𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 , 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐭.

first man , single.

( originally by camila cabello. )

𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪

FIRST MAN is a single by south korean singer, rapper, and dancer min. the song was released digitally on june 16th, 2021 by B2M entertainment and sony music entertainment. written and sung entirely in english, the song is about min's father, as she has a back and forth conversation with him, trying to ease his worries about the relationship she is in. she promises that her lover is the right one for her, simultaneously thanking her father for everything he'd done for her up until that point in her life.

𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗨𝗔𝗚𝗘.  english
𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗗.  june 16th, 2021.
𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗗.  2021.
𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗘.  pop-rock piano ballad.
𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗘𝗟.  B2M entertainment. sony music entertainment.
𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗕𝗬.  min. jordan reynolds. amy wadge. kim je-hwi. lee chae-kyu.
𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗘𝗥(𝘀).  lee jong-hoon. lee chae-kyu.
𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗠𝗦. 844M.
𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗘.  mostly positive.

𝗟𝗬𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗦

[verse 1]
yes, i'm gonna stay with him tonight
i'll see you in the mornin'
no, of course he won't drink and drive
can you say bye to mom for me?
oh, you'll like him, he's really kind
and he's funny like you sometimes
and i found someone i really like
maybe for the first time

[pre chorus]
no, i don't need a jacket
it's not that cold tonight
and you worry, i get it
but he's waitin' outside

[chorus]
i swear on my heart that he's a good man
i know you'll stay up late just waitin' for me
you held me so tight, now someone else can
but you were the first man that really loved me

[verse 2]
now you're driving to the airport
not just me you pick up anymore
i've got eight days off comin' up
and i can only come home for four

[pre chorus]
yeah, i just met his family
they're just like you and mom (oh)
he makes me really happy
i think he might be the one, oh

[chorus]
i swear on my heart that he's a good man
i promise he loves me, he'd never hurt me
you held me so tight, now someone else can
but you were the first man that really loved me
now you're on the driveway, faking a smile
you wish you could tell him he doesn't deserve me
so i had to stop the car and turn around
to tell you you were the first man that really loved me

[post-chorus]
ah, ah, ah
ah, ah, ah
ah

[bridge]
and before they open up the doors
i'd say, "i've never seen you cry before"
you'd say, "you've never looked so beautiful
you know you'll always be my little girl"

[chorus]
and you'd look at me while walking down the aisle
with tears in your eyes, maybe he deserves me
you don't even know how much it means to me now
that you were the first man that really loved me
oh, really loved me
oh, you really love me

𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗔

𝟬𝟭. this song was the first one she wrote for her album, romance. she walked into the studio, talked about her dad for a bit to the songwriters, and just got really emotional. she's said this is a song that she could hear again in 80 years time and still cry over.

𝟬𝟮. min planned for the song to be released on this day for a specific reason; it was the day her ex broke up with her. on that same day, her father sat her down and told her about heartbreak, promising he'd always be there for her in the future. since she's certain that was the day his protectiveness grew tenfold, this song is almost like reassurance for him, that she's still doing fine.

𝟬𝟯. the music video was a montage of moments from min's childhood, with some clips of her family, mostly her dad.

𝟬𝟰. despite the sensitive and personal subject matter, the song went on to debut at #1 on the billboard hot 100, going back and forth between number one and two on both this chart and the melon & gaon music chart for 13 weeks (against butter—ironic, isn't it?). min was kind of blown away at the blueming-like success this song had.

𝟬𝟱. yes, min imagined most of this thing up. she never got to have this conversation with her father for her current relationship, and with her last relationship, it never got as far as this.

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a/n:
if you decide to go through the
"i love you, i love you, i love you" chapter again,
you'll find some of the lyrics
if you look hard enough ;)