It was released on September 15, 1988, as a single for his fifth studio album Standing Under the Shade of a Roadside Tree (Korean: 가로수 그늘아래서면).
[1] On December 17, 2004, Shinhwa released a remake album of hit songs from the 1980s and 1990s, titled Winter Story 2004–2005.
Other artists who have recorded a cover of the song include BigBang, YB, Maya, Younha, Yurisangja, and MC Sniper.
Released on November 5, 2008, through YG Entertainment, it served as the lead single from the quintet's second studio album Remember (2008).
Prior to recording, Yang Hyun-suk, CEO and founder of YG Entertainment, contacted Lee Moon-sae to request permission for BigBang to cover the song, whose original single was released in 1988.