My Love

"My Love" (; Nae Saranga) is a song by South Korean musician Lee Jong-hyun of CNBLUE. After being cast to play the role of Collin on Seoul Broadcasting System's (SBS) television series A Gentleman's Dignity, the song was released as the fifth installment of drama's original soundtrack on July 8, 2012, under Hwa & Dam Pictures and distributed by CJ E&M Music. A pop song accompanied with a steel-string acoustic guitar, the lyrics reflect the sentiments of Lee's character of "longing for a loved one". "My Love" peaked at numbers two and four on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 and Gaon Digital Chart, respectively. It ranked number six on the former's year-end chart, and number 15 on the latter. The song earned Lee five award nominations, ultimately winning Best OST at the 2013 Seoul Music Awards. Background and composition In March 2012, Lee was cast for SBS's drama A Gentleman's Dignity, his debut acting role in a television series. Filming commenced the following month, where he played the character of Collin. It would begin airing in May, in midst of his band promotions with CNBLUE. "My Love" is a pop song with a "gentle" melody coupled with a steel-string acoustic guitar, where Lee sings in a "sweet and soft voice". The lyrics are an "expression of longing for a loved one". The song was written by Lee, and composed and arranged by Kim Jae-yang; it is composed in the key of G minor using common time with a tempo of 115 beats per minute. When recording the track, Lee stated that it was sung from an empathetic perspective of his character.