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"Love & Girls"
Digital and Regular edition cover.
Single by Girls' Generation
from the album Love & Peace
B-side"Linguafranc"
ReleasedJune 19, 2013 (2013-06-19)
Recorded2013
GenreElectropop
Length3:07
Label
Songwriter(s)Kamikaoru
Producer(s)
Girls' Generation singles chronology
"I Got a Boy"
(2013) 		"Love & Girls"
(2013) 		"Galaxy Supernova"
(2013)
Music video
"Love & Girls" on YouTube

"Love & Girls" is the seventh Japanese single released by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation on June 19, 2013. The song served as the lead single of the group's third Japanese album Love & Peace.

Background and release

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It was announced on April 5, 2013, that Girls' Generation would be releasing their first Japanese single of 2013 on May 29.[1] The single was released in two versions: a regular edition and a limited edition with a bonus DVD. The regular edition contains the title track "Love & Girls" and its B-side, "Linguafranca" (Japanese: リンガ・フランカ Ringa furanka). The bonus DVD contains the music video for "Love & Girls". It was initially announced that the music video for "Beep Beep", B-side to "Flower Power", would be on the DVD; however, this was later changed.[2] The single was originally scheduled for a May 29, 2013 release, but due to delays in completion of the "Love & Girls" music video, the release was pushed back to June 19, 2013.[3]

Music video

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The music video for "Love & Girls" was filmed on April 17, 2013, with selected female members from Girls' Generation's Japanese fan site participating in the choreography.[citation needed] The video was originally scheduled for release on May 29, 2013, with the single but the release got delayed due to some scenes of the video being altered.[4] A dance version of the music video was published by SM Town on YouTube on June 4, 2013.[5] A video compilation of a live performance of the song at Universal Studios Japan on June 19 and various videos of fans performing the shampoo dance choreography was released on June 23, 2013.[6]

Commercial performance

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The single rose from number six to number four the day after it debuted on the daily Oricon Singles Chart.[7] The single was able to sell 42,796 physical copies after one week and peaked at number four on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.[8] "Love and Girls" peaked at number three on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, the Japanese equivalent of the Billboard Hot 100.[9] It also charted at number four on Billboard Japan's Adult Contemporary Airplay chart, number two on Hot Singles Sales and number twelve on Hot Top Airplay.[10][11][12] In South Korea, "Love & Girls" peaked at number seven on the Gaon International Digital Chart and "Linguafranca" at number 59.[13]

Promotion

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On June 19, 2013, Girls' Generation performed the song for a flash mob of about 4,000 fans at Universal Studios Japan. Fuji Television aired the performance on Mezamashi TV the following day.[14] The performance was then uploaded to SM Entertainment's official YouTube channel on June 23, 2013.[6]

Track listing

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Regular edition[15]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Love & Girls"KamikaoruErik Lidbom, Ronny Svendsen, Anne Judith Wik3:07
2."Lingua franca" (リンガ・フランカ Ringa furanka)Hidenori Tanaka, AgehaspringsAndreas Öberg, Jon Hallgren, Ylva Dimberg3:07
Limited edition — DVD[2]
No.TitleLength
3."Love & Girls" (music video) 

Charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[8] 4
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[9] 3
Japan Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[16] 4
South Korea (Gaon)[17] 156
South Korean International Singles (Gaon)[13] 7
Taiwan (G-Music)[18] 15

Sales

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Country Sales
Japan (Oricon)[19] 55,309 (physical)

Release history

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Region Date Format Distributor
Worldwide[20] June 19, 2013 Digital download S.M. Entertainment, Universal Music Group
Japan[2] CD, DVD, digital download Nayutawave Records, Universal Music Japan
Taiwan[21] June 21, 2013 CD, DVD Universal Music Taiwan

References

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  1. ^ 少女時代 2013年第1弾シングル5/29に発売決定！. Universal Music Japan (in Japanese). Universal Music Group. April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "少女時代 / Love & Girls [初回限定盤] [CD Maxi] [+DVD][2013年5月29日発売]". Universal Music Store Japan (in Japanese). Universal Music. April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "シングル "Love&Girls"初回限定盤に"Love&Girls"のmusic videoが収録決定!". Sone Japan, Finn-neo.com (in Japanese). S.M. Entertainment Japan. May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  4. ^ 소녀시대, 日새싱글 발매 연기..."수록 뮤비 변경". Nate (in Korean). SK Communications. April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  5. ^ "Girls' Generation 少女時代 Love & Girls Dance ver". SM Town. YouTube. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Girls' Generation 少女時代 Love & Girls at Universal Studios Japan". SM Town. YouTube. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  7. ^ Lee, KyungNam (June 21, 2013). "SNSD′s ′Love & Girls′ Rises Two Ranks to Arrive at No. 4 on Oricon". Mwave.interest.me. EnewsWorld, CJ E&M Corp. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Weekly CD Rankings" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Japan Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  10. ^ "Adult Contemporary Airplay". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Prometheus Global Media. July 1, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  11. ^ "Hot Top Airplay". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Prometheus Global Media. July 1, 2013. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  12. ^ "Hot Singles Sales". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Prometheus Global Media. July 1, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  13. ^ a b "Gaon Digital Chart: Week 26, September" (in Korean). Gaon Digital Chart. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  14. ^ Lee, KyungNam (June 20, 2013). "SNSD Holds a Flashmob in Japan with 4,000 Fans". Mwave.interest.me. EnewsWorld, CJ E&M Corp. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  15. ^ "少女時代 / Love & Girls [通常盤][CD Maxi][2013年5月29日発売". Universal Music Store Japan (in Japanese). Universal Music. April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  16. ^ "Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay Chart". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  17. ^ "Gaon Chart: Week 26" (in Korean). Gaon Digital Chart. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013.
  18. ^ "Singles Chart: June 22, 2013" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013.
  19. ^ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree'] (in Korean). Oricon. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  20. ^ "Love & Girls – Single". iTunes Store (GB). Apple Inc. January 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  21. ^ "日文單曲Love & Girls 初回限定盤CD+DVD" (in Chinese). Universal Music Taiwan. Retrieved August 13, 2013.


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