K-pop groups do not always make a comeback by releasing an album containing several songs. Sometimes, they only release a special single accompanied by one other song. Likewise with Twice who on October 18th, 2017, released their first Japanese maxi single titled One More Time. But, the song that we are going to discuss here is another song that was also released at the same time as this single; the song titled “LUV ME”. “LUV ME” itself is a companion song that was released at the same time as One More Time by Warner Music Japan as the second track. “LUV ME” also has an instrumental version that is included in the single as the fourth track. Here is the full audio version of Twice’s song “LUV ME” that has been uploaded on Twice’s Official YouTube Account.
Background of “LUV ME”
Four months after Twice made their official debut in Japan with the first Japanese compilation album titled #TWICE on June 28th, 2017, Warner Music Japan as Twice’s label in Japan released their first Japanese maxi single on October 18th, 2017, where “LUV ME” was included as the second track. The news about the first Japanese maxi single of Twice was first made public on September 15th, 2017, along with the reveal of some of the teaser photos for the new track. Before, they had teased and gave out hints about the single in August, with a promotional video with the caption: “One More Time…?” Then, finally, they revealed the song for the first time on October 5th on Tokyo FM’s School of Look. “LUV ME” by Twice was officially released as a digital download in South Korea on different music platforms, 4 months later, on February 7th, 2018, together with the second Japanese maxi single titled Candy Pop. Here are some of the photo teasers from Twice’s 1st Japanese maxi single titled One More Time where “LUV ME” is included.
The Group Photo Teaser
Nayeon
Jeongyeon
Momo
Sana
Jihyo
Mina
Dahyun
Chaeyoung
Tzuyu
Story of “LUV ME”
Starting with fun and bright music, “LUV ME” by Twice tells the story of a girl who is falling in love and is confused in her heart. She is still not sure whether the man likes her back and if he has the same feelings as she does. However, deep down inside, she hopes that the man loves her as much as she loves him. She does not need anything else, he is all that she needs and who can make her smile. No matter what happens tomorrow, as long as she is with him and holds his hand, then everything will be okay. Written and released for the first Japanese maxi single as the second track, Warner Music Japan as the label worked together with Yuka Matsumoto as the songwriter for the lyrics of “LUV ME”. Albin Nordqvist was in charge of both the arrangement and composition of the music alongside Malin Johansson and Susumu Kawaguchi. The producer of this song was J. Y. Park “The Asiansoul”.
MV of “LUV ME”
“LUV ME” by Twice that was released by Warner Music Japan was only the companion song for Twice’s first Japanese maxi single One More Time, where the only Music Video that Warner Music Japan and JYP Entertainment made was the one for “One More Time”, the lead single of this single album. But, the official audio version of “LUV ME” has been uploaded on Twice’s Official YouTube Account and has gained 1,110,751 views and 16,396 likes. Here are the lyrics of “LUV ME” by Twice.
“LUV ME” Performance
The live performance videos of “LUV ME” by Twice can be found among their concert and showcase videos, where they sing this song live for the first time in public. Also, there was one time where they performed this song during a live broadcast on the NAVER V App. You can watch those videos below. “LUV ME” by Twice – Live Stage at the Day Dream Concert at Tokyo Dome
“LUV ME” by Twice – Live Stage at Concert
“LUV ME” by Twice – Live Video during a V Live
“LUV ME” by Twice – Live Stage at a Showcase (Fancam Version)
“LUV ME” Achievements
With the release of their first Japanese maxi single One More Time, Twice became the first fastest-selling K-pop girl group in Japan based on the first week after release. While “LUV ME”, a song that was included in the single album as a companion song also managed to reach some high positions on charts. Here are the details of the achievements of “LUV ME”: Song Charts
Song Charts
