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This article is about the Sistar EP. For similar uses, see
Loving You
.
2012 EP by Sistar
Loving U
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Released
| June 28, 2012
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Recorded
| 2010?2012
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Genre
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Length
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21
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Language
| Korean
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- "Loving U"
Released: June 28, 2012
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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]
Background
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On June 11, Starship Entertainment announced that the group will be releasing a summer special album by the end of June.
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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
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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
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A teaser of the music video for "Loving U" was released on June 25, on
Starship Entertainment
's
YouTube
account.
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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
.
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Promotions
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The first performance of the song "Loving U" was on the 2012
Mnet 20's Choice Awards
, realized on June 28, 2012.
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The TV promotions started on June 29, on
KBS
'
Music Bank
.
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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
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Official track list
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Title
| Writer(s)
| Producer(s) / Remix by
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1.
| "Loving U" (러빙유;
Reobing Yu
)
| Duble Sidekick
| Duble Sidekick
| 3:39
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2.
| "Holiday" (홀리데이;
Hollidei
)
| Duble Sidekick
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- Duble Sidekick
- Ichiro Suezawa
| 3:37
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3.
| "
Push Push
" (DJ Rubato
Remix
)
| Brave Brothers
| Brave Brothers / DJ Rubato
| 3:33
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4.
| "
Alone
" (Smells Remix) (나혼자;
Nahonja
)
| Brave Brothers
| Brave Brothers / Smells
| 3:09
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5.
| "
Ma Boy
" (Smells Remix)
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- Brave Brothers
- War of the Stars
| Brave Brothers / Smells
| 3:36
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6.
| "How Dare You" (Demicat Remix) (니까짓게;
Nikkajitge
)
| Brave Brothers
| Brave Brothers / Demicat
| 4:25
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7.
| "
So Cool
" (DJ Rubato Remix)
| Brave Brothers
| Brave Brothers / DJ Rubato
| 3:25
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Total length:
| 25:21
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Chart performance
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Album chart
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Chart
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Peak
position
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Gaon
Weekly album chart
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11
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Gaon
Weekly domestic album chart
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10
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Gaon
Monthly album chart
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13
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Gaon
Monthly domestic album chart
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13
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Single chart
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Song
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Peak chart position
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KOR
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KOR
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Gaon Chart
[7]
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K-Pop Billboard
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"Loving U"
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1
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1
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"Holiday"
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19
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26
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Sales and certifications
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Chart
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Amount
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Gaon
physical sales
[9]
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24,000+
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Release history
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References
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External links
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