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A Talk
EP by
Released July 28, 2014
Genre
Length 15 : 54
Label
Hyuna chronology
Melting
(2012)
A Talk
(2014)
A+
(2015)
Singles from A Talk
  1. " Red "
    Released: July 28, 2014

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 [ edit ]

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 [ edit ]

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 [ edit ]

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] [14]

Track listing [ edit ]

No. Title Lyrics Music Arrangement Length
1. "A Talk" Hyuna, Seo Jae-woo, Astroz Seo Jae-woo, Astroz Astroz 1:26
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
3. " Red " (빨개요; Ppalgaeyo ) Seo Jae-woo, BlueSun, Socrates Seo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-ho Seo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-ho 3:33
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
5. "Blacklist" (feat. LE ) Hyuna, LE Seo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-ho Seo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-ho 3:32
Taiwan edition
No. Title Lyrics Music Arrangement Length
1. "A Talk" Hyuna, Seo Jae-woo, Astroz Seo Jae-woo, Astroz Astroz 1:26
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
3. "Red" (빨개요; Ppalgaeyo ) Seo Jae-woo, BlueSun, Socrates Seo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-ho Seo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-ho 3:33
4. "Blacklist" (featuring LE) (censored version) Hyuna, LE Seo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-ho Seo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-ho 2:56
Taiwan edition DVD
No. Title Length
1. "Red (music video)"  
2. "Red (making off)"  
3. "A Talk (Album making)"  

Charts [ edit ]

Albums chart [ edit ]

Chart Peak
position
Gaon Weekly albums chart [15] 3
Gaon Monthly albums chart [16] 17

Sales and certifications [ edit ]

Chart Amount
Gaon physical sales [16] 10,637+
Oricon physical sales [ citation needed ] 1,690+

Awards and nominations [ edit ]

Music program awards [ edit ]

Song Program Date
"Red" Show Champion ( MBC Music ) August 6, 2014
August 13, 2014

Release history [ edit ]

Country Date Format Label
South Korea July 28, 2014 Digital download Cube Entertainment
July 29, 2014 CD
United States [17] August 11, 2014 Digital download
Mexico [18]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (July 16, 2014). "HyunA Poses Topless to Announce New Single" . Billboard .
  2. ^ "HyunA to make her solo comeback in July" . Allkpop . 6Theory Media. June 25, 2014.
  3. ^ "HyunA's Upcoming Solo TV Show Announces Official Name and Premier Date" . Soompi . July 15, 2014.
  4. ^ 현아, 리얼리티 SBS MTV 放送 確定 ‘縣衙의 모든 것 담는다’
  5. ^ "HyunA's Upcoming Solo TV Show Announces Official Name and Premier Date" . Soompi . July 15, 2014.
  6. ^ Hyuna to have a solo comeback & reality program
  7. ^ "HyunA wins on 'Show Champion' with 'Red' " . Retrieved September 30, 2014 .
  8. ^ 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 .
  9. ^ 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 .
  10. ^ "國內 代表 音樂 차트 가온차트!" . Gaon Chart . Retrieved July 24, 2016 .
  11. ^ "國內 代表 音樂 차트 가온차트!" . Gaon Chart . Retrieved July 24, 2016 .
  12. ^ "國內 代表 音樂 차트 가온차트!" . Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on May 14, 2015 . Retrieved 2016-07-24 .
  13. ^ "國內 代表 音樂 차트 가온차트!" . Gaon Chart . Retrieved July 24, 2016 .
  14. ^ "國內 代表 音樂 차트 가온차트!" . Gaon Chart . Retrieved July 24, 2016 .
  15. ^ "2014年 32週次 Album Chart" . Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 11, 2015 . Retrieved February 10, 2015 .
  16. ^ 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 .
  17. ^ "A Talk by HyunA on iTunes US" . iTunes .
  18. ^ "A Talk by HyunA on iTunes Mexico" (in Spanish). iTunes.