If I Say, I Love You

"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" (Korean: 오늘만 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

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

"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

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

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

References

  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.