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"Forever Only" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Jaehyun. It was released with an accompanying music video on August 18, 2022, as the fourth single under NCT Lab, SM Entertainment's special season for the digital music project SM Station. The song was written by Jaehyun, Dewain Whitmore Jr., Ellie Suh, Micah Premnath, and producer Tido Nguyen. "Forever Only" is described as a romantic R&B track with lyrics that express one's yearning for the person they love.

"Forever Only"
Single by Jaehyun
LanguageKorean
ReleasedAugust 18, 2022
StudioSM Studios (Seoul)
Genre
  • R&B
  • pop
Length3:16
Label
  • SM
Songwriter(s)
Jaehyun singles chronology
"Try Again"
(2017)		 "Forever Only"
(2022)
Music video
"Forever Only" on YouTube

Background and release


On August 12, 2022, SM Entertainment announced that Jaehyun would release his first single on August 18. It would also be the fourth single featured on NCT Lab, a special season of the digital music project SM Station.[1] Teaser images were revealed on NCT's social medias and a teaser for the music video was released on August 17.[2] "Forever Only" and its accompanying music video were released on August 18.[3]


Composition


"Forever Only" was written by Jaehyun, Dewain Whitmore Jr., Ellie Suh, Micah Premnath, and Tido Nguyen, who also produced the song.[4] It is an "acoustic-leaning" R&B and pop track driven by recurring guitar riffs and featuring a percussion arrangement.[4][5][6] The track is written in the key of E minor and has a medium tempo of 90 beats per minute.[7][5] Lucy Ford of British GQ noted that the song "holds the kind of early-2000's boy band key changes".[8] Adrianne Reece of Elite Daily said the instrumentation reminds her of the 2000s and compared it to "7 Days" by Craig David.[9] The lyrics express the desire to find permanent companionship in a fickle world.[10] Jaehyun said that after hearing the "bright" melody of the song for the first time he "felt lonely inside of that kind of mood", so he decided to counter the "positive" sound with lyrics centered around the theme of loneliness.[6] The lyrics were also inspired by the time he spent in Milan.[11]


Chart performance


In South Korea, "Forever Only" debuted at number 120 on the Circle Digital Chart in the issue dated August 14–20, 2022.[12] It also debuted at number nine and 29 on its component charts, te Circle Download Chart and the Circle BGM Chart, respectively.[13][14] In the United States, the song debuted at number 14 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart in the issue dated September 3, 2022.[15]


Live performances


Jaehyun performed "Forever Only" for the first time on a music-dedicated segment of The NCT Show, a web series featuring NCT members released on YouTube.[16]


Critical reception


"Forever Only" received positive reviews from critics, noting its distance from the current trends in K-pop, as well as Jaehyun's performance and songwriting.[17][4] Erin Rupprecht from The Kraze describes the song as "worth the wait", and a "refreshing and nostalgic" take on Korean music.[17]


Music video


The music video features a casual and laid-back style, with Jaehyun singing and playing the guitar on a beach from daytime to nighttime. He also participated in the conception of the music video.[6] Divyansha Dongre of Rolling Stone India describes the music video as "employing a somber color palette and hazy filters [that create] a gloomy atmosphere."[4] Mary Siroky of Consequence also likened the shots to an A24 film, "all golden-hued, nostalgic and romantic footage".[11] It also features Jaehyun playing the guitar, surrounded by photographs, and riding a motorcycle, which are described to emit the feeling of "loneliness from the sudden loss of love."[4]


Track listing


  1. "Forever Only" – 3:16
  2. "Forever Only" (Instrumental) – 3:16

Charts


Weekly chart performance for "Forever Only"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
South Korea (Circle)[12] 120
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[15] 14

Release history


Release dates and formats for "Forever Only"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various August 18, 2022
  • Digital download
  • streaming
  • SM
  • Dreamus
 [18]

References


  1. Jang, In-young (August 12, 2022). NCT 재현, 첫 솔로곡 '포에버 온리' 18일 발매…작사 참여 [NCT's Jaehyun releases his first solo song 'Forever Only' on the 18th... Participate in songwriting]. Newsis (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  2. Kim, Noeul (August 17, 2022). NCT 재현, 감성적인 분위기…솔로곡 티저 포토 공개 [NCT Jaehyun, emotional atmosphere... Solo song teaser photo released]. Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  3. Lee, Gyu-lee (August 18, 2022). "NCT Jaehyun drops first solo single 'Forever Only'". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  4. Dongre, Divyansha (August 18, 2022). "Watch NCT's Jaehyun Yearn for Eternal Love in 'Forever Only'". Rolling Stone India. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  5. Tan, Derrick (August 18, 2022). "NCT's Jaehyun releases dreamy music video for first official solo song, 'Forever Only'". Archived from the original on September 24, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  6. Benjamin, Jeff (August 26, 2022). "Jaehyun of NCT Talks 'Sharing My Side as a Human' for Solo Single 'Forever Only'". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 28, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  7. "Key and BPM of Forever Only by Jaehyun". TuneBat. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  8. "NCT's Jaehyun on dialling up the 'sexy lonely' vibe in new single "Forever Only". British GQ. August 18, 2022. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  9. Reece, Adrianne (August 18, 2022). "NCT's Jaehyun's "Forever Only" solo debut is an emotional R&B bop". Elite Daily. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  10. Dongre, Divyansha (August 12, 2022). "NCT's Jaehyun To Release 'Forever Only' on August 18th". Rolling Stone India. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  11. Sirosky, Mary (August 18, 2022). "NCT's Jaehyun on Sharing "New Sides" of Himself on Solo Debut Single "Forever Only": Exclusive". Consequence. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  12. "Circle Digital Chart – Week 34 of 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). August 14–20, 2022. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  13. "Circle Download Chart – Week 34 of 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). August 14–20, 2022. Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  14. "Circle BGM Chart – Week 34 of 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). August 14–20, 2022. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  15. "World Digital Song Sales – Week of September 3, 2022". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 30, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  16. Jang, In-young (August 19, 2022). NCT 재현, 솔로곡 '포에버 온리' 아이튠즈 13개국 1위 [NCT's Jaehyun, solo song 'Forever Only' tops iTunes charts in 13 countries]. Newsis (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  17. ""Forever Only" Was Worth the Wait for an Official Jaehyun Solo". The Kraze. Archived from the original on August 30, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  18. 곡 정보 - Forever Only [Song Information - Forever Only]. Melon (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.


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