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If I Say, I Love You

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"If I Say, I Love You"
Single by BoyNextDoor
LanguageKorean
ReleasedJanuary 6, 2025 (2025-01-06)
GenreDance-pop
Length2:41
LabelKOZ
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Kako
  • Woonhak
BoyNextDoor singles chronology
"Nice Guy"
(2024)
"If I Say, I Love You"
(2025)
Music video
"If I Say, I Love You" on YouTube

"If I Say, I Love You" (Korean오늘만 I Love You; lit. Just for today I love you) is a song recorded by South Korean boy group BoyNextDoor. It was released as a digital single by KOZ Entertainment on January 6, 2025.

Background and release

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On December 14, 2024, during BoyNextDoor's "Knock On Vol. 1" tour in Incheon, the group announced their first digital single "If I Say, I Love You", later confirmed by their label KOZ on December 17.[1] Concept photos for the single were released on December 27 and 28.[2] "If I Say, I Love You", alongside its music video, was released on January 6, 2025.[3]

Composition

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"If I Say, I Love You" was composed by Pop Time, Kako, Ryo, rapper and KOZ founder Zico, and BoyNextDoor members Taesan and Woonhak, and co-written by Kako and Woonhak. Additionally, Pop Time, Daily, and Likey assisted in the song arrangement. The song was described as a dance-pop song that is "fresh but relatable" to the members of BoyNextDoor as it contains "realistic lyrics about suffering from a breakup".[3]

Promotion

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On the day of the single's release, a compilation of clips from its music video was displayed on the digital billboard of Shinsegae's Myeongdong Main Store in Jung District, Seoul.[4]

Release history

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Release history for "If I Say, I Love You"
Region Date Format Label
Various January 6, 2025 KOZ

References

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  1. ^ Hahn, Jane (December 17, 2024). "BoyNextDoor to release first digital single 'If I say, I love you'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  2. ^ Seon, Mi-kyung (December 29, 2024). 보이넥스트도어의 특별한 겨울 감성..‘오늘만 I LOVE YOU’ [BoyNextDoor's special winter emotion.."If I Say, I Love You"] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Naver.
  3. ^ a b Lee, Gyu-lee (January 6, 2025). "BOYNEXTDOOR says 'If I Say, I Love You' is gift for fans". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  4. ^ @only_shinsegae (January 6, 2025). "A collaboration between Shinsegye Square and Boynextdoor!". Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Instagram.