My Love (Lee Jong-hyun song)

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"My Love"
Single by Lee Jong-hyun
from the album A Gentleman's Dignity OST 2
ReleasedJuly 8, 2012 (2012-07-08)
Recorded2012
GenrePop
Length3:46
LabelHwa & Dam Pictures
Songwriter(s)Lee Jong-hyun
Lee Jong-hyun singles chronology
"High Fly"
(2010) 		"My Love"
(2012) 		"Romantic J"
(2013)

"My Love" (내 사랑아; Nae Saranga) is a song by South Korean musician Lee Jong-hyun of CNBLUE. After being cast to play the role of Collin on Seoul Broadcasting System's (SBS) television series A Gentleman's Dignity, the song was released as the fifth installment of drama's original soundtrack on July 8, 2012, under Hwa & Dam Pictures and distributed by CJ E&M Music. A pop song accompanied with a steel-string acoustic guitar, the lyrics reflect the sentiments of Lee's character of "longing for a loved one".

"My Love" peaked at numbers two and four on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 and Gaon Digital Chart, respectively. It ranked number six on the former's year-end chart, and number 15 on the latter. The song earned Lee five award nominations, ultimately winning Best OST at the 2013 Seoul Music Awards.

Background and composition[edit]

In March 2012, Lee was cast for SBS's drama A Gentleman's Dignity, his debut acting role in a television series.[1] Filming commenced the following month, where he played the character of Collin.[2] It would begin airing in May, in midst of his band promotions with CNBLUE.[1]

"My Love" is a pop song with a "gentle" melody coupled with a steel-string acoustic guitar, where Lee sings in a "sweet and soft voice". The lyrics are an "expression of longing for a loved one".[3] The song was written by Lee, and composed and arranged by Kim Jae-yang;[4] it is composed in the key of G minor using common time with a tempo of 115 beats per minute.[5] When recording the track, Lee stated that it was sung from an empathetic perspective of his character.[6]

Release and promotion[edit]

On July 6, 2012, it was announced that Lee would release "My Love" on July 8 as the fifth installment of a series of songs released for the original soundtrack of A Gentleman's Dignity.[3] The song was revealed when his character performed the song on the 13th episode of the drama.[7] He first performed the song alongside CNBLUE at the National Theater of Korea during the 2012 Seoul International Drama Awards.[8] Lee went on to perform the song at the 2012 SBS Drama Awards and the Seoul Music Awards in 2013.[9][10]

Commercial performance and accolades[edit]

On the chart dated July 8–14, 2012, "My Love" debuted at number four on the Gaon Digital Chart,[11] selling 267,455 downloads and accumulating 1,072,842 streams in its first week.[12][13] By the end of the month, the song ranked number five on the monthly Digital Chart,[14] where it was the fifth best-selling song of the month with 830,673 digital downloads and 14th most streamed song with 5,308,444 streams.[15][16] On the year-end chart, "My Love" ranked number 15 on Gaon's 2012 Comprehensive Digital Top 100.[17] It became the 34th best-selling song in South Korea that year with 2,187,150 digital downloads and ranked at number 16 on the Streaming Chart for accumulating 24,645,766 streams.[18][19]

On the chart dated July 21, 2012, "My Love" debuted at number ten on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 chart.[20] On its third week, the song reach its peak of number two behind Psy's "Gangnam Style".[21] It descended from the chart the following week, but returned to its peak by its seventh week on the chart dated September 1.[22] "My Love" went on to rank number six on the Korea K-Pop Hot 100 year-end chart.[23]

"My Love" received award nominations for Best OST at the 5th Korea Drama Awards,[24] 14th Mnet Asian Music Awards,[25] and 4th Melon Music Awards, the lattermost of where it was also nominated for Tstore Best Song.[26] The song ultimately earned Lee the award for Best OST at the 22nd Seoul Music Awards in 2013, a first for his solo work.[27]

Charts[edit]

Weekly[edit]

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100[21] 2
Gaon Digital Chart[11] 4
Gaon Mobile Chart[28] 2
Gaon Noraebang Chart[29] 2

Year-end[edit]

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100[21] 6
Gaon Digital Chart[17] 15

References[edit]

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  2. ^ Jung, Yong-gu (April 12, 2012). 씨엔블루 이종현, 화제작 '신사의 품격' 첫 촬영 진행. bntnews (in Korean). Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Moon, Ji-yeon (July 6, 2012). 씨앤블루 '콜린' 이종현 직접부른 '신사' OST '내 사랑아' 8일 공개. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  4. ^ 내 사랑아. Melon (in Korean). LOEN Entertainment. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  5. ^ "상세페이지 :: 악보나라" (in Korean). Akbonara. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  6. ^ An, Hyeon-hee (July 17, 2012). 이종현 '신품' 속 콜린 '인기↑' OST '내 사랑아' 덩달아 대박행진. Etoday (in Korean). Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  7. ^ Park, Seong-jeon (July 8, 2012). 이종현 신품 OST로 여성 시청자들 '가슴 녹였다'. Art News (in Korean). Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  8. ^ Jeon, A-ram (August 30, 2012). '서울드라마어워즈' 씨엔블루, 2부 오프닝 활짝 '감미로운 무대'. TV Daily (in Korean). Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  9. ^ Jo, Seong-pil (December 31, 2012). [영상]이종현, 축하무대 '내 사랑아' 열창 (SBS연기대상). SBS funE (in Korean). Seoul Broadcasting System. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  10. ^ An, Seong-hu (January 31, 2013). [포토엔]씨엔블루 이종현 '서울가요대상에 연기자 자격으로 참석'. enews24 (in Korean). CJ E&M. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  11. ^ a b 2012년 29주차 Digital Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  12. ^ 2012년 29주차 Download Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  13. ^ 2012년 29주차 Streaming Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  14. ^ 2012년 07월 Digital Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  15. ^ 2012년 07월 Download Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  16. ^ 2012년 07월 Streaming Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  17. ^ a b 2012년 Digital Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  18. ^ 2012년 Download Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  19. ^ 2012년 Streaming Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  20. ^ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  21. ^ a b c "Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  22. ^ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  23. ^ "Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  24. ^ Kim, Sung-hee (October 3, 2012). '해품달' 린, 코리아드라마어워즈 최고 OST 수상. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  25. ^ "Nominees for the 2012 MAMA Announced". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. October 23, 2012. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  26. ^ Lee, Min-ji (December 14, 2012). '응답커플 또 일냈다' 서인국-정은지 OST상 싹쓸이(멜론뮤직어워드). Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  27. ^ Kwak, Min-gu (February 1, 2013). 씨엔블루 이종현, '서울가요대상'에서 '내 사랑아'로 OST상 쾌거. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). JoongAng Media Network. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  28. ^ 2012년 30주차 Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  29. ^ 2012년 34주차 Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 25, 2016.

External links[edit]

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