Loving U

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Loving U
LovingU-EPcover.jpeg
EP by Sistar
Released June 28, 2012
(see release history)
Recorded 2010-2012
Genre Pop, R&B, dance
Length 25:21
Language Korean
Label Starship Entertainment
Sistar chronology
Alone
(2012)Alone2012		 Loving U
(2012)		 Give It to Me
(2013)Give It to Me2013
Singles from Loving U
  1. "Loving U"
    Released: June 28, 2012

Promotional Singles

  1. "Holiday"
    Released: July 1, 2011

Loving U is the first summer special album by Korean girl group Sistar. It was released on June 28, 2012 with the song of same title will be used as the promotional song. It is listed as a summer special album and contains two new songs, 'Loving U' and 'Holiday', and 5 remixes of the group's past hit-singles.[1]

Background

In June 11, the group's label, Starship Entertainment, announced that the group will be releasing a summer special album by the end of June.[2] In June 16, it was stated that the group was spotted in Hawaii recording a music video. In June 28, the full EP and music video were released simultaneously.

Composition

The EP is composed of 7 tracks: 2 new songs and 5 remixes of the group's previously title tracks. "Loving U" and "Holiday" were both written and composed by Duble Sidekick. 'Loving U' is the title song, which makes attractions by the strong beats and fresh lyrics. 'Holiday' is the second song 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

A teaser of the music video for "Loving U" was released on June 25, on Starship Entertainment's YouTube account.[3] 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.[4]

Promotions

The first performance of the song "Loving U" was on the 2012 Mnet 20's Choice Awards, realized on June 28, 2012.[5] The TV promotions started in June 29, on KBS' Music Bank.[6] 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

Official tracklist[1]
No. Title Lyrics Music Arrangement / Remixed by Length
1. "Loving U" (러빙유; Reobing Yu) Duble Sidekick Duble Sidekick Duble Sidekick 3:39
2. "Holiday" (홀리데이; Hollidei) Duble Sidekick Duble Sidekick, Ichiro Suezawa Duble Sidekick 3:37
3. "Push Push" (DJ Rubato Remix) Brave Brothers Brave Brothers, Brave Brothers / DJ Rubato 3:33
4. "Alone" (Smells Remix) (나혼자; Nahonja) Brave Brothers Brave Brothers Brave Brothers / Smells 3:09
5. "Ma Boy" (Smells Remix) Brave Brothers, War Of The Stars Brave Brothers Brave Brothers / Smells 3:36
6. "How Dare You" (Demicat Remix) (니까짓게; Nikkajitge) Brave Brothers Brave Brothers Brave Brothers / Demicat 4:25
7. "So Cool" (DJ Rubato Remix) Brave Brothers Brave Brothers Brave Brothers / DJ Rubato 3:25
Total length:
 25:21

Chart performance

Album chart

Chart Peak
position
Gaon Weekly album chart[7] 11
Gaon Weekly domestic album chart[7] 10
Gaon Monthly album chart[7] 13
Gaon Monthly domestic album chart[7] 13

Single chart

Song Peak chart position
KOR KOR
Gaon Chart[7] K-Pop Billboard[8]
"Loving U" 1 1
"Holiday" 19 26

Sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Gaon physical sales[9] 24,000+

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South Korea[1] June 28, 2012 Digital download Starship Entertainment
LOEN Entertainment
July 3, 2012 CD

References

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