I Hate This Love Song

"I Hate This Love Song"
Single by Chanmina
Language	Japanese English
Released	May 30, 2025 (2025-05-30)
Length	3:18
Label	No Label Mastersix
Songwriter(s)	Mina Otomonai Ryosuke Sakai
Producer(s)	Ryosuke "Dr. R" Sakai Chanmina
Chanmina singles chronology
"Work Hard" (2025) "I Hate This Love Song" (2025)

"I Hate This Love Song" (stylized in sentence case) is a song recorded by South Korean-Japanese rapper and singer Chanmina, released on May 30, 2025, via No Label Music and Mastersix Foundation. Written and produced by Chanmina alongside Ryosuke "Dr. R" Sakai, "I Hate This Love Song" served as the image song for the 2025 Japanese film adaption of I Have a Secret (か「」く「」し「」ご「」と「, Kakushi Goto).

Background and release

In early April, Chanmina announced she wrote a song, "I Hate This Love Song", for the film adaption of the Japanese novel I Have a Secret. ^[1] Chanmina revealed the song would be her first to be used as an image song for a film. ^[2] A trailer was released teasing an excerpt of the song. ^[3] Later that month, she released "Work Hard", the opening theme song for the Japanese original net animation series Bullet/Bullet . ^[4] In mid-May, Chanmina's management revealed the release date for "I Hate This Love Song". ^[5] The song was released digitally on May 30, the same day I Have a Secret was released to Japanese theaters. ^[6] A partial lyric video using clips from the film was released on May 30. ^[7]

Lyrics

In a press release, Chanmina shared she based the lyrics for "I Hate This Love Song" on her first love. ^[8]

Cover art

The cover art for "I Hate This Love Song" depicts half of a frozen pendant in the shape of a heart with the letters "ve" carved out of the word "love". The pendant resembles one that Chanmina wore during her first relationship. ^[9]

Charts

Chart performance for "I Hate This Love Song"

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [10]	33
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon) [11]	40

Release history

Release history and formats for "I Hate This Love Song"

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label	Ref.
Various	May 30, 2025	Digital download streaming	Original	No Label Mastersix	[12]
	June 27, 2025		Acoustic		[13]

References

1. "ちゃんみな、映画『か「」く「」し「」ご「」と「』に新曲「I hate this love song」を書き下ろし". Barks (in Japanese). April 2, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
2. "ちゃんみな、映画『か「」く「」し「」ご「」と「』主題歌リリース決定". Rolling Stone Japan (in Japanese). May 23, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
3. "ちゃんみな初映画主題歌！奥平大兼×出口夏希Ｗ主演映画『か「」く「」し「」ご「」と「』に 新曲「I hate this love song」を書き下ろし". Encore (in Japanese). April 4, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
4. "ちゃんみな「BULLET/BULLET」の主題歌担当、初のアニメタイアップ曲「WORK HARD」書き下ろし（コメントあり / 動画あり）". Natalie (in Japanese). April 29, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
5. "ちゃんみな『か「」く「」し「」ご「」と「』主題歌「I hate this love song」を配信リリース". Natalie (in Japanese). May 23, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
6. "ちゃんみな初の映画主題歌にのせて描く、映画『か「」く「」し「」ご「」と「』特別予告編が解禁". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). May 30, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
7. "ちゃんみなによる主題歌「I hate this love song」を使用！映画『か「」く「」し「」ご「」と「』特別予告編解禁". The First Times (in Japanese). May 30, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
8. "ちゃんみな、映画『か「」く「」し「」ご「」と「』に新曲「I hate this love song」書き下ろし". CDJournal (in Japanese). April 3, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
9. "ちゃんみな、初映画主題歌「I hate this love song」5/30に配信決定 ジャケット写真も公開". Musicman (in Japanese). May 23, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
10. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Week of June 11, 2025". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 11, 2025.
11. "Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2025-06-30" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
12. "ちゃんみなの新曲「I hate this love song」映画『か「」く「」し「」ご「」と「』主題歌". Fashion Press (in Japanese). May 30, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
13. "Chanmina will start streaming "I hate this love song (Acoustic Session)", featuring a band and string quartet, from midnight tonight!". Entertainment Clip. June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.