Loving U is the first summer special album by South Korean girl group Sistar. It was released on June 28, 2012 by Starship Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment, with the song of the same title used as the promotional song. It is listed as a summer special album and contains two new songs, "Loving U" and "Holiday", and five remixes of the group's past hit-singles.[1]
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Background
On June 11, Starship Entertainment announced that the group will be releasing a summer special album by the end of June.[2] On June 16, it was stated that the group was spotted in Hawaii recording a music video. On June 28, the extended play and music video were released simultaneously.
Composition
The extended play is composed of seven tracks: two new songs and five remixes of the group's previously title tracks. "Loving U" and "Holiday" were both written and produced by Duble Sidekick. "Loving U" is the lead song, which makes attractions by the strong beats and fresh lyrics. "Holiday" is the second single of the album. It is close to electronic synthpop. The songs "Push Push" and "So Cool" were remixed by DJ Robato. "Alone" and "Ma Boy" were remixed by Smells. "How Dare You" was remixed by Demicat.
Music video
A teaser of the music video for "Loving U" was released on June 25, on Starship Entertainment's YouTube account.[3] The full music video was released on June 28, along with the EP, simultaneously. It was also revealed that the music video costed about 200 million won ($169,000 USD) and was recorded in Hawaii.[4]
Promotions
The first performance of the song "Loving U" was on the 2012 Mnet 20's Choice Awards, realized on June 28, 2012.[5] The TV promotions started on June 29, on KBS' Music Bank.[6] The group received their seventh and eight music show award on the same music program respectively. The song will be also promoted on the shows Music Core, Inkigayo and M! Countdown with some performances having an intro mash-up of the albums remixes for "Alone", "How Dare You" and "So Cool". The group released on July 24 the second single "Holiday".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) / Remix by | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Loving U" (러빙유; Reobing Yu) | Duble Sidekick | Duble Sidekick | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Holiday" (홀리데이; Hollidei) | Duble Sidekick |
| 3:37 |
| 3. | "Push Push" (DJ Rubato Remix) | Brave Brothers | Brave Brothers / DJ Rubato | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Alone" (Smells Remix) (나혼자; Nahonja) | Brave Brothers | Brave Brothers / Smells | 3:09 |
| 5. | "Ma Boy" (Smells Remix) |
| Brave Brothers / Smells | 3:36 |
| 6. | "How Dare You" (Demicat Remix) (니까짓게; Nikkajitge) | Brave Brothers | Brave Brothers / Demicat | 4:25 |
| 7. | "So Cool" (DJ Rubato Remix) | Brave Brothers | Brave Brothers / DJ Rubato | 3:25 |
| Total length: | 25:21 | |||
Chart performance
Album chart
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Gaon Weekly album chart[7] | 11 |
| Gaon Weekly domestic album chart[7] | 10 |
| Gaon Monthly album chart[7] | 13 |
| Gaon Monthly domestic album chart[7] | 13 |
Single chart
| Song | Peak chart position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | KOR | ||||||||
| Gaon Chart[7] | K-Pop Billboard[8] | ||||||||
| "Loving U" | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| "Holiday" | 19 | 26 | |||||||
Sales and certifications
| Chart | Amount |
|---|---|
| Gaon physical sales[9] | 24,000+ |
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea[1] | June 28, 2012 | Digital download | Starship Entertainment LOEN Entertainment |
| July 3, 2012 | CD |
References
- ^ a b c "Summer Special 'Loving U' / Daum 뮤직 :: 언제 어디서나 Music on Daum" (in Korean). Daum Communications. 2012-06-28. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ 씨스타, 6월 아이돌 대전 동참..여름 댄스곡 발표 (in Korean). Star News Korea. 2012-06-11. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ "SISTAR(씨스타)_Loving U_Music Video Teaser - YouTube" (in Korean). Starship Entertainment's YouTube account. 2012-06-25. Archived from the original on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ 씨스타, 신곡 뮤비 2억원 물량 공세..통 큰 스케일 '눈길' (in Korean). Nate. 2012-06-25. Archived from the original on 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ 씨스타, 신곡 ‘러빙 유’ 첫 무대 어땠나? 섹시 썸머룩 ‘눈길’ (in Korean). Nate. 2012-06-28. Archived from the original on 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
- ^ '뮤뱅' 씨스타, '러빙유' 상큼발랄 숙녀로 변신..가요계 컴백 (in Korean). Nate. 2012-06-29. Archived from the original on 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
- ^ a b c d e "Gaon Search - Sistar" (in Korean). Gaon. Archived from the original on 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
- ^ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart". Billboard. 2011-08-25. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
- ^ "Gaon album chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
External links
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