2017 EP by Hyuna
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Following
track listing
Title
| Lyrics
| Music
| Arrangement
|
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1.
| "Party (Follow Me)" (featuring
Wooseok
of Pentagon)
| | | | 3:09
|
---|
2.
| "
Babe
" (베베)
| - Shinsadong Tiger
- Beom x Nang
- Hyuna
| - Shinsadong Tiger
- Beom x Nang
| | 3:13
|
---|
3.
| "Purple" (보라色;
Bolasaeg
(with E'Dawn of Pentagon))
| | | | 3:42
|
---|
4.
| "Dart"
| - Son Youngjin
- Kang Dongha
- Hyuna
| | | 3:13
|
---|
5.
| "Mirror" (자화상;
Jahwasang
)
| | - Ruby Spiro
- Andreas Wallevik
- Espen Andersen
- Peter Wallevik
| - A. Wallevik
- Andersen
- P. Wallevik
| 3:07
|
---|
Total length:
| 16:24
|
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Charts
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Weekly charts
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Monthly charts
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Release history
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References
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- ^
"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(縣衙) 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
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.
리스뮤직
. Retrieved
August 29,
2017
.
- ^
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HyunA(縣衙) - '베베 (BABE)' M/V Teaser
, retrieved
August 29,
2017
- ^
HyunA 현아 (Official YouTube Channel) (August 29, 2017),
HyunA(縣衙) - '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(縣衙) _ 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(縣衙) _ BABE(베베) @人氣歌謠 Inkigayo 20170903
, retrieved
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2017
- ^
Mnet K-POP (September 7, 2017),
[HyunA - BABE] KPOP TV Show | M COUNTDOWN 180907 EP.540
, retrieved
September 7,
2017
- ^
a
b
"國內 代表 音樂 차트 가온차트!"
.
Gaon Chart
. Retrieved
September 7,
2017
.
- ^
a
b
"國內 代表 音樂 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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