This Love
| "This Love" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Himitsu | |
| from the album The Classic | |
| Released | 19 December 2018 |
| Format | Digital download, promotional single |
| Recorded | Samcheok, Joyonghea |
| Genre | Dance-pop |
| Length | 3:44 |
| Label | Himitsu Company |
| Songwriter(s) | Lee Hwang-cho |
"This Love" is a song by multi-national boy band Himitsu from their album, The Classic. Written by Lee Hwang-cho, the single served as the album's first promotional single. The song was released on 19 December 2018, along with the release of its corresponding music video. It is one of Himitsu's critically successful singles, winning accolades at various Lucian, Zanarkian, Nihhonese, Quenminese and Joyonghean music festivals.
It is also the only song, along with Venus to have originally made prior to Himitsu member, Jonathan Vo's death; In 2016, Jonathan already had lines to sing on when the song was being written. However, delays due to the war pushed back many recording sessions that both This Love along with another single, Venus was made only after Jonathan's death. His lines were filled in by his friend, William George Hoang who had been a back-up vocal since 2016.
It also features Richard's friend, Saori Suzushiro as the heroine in the drama version of the music video.
Music and Lyrics
Written by Lee Hwang-cho, "This Love" was recorded in Samcheok, Joyonghea. The song has a quick electro-synth groove, with quick synthesizers and a techno melody. The song tells about a man who could no longer hide his feelings for the woman and confesses it by a form of a song. The man tells her that she is the center of his life and that he'll always be there for her regardless of his own condition and lack of safety for himself and tells her that He'll never give up on being with her no matter the cost.
The lyrics below are as it follows with each singer's lines:
[Zsigmond] The red light, I froze in time, now only your scent stays with me
[Changmin] It’s like a dream, I can’t wake up, seems like it’s never ending
[Richard] The green light, I’ve gone insane, don’t know if I should run to you
[Emrick] My heart it yearns so desperately, beating so fast, can hardly breathe
[Zsigmond] Like satellites and shooting stars, you shine so bright, and yet so far
[Emrick] Surrounding you, a ray of light, I gravitate to your side
[Changmin] And finally you come close (holding your heart), breathtakingly beautiful
[Changmin] We live for this love [All] (nanana nana nanana)
We live for this love (nanana nana nanana)
We live for this love
[Zsigmond] The firelight, enchanting me, I can’t escape from your eyes
[Emrick] One kiss from you, I feel alive, it’s all I need to sweep you off your feet
[Changmin] Like satellites and shooting stars, you pass me by, don’t go far
[Richard] Surrounding you, a ray of light, I’ll come to you, don’t be shy
[Zsigmond] And finally you come close (holding your heart), I’ll take you away from here
[All] We live for this love (nanana nana nanana)
We live for this love (nanana nana nanana)
We live for this love
[Waldemar] I can’t get enough, I can’t get off of your love
I cannot live without your infinite love, like some kind of drug
Just blink an eye and I’m by your side
Every time we kiss, I get so high
[All] (We live for this love)
[William] Inside your solar system, I will be your shooting star
Drawn to you, can’t escape, you’re like a black hole
It’s automatic, systematic in this universe
Your pull is gravity, can’t escape, you’re like a black hole
[All] Every time, I count one, two, three
Then the whole world stops to look at you and me
Just keep following the pounding beat
[All] We live for this love (every time, I count one, two, three)
We live for this love (we dream endlessly, so our love drums a beat)
We live for this love
[Zsigmond] When I’m awake, or in my dreams, promise you’ll be by my side
[Changmin] Don’t be afraid, just take my hand, promise I’ll be by your side
Music Video
The video starts with all the members in a white background and Zsigmond making his first dance steps. In the bridge of the song, Emrick leads the group in a grove. The dance was choreographed by Reiko Hayakawa. In the drama version; Their friend, Saori Suzushiro was featured. Most of the member are singing around a woman being alone as she runs away, the woman (played by Saori) hits the ground cries as because of a fear of not being loved until her friend and the person she admires (played by Richard) comes to her and puts some sense into her. Through the song, He confesses that he had also felt the same from the moment they first met. At the video's end, Richard and Saori are shown holding an infant.