I Love You (Taeyeon song)

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"I Love You"
Kim Taeyeon
singles chronology
"Like a Star"
(2010) 		"I Love You"
(2010) 		"Different"
(2011)
Music video
"I Love You" MV on
YouTube

"I Love You" (

theme for the 2010 action-drama television series Athena: Goddess of War and the main title track for its soundtrack album. It was released as a digital single on December 13, 2010, under the record label of SM Entertainment.[1]

Production and background

"I was so shocked by Taeyeon's singing ability. It's a mature song so I was worried, but she made tears fall down my face. Barely an hour into production had passed, and I remember clapping my hands. It felt regrettable just then that this voice and emotion could be covered up by the title of 'idol' [star].[2]

Ahn Youngmin

"I Love You" was composed and written by Korean

music producer Ahn Youngmin, who is known for producing many ballad songs for various K-pop artists including T-ara, Davichi and SeeYa among others.[3] Taeyeon had collaborated with the producer before on her previous single "Like a Star" for which Ahn had provided the lyrics and singing advice.[2]
For "I Love You", Ahn composed, wrote the lyrics for, and arranged the song.

The song was used as the main

Irish whistle and a 50-piece orchestra" and the lyrics describe the feelings of a woman trying to grab hold of her lover who is breaking up with her, confessing her deep love for him in the process.[4]

Release

"I Love You" debuted as the ending theme song for

S.M. Entertainment
.

Digital single
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."사랑해요 (I Love You)"Ahn YoungminAhn Youngmin
Kim Taeyeon
3:22
2."사랑해요 (I Love You)" (Instrumental)—Ahn YoungminKim Taeyeon3:22
Total length:06:44

Music videos

Two accompanying music videos for "I Love You" were released, though neither was filmed specifically for that purpose and contained only a compilation of various scenes from the television drama series Athena: Goddess of War. The first music video was released on December 10, 2010, three days prior to the release of the actual single and first broadcast of the series itself.

S.M. Entertainment on YouTube and featured a summary outlook of the entire series that revolved around the tragic love and betrayal relationship between the two lead characters, Lee Jung-woo (portrayed by Jung Woo-sung) and Yoon Hye-in (portrayed by Soo Ae), and their eventual reconciliation.[7] Due to the unexpected popularity that the series and the song itself enjoyed after debut, a second special music video, subtitled "Highlight of SBS 'ATHENA: Goddess of War'", was aired and uploaded on the same channel on December 16, 2010.[8] The video featured various scenes from the series that revolved around the interactions between Lee Jung-woo and his co-worker Han Jae-hui (portrayed by Lee Ji-ah) as well as their confused feelings for each other.[9]

Charts

Live performances

Taeyeon performed "I Love You" live in front of a combined audience of around 50,000 during concerts at

Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka on January 5 and 9, 2011 respectively.[14] The Japanese leg of the tour was aimed for the promotion of the television series in Japan which started airing in the country on November 30, 2010.[15] Although her fellow Girls' Generation members were unable to attend due to busy schedules, her label-mates BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior and Shinee as well as the cast and crew of the series were present.[16]

Awards and nominations

Year Award ceremony Category Result Ref.
2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best OST Nominated [17]
Song of the Year Longlisted [17]
MelOn Music Awards
 Best OST Nominated [18]

References

  1. ^ a b "I Love You (From "Athena") - Single". iTunes. December 13, 2010. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  2. ^ a b Choi Min-ji (December 13, 2010). "작곡가 안영민 "태연 가창력에 눈물 쏟았다" 호평일색" [Composer Ahn Young-min says, “I shed tears over Taeyeon’s singing ability”, all positive reviews]. TV Daily. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "Ahn, Young - Min". Naver. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "I Love You (Athena - Goddess of War OST)" (in Korean). Naver. December 13, 2010. Archived from the original on 2017-10-21. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Kwon Soo-bin (December 11, 2010). "태연 '아테나' OST 참여곡 '사랑해요' 13일 음원공개" [Taeyeon's 'Athena' OST song 'I Love You' released on the 13th] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "Athena : Goddess of War OST (SBS TV Drama)". YesAsia. February 11, 2011. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  7. S.M. Entertainment channel on YouTube
    . December 10, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  8. S.M. Entertainment channel on YouTube
    . December 16, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  9. ^ "'아테나' 과거연인 정우성-이지아 달달 베드신 '뮤직비디오 같아'" [‘Athena’ former lovers Jung Woo-sung and Lee Ji-ah’s sweet bed scene ‘It’s like a music video’] (in Korean). Newsen. 2010-12-15. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  10. Gaon Chart
    . Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  11. Gaon Music Chart. December 19–25, 2010. Archived from the original
    on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  12. Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original
    on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  13. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart of 2010". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013.
  14. ^ Hwang Yoo-young (2012-01-11). "아테나 드라마틱 콘서트, 5만여 오사카 팬 열광" [Athena Dramatic Concert, 50,000 Osaka fans go wild]. Newsen. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  15. ^ Lee Tae-mun (January 9, 2012). "드라마 '아테나' 日 콘서트 성황리 개최" [Drama ‘Athena’ Japanese concert held successfully]. Yonhap News. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024 – via Naver.
  16. ^ "'아테나' 日서 콘서트 성공리 개최…차승원·수애·슈주·샤이니 등 참여" [‘Athena’ concert held successfully in Japan… Cha Seung-won, Soo-ae, Super Junior, SHINee, etc. participated]. BNT News. January 9, 2012. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  17. ^ a b Yoon, Hyo-jeong (2011-11-01). "'제 1회 멜론 뮤직어워드', 성공가능성 쐈다" ['2011 MAMA' candidates revealed, Brown Eyed Girls, Soshi, Kara female group category 'biggest battleground']. TV Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  18. ^ Min, Kyung-hoon (2011-11-24). "써니힐, 'MMA' OST상 수상 "'두근두근' 사랑 감사"...'열창'". Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-07.

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