"Secret Love" ( Korean: 비밀연애) is a song recorded by

South Korean idol An idol () refers to a type of celebrity working in the field of K-pop in fandom culture in South Korea, either as a member of a group or as a solo act. K-pop idols are characterized by the highly manufactured star system that they are produced by ...

group B.A.P. It is released as a Digital single on March 3, 2012, through TS Entertainment. The song was released as a promotional single for their mini-album, '' Warrior EP''. The song was written by

Bang Yong Guk Bang Yong-guk (born March 31, 1990), also known mononymously as Yongguk, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and best-selling author who served as the leader of boy group B.A.P (South Korean band), B.A.P up until hi ...

and Kang Jiwon; and features vocals from Song Jieun. The music video for "Secret Love" contained behind the scenes footage of B.A.P's " Warrior" and Bang&Zelo's "Never Give Up", and it served as a tribute video for their fans.

Background and release

After B.A.P ended the promotion for "Warrior", TS Entertainment announced that they will have follow-up promotional single in March with "Secret Love". The song features label mate Song Jieun of Secret. On February 27, TS Entertainment revealed, “Following B.A.P's performance of Warrior on the February 26 episode of SBS’ Inkigayo, the members will begin promotions for Secret Love later this week and shed their tough masculine image to display a new side to them.” The agency added, “We contemplated quite a lot on which track we should follow up to Warrior off B.A.P's debut album and since we wanted to show a new side of the group we decided on Secret Love.” The song served only as a promotional single with its music video being filmed with behind the scenes footage of "Warrior" and "Never Give Up". It also serves as a tribute video to their fans.

Composition and theme

"Secret Love" is a promotional single from B.A.P's first mini-album, Warrior (EP). "Secret Love" is a R&B, Hip-Hop song with influences from Latin. The song runs for 3:27 (3 minutes, 27 seconds). It was written by

and Kang Jiwon; and produced by Kang Jiwon and LOPTOMIST. The song features the vocals of label mate Song Jieun of Secret, taking the lyrics of the female part. The song lyrically tells the sad love story from the perspective of a celebrity and how they have to hold secret relationships.

Critical reception

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wrote, "Short for Best Absolute Perfect, BAP is a Korean boy band, and Warrior is its debut EP ...he real standout here is "Secret Love," where the beats mellow out enough to actually hear the members rapping. It's set to boom-baps, chill acoustic guitar strumming, and smooth singing from Secret's Song Ji Eun."

Promotions

Chart performance

"Secret Love" peaked at number 132 on the Gaon Charts during March 10, 2012. It fared well on the Gaon Online BGM chart, entering at the top 20 while peaking at number 17. The song also charted on the Gaon Mobile Chart at number 81.

Live performances

"Secret Love" was first performed on B.A.P's debut showcase in Seoul on January 28, 2012. On Korean music shows, B.A.P first performed "Secret Love" on '' M! Countdown'', on March 1, 2012. The group also performed "Secret Love" on Music Bank on March 2. They also performed the song on '' Music Core'', '' MTV's The Show'', ''

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'' and '' Music on Top''.

Music video

Background

As a gift to their fans, TS Entertainment issued a music video for “Secret Love” on March 1, 2012. The video contains various behind the scenes footage from photo shoots, live performances, and their music video recording, such as in "Warrior", Bang&Zelo's "Never Give Up" and footage from their debut showcase on January 28, 2012.

''Ta-Dah It's B.A.P cut version''

B.A.P's new reality program titled ‘Ta-Da, It's B.A.P‘ aired its 8th episode on February 26, where they revealed the making of their music video for “Secret Love”. In the music video, member Him Chan displayed his acting skills by taking the role of a man who's unable to express his love to a girl. However the music video never came in fruition as it was only intended for the show. TS Entertainment released a different music video for the song and it served as a tribute video for their fans.

Track listing

Korean single

Credits and personnel

These credits were adapted from the ''Warrior (EP)'' liner notes. *

- vocals, rap, songwriting *Choi Jun Hong ( Zelo) - vocals, rap *

Jung Dae Hyun Jung Dae-hyun (; born June 28, 1993), also known mononymously as Daehyun, is a South Korean singer and actor. He debuted as an idol in the six-member group B.A.P under TS Entertainment, where he served as the main vocalist from 2012 to its di ...

- vocals * Yoo Young Jae - vocals * Kim Him Chan - vocals * Moon Jong Up - vocals *Kang Jiwon -

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, songwriting, music *Loptomist -

, music

Charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{B.A.P B.A.P (South Korean band) songs 2012 songs Korean-language songs