[1] Produced by Lay and Devine Channel, Monodrama is described as "R&B" song with a detailed acoustic guitar and soft piano melody with lyrics that express the emotions of a man feeling the pain of an unrequited love.

[3] Lay performed "Monodrama" live on Exo Planet 3 – The Exo'rdium concerts.

[4] Upon release, "Monodrama" music video was ranked #1 on VCharts China, iTunes Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Japan.

[5] The music video has broken the record on Charts in just two days, where it gained 1,968,909 views in 48 hours.

[citation needed] "Monodrama" also ranked #2 on Alibaba Year-End Top 40 Music Chart for 2016.[importance?]