Forever (Babymonster song)

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"Forever"
BabyMonster - Forever.png
Single by Babymonster
from the album Drip
LanguageKorean
ReleasedJuly 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)
Genre
Length3:33
Label YG
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
Babymonster singles chronology
"Sheesh"
(2024)		"Forever"
(2024)		"Clik Clak"
(2024)
Music video
"Forever" on YouTube

"Forever" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Babymonster. It was released by YG Entertainment on July 1, 2024, as a pre-release single for their debut studio album, Drip (2024). [1]

Contents

Background and release

On January 24, 2024, YG Entertainment founder Yang Hyun-suk announced plans for the group to release a mini-album on April 1, followed by a full-length album during the fall of the same year. [2] A follow-up announcement by Yang on May 19 revealed plans to release a pre-release single for the upcoming studio album in early July. [3] [4]

On June 17, 2024, a teaser for Babymonster's new single was released on the group's social media page, titled RSVP along with the date July 1, 2024. [5] The name of the single, "Forever", was revealed a day later. [6] Individual posters were released on June 24, [7] followed by a teaser for the music video for the single the next day. [8] The single was released digitally on July 1, along with its accompanying music video. [1] [9]

Credits and personnel

Adapted from Melon credits: [10]

Charts

Release history

Release history for "Forever"
RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousJuly 1, 2024 YG

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