Extended plays|

* Stereotype
* Young-Luv.com
* Teenfresh

Single albums|

* Star to a Young Culture
* Staydom
* We Need Love
* Teddy Bear
* ...l

Singles|

* "So Bad"
* "ASAP"
* "Stereotype"
* "Run2U"
* "Beautiful Monster"
* "Teddy Bear"
* "Bubble"
* "Cheeky Icy Thang"

Related topics|

* Black Eyed Pilseung

* Songs

* Category
* Commons

*[Ref.]: Reference(s)
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template