Kissing You (Girls' Generation song)

"Kissing You" is the third single by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation, from their debut album, Girls' Generation (2007). Released in early 2008, the single hit number one on both SBS' Inkigayo and Mnet's M Countdown.^[1] The song was also won the "Song of the Month" award in February 2008 on KBS' Music Bank.^[2]

"Kissing You"
Rhythmer Remix Edition
Single by Girls' Generation
from the album Girls' Generation
Released	January 13, 2008
Recorded	2007
Genre	K-pop
Length	3:19
Label	SM
Composer(s)	Lee Jae-myung
Lyricist(s)	Lee Jae-myung Kwon Yoon-jung
Girls' Generation singles chronology
"Girls' Generation" (2007) "Kissing You" (2008) "Baby Baby" (2008)
Music video
"Kissing You" on YouTube

Music video

The music video featured a cameo from Super Junior's Donghae as the shared love interest.^{[citation needed]} The video followed a candy theme, with the group members dressed in white and dancing whilst holding a lollipop (both concepts that also feature in live performances of the song, including covers by other groups.) The music video was released on January 14, 2008.^{[citation needed]}

Rhythmer Volume 1 remix single

In January 2008, it was announced that people could submit their remixes of "Kissing You" to a website for a chance to have them officially released.^[3] The four chosen remixes were then digitally released in March 2008. The Skool Rock Remix Version, the top choice in the competition, was included in the re-release of their debut album, Baby Baby (2008).^[4][5]

Awards and nominations

Year	Date	Category	Result	Ref.
2008	Mnet 20's Choice Awards	Hot Sweet Music Award	Won	[6]

Music programs awards

Program	Date
Inkigayo	February 3, 2008
	February 17, 2008
M Countdown	February 14, 2008
	February 28, 2008
Music Bank	February 29, 2008

Covers

"Kissing You" has been covered by other K-pop groups multiple times, including live on Korean music shows as part of special stages. Wonder Girls covered the song on the July 4, 2008 edition of Music Bank.^[7] This was one half of a song trade where both groups covered one song by the other group, with Girls' Generation also covering "Tell Me" on the same show.^[8] SM labelmates f(x) covered it in conjunction with Seohyun and Sooyoung, on the New Year's Day 2010 edition of Music Bank. Jessica's younger sister Krystal, a member of F(x) since their debut, sang Jessica's parts.^[9]

Lovelyz covered the "Kissing You" on the May 19, 2016 edition of M Countdown.^[10] Twice's Dahyun, Red Velvet's Yeri, Lovelyz's Kei, GFriend's Umji, Oh My Girl's Arin, (G)I-dle's Yuqi performed the song on the 2018 edition of the KBS Song Festival.

Track listing

• Digital download

1. "Kissing You" – 3:18

• Kissing You – Rhythmer Remix, Volume 1^[11]

1. "Kissing You" (Skool Rock Remix) (by 정구현) – 3:06
2. "Kissing You" (House Remix) (by 기현석) – 2:58
3. "Kissing You" (Groovy Candy Remix) (by Philtre) – 2:57
4. "Kissing You" (Funk Remix) (by shoon) – 3:21

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.^[12]

Studio

• SM Blue Ocean Studio – recording
• SM Concert Hall Studio – recording, strings recording, mixing
• Sonic Korea – mastering

Personnel

• SM Entertainment – executive producer
• Lee Soo-man – producer
• Kim Young-min – executive supervisor
• Girls' Generation – vocals, background vocals
• Kwon Yun-jeong – lyrics
• Lee Jae-myung – lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, recording
• Kim Hyo-soo – background vocals
• Lee Seong-ryeol – guitar
• Park Jae-hyun – keyboards
• K String – strings
• Nile Lee – strings conducting, strings arrangement
• Nam Koong-jin – recording, strings recording, mixing
• Jeon Hoon – mastering