Love Whisper

"Love Whisper"
Single by GFriend
from the EP Parallel
Released	August 1, 2017
Genre	K-pop new jack swing
Length	3:32
Label	Source LOEN
Songwriter(s)	Iggy Youngbae
Producer(s)	Iggy Youngbae
GFriend singles chronology
"Fingertip" (2017) "Love Whisper" (2017) "Summer Rain" (2017)
Music video
"Love Whisper" on YouTube

"Love Whisper" (Korean: 귀를 기울이면; RR: Gwireul Giurimyeon; Lit.: "If you listen carefully") is a song recorded by South Korean girl group GFriend for their fifth extended play Parallel (2017). The song was released by Source Music on August 1, 2017, as the EP title track. It has sold over 471,879 downloads as of September 2017.

Composition

The song was described by Billboard's Tamar Herman, as a "midtempo pop song" that incorporates a variety of playful sound effects, from birds chirping, brassy horns, twinkling chimes, water droplets, and even a guitar solo.^[1]

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 2 on the Gaon Digital Chart, on the chart issue dated July 30 – August 5, 2017, with 158,284 downloads – topping the Download Chart – and 3,198,664 streams.^[2][3][4] It has sold over 471,879 downloads as of September 2017.^[5][6]

It also debuted at number 13 on Billboard's Korea K-pop Hot 100.^[7]

Music video

The music video was released on August 1 and passed seven million views on its first day.^[1]

Live performances

GFriend held their first performance of "Love Whisper" on MBC Music's Show Champion on August 2, 2017.^[8] They continued on Mnet's M Countdown on August 3, KBS's Music Bank on August 4, MBC's Show! Music Core on August 5, and SBS's Inkigayo on August 6.

Accolades

Music program awards

Program	Date	Ref.
The Show	August 8, 2017	[9]
Show Champion	August 9, 2017	[10]
Music Bank	August 11, 2017	[11]
Inkigayo	August 13, 2017	[12]

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[2]	2
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[7]	13

References

1. "Gfriend Returns with Summery 'Love Whisper': Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
2. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
3. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
4. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
5. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
6. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
7. "빌보드 코리아". billboard.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
8. "'쇼챔피언' 최초 공개한 여자친구 컴백 무대는?" (in Korean). kookje.co.kr. August 2, 2017. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
9. Jeong, Ji-won (August 8, 2017). "'더쇼' 여자친구, 컴백 동시에 1위…사무엘·온앤오프 데뷔[종합]" (in Korean). koreadaily.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
10. Yoon, Jun-pil (August 9, 2017). "'쇼 챔피언' 여자친구, 엑소·레드벨벳 꺾고 1위…'귀를 기울이면' 2관왕" (in Korean). tenasia.hankyung.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
11. Kim, Ha-jin (August 11, 2017). "여자친구, '뮤뱅' 1위..'귀를 기울이면'도 성공적" (in Korean). tenasia.hankyung.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
12. Park, Seul-gi (August 13, 2017). "여자친구, '인기가요'까지 접수…음악방송 4관왕" (in Korean). tenasia.hankyung.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.