This Is Love (Super Junior song) explained

This Is Love
Type:single
Artist:Super Junior
Album:Mamacita This Is Love
Released:
(as a single)
Recorded:2014
Studio:In Grid
Genre:R&B
Length:3:49
4:07 (stage version)
Label:
Lyricist:
Composer:
Prev Title:Mamacita
Prev Year:2014
Next Title:Evanesce
Next Year:2014

"This Is Love" is a single released by South Korean boy band Super Junior. The track previously appeared in the Mamacita album as a B-side track, before being re-released in a remixed version as the lead single of the repackaged album of the same name as the track. The single was released on October 23, 2014.

Composition

The track is described as an uptempo R&B song with lyrics that describe simple, yet true love.[1]

Music video

The music video of "This Is Love" begins with Kyuhyun entering a black-and-white room where his bandmates have gathered. The Super Junior members danced to the song in suits. On the bridge section of the track, Lee Dong-hae, and Eunhyuk had a solo dance under the spotlight. As the song reaches its climax, the video begins to gradually shift into colors.[2]

Live performances

The group promoted the song on various shows in South Korea. They promoted the song in Music Bank on October 24 along with "Evanesce", another single from the repackaged album. On October 26, the group promoted the song in Inkigayo. The song would later be included in their set list for Super Show 6 and Super Show 7 concerts.[3]

Charts

Chart (2014)! scope="col"
Peak
positions
South Korea (Gaon)[4] 62
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[5] 8

Credits

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[7]

Studio

Personnel

Release history

Release dates and formats! Region! Date! Format(s)! Distributor
Various <-- Inclusive of South Korea -->October 23, 2014SM

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 7th Album Special Edition ‘THIS IS LOVE’. October 27, 2014. November 11, 2023. SM Entertainment. dead. May 15, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230515055852/https://www.smentertainment.com/Entertainment/Albums/10160.
  2. News: Let Super Junior Color Your World With ‘This Is Love’ Video. Billboard. October 22, 2014. November 11, 2023. Benjamin. Jeff.
  3. News: Super Junior Menggebrak Jepang dalam Super Show 6. id. Liputan 6. December 8, 2014. December 28, 2023. Pemita. Desika. Super Junior Takes Japan by Storm in Super Show 6. Tokyo.
  4. Web site: ko: 2014년 45주차 Digital Chart. http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&amp;serviceGbn=ALL&amp;targetTime=45&amp;hitYear=2014&amp;termGbn=week. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161125050200/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=45&hitYear=2014&termGbn=week. August 1, 2024. Gaon . ko. November 25, 2016.
  5. Super Junior World Digital Song Sales. August 1, 2024 . Billboard. https://web.archive.org/web/20230412200305/https://www.billboard.com/artist/super-junior/chart-history/wdt/. April 12, 2023. live.
  6. Top 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List . Billboard . November 25, 2019 . November 11, 2023.
  7. Mamacita. Super Junior. 2014. Credits. photobook. SM Entertainment. South Korea.