Secret Love (B.A.P song)
"Secret Love" (Korean: 비밀연애) is a song recorded by South Korean idol 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 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 Bang Yong Guk 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 iTunes wrote, "Short for Best Absolute Perfect, BAP is a Korean boy band, and Warrior is its debut EP[....]The 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, Inkigayo and Music on Top. Music video Background As a gift