Love Love Love (Roy Kim album)

Love Love Love
Studio album by Roy Kim
Released	June 25, 2013 (see Release history)
Recorded	2013
Genre	Acoustic country folk pop
Length	29:50
Language	Korean
Label	CJ E&M Music
Producer	Jung Ji-chan
Roy Kim chronology
Love Love Love (2013) Home (2014)
Singles from Love Love Love
"Bom Bom Bom" Released: April 22, 2013 "Love Love Love" Released: June 25, 2013
Music video
"Bom Bom Bom" on YouTube "Love Love Love" on YouTube

Love Love Love is the debut studio album by South Korean singer-songwriter Roy Kim, released and distributed on June 25, 2013 through CJ E&M Music. The album features nine tracks in total, and spawned two hit singles: the million-selling hit "Bom Bom Bom" and the lead single under the same title. Due to the album's success, Kim earned a Mnet Asian Music Award for Best New Male Artist, and a Golden Disk Award for New Rising Star Award in Disk Album.^[1][2] As of April 2015, Love Love Love has sold over 18,000 physical copies and 2.78 million digital downloads in Kim's native country (see Roy Kim discography).

Background

Shortly after winning Superstar K4, it was announced that Kim was preparing to release a mini album in spring 2013.^[3] However, those plans were scrapped in favor of releasing Kim's first single "Bom Bom Bom" followed by a full-length album. Upon the release of "Bom Bom Bom" in April 2013, he began recording the rest of the album.^[4] In June of that year, it was announced by CJ E&M Music that the artist was in the final stages of preparing for the album.^[5]

Release and promotion

The album's pre-release single "Bom Bom Bom" topped the Gaon Digital Chart for two consecutive weeks, and the now-defunct Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 for three weeks in a row, respectively.^[6][7] At the end of 2013, the song was ranked at number seven (2.9%) in the top ten of Gallup Korea's "Song of the Year", tied with Im Chang-jung's "A Guy like Me" and 4Minute's "What's Your Name?".^[8] According to the Gaon Music Chart, it remained the fourth most successful single of 2013,^[9] selling over 1.5 million digital copies that year.^{[upper-alpha 1]}

On June 18, 2013, a week before the album's release, the album's track listing was revealed, along with a teaser image.^[11] In the days leading up to the release, several more teasers were released, including the making-of videos of the recording process and a music video teaser.^[12][13]

Upon release, Love Love Love debuted at number three on the Gaon Weekly Album Chart,^[14] while its title track reached number two on the Gaon Digital Chart,^[15] and number four on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100.^[16] "Love Love Love" became the 104th best-selling single of that year, having sold over 732,000 digital copies as of 2013.^[17] Following the release of the album, Kim appeared on Mnet's music television program M! Countdown (June 27, 2013), where he performed "Let Me Love You" and the album's title track.^[18][19] He continued to promote the album on various music shows through July of that year. As of October 2014, the album has sold about 18,900 copies in Kim's native country.^[20]

Track listing

English titles are adapted from iTunes Store, and credits from Naver Music.^[21][22]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Intro (My Forest)"	Kim Sang-woo (Roy Kim)	Kim Sang-woo	0:55
2.	"When You Are Down" (이 노랠 들어요; I Norael Deureoyo)	Kim Sang-woo	Kim Sang-woo Jung Ji-chan	3:29
3.	"Bom Bom Bom" (봄봄봄)	Kim Sang-woo	Kim Sang-woo Bae Young-kyung	3:28
4.	"Let Me Love You" (그대를 사랑한단 말; Geudaereul Saranghandan Mal)	Kim Sang-woo	Kim Sang-woo Jung Ji-chan	4:13
5.	"Love Love Love"	Kim Sang-woo	Kim Sang-woo	3:36
6.	"Grandfather's Camera" (할아버지와 카메라; Harabeojiwa Camera)	Kim Sang-woo Jung Ji-chan	Kim Sang-woo Jung Ji-chan	3:46
7.	"Don't Know How" (도통 모르겠네; Dotong Moreugenne)	Kim Sang-woo	Kim Sang-woo	3:40
8.	"Follow Me" (나만 따라와; Naman Ttarawa)	Kim Sang-woo	Kim Sang-woo	2:59
9.	"12 O'Clock"	Kim Sang-woo	Kim Sang-woo	3:44
Total length:				29:50

Additional notes:

• "Intro (My Forest)" was recorded at Roy Forest built by Kim's fans to celebrate his album release. The forest is located near Guryong Station in Gaepo-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.^[23]
• The title of track 2 literally means "Listen to This Song".
• The title of track 3 literally means "Spring Spring Spring".
• The title of track 4 literally means "Words That Say I Love You".
• The title of track 6 literally means "Grandpa and a Camera".
• The title of track 7 literally means "I Really Don't Know".
• The title of track 8 literally means "Just Follow Me".

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[24]

Young-kyung Bae – composer Ah-ra Cho – violin Hoon Choi – bass John Gatchings – cello Hyun-jung Go – mixing Ja-hoon Gu – mixing assistant engineer Mi-young Gu – mixing assistant engineer Kyung-joon Lee – mixing assistant engineer David Dong-hwa Han – assistant engineer Stuart Hawkes – mastering Joon-ho Hong – guitar

Ji-chan Jung – music producer, guitar, keyboard, percussion, bass, ukulele, piano Tae-woo Kang – backing vocalist Hyun-seok Kim – music co-producer, keyboard Jung-hwan Kim – banjo, guitar Roy Sang-woo Kim – arranger, composer, vocals Sang-yoon Kim – arranger Ken Lewis – percussion Dan Needham – drums, percussion Shin-wook Park – A&R Bobby Shin – drums, percussion, cello Seok-chul Shin – drums

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2013) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[14] 3 Monthly charts Chart (2013) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[25] 12

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[26] 81

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
South Korea (Gaon)		18,900[20]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Awards and nominations

Annual music awards

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2013	7th Mnet 20's Choice	20's Booming Star – Male	Roy Kim	Won
	5th MelOn Music Awards	Top 10 Artists		Nominated
		Song of the Year	"Bom Bom Bom"	Nominated
		Newcomer Award	Roy Kim	Nominated
		Netizen Popularity Award		Nominated
	15th Mnet Asian Music Awards	Best New Male Artist		Won
2014	28th Golden Disk Awards	New Rising Star Award in Disk Album		Won
		Popularity Award in Digital Music		Won
	23rd Seoul Music Awards	New Artist Award		Nominated
	3rd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards	New Artist of the Year - Male Solo		Nominated

Music program awards

Song	Program	Date
"Bom Bom Bom"	Show! Music Core (MBC)	May 11, 2013[27]
"Love Love Love"		July 6, 2013[28]

Covers and usage in media

• In August 2014, "Love Love Love" was featured in a commercial for the mobile music application, KakaoMusic.^[29]

• On November 12, 2014, Thai singer Natthew released a remake of "Don't Know How", which was Kim's first song ever to be covered.^[30]

• On March 2, 2016, singer-songwriter Bily Acoustie covered "Bom Bom Bom" through his live performance on MBC's radio show Park Jung-ah's Moonlight Paradise.^[31]

• In April 2016, "Bom Bom Bom" was featured on advertisements for KT Corporation's "Y24 Mobile Plan".^[32][33]

• On April 12, 2016, boy band KNK covered "Bom Bom Bom" through their live performance on SBS MTV's music television program The Show.^[34]

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Edition	Label	Ref.
South Korea	June 25, 2013	CD digital download		CJ E&M Music
Worldwide		Digital download			[21]
Taiwan	June 26, 2013	CD			[35]
	August 9, 2013	CD+DVD	Limited	CJ E&M Music Warner Music Group	[36]
Hong Kong
Singapore
Malaysia	August 23, 2013

See also

• List of Korea K-Pop Hot 100 number-one singles
• List of number-one hits of 2013 (South Korea)

Footnotes

1. Sales for the album version are included.^[10]

References

1. Lee, Kyung-ho (22 November 2013). "로이킴·크레용팝, 2013MAMA 男女신인상 수상 ("Roy Kim and Crayon Pop to Win Best New Artist at 2013 MAMA")" (in Korean). STARNEWS. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
2. Choi, Jin-sil (16 January 2014). "로이킴 방탄소년단 ‘골든디스크’ 음반부문 신인상 수상 ("Roy Kim and BTS to Win Best New Artist in Album Release at Golden Disk Awards")" (in Korean). 10Asia. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
3. "Roy Kim to Start Preparing for His Debut Mini Album". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
4. "Roy Kim to Release Studio Album in June". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
5. "Roy Kim to join the list of comebacks this month with his first full-length album". Allkpop. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
6. Chart references for "Bom Bom Bom" (Gaon):
   • "Digital Chart – The 18th Week of 2013". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association (KMCIA). Retrieved 4 April 2015.
   • "Digital Chart – The 19th Week of 2013". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
7. Chart references for "Bom Bom Bom" (Billboard):
   • "Korea K-Pop Hot 100, Week of 11 May, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
   • "Korea K-Pop Hot 100, Week of 18 May, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
   • "Korea K-Pop Hot 100, Week of 25 May, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
8. "[생활] 한국갤럽이 뽑은 올해를 빛낸 인물 - 가수/가요 ("Gallup Korea Selected "Singer/Song of the Year" in 2013")" (in Korean). Datanews. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
9. "Digital Chart – 2013". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
10. Cumulative sales for "Bom Bom Bom" in 2013:
    • "Download Chart (Domestic) – The 27th Week of 2013 (see #103)". KMCIA. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
    • "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2013 (see #6)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
11. "Roy Kim says "Love Love Love" is in the air with his handwritten album track list and jacket photo". Allkpop. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
12. "[Video] Roy Kim Gives Sneak Peek at ‘Love Love Love’ Album". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
13. "[Video] Roy Kim Covers Seoul with ‘Love Love Love’ in New Teaser". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
14. "Album Chart – The 27th Week of 2013". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
15. "Digital Chart – The 27th Week of 2013". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
16. "Korea K-Pop Hot 100, Week of 13 July, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
17. Cumulative sales for "Love Love Love":
    • "Download Chart (Domestic) - 2013 (see #104)". KMCIA. Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
18. Mnet (June 27, 2013). "로이킴_그대를 사랑한단 말 (Let me love you by Roy Kim@M COUNTDOWN 2013.6.27)" (YouTube).
19. Mnet (June 27, 2013). "로이킴_Love Love Love (Love Love Love by Roy Kim@M COUNTDOWN 2013.6.27)" (YouTube).
20. Cumulative sales for Love Love Love:
    • "Album Chart (Domestic) - 2013 (see #76)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
    • "Album Chart (Domestic) - October 2014 (see #92)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
21. "Love Love Love by Roy Kim on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
22. "1집 Love Love Love : 네이버 뮤직 ("Love Love Love on Naver Music")" (in Korean). Naver Music. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
23. Shin, Won-kyung (25 June 2013). "힐링보이 '로이킴', 씨스타, 걸스데이 누르고 음원차트 '올킬' (""Healing Boy" Roy Kim to Achieve an "All-Kill" on Music Charts, Beating Sistar and Girl's Day")" (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
24. Love Love Love (Media notes). Roy Kim. South Korea: CJ E&M Music. 2013.
25. "Album Chart – June 2013". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
26. "Album Chart – 2013". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
27. "Roy Kim wins #1 on 'Music Core' + Performances from May 11th!". Allkpop. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
28. "Roy Kim wins #1 + Performances from July 6th 'Show! Music Core'". Allkpop. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
29. Kakao (2014-08-14). "카카오뮤직_친구의 뮤직룸을 듣다" (YouTube).
30. Lee, Ji-seok (12 November 2014). "태국 가수 나튜, 12일 정오 로이킴곡 '도통 모르겠네' 리메이크 발매 ("Thai Singer Natthew to Release a Cover of "Don't Know How" by Roy Kim, on November 12th")" (in Korean). Sports Seoul. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
31. MBCkpop (2016-03-03). "[Moonlight paradise] Bily Acoustie - BOM BOM BOM, 빌리어코스티 - 봄봄봄 (로이킴 Cover) [박정아의 달빛낙원] 20160302" (YouTube).
32. 올레 (olleh) (2016-04-05). "Y24요금제 콘텐츠 반값(모바일 tv)" (YouTube).
33. 올레 (olleh) (2016-04-05). "Y24요금제 콘텐츠 반값(지니)" (YouTube).
34. "네이버 tvcast ("Naver tvcast")" (in Korean). Naver tvcast. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
35. "五大唱片" (in Chinese). Five Music. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
36. "五大唱片" (in Chinese). Five Music. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

External links

• Bom Bom Bom (Music video) on YouTube
• Love Love Love (Music video) on YouTube
• Love Love Love (Album preview) on YouTube
• Roy Kim's official website (Korean)