He's Into Her (song)

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"He's Into Her"
He's Into Her by BGYO cover art.png
Single by BGYO
from the album
  • The Light (original)
  • He's Into Her Season 2 Original Soundtrack (remix) [1]
Released
  • April 23, 2021 (2021-04-23) (original)
  • May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27) (remix)
Recorded2021
Studio The Purple Room, Quezon City [2]
Genre
Length4:02
Label Star
Songwriter(s)
  • Jonathan Manalo
  • Gabriel Tagadtad
Producer(s) Manalo
BGYO singles chronology
"The Light"
(2021)		"He's Into Her"
(2021)		"Feel Good Pilipinas"
(2021)
Music video
"He's Into Her" on YouTube

"He's Into Her" is a song recorded by Filipino boy band BGYO, after their debut single "The Light" (2021). The song was released on April 23, 2021, as the official soundtrack of iWantTFC's digital Philippine romance comedy series He's Into Her . [3] [4] The song was written and composed by Jonathan Manalo and Gabriel Tagadtad; and was one of the BGYO songs—"Kundiman", "He's Into Her", "The Baddest"—chosen to be part of The Lunar Codex's "Polaris Collection" time capsules bound to the Moon in 2023. [5]

Contents

"He's Into Her" debuted on iTunes Philippines at number one, hours before its official release and it marked as BGYO's second single to reach this spot, after "The Light". [6] The accompanying song's lyric distribution video and the visualizer video also trended in YouTube Philippines, consecutively. [6]

Composition and lyrics

"He's Into Her" is a Synth-pop genre-bending Original Pilipino Music or P-Pop infuses with Electronic music elements. [7] [8] It runs for a total of four minutes and two seconds. The song is set in common time with a tempo of 126 beats per minute and written in the key of A major. [9] The lyrics were written in English by Jonathan Manalo and Gabriel Tagadtad, [10] arranged and mixed by Theo Martel and mastered by Jett Galindo. [11]

Rafael Bautista of Nylon Manila cited in his article "this upbeat song is about the boys being head over heels over a girl". [8] JE CC of lionhearttv.net cited in his review "He's Into Her is a frisky, electropop ballad, that narrates that magical moment when stars seemingly get aligned, and the time becomes right for the romance to bloom". [7]

The song will make listeners fall in love again.

— Gelo, Manila Bulletin [12]

Background and release

Prior to the official announcement of the song "He's Into Her", series of teasers of the audio track were posted on different social media platforms. [13]

"He's Into Her" premiered on Star Music YouTube channel as a song's lyric distribution video and its official track was released worldwide via digital download. [4] [6] On the same day, a visualizer video was released. [14] [15] [16]

The official music video of "He's Into Her" was released on May 4, 2021. [17]

Reception

International fans considered "He's Into Her" as the newest pop anthem perfect for summer. [18] JE CC of lionhearttv.net shared in his review "BGYO's latest single reminds us of a summer romance and that takes its listener somewhere in time—90s". [7] Queenie Lasta of villagepipol.com cited in her article "He's Into Her offers that kilig and romance Pinoys definitely love". [19]

Promotion

Online show

On April 9, 2021, BGYO officially performed the teasers of the song "He's Into Her" live, for the first time, on Kumu. [20] On May 29, 2021, the group also took part on the virtual red carpet premiere of the series "He's Into Her". [21] On June 6, 2021, BGYO performed the song during the "BGYO Live Zoom Party", a virtual international fan meet, held via Zoom. [22] The group also attended the virtual thanksgiving party of He's Into Her on June 10, 2021. [23]

Radio

The group got the chance to be interviewed on SBS PopAsia on June 10, 2021, as part of the "He's Into Her" release. [24]

Television

On April 25, 2021, BGYO performed the full track of "He's Into Her" live, for the first time, on ASAP Natin 'To. [25] [26] The live performance showcased BGYO's new dance choreography in high school uniform outfits. [27] [16] On May 29, 2021, the group performed the song live on It's Showtime. [28] The day after, BGYO performed it on ASAP Natin 'To along with the casts of the series He's Into Her. [29] On August 7, 2021, BGYO performed "He's Into Her" on MYX Music Awards 2021 stage for the first time. [30] [31]

Music video

Prior to the official release of "He's Into Her" music video, teasers were posted throughout the social media by Star Music. [14]

The music video for "He's Into Her" was produced by YouMeUs MNL, directed by Amiel Kirby Balagtas and written by Edgar Dale Reciña. [17] [19] The music video was presented inside a campus wherein Gelo, Akira, JL, Mikki, and Nate portray students as they found a journal about young love. [19] [32] The opening scene features a school hallway accompanied by a strong harmonies of the track, then leads to the magical narration of the typical student's activities in the classroom, interspersed with the sleek choreography and dance breaks along with a book. [7]

"He's Into Her" official music video surpassed 100,000 YouTube Views 5 hours after its release. [33]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the description of BGYO's "He's Into Her" music video. [34]

Other versions

Awards and nominations

Asian Academy Creative Awards

YearAwardResultsHost Country
2021Best Theme Song or Title Theme (Philippines)Won [46] Flag of Singapore.svg
Singapore

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