"This Is Love" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Super Junior that was released by their label SM Entertainment and distributed by KT Music on October 23, 2014.

The track previously appeared in the Mamacita album as a B-side track, before being re-released in a remixed version called "Stage Version" as the lead single of the repackaged album of the same name as the track.

Background

In August 2014, Super Junior had a comeback by releasing their seventh studio album, Mamacita, which included the lead single of the same name.[1]

On October 17, SM Entertainment announced that Super Junior will have another comeback on October 23 with the digital version of repackage album This Is Love, with the physical version available on October 31.[2] On October 20, SM uploaded a teaser video for "This Is Love" and its follow-up single "Evanesce" on their official website and YouTube channel.[3]

The single and its music video was released on October 23.

Composition

"This Is Love" features the vocals of ten Super Junior members — Leeteuk, Heechul, Kangin, Sungmin, Donghae, Shindong, Eunhyuk, Siwon, Ryeowook, and Kyuhyun. Yesung's vocals was not featured as he was on his mandatory military service.[4]

Member Heechul is one of the co-lyricists of the song

The track is described as an uptempo R&B song.[5] It is composed and arranged in the key of D Major, with the tempo of 111 beats per minute by Kim Ji-hoo, Park Seul-gi, Lola Fair, and Nermin Harambašić.[6]

Member Heechul was credited as the co-lyricists along with Jo Yoon-kyung and Kim Ji-won, narrating the lyrics that describe simple, yet true love.[5]

Music video

The music video of "This Is Love" begins with Kyuhyun entering a black-and-white Jazz bar where his bandmates have gathered. The Super Junior members danced to the song in suits. On the bridge section of the track, Donghae, and Eunhyuk had a solo dance under the spotlight. As the song reaches its climax, the video begins to gradually shift into colors.[7]

It was directed by Hong Won-ki, who directed the music video for the preceding single "Mamacita". Shindong actively participated in stage direction, choreography, costumes, set, and props.[8]

Live performances

The group promoted the song on various shows in South Korea. They promoted the song in M Countdown on October 23, which marks Sungmin's first domestic live appearance after announcing his marriage in September.[9] The following day, they appeared on Music Bank to perform the song along with "Evanesce", another single from the repackaged album.[5] On October 26, the group promoted the song on Inkigayo.[10]

The song would later be included in their set list for Super Show 6 and Super Show 7 concerts.[11][12] In 2016, Yesung included the song as part of his first solo Japanese tour Super Junior medley set list.[13]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "This is Love (Stage Version)"
Chart (2014) Peak
positions
South Korea (Gaon)[14] 62
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[15] 8

Accolades

Publisher Year Listicle Nominee/work Placement Ref.
Billboard 2019 Top 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s "This Is Love" 76th [16]

Credits

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[17]

Studio

Personnel

Release history

Release dates and formats
Region Date Format(s) Version Distributor
Various August 29, 2014
Original
October 23, 2014 Stage Version

References

  1. ^ Lee, Soo-ah (August 23, 2014). 슈퍼주니어 마마시타, 콘셉트는 카우보이?…29일 컴백 [Super Junior Mamacita, concept is cowboy?... 29th Comeback]. Beauty Hankook (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 25, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  2. ^ "Super Junior to release special-edition album". The Korea Herald. October 17, 2014. Archived from the original on March 2, 2025. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  3. ^ 슈퍼주니어, 정규 7집 스페셜 에디션 티저 영상 오늘 공개 [Super Junior Releases Teaser Video for 7th Album Special Edition Today]. SBS (in Korean). October 20, 2014. Archived from the original on March 2, 2025. Retrieved March 2, 2025 – via Naver.
  4. ^ 슈퍼주니어 "공익근무 예성, 활동 못해 속상해 하더라" [Super Junior: "Yesung, who works in the public service, is upset that he can't do his activities"]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). August 28, 2014. Archived from the original on March 1, 2025. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c Jang, Arum (October 24, 2014). '뮤직뱅크' 슈퍼주니어, 노련미 묻어나는 무대매너란 이런 것 ['Music Bank' Super Junior, this is what it means to have a seasoned stage manner]. News1 (in Korean). Seoul. Archived from the original on March 8, 2025. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  6. ^ "Key & BPM for This Is Love - Stage Version by Super Junior". TuneBat. October 23, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  7. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (October 22, 2014). "Let Super Junior Color Your World With 'This Is Love' Video". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  8. ^ Kwon, Soo-bin (October 22, 2014). 슈퍼주니어, 원테이크 퍼포먼스도 감성적으로…'디스 이즈 러브' MV 공개 [Super Junior's One-Take Performance Is Emotional...'This Is Love' MV Released]. News1 (in Korean). Seoul. Archived from the original on March 8, 2025. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  9. ^ Myung, Hee-seok (October 23, 2014). '엠카운트다운' 슈퍼주니어, 성민 결혼 발표 이후 첫 무대 '감성 가득' ['M Countdown' Super Junior, Sungmin's First Stage After Marriage Announcement 'Full of Emotions']. News1 (in Korean). Seoul. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  10. ^ Jung, Sol-hee (October 26, 2014). '인기가요' 빅스, 서태지·걸스데이 제치고 1위 등극 ['Inkigayo' BIX beats Seo Taiji and Girls' Day to become No. 1]. OBS (in Korean). Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  11. ^ Pemita, Desika (December 8, 2014). "Super Junior Menggebrak Jepang dalam Super Show 6" [Super Junior Takes Japan by Storm in Super Show 6]. Liputan 6 (in Indonesian). Tokyo. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  12. ^ Lersakvanitchakul, Kitchana (February 2, 2018). "Super Junior never short of 'friends'". The Nation. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  13. ^ Roh, Yoon-jung (November 24, 2016). 예성, 첫 일본 투어 콘서트 성료 ‘솔로로도 通했다’ [Yesung's First Japan Tour Concert Successfully Completed, 'I Went Solo as Well']. K-Pop Herald (in Korean). Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  14. ^ 2014년 45주차 Digital Chart. Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 25, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  15. ^ "Super Junior World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  16. ^ "Top 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List". Billboard. November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  17. ^ Super Junior (2014). Mamacita (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment. Credits.
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