"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". Their label, KOZ Entertainment, confirmed the news the following day, in concurrence with the launch of pre-orders for the physical single.
The music video for "Count to Love" was released on August 18, featuring Japanese actor Rihito Itagaki in his first appearance in a foreign artist's music video. 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,". "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.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Boylife" Chart (2025) Peakposition Japan Combined Singles (Oricon) 1 Japan Top Singles Sales (Billboard Japan) 1 South Korea Retail (Circle) 9
+ Weekly chart performance for "Count to Love" Chart (2025) Peakposition Japan (Japan Hot 100) 1 Japan Streaming (Oricon) 47 South Korea (Circle) 127
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "Boylife" Chart (2025) Position Japan (Oricon) 2 South Korea Retail (Circle) 15
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "Boylife" Chart (2025) Position Japan Top Singles Sales (Billboard Japan) 21 Japan (Oricon) 23
Certifications
Release history + Release history for "Count to Love" Region Date Format Label Various August 18, 2025 KOZ South Korea August 20, 2025 CD Japan
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