Fake Love (BTS)

Digital Cover

Artist

BTS

Digital Single

FAKE LOVE (Rocking Vibe Mix)

Released

2018.06.04

Tracklist

1. 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".

On May 2020, it received the Silver certification by RIAJ for more than 30,000,000 cumulative streams.

Live Performances

• [2018.05.20] Billboard Music Awards
• [2018.05.24] M! Countdown
• [2018.05.25] The Ellen DeGeneres Show
• [2018.05.25] Music Bank
• [2018.05.26] Show! Music Core
• [2018.05.27] Inkigayo
• [2018.05.31] M! Countdown
• [2018.06.01] Music Bank
• [2018.06.02] Show! Music Core
• [2018.06.03] Inkigayo
• [2018.06.07] M! Countdown
• [2018.06.08] Music Bank
• [2018.06.09] Show! Music Core
• [2018.06.10] Inkigayo
• [2018.06.12] The Late Late Show with James Corden
• [2018.06.22] Lotte Duty Free Family Concert
• [2018.08.30] Soribada Best K-Music Awards
• [2018.11.06] Genie Music Awards (with Charlie Puth)
• [2018.11.28] Asia Artist Awards
• [2018.12.01] Melon Music Awards
• [2018.12.12] Mnet Asian Music Awards in Japan
• [2018.12.28] KBS Song Festival
• [2018.12.29] Show! Music Core
• [2019.01.06] Golden Disc Awards
• [2019.01.15] Seoul Music Awards
• [2019.08.11] Lotte Duty Free Family Concert
• [2019.12.04] FNS Kayousai (-Japanese ver.-)

Song Information

Songwriting

Pdogg, RM, Bang Si Hyuk

Vocals

V, Jungkook, Jimin, Jin, RM, J-HOPE, SUGA

Other Information

Korean and Japanese ver.

Vocal Arrangement: Pdogg

Rap Arrangement: Pdogg (Korean ver.) / KM-MARKIT (Japanese ver.)

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

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

-Japanese ver.- (Remix)

Keyboard: Pdogg

Synthesizer: Pdogg

Mix Engineer: James F. Reynolds @ Schmuzik Studios

Music Video

Music Video Shot

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 was released. 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 / [S] = SHORTLISTED

• [2018.10.10] MTV Video Music Awards Japan - [W] Best Group Video – International
• [2018.11.06] Genie Music Awards - [N] Best Rap/Hip Hop Performance, [N] Song of the Year
• [2018.12.01] Melon Music Awards - [W] Best Rap/Hip Hop Song, [N] Song of the Year
• [2018.12.14] Mnet Asian Music Awards in Hong Kong - [W] Mwave Global Fans' Choice, [N] Best Dance Performance – Male Group, [N] Song of the Year
• [2019.01.23] Gaon Chart Music Awards - [N] Song of the Year - May
• [2019.01.05] Golden Disc Awards - [W] Digital Bonsang
• [2019.01.06] Golden Disc Awards - [S] Digital Daesang
• [2019.02.26] Korean Music Awards - [W] Best Pop Song, [W] Song of the Year
• [2019.05.15] Myx Music Awards - [W] Favorite International Video
• [2019.05.31] 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

Certifications

Sales

• Australia - Gold (35,000 sales)
• South Korea - Platinum (2,500,000 sales)
• United Kingdom - Silver (200,000 sales)
• United States - Gold (500,000 sales)

Streaming

• Japan - Platinum (100,000,000 cumulative streams)
• South Korea - Platinum (100,000,000 cumulative streams)

Charts

Gaon Digital Charts

FAKE LOVE

Weekly

	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

	Week 158	Week 159	Week 160	Week 161	Week 162	Week 163	Week 164	Week 165	Week 166
Position	260	181	186	194	193	185	201	168	185

Monthly

Year Month Rank 2018 May 9 June 3 July 13 August 16 September 24 October 28 November 46 December 56

Year Month Rank 2019 January 51 February 54 March 68 April 89 May 101 June 134 July 163 August 181

Year Month Rank 2021 June 188 July 190

Yearly

Year	Rank
2018	19
2019	115

FAKE LOVE (Rocking Vibe Mix)

	Week 1
Position	61

United World Charts

Week	Rank	Points
22 / 2018	13	133,000
23 / 2018	21	90,000
24 / 2018	20	114,000
25 / 2018	34	67,000
26 / 2018	30	79,000
27 / 2018	39	63,000

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" single 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" single 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'