Bubble Pop! | ||||
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Released | July 5, 2011 | |||
Recorded | June 2011 | |||
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Length | 15:34 | |||
Label | Cube | |||
Hyuna chronology | ||||
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Singles from Bubble Pop! | ||||
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Bubble Pop! is the first extended play (EP) by the South Korean singer Hyuna, a member of South Korean girl group 4Minute. It was released on July 5, 2011, by Cube Entertainment. [1]
On June 30, 2011, the lead single, " A Bitter Day", was released digitally. [2] It featured the guest singer G.NA in the chorus and rapping by Yong Jun-hyung of Beast. [3] It was co-written by Yong and Choi Kyu-sung. The song peaked at number 10 on the Gaon Weekly Digital Chart [4] and at number 165 on the Gaon Year-End Digital Chart for 2011.
On July 5, 2011, the EP's title track, "Bubble Pop!", [5] and its music video were released. The music video has a cameo by MBLAQ's Lee Joon. [6] It was filmed in Okinawa, Japan. [7] Hyuna promoted the song on music shows from July 8, 2011, on KBS's Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core, SBS's Inkigayo and Mnet's M! Countdown. [8] The song reached number 4 on the Gaon Weekly Digital Chart [9] and finished at number 21 on Gaon's 2011 year-end chart. It has sold 2,694,310 digital copies.[ citation needed]
On December 9, 2011, the title track "Bubble Pop!" ranked at #9 on the American music magazine Spin's "20 Best Songs of 2011" list. [10]
The song was parodied in the 2016 Family Guy episode " Candy, Quahog Marshmallow!".
The song appears in the 2017 dance video game Just Dance 2018 as a song on the tracklist.
Hyuna promoted the title track "Bubble Pop!" on music shows in July 2011. The EP's introduction song "Attention" was also used in the performances. [11]
In August, Cube Entertainment halted promotions because the title track's video, choreography and on-stage costumes were deemed by the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) to be "too sexually suggestive". [12] Cube Entertainment decided to promote the follow-up single, "Just Follow", featuring the rapper Dok2. Hyuna's performance on the Inkigayo music show featured the rapper Zico from the boy band Block B instead, and with lyrics that he re-wrote. [13]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Attention" | Beomi, Nangi | Beomi, Nangi | 1:26 |
2. | " Bubble Pop!" | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sung | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sung | 3:33 |
3. | "Downtown" (feat. Jeon Ji-yoon) | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sung | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sung | 3:23 |
4. | " A Bitter Day" (feat. Yong Jun-hyung & G.NA) | Choi Kyu-sung, Yong Jun-hyung | Choi Kyu-sung | 3:47 |
5. | "Just Follow" (feat. Dok2) | Dok2 | Dok2 | 3:25 |
Total length: | 15:35 |
Chart | Peak position |
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Gaon Weekly albums chart [15] | 7 |
Gaon Monthly albums chart [16] | 13 |
Country | Date | Format | Label |
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South, Korea | July 5, 2011 | CD | Cube Entertainment |