Count to Love

"Count to Love"
Maxi single digital cover
Single by BoyNextDoor
LanguageJapanese
B-side
  • "I Feel Good" (Japanese version)
  • "Nice Guy" (Japanese version)
  • "Dangerous" (Japanese version)
ReleasedAugust 18, 2025 (2025-08-18)
GenreJ-pop
Length2:38
LabelKOZ
Composers
Lyricists
  • Kanata Okajima
  • Roho
  • Taesan
Producers
  • Pop Time
  • Kako
BoyNextDoor singles chronology
"I Feel Good"
(2025) 		"Count to Love"
(2025)
Music video
Count to Love on YouTube

"Count to Love" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band BoyNextDoor. It was released on August 18, 2025, through KOZ Entertainment as the lead track of their second Japanese maxi single "Boylife".

Background and release

BoyNextDoor began their first concert tour Knock On Vol.1 Tour in December 2024. During their June 30, 2025 concert in Tokyo, they announced their second Japanese single "Boylife".[1] Their label, KOZ Entertainment, confirmed the news the following day, in concurrence with the launch of pre-orders for the physical single.[2]

The music video for "Count to Love" was released on August 18,[3] featuring Japanese actor Rihito Itagaki in his first appearance in a foreign artist's music video.[4] The maxi single "Boylife" was then released as a whole on streaming platforms and CDs on August 20.

Commercial performance

"Boylift" debuted at the top of the Oricon Albums Chart in the chart issue dated August 18–24, 2025. 340,000 copies of the single were sold in Japan in the first week, almost double the sales count within the same timeframe as their first Japanese single "And,".[5] "Count to Love" also debuted at the top of the Billboard Japan Hot 100, making it the first song by the group to top the chart.[6]

Track listing

Track listing for "Boylife"
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Count to Love"
  • Pop Time
  • Roho
  • Daily
  • Kako
  • Taesan
  • Pop Time
  • Roho
  • Daily
2:38
2."I Feel Good" (Japanese version)
  • Pop Time
  • Zico
  • Kako
  • Jaehyun
  • Taesan
  • Woonhak
  • Nathan
  • HoHo
  • Pop Time
  • Nathan
  • HoHo
2:35
3."Nice Guy" (Japanese version)
  • Kako
  • Jaehyun
  • Taesan
  • Woonhak
  • Zico
  • Pop Time
  • Kako
  • Taesan
  • Woonhak
  • Daily
  • Likey
  • Pop Time
  • Daily
  • Likey
2:44
4."Dangerous" (Japanese version)
  • Jaehyun
  • Taesan
  • Woonhak
  • Kako
  • Pop Time
  • Jaehyun
  • Taesan
  • Woonhak
Pop Time2:24
Total length:10:22

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Boylife"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[18] 2× Platinum 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "Count to Love"
Region Date Format Label
Various August 18, 2025
KOZ
South Korea August 20, 2025 CD
Japan

References

  1. ^ BOYNEXTDOOR、日本2ndシングル『BOYLIFE』8月リリース [BoyNextDoor's second Japanese single "Boylife" to be released in August] (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. June 30, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  2. ^ Yoon, So-yeon (July 1, 2025). "Boy band BoyNextDoor to release second Japanese single 'Boylife' on Aug. 20". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  3. ^ Hwang, You-mee (August 18, 2025). "Boynextdoor drops 2nd single in Japan". The Korea Herald. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  4. ^ BOYNEXTDOOR、板垣李光人が出演する新曲「Count To Love」MVティザーを公開 [BoyNextDoor releases music video teaser for new song "Count to Love" featuring Rihito Itagaki] (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. August 13, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  5. ^ Hwang, You-mee (August 26, 2025). "BoyNextDoor hits career-high in Japan with 2nd single". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on September 6, 2025. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  6. ^ "BOYNEXTDOOR's 'Count To Love' Bows at No. 1 on Japan Hot 100 as HUNTR/X's 'Golden' Hits No. 25". Billboard Japan. August 27, 2025. Archived from the original on August 28, 2025. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Billboard.
  7. ^ "Oricon Weekly Single Ranking – 2025-09-01". Oricon News. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  8. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2025-09-01" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 28, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales – Week of August 27, 2025". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  10. ^ "Circle Retail Album Chart – Week 34, 2025". Circle Chart. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  11. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100: Week of August 27, 2025". Billboard Japan. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  12. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Streaming: 2025-09-01" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  13. ^ "Circle Digital Chart – Week 34 of 2025". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  14. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Singles: 2025-08" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on September 10, 2025. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  15. ^ "Circle Retail Album Chart – August, 2025". Circle Chart. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  16. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales – 2025 Year-End". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  17. ^ "Oricon Top 100 Singles: 2025". Oricon. Archived from the original on December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  18. ^ "Japanese single certifications – BoyNextDoor – Boylife" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 10, 2025. Select 2025年8月 on the drop-down menu

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