:Fake Love (BTS song)

BTS embarked on their extended three-part series "Love Yourself" with the release of their fifth extended play Love Yourself: Her in 2017.{{cite web |url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003604161 |script-title=ko: [공식입장] 방탄소년단, 9월18일 컴백 확정..'Love Yourself' 발매 |trans-title={{bracket|Official position}} BTS to return with 'Love Yourself' on September 18 |last=Sun|first=Mi-kyung|language=ko|work=Osen|access-date=July 25, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825104456/http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003604161|archive-date=August 25, 2017|via=Naver}} On April 16, 2018, the band announced the sequel of Her in the form of their third Korean-language studio album, Love Yourself: Tear.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8342053/bts-new-album-love-yourself-tear-details|title=BTS Announce New Full-Length Album 'Love Yourself: Tear' To Be Released in May|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=April 16, 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=January 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113171247/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8342053/bts-new-album-love-yourself-tear-details}} "Fake Love" was confirmed to be a part of Love Yourself: Tear, when the band shared the track-listing of the album.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8455748/bts-love-yourself-tear-track-list|title=BTS Reveal 'Love Yourself: Tear' Track List|last=Iasimone|first=Ashley|date=May 13, 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526081624/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8455748/bts-love-yourself-tear-track-list|archive-date=May 26, 2018}} On May 14 of that year, it was announced as the first single from the album.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8455826/bts-drop-fake-love-teaser-video|title=BTS Confirm 'Fake Love' Single With New Teaser Video: Watch|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=May 14, 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421071006/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8455826/bts-drop-fake-love-teaser-video|archive-date=April 21, 2019}} The song was written by "Hitman" Bang, RM and its producer Pdogg.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bts-love-yourself-tear-inside-the-k-pop-sensations-new-lp-627754/|title=BTS' 'Love Yourself: Tear': Inside the K-Pop Sensations' New LP|last=Leight|first=Elias|date=May 22, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=July 20, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=July 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708140900/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bts-love-yourself-tear-inside-the-k-pop-sensations-new-lp-627754/}} It was engineered by Pdogg and Jeong Wooyeong, while mixing was handled by James F. Reynolds at Schmuzik Studios. Backing vocals for the track was provided by band member Jungkook alongside Supreme Boi. BTS recorded the song at Big Hit Studios in Seoul, South Korea.

Talking about the song, RM explained in a V Live broadcast that among all songs on the album, "Fake Love" was most difficult to work on. The main foundation of it was created by him, while the rest of the song-making process was handled by Pdogg and "Hitman" Bang. He also shared a demo version of the track during the broadcast, which he felt was "completely different" and "more depressing and deeper" than the recorded one. Speaking about how the song was conceived, he said:

{{blockquote|"To adjust to voice range of our vocalists, we change the pitch in the end so rappers often have difficulty adjusting to that. (In case of this song), it went up by 6 1/2 pitches as far as I know. Six and half -- that makes a totally different song! We adjusted to that pitch and added the guitar sound and there came the 'Fake Love' we listen to now."{{cite web|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201805291416571546163_2|title=[V Report Plus] RM reveals behind stories from making of 'Fake Love'|date=May 29, 2018|work=The Korea Herald|access-date=July 20, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=May 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529120520/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201805291416571546163_2}}}}

"Fake Love" was released for digital download and streaming in various countries by Big Hit Entertainment on May 18, 2018, as the lead single from Love Yourself: Tear.{{cite magazine|last=Herman|first=Tamar|title=BTS Releases Expressive 'Love Yourself: Tear' Album: Listen|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8456639/bts-releases-expressive-love-yourself-tear-album-listen|magazine=Billboard|date=May 18, 2018|access-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614034113/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8456639/bts-releases-expressive-love-yourself-tear-album-listen|archive-date=June 14, 2020}} On June 12 of that year, Columbia Records serviced the song to contemporary hit radio in the United States as a single in that country. A "Rocking Vibe" remix version of the track was recorded and issued digitally on June 4, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=018&aid=0004118254|script-title=ko: 방탄소년단, '페이크 러브' 록 버전 '4일 전세계 동시 공개'|trans-title=Bulletproof Boy Scouts,'Fake Love' Rock Version '4th Worldwide Simultaneous Release'|last=Jung|first=Si-nae|language=ko|work=Edaily|access-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807045724/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=018&aid=0004118254|archive-date=August 7, 2020|via=Naver}} It was subsequently included on the band's third compilation album, Love Yourself: Answer (2018).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8470917/bts-love-yourself-answer-album-tracklist|title=BTS Unveils Tracklist for 'Love Yourself: Answer' Album|magazine=Billboard|date= August 19, 2018 |last=Herman|first=Tamar|access-date=July 23, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180820112420/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8470917/bts-love-yourself-answer-album-tracklist|archive-date=August 20, 2018}} The remix has identical songwriting credits to the original version with the addition of Slow Rabbit serving as producer. A Japanese version of the song was made available for digital purchase on October 16, 2018, by Universal Music Japan as the band's ninth Japanese-language single album, together with the Japanese versions of the remix and previously released Korean track "Airplane Pt. 2" (2018).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8475372/bts-pull-single-from-upcoming-japanese-album|last=Herman|first=Tamar|title=BTS Pull Single From Upcoming Japanese Album|date=September 17, 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 28, 2018|url-status=live|archive-date=April 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414223703/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8475372/bts-pull-single-from-upcoming-japanese-album}} It was also released as a four-version CD single in Japan on November 7, 2018, with a regular edition and three different limited editions: A, B and C.{{cite web|title=Fake Love / Airplane pt.2 (Regular Edition) (Japan Version)|url=https://www.yesasia.com/us/fake-love-airplane-pt-2-normal-edition-japan-version/1068800296-0-0-0-en/info.html|publisher=YesAsia|access-date=August 4, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807111904/https://www.yesasia.com/us/fake-love-airplane-pt-2-normal-edition-japan-version/1068800296-0-0-0-en/info.html|archive-date=August 7, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Fake Love / Airplane pt.2 [Type A] (Single+DVD) (First Press Limited Edition) (Japan Version)|url=https://www.yesasia.com/us/fake-love-airplane-pt-2-type-a-single-dvd-first-press-limited-edition/1068800289-0-0-0-en/info.html|publisher=YesAsia|access-date=August 4, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807112044/https://www.yesasia.com/us/fake-love-airplane-pt-2-type-a-single-dvd-first-press-limited-edition/1068800289-0-0-0-en/info.html|archive-date=August 7, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Fake Love / Airplane pt.2 (Single+DVD) (First Press Limited Edition) (Japan Version)|url=https://www.yesasia.com/us/fake-love-airplane-pt-2-type-b-single-dvd-first-press-limited-edition/1068800292-0-0-0-en/info.html|publisher=YesAsia|access-date=August 4, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807112202/https://www.yesasia.com/us/fake-love-airplane-pt-2-type-b-single-dvd-first-press-limited-edition/1068800292-0-0-0-en/info.html|archive-date=August 7, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Fake Love / Airplane pt.2 (Single+ Photobook) (First Press Limited Edition) (Japan Version)|url=https://www.yesasia.com/us/fake-love-airplane-pt-2-type-c-single-photo-booklet-first-press-limited/1068800294-0-0-0-en/info.html|publisher=YesAsia|access-date=August 4, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807112339/https://www.yesasia.com/us/fake-love-airplane-pt-2-type-c-single-photo-booklet-first-press-limited/1068800294-0-0-0-en/info.html|archive-date=August 7, 2020}} All four editions contain Japanese versions of the original and remix of "Fake Love", "Airplane Pt. 2", and a "stadium" remix of their 2018 Korean single, "Idol". In addition, edition A includes a DVD containing the music videos for "Fake Love" and "Airplane Pt. 2". Edition B also comes with a DVD that contains behind the scenes footage of the music video for "Airplane Pt. 2" and the making of album jacket photos, while C contains a 36-page photobook. The lyrics for the Japanese version were written by KM-Markit.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/147778756/credits|title=Map of the Soul: 7 ~The Journey~ — Credits|date=14 July 2020 |publisher=Tidal|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200720043242/https://listen.tidal.com/album/147778756/credits|archive-date=July 20, 2020|access-date=August 6, 2020}} It was later included as the eighth track on the band's fourth Japanese-language studio album, Map of the Soul: 7 – The Journey (2020).{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bts-announce-new-album-map-of-the-soul-7-the-journey/|title=BTS Announce New Album Map of the Soul: 7 ~ The Journey ~|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|date=June 11, 2020|work=Pitchfork|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614154114/https://pitchfork.com/news/bts-announce-new-album-map-of-the-soul-7-the-journey/|archive-date=June 14, 2020|access-date=June 25, 2020}}

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"Fake Love" is a emo hip hop, rap-rock{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-bts-love-yourself-tear-is-k-pop-with-genre-hopping-panache-630441/|title=Review: BTS' 'Love Yourself: Tear' Is K-Pop With Genre-Hopping Panache|last=Leight|first=Elias|date=May 18, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=July 20, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=July 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708140947/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-bts-love-yourself-tear-is-k-pop-with-genre-hopping-panache-630441/}} and electropop song{{cite web|url=https://www.fuse.tv/2018/05/bts-love-yourself-tear-album-review|title=BTS Get Global, Darker With 'Love Yourself: Tear' Album Release|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=May 19, 2018|publisher=Fuse|access-date=July 20, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=June 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618114057/https://www.fuse.tv/2018/05/bts-love-yourself-tear-album-review}} with elements of pop-rock,{{cite magazine|url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/bts-fake-love/|title=BTS Show their Dark Side in the Grungey New Video for 'Fake Love'|last=Chakraborty|first=Riddhi|date=May 18, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|location=India|access-date=July 20, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928074025/http://rollingstoneindia.com/bts-fake-love/|archive-date=September 28, 2018}} trap and adult contemporary music.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/music/review-bts-will-melt-your-heart-with-new-fake-love-music-video/article/522650|title=Review: BTS will blow you away with new 'Fake Love' music video (Includes first-hand account)|last=Papadatos|first=Markos|date=May 19, 2018|work=Digital Journal|access-date=August 19, 2018|archive-date=August 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819114844/http://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/music/review-bts-will-melt-your-heart-with-new-fake-love-music-video/article/522650|url-status=live}} It is composed in Time signature in the key of D minor, with a moderate tempo of 78 beats per minute, and runs for 4:02.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0184959|title=BTS 'Fake Love' Sheet Music in D minor|date=25 May 2018|publisher=Musicnotes|access-date=August 5, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=April 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416075533/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0184959}} Though the song keeps up with the band's signature hip hop sound, it employs a dark production consisting of thumping trap beats, "gritty guitars", "ambient synth quirks" and "doomy bass."{{cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/42620/1/best-k-pop-songs-2018|title=The 20 best K-pop songs of 2018|last=Glasby|first=Taylor|work=Dazed Digital|date=December 17, 2018|access-date=April 30, 2020|archive-date=April 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407101750/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/42620/1/best-k-pop-songs-2018|url-status=live}} The song primarily relies on rock instrumentation which includes electric guitar, drums, keyboards, and synthesizers.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/bts-guide-25-essential-songs-to-know.html|title=Your Guide to BTS and Their Musical Universe in 25 Songs|last1=Park|first1=T.K.|last2=Kim|first2=Youngdae|work=Vulture|date=April 19, 2019|access-date=July 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905083005/https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/bts-guide-25-essential-songs-to-know.html|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}} The drums have a repeating kick and snare sequence, which remains constant throughout the song.{{cite web|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-bts-fake-love|title=Inside Track: BTS 'Fake Love'|last=Tingen|first=Paul|website=Sound on Sound|date=August 28, 2018|access-date=August 5, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=December 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228143527/https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-bts-fake-love}} The verses are led by both arpeggiated and rhythm guitars.

The song makes use of dissonant and dark chord progressions and contains a "tense" chorus which is boosted by heavy bass. It features a "tenacious" and "blocky" bassline, which was compared to that of Atlanta hip-hop. The opening verse uses a "serpentine" delivery characterized by "breathy" vocals while the refrain is accompanied by "wailing" vocals from band. The song features "anguished" singing blending "warm" melodies and "dreamy, echoing" verses with "brusque" raps.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-best-songs-of-2018-764204/38-bts-fake-love-k-pop-764299/|title=BTS, 'Fake Love' - 50 Best Songs of 2018|date=December 14, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=July 20, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612150449/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-best-songs-of-2018-764204/38-bts-fake-love-k-pop-764299/|archive-date=June 12, 2019}} The staccato-driven rapped verses follow the triplet flow saturating hip hop.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bbmas-see-bts-angst-ridden-performance-of-new-song-fake-love-629096/|title=BBMAs: See BTS' Angst-Ridden Performance of New Song 'Fake Love'|last=Leight|first=Elias|date=May 21, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506153624/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bbmas-see-bts-angst-ridden-performance-of-new-song-fake-love-629096/|archive-date=May 6, 2019}} The remix version adds "dynamic" electronic and acoustic string instruments over the original melody, introducing rock vibes to the song.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8458911/bts-release-rock-remix-of-fake-love-watch-the-extended-music-video|title=BTS Release Rock Remix of 'Fake Love': Watch the Extended Music Video|last=Herman|first=Tamar|magazine=Billboard|date=June 1, 2018|access-date=August 5, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413035021/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8458911/bts-release-rock-remix-of-fake-love-watch-the-extended-music-video|archive-date=April 13, 2019}} The latter is also composed in the same key as the original recording, but with a moderately fast tempo of 155 beats per minute.{{cite web|url=https://musicstax.com/track/fake-love-rocking-vibe-mix/782ET7GKMVvNPBez4nsurW|title=Key, BPM and analysis of Fake Love (Rocking Vibe Mix) by BTS|publisher=Musicstax|access-date=July 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807050504/https://musicstax.com/track/fake-love-rocking-vibe-mix/782ET7GKMVvNPBez4nsurW|archive-date=August 7, 2020|url-status=live}}

Lyrically, the song talks about love that was once believed to be destiny, but turned out fake at the end and reflects the theme of the entire "Love Yourself" series — "that any love wherein one does not love oneself is not real." It also recounts the emptiness that comes to a person who has invested too much in a relationship, only to lose one's own identity in the process through lyrics such as, "I even became quite unsure of who I was / Try babbling into the mirror, who the heck are you?"{{cite web|last=Bell|first=Crystal|title=Albums Of The Year: BTS Transcend Language And Cultural Barriers With Love Yourself: Tear|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3106706/bts-love-yourself-tear-albums-of-year-2018/|publisher=MTV|access-date=December 23, 2018|url-status=dead|date=December 14, 2018|archive-date=December 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224170528/http://www.mtv.com/news/3106706/bts-love-yourself-tear-albums-of-year-2018/}}{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/Genius-english-translations-bts-fake-love-english-translation-lyrics|title=BTS - Fake Love (English Translation)|date=May 18, 2018|website=Genius|access-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109042444/https://genius.com/Genius-english-translations-bts-fake-love-english-translation-lyrics|archive-date=January 9, 2020|url-status=live}} The lyrics further reference to the notion of holding onto a toxic relationship: "I grew a flower that can't be bloomed in a dream that can't come true."{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180706000521|title=One way to interpret BTS' 'Love Yourself' saga|last=Kim|first=Arin|date=July 6, 2018|work=The Korea Herald|access-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706085108/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180706000521|archive-date=July 6, 2018|url-status=live}} Lines like "Mold a pretty lie for you" and "Try to erase myself and make me your doll" suggest themes of "hiding depression" and "pressure" to maintain relationships despite struggling with mental health. During the chorus, the band chant the titular phrase singing, "I'm so sick of this fake love" admitting "disenchantment."{{cite web |last=Benjamin |first=Jeff |title=Paper's Top 20 K-Pop Songs of 2018 |url=http://www.papermag.com/papers-top-20-k-pop-songs-of-2018-2624051281.html |work=Paper |access-date=December 26, 2018 |date=December 21, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-date=December 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223195749/http://www.papermag.com/papers-top-20-k-pop-songs-of-2018-2624051281.html }}

"Fake Love" received generally positive reviews from critics. Jeff Benjamin of Paper praised the track's sound and the band's vocal delivery, writing that the song "might very well be the best representation of the pop excellence BTS brings to music." In The Korea Herald, Dam-young Hong wrote that the musical style "offers an overwhelming sense of darkness and maturity" to the song. She also appreciated its lyrical content, writing that the "poetic refrains" used throughout it "adds to the song's ineffable sensitivity." Hyun-su Yim, also of The Korea Herald, praised the song for "brilliantly" capturing the "genre-bending" and "emotion-heavy" musical essence of BTS.{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200217000614|title=BTS' top 50 singles and album tracks, ranked|last=Hyun-su|first=Yim|date=February 18, 2020|work=The Korea Herald|access-date=July 20, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=May 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520212849/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200217000614}} Rhian Daly of NME commended the "dark" production and labelled the song "beautifully gloomy," adding that the track is an "early instance of BTS tackling the idea of one's persona."{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/features/bts-best-songs-ranked-2020-2648841|title=Every BTS song ranked in order of greatness|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=April 29, 2020|work=NME|access-date=July 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429133401/https://www.nme.com/features/bts-best-songs-ranked-2020-2648841|archive-date=April 29, 2020|url-status=live}} IZM{{'}}s Do-heon Kim compared the song to the band's previous tracks "I Need U" (2015) and "Blood Sweat & Tears" (2016), and praised the blend of "aggressive" guitar riff, "tensed synth samples," and "dreamy sounds" in the production which recreates "depression and anxiety" that is expressed through the "emotive" lyrics of the song.{{cite web|url=http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=29169&bigcateidx=1&subcateidx=3&view_tp=1&view_sort=1|title=Love Yourself 轉 'Tear' 2018 방탄소년단(BTS) by 김도헌|last=Kim|first=Do-heon|date=May 2018|work=IZM|language=ko|trans-title=Love Yourself 轉 'Tear' 2018 방탄소년단(BTS) by Do-heon Kim|access-date=July 24, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=July 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708140928/http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=29169&bigcateidx=1&subcateidx=3&view_tp=1&view_sort=1}} Markos Papadatos of Digital Journal said the song was "sonically and lyrically powerful" and "embodies the emotions of saying goodbye in a raw yet sincere fashion." He called the lyrics "exceptional".

"Fake Love" was positively reviewed by the writers of Rolling Stone, who likened the guitar line to that of '80s rock band, Def Leppard and stated that the track "is an impressive fusion, simultaneously bruised and bruising." In a separate review, music critic Elias Leight of the same publication viewed the song as "a jolt of angst-ridden, arena-ready rap-rock." Jess Lau of The 405 wrote that the song displayed significant growth in the band's sound and deemed it as the strongest track on Love Yourself: Tear.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/review/review-k-pop-boy-band-leaders-bts-remain-consistent-on-love-yourself-tear-152|title=Review: K-pop boy band leaders BTS remain consistent on Love Yourself: Tear|last=Lau|first=Jess|date=May 29, 2018|work=The 405|access-date=May 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529095347/https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/review/review-k-pop-boy-band-leaders-bts-remain-consistent-on-love-yourself-tear-152|archive-date=May 29, 2018|url-status=dead}} Writing for Spin, Blanca Méndez stated that the song "turns dark and marries the drama of Wings with the angst of their 2015 album The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever."{{cite web|last=Méndez|first=Blanca|title=BTS' Love Yourself: Tear Finds the Harmony in Genre-Hopping|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/05/bts-love-yourself-tear-album-review/|work=Spin|date=18 May 2018 |url-status=live|access-date=May 20, 2018|archive-date=May 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528195006/https://www.spin.com/2018/05/bts-love-yourself-tear-album-review/}} Dan Weiss of Consequence of Sound deemed it as a "breathy anthem-ballad," while Idolator{{'}}s Mike Nied called the song "mega-infectious."{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2019/12/top-100-songs-of-the-2010s/2/|title=Top 100 Songs of the 2010s|date=December 30, 2019|work=Consequence of Sound|access-date=July 21, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=June 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617162138/https://consequence.net/2019/12/top-100-songs-of-the-2010s/2/}}{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7746981/bts-map-of-the-soul-persona-boy-with-luv-video?chrome=1|title=Album Review: BTS' Map of the Soul: Persona|last=Nied|first=Mike|date=April 12, 2019|website=Idolator|access-date=July 21, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200807114513/https://www.idolator.com/7746981/bts-map-of-the-soul-persona-boy-with-luv-video?chrome=1|archive-date=August 7, 2020}} Reviewing for Vulture, Kim Youngdae and Park T.K. opined that the song's music was "carefully selected to amplify" the central message of the album. They further wrote, "the tension between electric guitar and a hip-hop beat creates a sense of dark resolve, unique among contemporary K-Pop and even among BTS's other music."

In a Billboard publication, Caitlin Kelley cited it as one of the best songs of the band and wrote, "this is BTS at their angstiest, wallowing in the heartache of changing yourself so much for someone that your love is fake."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8460287/bts-top-50-songs-fifth-anniversary|title=BTS' 50 Best Songs: Critics' Picks|last1=Melendez|first1=Monique|last2=Benjamin|first2=Jeff|last3=Herman|first3=Tamar|last4=Kelley|first4=Caitlin|date=June 12, 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 24, 2020|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610023040/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8460287/bts-top-50-songs-fifth-anniversary|archive-date=June 10, 2020|url-status=dead}} Writing for The Malaysia Star, Chester Chin praised the song for "its explosive hook-heavy glory."{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/music/2018/07/19/love-yourself-tear-bts-album-review|title='Love Yourself: Tear': A momentous album from K-pop darlings BTS|last=Chin|first=Chester|date=July 19, 2018|work=The Malaysia Star|access-date=July 24, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807114724/https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/music/2018/07/19/love-yourself-tear-bts-album-review|archive-date=August 7, 2020}} Taylor Glasby from Dazed appreciated the "poignant rawness of the pre-choruses" while also complimenting the song's lyrical content. She also wrote an article for Clash, where she viewed the track "brittle pinnacle of deception."{{cite web|last=Glasby|first=Taylor|title=Love Yourself: How BTS Are Re-Writing The History Books|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/love-yourself-how-bts-are-re-writing-the-history-books|work=Clash|date=27 August 2018 |access-date=July 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413163212/https://www.clashmusic.com/features/love-yourself-how-bts-are-re-writing-the-history-books|archive-date=April 13, 2019|url-status=live}} In another review for Vogue, she described the song as a "moody emo anthem."{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/bts-kings-of-k-pop|title=How BTS Became The Undisputed Kings Of K-Pop|last=Glasby|first=Taylor|date=June 11, 2020|work=Vogue|access-date=August 3, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626203409/https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/bts-kings-of-k-pop|archive-date=June 26, 2020}} Salva Mubarak, of the same magazine, deemed the track as "iconic," citing its "unexpectedly complex music arrangement and lyrics." Billboard ranked "Fake Love" at number 22 on their list of 2018's best songs.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2018/8489483/best-songs-2018-staff-picks|title=Billboard's 100 Best Songs of 2018: Critics' Picks|date=December 11, 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 24, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=December 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212014658/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2018/8489483/best-songs-2018-staff-picks}} Other publications that included the track among their lists of the best songs of 2018 were The Dong-a Ilbo,{{cite web |last=Lim |first=Hwi-yoon |script-title=ko:최고 가수는 BTS, 최고 프로듀서는 방시혁 |trans-title= The best singer is BTS, the best producer is Bang Si-hyuk|url=http://news.donga.com/List/Series_70070000001084/3/70070000001084/20181213/93267396/1 |work=The Dong-a Ilbo|access-date=January 6, 2019 |language=ko|url-status=live|date=December 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901084854/http://www.donga.com/news/List/Series_70070000001084/article/all/20181213/93267396/1|archive-date=September 1, 2019}} The Guardian,{{cite web |last1=Beaumont-Thomas |first1=Ben |last2=Snapes |first2=Laura|title=The top 100 songs of 2018 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/dec/03/the-top-100-tracks-of-2018-playlist |work=The Guardian |access-date=January 3, 2019 |url-status=live |date=December 3, 2018 |archive-date=January 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103221119/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/dec/03/the-top-100-tracks-of-2018-playlist }} The New York Times,{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/arts/music/best-songs.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article|title=The 65 Best Songs of 2018|work=The New York Times|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|author-link=Jon Caramanica|date=December 6, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2018|archive-date=December 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209002050/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/arts/music/best-songs.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article}} and Rolling Stone. The latter also ranked "Fake Love" as one of the greatest boy band songs of all time.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/boy-band-songs-greatest-1033317/bts-fake-love-2018-1032389/|title=75 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time|date=July 24, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=August 3, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=July 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725010732/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/boy-band-songs-greatest-1033317/bts-fake-love-2018-1032389/}} Consequence of Sound and NME placed it on their decade-end list of the 100 best songs of the 2010s.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/features/nmes-greatest-songs-of-the-decade-the-2010s-2583527|title=The Best Songs Of The Decade: The 2010s|work=NME|date=December 4, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=August 6, 2020|archive-date=December 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204183146/https://www.nme.com/features/nmes-greatest-songs-of-the-decade-the-2010s-2583527}} "Fake Love" won the Song of the Year and Best Pop Song awards at the Korean Music Awards in 2019. It also won the Best Rap / Hip Hop song at the 2018 Melon Music Awards. The song also achieved the top spot on various South Korean music programs, garnering a total of 12 awards including "triple-crowns" (three consecutive wins) on Music Bank, Show! Music Core and Inkigayo.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000652689|script-title=ko:방탄소년단, 韓 최초-최고 기록 세우며 Love Yourself 轉 ‘Tear' 활동 마감|trans-title=Bulletproof Boy Scouts, 韓 set first-highest record, concludes Love Yourself 마감 'Tear' activities|date=June 11, 2018|last=Song|first=Chi-hoon|access-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806172215/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000652689|archive-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live|language=ko|via=Naver}} It also achieved five consecutive Melon Weekly Popularity Awards due to its substantial success on digital platforms.{{cite web|url=http://www.melon.com/melonaward/weekAward.htm|script-title=ko:주간 인기상|publisher=Melon|language=ko|trans-title=Melon Music Weekly Award|format=Click on tab labelled '18 05월' at top of page to view winners for May, scroll up from '28.05' to view each successive week's winner|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418173911/https://www.melon.com/melonaward/weekAward.htm|archive-date=April 18, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=March 30, 2020 |title=Melon Music Awards }}

"Fake Love" was a commercial success in South Korea. It debuted at number six on the Gaon Digital Chart for issue date of May 19, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=20&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Digital Chart: 2018.05.13 – 2018.05.19|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|url-status=live|access-date=August 6, 2020|archive-date=May 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524221728/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=20&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week}} The following week, it climbed to number one and also peaked at number one on the component Download Chart.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=21&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Download Chart: 2018.05.13 – 2018.05.19|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|url-status=live|access-date=August 6, 2020|archive-date=February 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214234140/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=21&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week}} The single remained in the top five of the digital chart for five consecutive weeks before falling for the week of June 30, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=26&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Digital Chart: 2018.06.24 – 2018.06.30|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|url-status=live|access-date=August 6, 2020|archive-date=July 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705062913/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=week&hitYear=2018&targetTime=26&nationGbn=T}} "Fake Love" was the third best-performing song of the June 2018 issue of the Gaon Monthly Digital Chart based on digital sales, streaming, and background music (instrumental track) downloads. It was eventually the 19th best-selling song of 2018 in South Korea, selling over 680,480,472 digital units.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=2018&hitYear=2018&termGbn=year|script-title=ko: 2018년 Digital Chart|trans-title=Gaon Digital Chart: 2018 (Year-End)|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|access-date=July 24, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=January 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111193119/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=2018&hitYear=2018&termGbn=year}} In addition, the song peaked at number one on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100 on the chart issue dated May 26, 2018. "Fake Love" received platinum certifications, for both streaming and download, from the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA), denoting over 100 million streams and 2.5 million digital download sales, respectively.

"Fake Love" debuted and peaked at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the issue date of June 2, 2018, selling 29,000 digital copies, which was the highest debut on the chart for that week.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8458217/bts-first-hot-100-top-10-k-pop-group-fake-love|title=BTS Scores First Hot 100 Top 10 for a K-Pop Group & Its First No. 1 on Digital Song Sales Chart With 'Fake Love'|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=May 29, 2018|access-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=May 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530001235/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8458217/bts-first-hot-100-top-10-k-pop-group-fake-love}} It became BTS' first top-ten entry on the chart and the highest-charting song by a Korean band in the United States, surpassing their own record achieved with 2017 song "Mic Drop" at number 28.{{cite web |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3048758|title='Fake Love' ranks 10th on Hot 100|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=May 30, 2018|access-date=August 5, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530133425/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3048758|archive-date=May 30, 2018}} BTS also became the second K-pop act to chart a top-ten song in the country after Psy achieved it with "Gangnam Style" and "Gentleman" in 2012 and 2013, respectively.{{cite web|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/05/30/2018053001043.html|title=Bangtan Boys Make Top 10 on Billboard Hot 100|work=The Chosun Ilbo|date=May 30, 2018|access-date=August 5, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=September 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908213544/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/05/30/2018053001043.html}} The single appeared at number seven on the Billboard Streaming Songs chart with 27.8 million streams in its opening week, becoming their first top-ten on the chart.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8458734/bts-fake-love-first-top-10-streaming-songs-chart|title=BTS' 'Fake Love' Is Group's First Top 10 on Streaming Songs Chart|last=Rutherford|first=Kevin|magazine=Billboard|date=May 31, 2018|access-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612153931/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8458734/bts-fake-love-first-top-10-streaming-songs-chart|archive-date=June 12, 2020}} It also became their fifth number one on the US World Digital Songs chart.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bts/chart-history/wdt/|title=BTS Chart History (World Digital Songs)|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105111901/https://www.billboard.com/music/bts/chart-history/WDT|archive-date=November 5, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020}} On the Pop Songs chart, the single peaked at number 34 in the week of July 21, 2018. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for track equivalent sales of 500,000 units becoming BTS' third song to do so.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8470200/bts-fake-love-certified-gold-riaa|title=BTS' 'Fake Love' Certified Gold by RIAA|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 2, 2018|date=August 14, 2018|first=Tamar|last=Herman|archive-date=December 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210085228/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8470200/bts-fake-love-certified-gold-riaa|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8470200/bts-fake-love-certified-gold-riaa|title=BTS' 'Fake Love' Certified Gold by RIAA|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=August 14, 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 24, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614233926/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8470200/bts-fake-love-certified-gold-riaa|archive-date=June 14, 2020}} "Fake Love" debuted and peaked at number 22 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. In the United Kingdom, it debuted at number 42 on the Singles Chart, and reached number 3 on the Indie Chart. "Fake Love" appeared on the Australian Singles Chart at number 36, which later became its peak. It was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for track-equivalent sales of 35,000. The song peaked at number one in both Malaysia and Singapore, and also made a top-ten debut on the South African music chart. Additionally, it made top 40 appearances in Austria, New Zealand, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Switzerland and Flemish region of Belgium.

Following the release of the song as a single album in Japan, "Fake Love / Airplane Pt.2" topped the Oricon Daily Singles Chart on its first day of release, selling 327,342 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20181108000575|title=BTS' Japanese single tops Oricon chart|last=Lee|first=So-jeong|date=November 8, 2018|work=The Korea Herald|access-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=September 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903230059/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20181108000575}}{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000015373|script-title=ko:‘혐한이 뭐예요?’ 방탄X트와이스, 日오리콘차트 1위 싹쓸이[뮤직와치]|last=Hwang|first=Hyejin|date=November 13, 2018|work=Newsen|language=ko|trans-title='What is the charge?' Bulletproof X Twice, sweeps 1st place on the Japanese Oricon Chart [Music Watch]|access-date=July 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806061423/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000015373|archive-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live|via=Naver}} The single remained at number one on the daily chart for the next six days, selling 454,829 physical copies in its first week.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003096477|script-title=ko:방탄소년단, 'Fake Love / Airplane pt.2' 日 오리콘 주간 싱글 1위|last=Kim|first=Na-yul|date=November 13, 2018|publisher=Herald Corporation|language=ko|trans-title=Bulletproof Boy Scouts,'Fake Love / Airplane pt.2' ranked 1st in Oricon Weekly Single in Japan|access-date=July 20, 2020|via=Naver|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806062432/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003096477|archive-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live}} By doing so, the band became the first foreign artist to surpass 400,000 copies in a week.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003903623|script-title=ko:방탄소년단, 日오리콘 주간 싱글차트 1위..해외 아티스트 최초 발매 첫주 '40만 포인트'|last=Choi|first=Na-young|date=November 13, 2018|work=Osen|language=ko|trans-title=Bulletproof Boy Scouts, No. 1 single chart in Japan Oricon Weekly.. '400,000 points' for the first week of overseas artist's first release|access-date=July 20, 2020|via=Naver|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113220908/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003903623|archive-date=November 13, 2018|url-status=live}} "Fake Love / Airplane Pt. 2" peaked at number one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for the chart issue dated November 5–11, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2018-11-19/|script-title=ja:週間 シングルランキング 2018年11月19日付 （（2018年11月05日～2018年11月11日）|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|trans-title=Oricon Weekly Single Ranking November 19, 2018 (November 05, 2018-November 11, 2018)|access-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114084646/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2018-11-19/|archive-date=November 14, 2018|url-status=live}} It sold 481,000 copies in the month of November 2018, achieving higher sales than their previous Japanese single album "Mic Drop / DNA / Crystal Snow".{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/201907030000882.html|script-title=ja:ＢＴＳ新曲初100万枚出荷！欧米などから予約殺到|work=Nikkan Sports|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704003110/https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/201907030000882.html|archive-date=July 4, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=July 3, 2019}} For the year end chart, it was the 12th best-selling single of 2018 in the country.{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2018/p/2/|script-title=ja:年間 シングルランキング 2018年度|date=December 2017|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|trans-title=Oricon Yearly CD Single Ranking 2018|access-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407080350/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2018/p/2/|archive-date=April 7, 2019|url-status=live}} It additionally charted at number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 on the issue date of November 19, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2018&month=11&day=19|title=Billboard Japan Hot 100 2017/10/16|work=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701113936/http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2018&month=11&day=19|archive-date=July 1, 2020|url-status=live}} On December 9, 2018, the single album received double platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), denoting shipments of 500,000 copies.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html|script-title=ja:ゴールドディスク認定 – 月次認定作品 認定年月：2018年 12月|trans-title=Disc certifications – Monthly certified work Certification date: December 2018|date=December 9, 2018|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ)|language=ja|format=Click or tap '認定年月:' (Certification date) button to view drop-down menu of dates categorized by month. Select '2018年11月' (November 2018), then click or tap '月次認定作品' (Monthly certified works) to jump to table for that month. "Fake Love" is the fourth-to-last entry.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190208123936/https://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html|archive-date=February 8, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=July 24, 2020}} On June 26, 2020, "Fake Love" received a silver streaming certification from the RIAJ for 30 million digital streams.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/st.html|script-title=ja:ストリーミング認定 – 月次認定作品 認定年月：2020年 5月|trans-title=Streaming certifications – Monthly certified work: Certification date: May 2020|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Japan|language=ja|format=Click or tap '認定年月' (Certification date) button to view drop-down menu of dates categorized by month. Select '2020年5月' (May 2020), then click or tap '月次認定作品' (Monthly certified works) to jump to table for that month. Scroll to view entry for "Fake Love".|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210224201740/https://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/st.html|archive-date=February 24, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=February 24, 2021}} It received gold certification the following year, on February 23, 2021, for surpassing 50 million streams.

File:BTS - Fake Love musc video screenshot.png" (2017).]]

The music video for "Fake Love" was directed by YongSeok Choi of Lumpens. HyunWoo Nam of GDW was credited as the director of photography, while HyunSuk Song served as the gaffer.{{cite AV media|people=Choi, Lumpens (Director)|date=May 18, 2018|medium=Online video|title=BTS (방탄소년단) 'FAKE LOVE' Official MV|language=ko|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C2z4GqqS5E|access-date=July 25, 2020|url-status=live|location=South Korea|via=YouTube|archive-date=May 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531005658/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C2z4GqqS5E}} The video premiered on Big Hit's YouTube channel at 18:00 KST (08:00 UTC) on May 18, 2018; it was preceded by two teasers released on the same platform on May 14 and 16.{{cite AV media|date=September 14, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP71K87Hp5Y|medium=Online video|language=ko|title=BTS (방탄소년단) 'FAKE LOVE' Official Teaser 1|access-date=July 25, 2020|location=South Korea|via=YouTube|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514170241/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP71K87Hp5Y|archive-date=May 14, 2018}}{{cite AV media|date=May 16, 2018|title=BTS (방탄소년단) 'FAKE LOVE' Official Teaser 2|medium=Online video|language=ko|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tDKp41nrw8|access-date=July 25, 2020|location=South Korea|via=YouTube|url-status=live|archive-date=June 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610202841/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tDKp41nrw8}} The "high-production" visual is almost five-minutes long and features a darker atmosphere compared to that of the previous single, "DNA" (2017). It continues the extended story-line of BTS' fictional narrative universe by connecting "fantasy and reality, past and present" with multiple Easter eggs, and symbolisms.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8456649/bts-fake-love-video-watch|title=BTS Release Captivating 'Fake Love' Music Video: Watch|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=May 18, 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 21, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703052120/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8456649/bts-fake-love-video-watch|archive-date=July 3, 2019}} The video opens with a flower trapped inside a glass and then switches to show close-up shots of band members Jin and Jungkook. The clip then blacks out briefly before showing silhouettes of the seven members who start performing choreography as the opening line of the song plays. As the light brightens, the members are seen dressed in black leather outfits. The visual then rewinds to show Jin standing inside a room painted in bleak colours and filled with shattered glass. Jungkook plays the protagonist of the visual, as he runs through a hallway as floorboards collapse beneath his feet. Throughout the video, he searches for his band-mates on his own inside a maze-like manor. The video alternates with scenes which show the members reflecting their own personal struggles in several decaying rooms and group-shots of the band performing furious and tight choreography in an "imposing collection of sets". In some scenes, they are also seen staring blankly at the camera. Over the course of the clip, Jin tries to protect a flower as everything around him falls apart. As the flower crumbles to ashes, "annihilation" follows. Thematically, the entire visual correlates with the song's message. Scenes with sand slipping and rooms filled with abandoned toys and candy bars suggest themes of "dishonesty" and "disillusionment." In another scene, fire bursts in front of Suga, as he smirks in amusement and sits calmly while the fire grows. Jimin stands and stares ahead as water storms around him. The choreography depicted in the video consists of "sharp movements" and "dramatic poses" which portrays each member exhibiting the anguish of the song's lyrics. The clip also references to the band's previous thematic eras. A scene featuring V standing in front of a wall with the words "Save Me" written on it bears testimony to their "Wings" era.{{cite web|url=https://celebmix.com/bts-release-the-music-video-for-fake-love/|title=BTS release the music video for 'Fake Love'|website=Celebmix|date=18 May 2018 |access-date=May 18, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807105224/https://celebmix.com/bts-release-the-music-video-for-fake-love/|archive-date=August 7, 2020}} The visual ends with Jungkook returning eventually to a masked figure.

Papadatos of Digital Journal called the video "compelling from start to finish." In his review for Cosmopolitan, Alex Reed cited the clip as "wonderful" and said, "The styling is perfect, the vocals are on point, the choreography is exceptional, and the visuals are beyond."{{cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a20767369/bts-fake-love-2018-billboard-music-awards/|title=BTS! BTS! BTS Just Performed 'Fake Love' At The Billboard Music Awards And It Was Phenomenal|last=Reed|first=Alex|date=May 21, 2018|work=Cosmopolitan|access-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=June 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603070835/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a20767369/bts-fake-love-2018-billboard-music-awards/}} Anna Gaca from Spin deemed the visual as "glossy" and praised the "dramatic, CGI-enhanced" shots and the band's choreography.{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/05/bts-fake-love-video/|title=Video: BTS – 'Fake Love'|last=Gaca|first=Anna|date=May 18, 2018|work=Spin|access-date=July 21, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=February 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204152007/https://www.spin.com/2018/05/bts-fake-love-video/}} Reviewing for Celebmix, Ellie Nicholas labelled the video "intense, artistic and addicting," adding that it is "a masterpiece of a music video that you cannot help but replay."{{cite web|url=https://celebmix.com/celebmixs-top-music-videos-of-2018/|title=CelebMix's Top Music Videos Of 2018|last=Currinn|first=Jonathan|website=Celebmix|date=9 January 2019 |access-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404015838/https://celebmix.com/celebmixs-top-music-videos-of-2018/|archive-date=April 4, 2019}} The clip was the most-watched music video on YouTube within 24 hours of 2018 upon release, achieving 35.9 million views on the platform on its first day, surpassing their own record of 22.3 million views with "DNA". It also became the third most watched music video within the first 24 hours in 2018.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8457053/bts-fake-love-music-video-biggest-24-hour-youtube-debut-2018|title=BTS' 'Fake Love' Music Video Has the Biggest 24-Hour YouTube Debut of 2018|last=Kelley|first=Caitlin|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 29, 2018|archive-date=May 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526134821/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8457053/bts-fake-love-music-video-biggest-24-hour-youtube-debut-2018|url-status=live}} Within 8 days, "Fake Love" surpassed 100 million views besting the group's previous record with "DNA", which achieved the same in 24 days.{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/05/27/bts-break-yet-another-record-fake-love-gets-100-million-views-just-eight-days-7580999/|title=BTS break yet another record as Fake Love gets 100 million views in just eight days|last=Hicap|first=Jonah|work=Metro|date=May 27, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405210532/https://metro.co.uk/2018/05/27/bts-break-yet-another-record-fake-love-gets-100-million-views-just-eight-days-7580999/|archive-date=April 5, 2019}} As of November 2024, the visual has garnered over 1.3 billion views.{{cite web|url=https://www.newsis.com/view/NISX20241123_0002970040|script-title=ko:방탄소년단 '페이크 러브'도 넘겼다…여섯 번째 13억뷰 뮤비|trans-title=BTS' 'Fake Love' also surpassed 1.3 billion views… it's their sixth music video to reach this milestone|last=Lee|first=Jae-hoon|date=November 23, 2024|work=Newsis|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123045855/https://www.newsis.com/view/NISX20241123_0002970040|archive-date=November 23, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=November 23, 2024}}

An accompanying music video for the remix version of "Fake Love", also directed by YongSeok Choi, was uploaded to Big Hit's YouTube channel on June 1, 2018.{{cite AV media|people=Choi, Lumpens (Director)|date=June 1, 2018|medium=Online video|title=BTS (방탄소년단) 'FAKE LOVE' Official MV (Extended ver.)|language=ko|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_6QmL6rExk|access-date=July 25, 2020|url-status=live|location=South Korea|via=YouTube|archive-date=June 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603022446/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_6QmL6rExk}} The visual introduces some "extended footage" while retaining the content of the original video. For its conclusion, Jungkook is joined by six hooded figures and closes out with the seven being crushed together by a wall.

File:BTS performing "Fake Love" at Seoul Music Awards, 15 January 2019.jpg on January 15, 2019.]]

BTS performed "Fake Love" live for the first time at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards on May 20, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/music/billboard-music-awards-2018-bts-fake-love-performance/|title=BTS Brings Screaming Fans to Tears as They Debut New Single 'Fake Love' at Billboard Music Awards|last=Sands|first=Nicole|work=People|date=May 20, 2018|access-date=August 6, 2020|archive-date=October 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011113022/https://people.com/music/billboard-music-awards-2018-bts-fake-love-performance/|url-status=live}} The performance was acclaimed in the media. Taylor Weatherby of The Hollywood Reporter deemed the choreography as "intense" and "flawless" adding, "From high kicks to synchronized waves, BTS hit every move perfectly while singing their latest jam."{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bts-put-epic-performance-fake-love-at-billboard-music-awards-bbma-2018-1113573|title=Billboard Music Awards: BTS Put on Epic Performance of 'Fake Love'|last=Weatherby|first=Taylor|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 20, 2018|access-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522025517/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bts-put-epic-performance-fake-love-at-billboard-music-awards-bbma-2018-1113573|archive-date=May 22, 2018}} Writing for Elle, Alyssa Bailey praised the performance writing, "the perfectly-synched dancing that was truly next-level."{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a20767012/bts-fake-love-billboard-music-performance-2018/|title=BTS's 'Fake Love' Billboard Music Performance Is Ridiculously Impressive|last=Bailey|first=Alyssa|work=Elle|date=May 21, 2018|access-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317201450/https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a20767012/bts-fake-love-billboard-music-performance-2018/|archive-date=March 17, 2020}} Jennifer Drysdale of Entertainment Tonight wrote that the band "slayed the performance with their intricate dance moves in front of a stunning display, completely stealing the show."{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/bts-goes-all-out-during-tv-performance-debut-of-new-single-fake-love-at-2018-billboard-music-awards|title=BTS Goes All Out During TV Performance Debut of New Single 'Fake Love' at 2018 Billboard Music Awards|last=Drystal|first=Jennifer|work=Entertainment Tonight|date=May 20, 2018|access-date=August 6, 2020|archive-date=April 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426144901/https://www.etonline.com/bts-goes-all-out-during-tv-performance-debut-of-new-single-fake-love-at-2018-billboard-music-awards|url-status=live}} The band performed the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 25, alongside "Airplane Pt. 2".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8457915/bts-perform-fake-love-airplane-pt-2-ellen-videos|title=BTS Drive the Studio Audience Crazy Performing 'Fake Love' & 'Airplane Pt. 2' on 'Ellen': Watch|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|magazine=Billboard|date=May 25, 2018|access-date=May 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415093455/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8457915/bts-perform-fake-love-airplane-pt-2-ellen-videos|archive-date=April 15, 2019}} On June 12, they gave a pre-recorded performance of the song on The Late Late Show with James Corden.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-bts-perform-dramatic-fake-love-on-corden-628382/|title=Watch BTS Perform Dramatic 'Fake Love' on 'Corden'|last=Reed|first=Ryan|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 13, 2018|access-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506153618/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-bts-perform-dramatic-fake-love-on-corden-628382/|archive-date=May 6, 2019}}

Following the release of Love Yourself: Tear, BTS appeared on several Korean music programs, including Mnet's M! Countdown, KBS's Music Bank, SBS's Inkigayo and MBC's Show! Music Core to promote "Fake Love" and the album. On December 1, 2018, BTS performed the song at the Melon Music Awards.{{cite news |title=Update MMA Award 2018 - BTS Berhasil Raih 7 Penghargaan Sekaligus Jadi Yang Terpopuler - Surya |url=http://surabaya.tribunnews.com/2018/12/02/update-mma-award-2018-bts-berhasil-raih-7-penghargaan-sekaligus-jadi-yang-terpopuler |access-date=December 3, 2018 |work=Surya|date=December 2, 2018 |language=id-ID|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404145721/http://surabaya.tribunnews.com/2018/12/02/update-mma-award-2018-bts-berhasil-raih-7-penghargaan-sekaligus-jadi-yang-terpopuler|archive-date=April 4, 2019}} The rock version of the song was promoted at the 2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards on December 12.{{cite web |last1=LeeLo |first1=Jamie |title=This Video Of BTS' 2018 MAMAs Performance Is A Mind-Blowing Rock Remix Of "Fake Love" |url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/this-video-of-bts-2018-mamas-performance-is-a-mind-blowing-rock-remix-of-fake-love-15513300 |work=Elite Daily |access-date=December 12, 2018 |date=December 12, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604012005/https://www.elitedaily.com/p/this-video-of-bts-2018-mamas-performance-is-a-mind-blowing-rock-remix-of-fake-love-15513300|archive-date=June 4, 2020}} They performed it again at the KBS Song Festival on December 29.{{cite web|script-title=ko:'섹시+남성미' 뿜어내며 관객 압도한 방탄소년단 'Fake Love' 무대|url=https://www.insight.co.kr/news/201043|work=Insight Korea|access-date=December 28, 2018|language=ko|date=December 29, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410202646/https://www.insight.co.kr/news/201043|archive-date=April 10, 2019}} On January 15, 2019, BTS performed the song at the Seoul Music Awards.{{cite web |last1=Torres |first1=Leonardo |title=Que performances! BTS canta e dança "Fake Love" e "Idol" no Seoul Music Awards |url=http://portalpopline.com.br/que-performances-bts-canta-e-danca-fake-love-e-idol-no-seoul-music-awards/ |website=Portal Pop Line |access-date=January 17, 2019 |language=pt |date=January 17, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417020259/https://portalpopline.com.br/que-performances-bts-canta-e-danca-fake-love-e-idol-no-seoul-music-awards/|archive-date=April 17, 2019}} "Fake Love" was included on the setlist of BTS' Love Yourself World Tour (2018–19).{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/concerts/2019/05/05/bts-love-yourself-speak-yourself-tour-review/|title=BTS bring eye-popping visuals, props, and reworked songs to Love Yourself: Speak Yourself tour opener|last=Kelley|first=Caitlin|date=May 5, 2019|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=July 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718063141/https://ew.com/concerts/2019/05/05/bts-love-yourself-speak-yourself-tour-review/|archive-date=July 18, 2020|url-status=live}}

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| headline = Digital download / streaming – Korean version

| title1 = Fake Love

| length1 = 4:02

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{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download / streaming – Rocking Vibe Remix

| title1 = Fake Love

| note1 = Rocking Vibe Remix

| length1 = 3:58

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| headline = Digital download / Regular CD Edition – Japanese version{{cite web|url=https://www.universal-music.co.jp/bts/products/uicv-5076/|title=FAKE LOVE/Airplane pt.2 [通常盤][CD Maxi]— BTS|publisher=Universal Music Japan|language=ja|access-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321113126/https://www.universal-music.co.jp/bts/products/uicv-5076/|archive-date=March 21, 2019|url-status=live}}

| total_length = 15:59

| title1 = Fake Love

| length1 = 4:03

| title2 = Airplane Pt. 2

| length2 = 3:39

| title3 = Idol (Stadium Remix)

| length3 = 4:13

| title4 = Fake Love (Remix)

| length4 = 4:04

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{{Track listing

| headline = Limited Edition A (CD + DVD) – Japanese version{{cite web|url=https://www.universal-music.co.jp/bts/products/uicv-9291/|title=FAKE LOVE/Airplane pt.2 [初回限定盤A][CD Maxi][+DVD] - BTS|publisher=Universal Music Japan|language=ja|access-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806184040/https://www.universal-music.co.jp/bts/products/uicv-9291/|archive-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live}}

| title1 = Fake Love

| length1 = 4:03

| title2 = Airplane Pt. 2

| length2 = 3:39

| title3 = Idol (Stadium Remix)

| length3 = 4:13

| title4 = Fake Love (Remix)

| length4 = 4:04

| title5 = Airplane Pt. 2

| note5 = music video

| title6 = Fake Love

| note6 = music video

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{{Track listing

| headline = Limited Edition B (CD + DVD) – Japanese version{{cite web|url=https://www.universal-music.co.jp/bts/products/uicv-9292/|title=FAKE LOVE/Airplane pt.2 [初回限定盤B][CD Maxi][+DVD] - BTS|publisher=Universal Music Japan|language=ja|access-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806184552/https://www.universal-music.co.jp/bts/products/uicv-9292/|archive-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live}}

| title1 = Fake Love

| length1 = 4:03

| title2 = Airplane Pt. 2

| length2 = 3:39

| title3 = Idol (Stadium Remix)

| length3 = 4:13

| title4 = Fake Love (Remix)

| length4 = 4:04

| title5 = Airplane Pt. 2

| note5 = making of music video

| title6 = Airplane Pt. 2

| note6 = making of jacket photos

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Limited Edition C (CD + Booklet) – Japanese version{{cite web|url=https://www.universal-music.co.jp/bts/products/uicv-9293/|title=FAKE LOVE/Airplane pt.2 [初回限定盤C][CD Maxi][+ブックレット] - BTS|publisher=Universal Music Japan|language=ja|access-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806184808/https://www.universal-music.co.jp/bts/products/uicv-9293/|archive-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live}}

| title1 = Fake Love

| length1 = 4:03

| title2 = Airplane Pt. 2

| length2 = 3:39

| title3 = Idol (Stadium Remix)

| length3 = 4:13

| title4 = Fake Love (Remix)

| length4 = 4:04

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Credits are adapted from the CD liner notes of Love Yourself: Tear and Tidal.{{cite AV media notes|title=Love Yourself: Tear|title-link=Love Yourself: Tear|date=May 18, 2018|type=CD Booklet|publisher=Big Hit Entertainment|location=South Korea|page=68}}{{efn|All credits are for both Korean and Japanese versions of the song unless otherwise specified.}}

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• "Hitman" Bang{{spaced ndash}} songwriting
• RM{{spaced ndash}} songwriting
• KM-Markit{{spaced ndash}} songwriting, rap arrangement (Japanese version)
• Lee Taewook{{spaced ndash}} guitar
• Jungkook{{spaced ndash}} chorus
• Supreme Boi{{spaced ndash}} chorus, digital editing
• Pdogg{{spaced ndash}} production, songwriting, synthesizer, keyboard, digital editing, vocal arrangement, rap arrangement, record engineering
• Hiss noise{{spaced ndash}} digital editing
• J.Pearl{{spaced ndash}} digital editing (Japanese version)
• Jeong Wooyeong{{spaced ndash}} record engineering
• James F. Reynolds{{spaced ndash}} mix engineering

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Credits are adapted from the CD liner notes of Love Yourself: Answer.{{cite AV media notes|title=Love Yourself: Answer|title-link=Love Yourself: Answer|date=August 24, 2018 |publisher=Big Hit Entertainment|pages=100 of 114|type=CD Booklet|location=South Korea}}

• BTS{{spaced ndash}} primary vocals
• Slow Rabbit{{spaced ndash}} production, keyboard, synthesizer, digital editing
• Pdogg{{spaced ndash}} songwriting, vocal arrangement, rap arrangement, digital editing, recording engineer
• "Hitman" Bang{{spaced ndash}} songwriting
• RM{{spaced ndash}} songwriting
• Lee Taewook{{spaced ndash}} guitar
• Lee Jooyeong{{spaced ndash}} bass
• Jungkook{{spaced ndash}} chorus
• Supreme Boi{{spaced ndash}} chorus
• Hiss noise{{spaced ndash}} digital editing
• Jeong Wooyeong{{spaced ndash}} recording engineer
• Yang Ga{{spaced ndash}} mix engineer

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{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Fake Love"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2018|certyear=2019|refname=ausgold}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|artist=BTS|title=Fake Love|award=Gold|relyear=2018|certmonth=12|certyear=2024|access-date=December 9, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=single|artist=BTS|title=Fake Love|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2018|relyear=2018|access-date=November 14, 2018|note=Japanese version}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=South Korea|type=single|title=Fake Love|artist=BTS|award=Platinum|relyear=2018|certyear=2019|access-date=August 14, 2018|refname=gaoncert1}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Silver|type=single|artist=BTS|title=Fake Love|relyear=2018|certyear=2021|id=14042-4970-1|access-date=July 16, 2021}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=single|title=FAKE LOVE|artist=BTS|award=Platinum|streamsonly=true|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|certmonth=4|access-date=May 26, 2022|refname=gold}}

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• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2019 (Japan)
• List of K-pop Hot 100 number ones
• List of M Countdown Chart winners (2018)
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• List of number-one songs of 2018 (Malaysia)
• List of number-one songs of 2018 (Singapore)

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