Forever Young (Blackpink song)

"Forever Young" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Blackpink, serving as the second track in the group's first mini-album Square Up. It was written and produced by Teddy and Future Bounce.[1] A Japanese version of the song was included in the group's first Japanese compilation album, Blackpink in Your Area (2018).

"Forever Young"
Song by Blackpink
from the EP Square Up
Language
  • Korean
  • English
ReleasedJune 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)
StudioThe Black Label (Seoul)
Genre
Length3:59
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Teddy
  • Future Bounce[1]
Dance Practice video
"Forever Young" on YouTube

Following its release, "Forever Young" was a commercial success, peaking at number two in South Korea. It sold over 2,500,000 digital downloads and became the group's second song to receive a platinum certification from the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA). In Japan, it was certified gold by the RIAJ for surpassing 50 million streams in the country.

Background and composition

The song was recorded in 2015, before Blackpink's official debut in August 2016. An Instagram video dated from November 15, 2015, resurfaced following the official release of the song, showing a 2NE1 fan fortuitously recording a snippet of the then unknown track from the outside of YG Entertainment's building in Seoul. The video features members Rosé and Lisa singing their lines from the first verse.[2][3][4]

"Forever Young" was written and produced by Teddy and Future Bounce.[1] It runs for three minutes and fifty-seven seconds.[5] Tamar Herman of Billboard characterized "Forever Young" as a beachy, moombahton-based song, within which they declare that Blackpink is "the revolution". She also noted the use of English-language profanity in the song, which she called a rarity in music put out by K-pop girl groups.[6]

Japanese version

Blackpink's first Japanese compilation album, Blackpink in Your Area, was released digitally on November 23, 2018, and physically on December 5, the album included the Japanese-language version of "Forever Young".[7]

Commercial performance

Upon release, the song quickly reached number 2 on real-time charts in South Korea. The song peaked at number 2 on the Gaon Digital Chart and charted in the top 100 for 25 weeks. It also peaked at number 2, 4, 10 and 36 on the K-pop Hot 100, the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart, the RMNZ Hot Singles chart and Billboard Japan Hot 100 respectively. The song was certified platinum for download and streaming by Gaon, for reaching 2.5 million digital downloads and 100 million streams, respectively.

Promotion and live performances

On June 20, 2018, the dance practice video for "Forever Young" was released on Blackpink's official YouTube channel. As of February 2021 it has over 170 million views and 2.8 million likes on YouTube.[8] Forever Young was featured on the setlist of Blackpink Arena Tour in Japan and Blackpink World Tour [In Your Area]. During the 2018 SBS Gayo Daejeon, held on December 25, 2018, Blackpink performed a medley of "Solo", "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" and "Forever Young".[9] On February 12, 2019, Blackpink performed "Forever Young" alongside Ddu-Du Ddu-Du on Good Morning America and on January 23, 2019, at the 8th Gaon Chart Music Awards.[10][11] The song was performed during the group's performance at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2019 as a part of their 11-song setlist.[12]

Accolades

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[14]

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA)[25] Platinum 2,500,000*
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[26] Gold 50,000,000†
South Korea (KMCA)[27] Platinum 100,000,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

See also

References
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  3. "K-Pop songs that took years to be officially released". Allkpop. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  4. "Fans discover BLACKPINK's "Forever Young" is originally from 2015". Sbs. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
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  8. "BLACKPINK - 'Forever Young' DANCE PRACTICE VIDEO (MOVING VER.)". June 20, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2020 – via YouTube.
  9. BLACKPINK - 'SOLO' + '뚜두뚜두(DDU-DU DDU-DU)' + 'FOREVER YOUNG' in 2018 SBS Gayodaejun, December 25, 2018, retrieved December 26, 2019
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  21. "BLACKPINK Chart History (World Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  22. 2018년 07월 Digital Chart [July 2018 Digital Chart] (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018.
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  26. "Japanese single streaming certifications – BLACKPINK – FOREVER YOUNG -KR Ver.-" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 22, 2023. Select 2023年7月 on the drop-down menu
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