2014 EP by Hyuna
A Talk
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Released
| July 28, 2014
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Genre
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Length
| 15
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54
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Label
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- "
Red
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Released: July 28, 2014
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A Talk
is the third
extended play
(EP) by South Korean singer
Hyuna
. It was released on July 28, 2014, by
Cube Entertainment
and distributed by
Universal Music
. The physical album was released a day later on July 29. The EP consists of five tracks and incorporates elements of
Pop
,
R&B
and
Hip Hop
. To promote the EP, Hyuna appeared on several South Korean
music programs
, including
Music Bank
,
Show! Music Core
and
Inkigayo
. "Red" was released as the title track for the EP.
[1]
Background and release
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On June 26, 2014, Cube Entertainment announced that Hyuna would be releasing her third solo EP.
[2]
A reality documentary program,
Sexy Queen
, was produced to show her preparation and promotional activities for the album release.
[3]
[4]
On July 15, the name of the TV show was changed from
Sexy Queen
to
Hyuna's Free Month
, and aired its first episode on July 21
[5]
on
SBS MTV
.
[6]
Hyuna performed the EP's lead single "Red" (빨개요;
Ppalgaeyo
) and the EP's B-side track "Blacklist" on music shows starting on July 25 on
KBS
's
Music Bank
,
MBC
's
Show! Music Core
,
SBS
's
Inkigayo
and Mnet's
M! Countdown
.
[
citation needed
]
Reception
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On August 6, 2014, Hyuna won her first ever music show award on
MBC Music
's
Show Champion
for "Red",
[7]
and won on the same show again the following week.
Despite calling "Red" "fifty shades of messy," Lucas Villa of
AXS
praised Hyuna for delivering a "club banger that would make
Miley
proud."
[8]
Rolling Stone
named "Red" number 5 on their year-end list of the top ten music videos of 2014.
[9]
Commercial performance
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A Talk
entered and peaked at number 3 on the
Gaon Album Chart
on the chart issue dated July 27 ? August 2, 2014.
[10]
A Talk
charted at number 17 on the Gaon Album Chart for the month of July 2014 with 8,183 copies sold.
[11]
The title track "Red" entered and peaked at number 3 on the
Gaon Digital Chart
on the chart issue dated July 27 ? August 2, 2014 with 221,261 downloads sold ? topping the componing Download Chart ? and 3,230,615 streams. In the same week, "Blacklist", the EP's B-side track also entered the Digital Chart at number 70.
[12]
[13]
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Track listing
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Title
| Lyrics
| Music
| Arrangement
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1.
| "A Talk"
| Hyuna, Seo Jae-woo, Astroz
| Seo Jae-woo, Astroz
| Astroz
| 1:26
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2.
| "French Kiss"
| Brian Lee
, Kim Tae-ho,
LE
| Brian Lee, Im Kwang-wook, Seo Jae-woo
| Im Kwang-wook, Seo Jae-woo
| 3:12
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3.
| "
Red
" (빨개요;
Ppalgaeyo
)
| Seo Jae-woo, BlueSun, Socrates
| Seo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-ho
| Seo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-ho
| 3:33
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4.
| "From When and Until When" (with
Yang Yoseob
) (어디부터 어디까지;
Eodibuteo Eodikkaji
)
| Hyuna,
Im Hyun-sik
| Im Hyun-sik
| Seo Jae-woo
| 3:23
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5.
| "Blacklist" (feat.
LE
)
| Hyuna, LE
| Seo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-ho
| Seo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-ho
| 3:32
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Taiwan edition
Title
| Lyrics
| Music
| Arrangement
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1.
| "A Talk"
| Hyuna, Seo Jae-woo, Astroz
| Seo Jae-woo, Astroz
| Astroz
| 1:26
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2.
| "French Kiss"
| Brian Lee
, Kim Tae-ho,
LE
| Brian Lee, Im Kwang-wook, Seo Jae-woo
| Im Kwang-wook, Seo Jae-woo
| 3:12
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3.
| "Red" (빨개요;
Ppalgaeyo
)
| Seo Jae-woo, BlueSun, Socrates
| Seo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-ho
| Seo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-ho
| 3:33
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4.
| "Blacklist" (featuring LE) (censored version)
| Hyuna, LE
| Seo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-ho
| Seo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-ho
| 2:56
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Taiwan edition DVD
Title
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1.
| "Red (music video)"
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2.
| "Red (making off)"
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3.
| "A Talk (Album making)"
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Charts
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Albums chart
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Chart
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Peak
position
|
Gaon
Weekly albums chart
[15]
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3
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Gaon
Monthly albums chart
[16]
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17
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Sales and certifications
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Awards and nominations
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Music program awards
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Release history
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References
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- ^
Benjamin, Jeff (July 16, 2014).
"HyunA Poses Topless to Announce New Single"
.
Billboard
.
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"HyunA to make her solo comeback in July"
.
Allkpop
. 6Theory Media. June 25, 2014.
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"HyunA's Upcoming Solo TV Show Announces Official Name and Premier Date"
.
Soompi
. July 15, 2014.
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현아, 리얼리티 SBS MTV 放送 確定 ‘縣衙의 모든 것 담는다’
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"HyunA's Upcoming Solo TV Show Announces Official Name and Premier Date"
.
Soompi
. July 15, 2014.
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Hyuna to have a solo comeback & reality program
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"HyunA wins on 'Show Champion' with 'Red'
"
. Retrieved
September 30,
2014
.
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Villa, Lucas (August 19, 2014).
"HyunA twerks it out in comeback music video for 'Red'
"
.
AXS
. Archived from
the original
on August 23, 2014
. Retrieved
August 20,
2014
.
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Jessica Suarez (December 29, 2014).
"From Taylor Swift's luxurious mansion freakout to OG Maco's low-budget hotel turn-up, the best clips of the year"
. Rolling Stone
. Retrieved
December 29,
2014
.
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"國內 代表 音樂 차트 가온차트!"
.
Gaon Chart
. Retrieved
July 24,
2016
.
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"國內 代表 音樂 차트 가온차트!"
.
Gaon Chart
. Retrieved
July 24,
2016
.
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"國內 代表 音樂 차트 가온차트!"
.
Gaon Chart
. Archived from
the original
on May 14, 2015
. Retrieved
2016-07-24
.
- ^
"國內 代表 音樂 차트 가온차트!"
.
Gaon Chart
. Retrieved
July 24,
2016
.
- ^
"國內 代表 音樂 차트 가온차트!"
.
Gaon Chart
. Retrieved
July 24,
2016
.
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"2014年 32週次 Album Chart"
.
Gaon
(in Korean). Archived from
the original
on February 11, 2015
. Retrieved
February 10,
2015
.
- ^
a
b
"2014年 7月 Album Chart (綜合)"
.
Gaon
(in Korean). Archived from
the original
on December 13, 2014
. Retrieved
February 11,
2015
.
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"A Talk by HyunA on iTunes US"
.
iTunes
.
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"A Talk by HyunA on iTunes Mexico"
(in Spanish). iTunes.
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