Love & Girls
2013 single by Girls' Generation
"Love & Girls" is the seventh Japanese single released by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation on June 19, 2013. The song served as the lead single of the group's third Japanese album Love & Peace.
Background and release
It was announced on April 5, 2013, that Girls' Generation would be releasing their first Japanese single of 2013 on May 29. The single was released in two versions: a regular edition and a limited edition with a bonus DVD. The regular edition contains the title track "Love & Girls" and its B-side, "Linguafranca" (Japanese: リンガ・フランカ Ringa furanka). The bonus DVD contains the music video for "Love & Girls". It was initially announced that the music video for "Beep Beep", B-side to "Flower Power", would be on the DVD; however, this was later changed. The single was originally scheduled for a May 29, 2013 release, but due to delays in completion of the "Love & Girls" music video, the release was pushed back to June 19, 2013.
Music video
The music video for "Love & Girls" was filmed on April 17, 2013, with selected female members from Girls' Generation's Japanese fan site participating in the choreography. The video was originally scheduled for release on May 29, 2013, with the single but the release got delayed due to some scenes of the video being altered. A dance version of the music video was published by SM Town on YouTube on June 4, 2013.
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