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Following is the sixth extended play (EP) by South Korean singer Hyuna. It was released on August 29, 2017, by Cube Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment. " Babe" was released as the lead single.
Background
In May 2017, Hyuna debuted along with fellow labelmates and Pentagon members Hui and E'Dawn in a new sub-unit group. [1] The promotions for their first mini album 199X went on until the end of the month. Later in July, Hyuna revealed in an interview for Grazia magazine that she was preparing a new comeback album to be released during the summer. [2]
Release
On August, Cube Entertainment revealed her return to the Korean music scene was supposed to happen on September, but they decided to do it sooner because Hyuna could not wait to meet with her fans again, so it was pushed forward to the end of August. [3] The first teaser image was unveiled on August 8, [4] with the name of the mini album being revealed later on August 17, along with black and white intimate pictures of Hyuna without make-up. The images also confirmed the EP to be released on August 29. [5] On August 23, the company revealed the title song to be called " Babe", which was composed by Hyuna herself, Shinsadong Tiger and Beom x Nang. [6] The tracklist was unveiled on August 24 through her official YouTube channel, along with an audio snippet of each song from the album. [7]
The EP was officially released on August 29 through many Korean online music services, including Melon. [8] For the global market, the EP was made available on iTunes. [9] It was also released in physical format. [10]
Music video
On August 27, a teaser for the music video of "Babe" was released. [11] The full music video, which was released on August 29, features Hyuna going back and forth to another dimension. [12]
Promotion
Hyuna held the first comeback stage for the album during MBC's Show Champion on August 30, where she performed the songs "Babe" and "Dart". [13] [14] The promotions continued on Arirang's Simply K-Pop and KBS's Music Bank on September 1, [15] [16] MBC's Show! Music Core on September 2, [17] SBS's Inkigayo on September 3, [18] and Mnet's M Countdown on September 7. [19]
Commercial performance
Following debuted at number 9 on the Gaon Album Chart on the issue dated between August 27 and September 2, 2017. [20] For the month of August, it appeared on the monthly edition of the Gaon Album Chart at number 28, with 5,773 physical copies sold. [21] The album also entered Billboard's World Albums Chart at number 5 on the week of September 16, 2017. [22]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Party (Follow Me)" (featuring Wooseok of Pentagon) |
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| 3:09 |
| 2. | " Babe" (베베) |
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| 3:13 |
| 3. | "Purple" (보라색; Bolasaeg (with E'Dawn of Pentagon)) |
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| 3:42 |
| 4. | "Dart" |
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| 3:13 |
| 5. | "Mirror" (자화상; Jahwasang) |
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| 3:07 |
| Total length: | 16:24 | ||||
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Korean Albums ( Gaon) [20] | 9 |
| US World Albums ( Billboard) [22] | 5 |
Monthly charts
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Korean Albums (Gaon) [21] | 28 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | August 29, 2017 | CD, Digital download | Cube Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment | [10] [8] |
| Various | Digital download | [9] |
References
- ^ "Hyuna's new project group Triple H to release debuting album". Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "HyunA talks about her solo comeback in 'Grazia' pictorial". Allkpop. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "HyunA to release new record by end of month". Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "HyunA releases a teaser image for her 6th mini album". Allkpop. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "HyunA goes for a natural look in teaser images for 'Following'". Allkpop. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "HyunA's title song revealed to be 'Babe'". Allkpop. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ HyunA 현아 (Official YouTube Channel) (August 24, 2017), HyunA(현아) 6th Mini Album "Following" Audio Snippet, retrieved August 29, 2017
- ^ a b "Following". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ a b "Following - EP by HyunA on Apple Music". iTunes. August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ a b "현아 (HyunA) - Following (6th Mini Album) [초도한정 포스터+지관통 무료증정]". 리스뮤직. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ HyunA 현아 (Official YouTube Channel) (August 27, 2017), HyunA(현아) - '베베 (BABE)' M/V Teaser, retrieved August 29, 2017
- ^ HyunA 현아 (Official YouTube Channel) (August 29, 2017), HyunA(현아) - '베베 (BABE)' Official Music Video, retrieved August 29, 2017
- ^ ALL THE K-POP (August 30, 2017), Show Champion EP.243 HYUNA - BABE [현아 - 베베], retrieved August 30, 2017
- ^ ALL THE K-POP (August 30, 2017), Show Champion EP.243 HYUNA - DART [현아 - 다트], retrieved August 31, 2017
- ^ ARIRANG K-POP (August 31, 2017), [Simply K-Pop] Hyun A(현아) _ BABE(베베) _ Ep.280 _ 090117, retrieved September 1, 2017
- ^ KBSKpop (September 1, 2017), 뮤직뱅크 Music Bank - 베베(BABE) - 현아 (BABE - HyunA).20170901, retrieved September 1, 2017
- ^ MBCkpop (September 2, 2017), [Comeback Stage] HyunA - BABE, 현아 - 베베 Show Music core 20170902, retrieved September 2, 2017
- ^ SBS Inkigayo (September 2, 2017), 《Comeback Special》 HyunA(현아) _ BABE(베베) @인기가요 Inkigayo 20170903, retrieved September 3, 2017
- ^ Mnet K-POP (September 7, 2017), [HyunA - BABE] KPOP TV Show | M COUNTDOWN 180907 EP.540, retrieved September 7, 2017
- ^ a b "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon Chart. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- ^ a b "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon Chart. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- ^ a b "World Music: Top World Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | August 29, 2017 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 16:24 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Hyuna chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Following | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Babe" on YouTube | ||||
Following is the sixth extended play (EP) by South Korean singer Hyuna. It was released on August 29, 2017, by Cube Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment. " Babe" was released as the lead single.
Background
In May 2017, Hyuna debuted along with fellow labelmates and Pentagon members Hui and E'Dawn in a new sub-unit group. [1] The promotions for their first mini album 199X went on until the end of the month. Later in July, Hyuna revealed in an interview for Grazia magazine that she was preparing a new comeback album to be released during the summer. [2]
Release
On August, Cube Entertainment revealed her return to the Korean music scene was supposed to happen on September, but they decided to do it sooner because Hyuna could not wait to meet with her fans again, so it was pushed forward to the end of August. [3] The first teaser image was unveiled on August 8, [4] with the name of the mini album being revealed later on August 17, along with black and white intimate pictures of Hyuna without make-up. The images also confirmed the EP to be released on August 29. [5] On August 23, the company revealed the title song to be called " Babe", which was composed by Hyuna herself, Shinsadong Tiger and Beom x Nang. [6] The tracklist was unveiled on August 24 through her official YouTube channel, along with an audio snippet of each song from the album. [7]
The EP was officially released on August 29 through many Korean online music services, including Melon. [8] For the global market, the EP was made available on iTunes. [9] It was also released in physical format. [10]
Music video
On August 27, a teaser for the music video of "Babe" was released. [11] The full music video, which was released on August 29, features Hyuna going back and forth to another dimension. [12]
Promotion
Hyuna held the first comeback stage for the album during MBC's Show Champion on August 30, where she performed the songs "Babe" and "Dart". [13] [14] The promotions continued on Arirang's Simply K-Pop and KBS's Music Bank on September 1, [15] [16] MBC's Show! Music Core on September 2, [17] SBS's Inkigayo on September 3, [18] and Mnet's M Countdown on September 7. [19]
Commercial performance
Following debuted at number 9 on the Gaon Album Chart on the issue dated between August 27 and September 2, 2017. [20] For the month of August, it appeared on the monthly edition of the Gaon Album Chart at number 28, with 5,773 physical copies sold. [21] The album also entered Billboard's World Albums Chart at number 5 on the week of September 16, 2017. [22]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Party (Follow Me)" (featuring Wooseok of Pentagon) |
|
|
| 3:09 |
| 2. | " Babe" (베베) |
|
|
| 3:13 |
| 3. | "Purple" (보라색; Bolasaeg (with E'Dawn of Pentagon)) |
|
|
| 3:42 |
| 4. | "Dart" |
|
|
| 3:13 |
| 5. | "Mirror" (자화상; Jahwasang) |
|
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| 3:07 |
| Total length: | 16:24 | ||||
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Korean Albums ( Gaon) [20] | 9 |
| US World Albums ( Billboard) [22] | 5 |
Monthly charts
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Korean Albums (Gaon) [21] | 28 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | August 29, 2017 | CD, Digital download | Cube Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment | [10] [8] |
| Various | Digital download | [9] |
References
- ^ "Hyuna's new project group Triple H to release debuting album". Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "HyunA talks about her solo comeback in 'Grazia' pictorial". Allkpop. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "HyunA to release new record by end of month". Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "HyunA releases a teaser image for her 6th mini album". Allkpop. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "HyunA goes for a natural look in teaser images for 'Following'". Allkpop. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "HyunA's title song revealed to be 'Babe'". Allkpop. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ HyunA 현아 (Official YouTube Channel) (August 24, 2017), HyunA(현아) 6th Mini Album "Following" Audio Snippet, retrieved August 29, 2017
- ^ a b "Following". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ a b "Following - EP by HyunA on Apple Music". iTunes. August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ a b "현아 (HyunA) - Following (6th Mini Album) [초도한정 포스터+지관통 무료증정]". 리스뮤직. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ HyunA 현아 (Official YouTube Channel) (August 27, 2017), HyunA(현아) - '베베 (BABE)' M/V Teaser, retrieved August 29, 2017
- ^ HyunA 현아 (Official YouTube Channel) (August 29, 2017), HyunA(현아) - '베베 (BABE)' Official Music Video, retrieved August 29, 2017
- ^ ALL THE K-POP (August 30, 2017), Show Champion EP.243 HYUNA - BABE [현아 - 베베], retrieved August 30, 2017
- ^ ALL THE K-POP (August 30, 2017), Show Champion EP.243 HYUNA - DART [현아 - 다트], retrieved August 31, 2017
- ^ ARIRANG K-POP (August 31, 2017), [Simply K-Pop] Hyun A(현아) _ BABE(베베) _ Ep.280 _ 090117, retrieved September 1, 2017
- ^ KBSKpop (September 1, 2017), 뮤직뱅크 Music Bank - 베베(BABE) - 현아 (BABE - HyunA).20170901, retrieved September 1, 2017
- ^ MBCkpop (September 2, 2017), [Comeback Stage] HyunA - BABE, 현아 - 베베 Show Music core 20170902, retrieved September 2, 2017
- ^ SBS Inkigayo (September 2, 2017), 《Comeback Special》 HyunA(현아) _ BABE(베베) @인기가요 Inkigayo 20170903, retrieved September 3, 2017
- ^ Mnet K-POP (September 7, 2017), [HyunA - BABE] KPOP TV Show | M COUNTDOWN 180907 EP.540, retrieved September 7, 2017
- ^ a b "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon Chart. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- ^ a b "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon Chart. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- ^ a b "World Music: Top World Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
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| Singles |
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| Featured singles |
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| Reality shows | |||||
| Related articles | |||||