"Eternal Love" (Korean: 영원한 사랑; RR: Yeongwonhan Salang) is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Fin.K.L for their second studio album, White (1999). It was written by Kim Young-ah, while production and arrangement was handled by Joo Tae-young and Jo Seong-jin. It was made available as part of White on May 13, 1999, serving as the primary single from the album. Upon its release, "Eternal Love" experienced success in South Korea and won various music program awards.
| "Eternal Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Fin.K.L | ||||
| from the album White | ||||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Released | May 13, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:09 | |||
| Label | DSP | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kim Young-ah | |||
| Producer(s) |
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| Fin.K.L singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Eternal Love" on YouTube | ||||
Background and promotion
edit"Eternal Love" serves as one of the singles off of Fin.K.L's second Korean studio album White, which was released through DSP Media, then known as Daesung Entertainment, on May 13, 1999. The group subsequently began promotions on weekly music programs, where they received their first music show win on Music Bank on May 25.[1] It topped Music Bank for two weeks in a row in addition to three consecutive weeks on Inkigayo.[2]
Reception and impact
editIn 2014, South Korean music webzine Music Y including the song in their list of 120 Best Dance Songs of All Time, highlighting the popularity of the group member's pure and soft image as it attracted the attention of boys throughout the country.[3] In a 2016 survey conducted by The Dong-a Ilbo involving 2,000 people, "Eternal Love" was voted the sixth best female idol song released in the past 20 years; Fin.K.L additionally ranked second in the vote for favorite female artists in the survey.[4] The song was ranked the 57th greatest K-pop song of all time by Melon and Seoul Shinmun; music critic and Kakao M director Kwon Seok-jeong said that Fin.K.L established the "fairy" concept among K-pop girl groups with "Eternal Love", and that the song, its costumes, and choreography constituted "the perfect trinity". Kwon added that the "fairy" image became the most widely imitated concept among junior girl groups over the next decade before the rise in popularity of "girl crush".[5]
Awards
edit| Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Mnet Video Music Awards | Best Group | Nominated | [6] |
| KMTV Korean Music Awards | Best Female Group | Won | [2] |
| Program | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| KBS2's Music Bank | May 25, 1999 | [2] |
| June 1, 1999 | ||
| SBS's Inkigayo | June 13, 1999 | |
| June 20, 1999 | ||
| June 27, 1999 |
References
edit- ^ "핑클 '영원한 사랑' 첫 1위-5월 넷째주 가요순위" [Fink.L's 'Eternal Love' 1st place - 4th week of May song rankings]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). May 25, 1999. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ a b c Park, Soo-jung; Choi, Jin-sil (February 2, 2015). "10LINE, 핑클". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ "Dance Track 120: 82위 핑클 『영원한 사랑』". Music Y (in Korean). July 10, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ "New survey ranks top K-pop artists & songs of the past 20 years". SBS PopAsia. September 2, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ "K-pop 명곡 100: 57위 영원한 사랑 – 핑클 (Fin.K.L)" [K-pop Masterpieces 100: #57 Eternal Love – Fin.K.L] (in Korean). Melon. August 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ "1999 Video Music Awards part 1" Archived May 20, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Mwave. Retrieved June 23, 2014.