Fake Love (BTS)
- Artist
- BTS
- Digital Single
- FAKE LOVE (Rocking Vibe Mix)
- Released
- 2018.06.04
- Tracklist
- FAKE LOVE (Rocking Vibe Mix)
- Information
"FAKE LOVE" is a song recorded by BTS. A remixed version was released on digital platforms on June 2018, a month after its release on their third album LOVE YOURSELF Jeon 'Tear'. It debuted at #6 on Gaon charts and peaked at #1.
"FAKE LOVE" is described as a emo hip hop, grunge-rock, rap-rock and electropop song with elements of trap, pop-rock and adult contemporary music. One of its highlights is the high range of its vocal line. The song is about a love once believed to be destined, but in the end it turned out to be fake.
Originally released in Korean, a Japanese version was released six months later on their Japanese single "FAKE LOVE / Airplane pt.2".
Live Performances
- [2018.05.24] M! Countdown
- [2018.05.25] The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- [2018.05.27] Inkigayo
- [2018.05.30] Billboard Music Awards
- [2018.05.31] M! Countdown
- [2018.06.01] Music Bank
- [2018.06.03] Inkigayo
- [2018.06.07] M! Countdown
- [2018.06.08] Music Bank
- [2018.06.10] Inkigayo
- [2018.11.06] Genie Music Awards (with Charlie Puth)
- [2018.12.01] Melon Music Awards
- [2018.12.28] KBS Song Festival
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Pdogg, RM, Bang Si Hyuk
- Music
- Pdogg, RM, Bang Si Hyuk
- Other Information
- Korean and Japanese ver.
- Vocal Arrangement: Pdogg
- Rap Arrangement: Pdogg, KM-MARKIT (Japanese ver.)
- Main Vocals: V, Jungkook, Jimin, Jin, RM, J-HOPE, SUGA
- Chorus: Jungkook, Supreme Boi
- Guitar: Lee Tae Wook
- Keyboard: Pdogg
- Synthesizer: Pdogg
- Digital Editing: Pdogg, Hiss noise, J.Pearl (Japanese ver.)
- Record Engineer: Pdogg, Jeong Woo Yeong
- Mix Engineer: James F. Reynolds
- Rocking Vibe Mix
- Vocal & Rap Arrangement: Pdogg
- Main Vocals: V, Jungkook, Jimin, Jin, RM, J-HOPE, SUGA
- Chorus: Jungkook, Supreme Boi
- Guitar: Lee Tae Wook
- Bass: Lee Joo Yeong
- Keyboard: Slow Rabbit
- Synthesizer: Slow Rabbit
- Digital Editing: Slow Rabbit, Hiss noise
- Recording Engineer: Jeong Woo Yeong, Yang Ga
Music Video
The first music video for "FAKE LOVE" was released on May 18th. It continues the extended story-line of BTS' fictional narrative universe by connecting "fantasy and reality, past and present" with multiple Easter eggs, and symbolisms.
The video opens with a flower trapped inside a glass and then switches to show close-up shots of Jin and Jungkook. The clip then blacks out briefly before showing silhouettes of the seven members who start performing the song choreography. As the light brightens, the members are seen dressed in black leather outfits while they don raven black shade hair. The visual then rewinds to show Jin standing inside a room painted in bleak colours and filled with shattered glass. Jungkook plays the protagonist of the visual, as he runs through a hallway as floorboards collapse beneath his feet. He keeps searching for his band-mates on his own inside a maze-like manor. The video alternates with scenes which show the members reflecting their own personal struggles in several decaying rooms and group-shots of the band performing the choreography. Over the course of the clip, Jin tries to protect a flower as everything around him falls apart. As the flower crumbles to ashes, "annihilation" follows.
On June 1st, another music video. This was an extended version of the original music video for their remix "Rocking Vibe Mix".
Credits:
Official Music Video
- Director: YongSeok Choi (Lumpens)
- Assistant Director: WonJu Lee, Guzza, HyeJeong Park, MinJe Jeong (Lumpens)
- Director of Photography: HyunWoo Nam(GDW)
- Gaffer: HyunSuk Song (Real Lighting)
- Art Director: JinSil Park Bona Kim (MU:E)
- Construction Manager: SukKi Song
- Special Effect: Demolition
Official Music Video (Extended Version)
- Director: YongSeok Choi (Lumpens)
- Assistant Director: WonJu Lee, Guzza, HyeJeong Park, MinJe Jeong (Lumpens)
- Director of Photography: HyunWoo Nam(GDW)
- Gaffer: HyunSuk Song (Real Lighting)
- Art Director: JinSil Park Bona Kim (MU:E)
- Construction Manager: SukKi Song
- Special Effect: Demolition
Accolades
Awards
[W] = WON
[N] = NOMINATED
- Gaon Chart Music Awards
- [N] Song of the Year - May
- MTV Video Music Awards Japan
- [W] Best Group Video – International
- Genie Music Awards
- [N] Best Rap/Hip Hop Performance
- Melon Music Awards
- [W] Best Rap/Hip Hop Song
- [N] Song of the Year
- Mnet Asian Music Awards
- [W] Mwave Global Fans' Choice
- [N] Best Dance Performance – Male Group
- Golden Disc Awards
- [W] Digital Bonsang
- Korean Music Awards
- [W] Best Pop Song
- [W] Song of the Year
- Myx Music Awards
- [W] Favorite International Video
- Soompi Awards
- [W] Music Video of the Year
- [N] Song of the Year
TV Music Shows
- [2018.05.25] KBS Music Bank #1
- [2018.05.26] MBC Show! Music Core #1
- [2018.05.27] SBS Inkigayo #1
- [2018.05.30] MBC Show Champion #1
- [2018.05.31] Mnet M!Countdown #1
- [2018.06.01] KBS Music Bank #1
- [2018.06.02] MBC Show! Music Core #1
- [2018.06.03] SBS Inkigayo #1
- [2018.06.07] Mnet M!Countdown #1
- [2018.06.08] KBS Music Bank #1
- [2018.06.09] MBC Show! Music Core #1
- [2018.06.10] SBS Inkigayo #1
Charts
Gaon Digital Charts
- FAKE LOVE
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
| Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20 | |
| Position | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 |
| Week 21 | Week 22 | Week 23 | Week 24 | Week 25 | Week 26 | Week 27 | Week 28 | Week 29 | Week 30 | |
| Position | 26 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 44 | 48 | 62 | 59 | 56 |
| Week 31 | Week 32 | Week 33 | Week 34 | Week 35 | Week 36 | Week 37 | Week 38 | Week 39 | Week 40 | |
| Position | 59 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 55 |
| Week 41 | Week 42 | Week 43 | Week 44 | Week 45 | Week 46 | Week 47 | Week 48 | Week 49 | Week 50 | |
| Position | 55 | 53 | 59 | 69 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 93 | 93 |
| Week 51 | Week 52 | Week 53 | Week 54 | Week 55 | Week 56 | Week 57 | Week 58 | Week 59 | Week 60 | |
| Position | 99 | 100 | 103 | 112 | 116 | 119 | 130 | 140 | 142 | 153 |
| Week 61 | Week 62 | Week 63 | Week 64 | Week 65 | Week 66 | Week 67 | Week 68 | |||
| Position | 167 | 166 | 167 | 163 | 170 | 171 | 187 | 192 |
| Year | Month | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | May | 9 |
| 2018 | June | 3 |
| 2018 | July | 13 |
| 2018 | August | 16 |
| 2018 | September | 24 |
| 2018 | October | 28 |
| 2018 | November | 46 |
| 2018 | December | 56 |
| 2019 | January | 51 |
| 2019 | February | 54 |
| 2019 | March | 68 |
| 2019 | April | 89 |
| 2019 | May | 101 |
| 2019 | June | 134 |
| 2019 | July | 163 |
| 2019 | August | 181 |
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2019 | 115 |
- FAKE LOVE (Rocking Vibe Mix)
| Week 1 | |
|---|---|
| Position | 61 |
Disambiguation
- FAKE LOVE
- Found on the LOVE YOURSELF Jeon 'Tear' album as track #2. This is the standard version of the song.
- FAKE LOVE (Rocking Vibe Mix)
- Found on the LOVE YOURSELF Gyeol 'Answer' compilation album as track #8 on disc 2. This is a remixed version of the song.
- FAKE LOVE -Japanese ver.-
- Found on the "FAKE LOVE / Airplane pt.2" as track #1 and on the MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 ~THE JOURNEY~ Japanese album as track #8. This is the Japanese version of the song.
- FAKE LOVE -Japanese ver.- (Remix)
- Found on the "FAKE LOVE / Airplane pt.2" as track #4. This is a remix of the Japanese version of the song.
External Links
- YouTube: Official Teaser 1 | Official Teaser 2 | Official MV | Music Video (Extended ver.)
- Listen on Spotify: 'Original Version' | Rocking Vibe Mix' | 'Japanese ver.' | 'Japanese ver. / Remix'
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