Love Love Love (Roy Kim album)

Love Love Love
Studio album by Roy Kim
Released June 25, 2013
(see release history)
Recorded 2013
Genre Folk, acoustic, country, pop
Length 29:56
Language Korean
Label CJ E&M Music
Producer Jung Ji-chan
Roy Kim chronology

Love Love Love
(2013)		 Home
(2014)
Singles from Love Love Love
  1. "Spring Spring Spring (봄봄봄)"
    Released: April 22, 2013
  2. "Love Love Love"
    Released: June 25, 2013

Love Love Love (stylized as LOVE LOVE LOVE) is the first studio album by South Korean singer-songwriter Roy Kim, released and distributed on June 25, 2013 through CJ E&M Music. The album features nine tracks in total, and spawned two hit singles; the million-selling hit "Spring Spring Spring" and the lead single under the same title. It also earned Kim a Mnet Asian Music Award for Best New Male Artist, and a Golden Disk Award for New Rising Star Award in Disk Album.[1][2]

Background

Shortly after winning Superstar K4, it was announced that Roy Kim was preparing to release a mini album in spring 2013.[3] However, those plans were scrapped in favor of releasing Kim's first single "Spring Spring Spring" (Hangul: 봄봄봄; RR: Bom Bom Bom) followed by a full-length studio album. Upon the release of "Spring Spring Spring" in April 2013, he began recording the rest of the album.[4] In June of that year, it was announced by CJ E&M Music that the singer was in the final stages of preparing for the album.[5]

Release and promotion

The album's pre-release single "Spring Spring Spring" topped the Gaon Singles Chart for two consecutive weeks, and the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 for three weeks in a row, respectively.[6][7][8] At the end of 2013, the song was ranked at number seven (2.9%) in the top ten of Gallup Korea's "Song of the Year", tied with Im Chang-jung's "A Guy Like Me" and 4Minute's "What's Your Name?".[9] According to the Gaon Chart, it remained the fourth most successful single of 2013, selling over 1.5 million digital copies that year.[10][11]

On June 18, 2013, a week before the album's release, the album's track listing was revealed, along with a teaser image.[12] In the days leading up to the release, several more teasers were released, including the making-of videos of the recording process and a music video teaser.[13][14]

The title track "Love Love Love" reached number two on the Gaon Singles Chart and number four on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100.[15][16][17] Following the release of the album, Roy Kim appeared on Mnet's M! Countdown (June 27, 2013), where he performed "Let Me Love You" (Hangul: 그대를 사랑한단 말; RR: Geudaereul Saranghandan Mal) and the album's title track.[18][19] He continued to promote the album on various music shows through July of that year.

Track listing

※ Bolded tracks identify singles from the album.

CD/Digital download[20]
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Intro (My Forest)"  
  • Kim Sang-woo
 0:56
2. "When You Are Down" (이 노랠 들어요; I Norael Deuleoyo)
  • Kim Sang-woo
 3:30
3. "Spring Spring Spring" (봄봄봄; Bom Bom Bom)
  • Kim Sang-woo
  • Kim Sang-woo
  • Bae Young-kyung
 3:29
4. "Let Me Love You" (그대를 사랑한단 말; Geudaereul Saranghandan Mal)
  • Kim Sang-woo
  • Kim Sang-woo
  • Jung Ji-chan
 4:14
5. "Love Love Love"  
  • Kim Sang-woo
  • Kim Sang-woo
 3:37
6. "Grandfather's Camera" (할아버지와 카메라; Harabeojiwa Camera)
  • Kim Sang-woo
  • Jung Ji-chan
  • Kim Sang-woo
  • Jung Ji-chan
 3:47
7. "Don't Know How" (도통 모르겠네; Dotong Moreugenne)
  • Kim Sang-woo
  • Kim Sang-woo
 3:40
8. "Follow Me" (나만 따라와; Naman Ttarawa)
  • Kim Sang-woo
  • Kim Sang-woo
 2:59
9. "12 O'Clock"  
  • Kim Sang-woo
  • Kim Sang-woo
 3:44
Total length:
 29:56
Notes

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Love Love Love.[22]

  • Young-kyung Bae – composer
  • Ah-ra Cho – violin
  • Hoon Choi – bass
  • John Gatchings – cello
  • Hyun-jung Go – mixing
  • Ja-hoon Gu – mixing assistant engineer
  • Mi-young Gu – mixing assistant engineer
  • Kyung-joon Lee – mixing assistant engineer
  • David Dong-hwa Han – assistant engineer
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Joon-ho Hong – guitar

Chart performance

Album charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position		 Sales
South Korean Gaon Weekly Albums Chart[23] 3
South Korean Gaon Monthly Albums Chart[25] 12
South Korean Gaon Year-End Albums Chart[26] 81

Single charts

Spring Spring Spring

Chart (2013) Peak
position		 Sales
South Korean Gaon Weekly Singles Chart[27] 1
  • KOR: 1,636,251+ (digital downloads only)[28]
South Korean Gaon Monthly Singles Chart[29] 2
South Korean Gaon Year-End Singles Chart[10] 4
US Billboard K-Pop Hot 100[30] 1
US Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 (Year-End)[31] 7

Love Love Love

Chart (2013) Peak
position		 Sales
South Korean Gaon Weekly Singles Chart[16] 2
  • KOR: 732,310+ (digital downloads only)[32]
South Korean Gaon Monthly Singles Chart[33] 13
South Korean Gaon Year-End Singles Chart[34] 104
US Billboard K-Pop Hot 100[35] 4

Other charted songs

Title Peak chart position Sales
KOR
Gaon
 KOR
Hot 100
"Let Me Love You" 33 35
  • KOR: 114,527+ (digital downloads only)[36]
"When You Are Down" 44 —
  • KOR: 81,302+ (digital downloads only)[37]
"Grandfather's Camera" 61 —
  • KOR: 59,574+ (digital downloads only)[38]
"Don't Know How" 72 —
  • KOR: 50,992+ (digital downloads only)[39]
"12 O'Clock" 77 —
  • KOR: 48,351+ (digital downloads only)[40]
"Follow Me" 79 —
  • KOR: 47,535+ (digital downloads only)[41]
"Intro (My Forest)" 150 —
  • KOR: 14,327+ (digital downloads only)[42]

Awards and nominations

Annual music awards

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2013 7th Mnet 20's Choice 20's Booming Star – Male Roy Kim Won
5th MelOn Music Awards Top 10 Artists Roy Kim Nominated
Song of the Year "Spring Spring Spring" Nominated
Newcomer Award Roy Kim Nominated
Netizen Popularity Award Roy Kim Nominated
15th Mnet Asian Music Awards Best New Male Artist Roy Kim Won
2014 28th Golden Disk Awards New Rising Star Award in Disk Album Roy Kim Won
Popularity Award in Digital Music Roy Kim Won
23rd Seoul Music Awards New Artist Award Roy Kim Nominated
3rd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards New Artist of the Year - Male Solo Roy Kim Nominated

Music program awards

Song Program Date
"Spring Spring Spring" Show! Music Core (MBC) May 11, 2013
"Love Love Love" July 6, 2013

Cover versions

Release history

Region Date Format Edition Label
South Korea June 25, 2013 CD, digital download CJ E&M Music
Worldwide Digital download[20]
Taiwan June 26, 2013 CD[44]
August 9, 2013 CD+DVD Limited Edition[45] CJ E&M Music, Warner Music
Hong Kong CD+DVD
Singapore
Malaysia August 23, 2013

Footnotes

  1. ↑ This is an estimated figure. Sales since November 2014 are unavailable.

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Kyung-ho. 로이킴·크레용팝, 2013MAMA 男女신인상 수상 (in Korean). STARNEWS. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Choi, Jin-sil. 로이킴 방탄소년단 ‘골든디스크’ 음반부문 신인상 수상 (in Korean). 10Asia. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Roy Kim to Start Preparing for His Debut Mini Album". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Roy Kim to Release Studio Album in June". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Roy Kim to join the list of comebacks this month with his first full-length album". Allkpop. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Roy Kim – BOM BOM BOM (봄 봄 봄) - pop!gasa – kpop translation lyrics". pop!gasa. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  7. ↑ Chart references of "Spring Spring Spring":
  8. ↑ Chart references of "Spring Spring Spring":
  9. ↑ "[생활] 한국갤럽이 뽑은 올해를 빛낸 인물 - 가수/가요 ("Gallup Korea Selected "Singer/Song of the Year" in 2013")". Datanews (in Korean). 19 December 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "South Korean Gaon Chart: Singles – 2013". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  11. ↑ Sales references for "Spring Spring Spring" in 2013:
  12. ↑ "Roy Kim says "Love Love Love" is in the air with his handwritten album track list and jacket photo". Allkpop. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "[Video] Roy Kim Gives Sneak Peek at ‘Love Love Love’ Album". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  14. ↑ "[Video] Roy Kim Covers Seoul with ‘Love Love Love’ in New Teaser". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "Roy Kim – Love Love Love - pop!gasa – kpop translation lyrics". pop!gasa. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "South Korean Gaon Chart: Singles – The 27th Week of 2013". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  17. ↑ Chart references of "Love Love Love":
  18. ↑ Mnet (June 27, 2013). "로이킴_그대를 사랑한단 말 (Let me love you by Roy Kim@M COUNTDOWN 2013.6.27)" (YouTube).
  19. ↑ Mnet (June 27, 2013). "로이킴_Love Love Love (Love Love Love by Roy Kim@M COUNTDOWN 2013.6.27)" (YouTube).
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "iTunes - Music - Love Love Love by Roy Kim". iTunes Store. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  21. ↑ Shin, Won-kyung (25 June 2013). 힐링보이 '로이킴', 씨스타, 걸스데이 누르고 음원차트 '올킬' (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  22. ↑ Love Love Love (Media notes). Roy Kim. South Korea: CJ E&M Music. 2013.
  23. ↑ "South Korean Gaon Chart: Album – The 27th Week of 2013". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  24. ↑ Sales references of "Love Love Love":
  25. ↑ "South Korean Gaon Chart: Album – June 2013". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  26. ↑ "South Korean Gaon Chart: Album – 2013". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  27. ↑ "South Korean Gaon Chart: Singles – The 18th Week of 2013". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  28. ↑ Sales references for "Spring Spring Spring":
  29. ↑ "South Korean Gaon Chart: Singles – May 2013". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  30. ↑ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100, Week of 11 May, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  31. ↑ "Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100: 2013 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  32. ↑ Sales references for "Love Love Love":
  33. ↑ "South Korean Gaon Chart: Singles – July 2013". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  34. ↑ "South Korean Gaon Chart: Singles – 2013". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  35. ↑ Chart references of "Love Love Love":
  36. ↑ Sales references for "Let Me Love You":
  37. ↑ Sales references for "When You Are Down":
  38. ↑ Sales references for "Grandfather's Camera":
  39. ↑ Sales references for "Don't Know How":
  40. ↑ Sales references for "12 O'Clock":
  41. ↑ Sales references for "Follow Me":
  42. ↑ Sales references for "Intro (My Forest)":
  43. ↑ Lee, Ji-seok. 태국 가수 나튜, 12일 정오 로이킴곡 '도통 모르겠네' 리메이크 발매 (in Korean). Sports Seoul. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  44. ↑ 五大唱片 (in Chinese). Five Music. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  45. ↑ 五大唱片 (in Chinese). Five Music. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

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