Following (EP)

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Following
HyunaFollowing.jpg
EP by
Hyuna
ReleasedAugust 29, 2017
Genre
Length16:24
Label
Hyuna chronology
A'wesome
(2016) 		Following
(2017) 		Lip & Hip
(2017)
Singles from Following
  1. "Babe"
    Released: August 29, 2017
Music video
"Babe" on YouTube

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[]

On 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 to be released during the summer.[2]

Release[]

Finally, 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 couldn't 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 album was made available on iTunes.[9] It was also released in physical format.[10]

Music video[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

Credits adapted from Naver.[23]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Party (Follow Me)" (featuring Wooseok of Pentagon)
  • Big Sancho
  • Hyuna
  • Wooseok
  • Big Sancho
  • Hyuna
  • Big Sancho
3:09
2."Babe" (베베)
  • Shinsadong Tiger
  • Beom x Nang
  • Hyuna
  • Shinsadong Tiger
  • Beom x Nang
  • Shinsadong Tiger
3:13
3."Purple" (보라색; Bolasaeg (with E'Dawn of Pentagon))
  • E'Dawn
  • Hyuna
  • E'Dawn
  • Big Sancho
3:42
4."Dart"
  • Son Youngjin
  • Kang Dongha
  • Hyuna
  • Youngjin
  • Youngjin
3:13
5."Mirror" (자화상; Jahwasang)
  • January 8
  • Hyuna
  • Ruby Spiro
  • Andreas Wallevik
  • Espen Andersen
  • Peter Wallevik
  • A. Wallevik
  • Andersen
  • P. Wallevik
3:07
Total length:16:24

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2017) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Album Chart)[20] 9
United States (Billboard World Albums)|[22] 5

Monthly charts[]

Chart (2017) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Album Chart)[21] 28

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label Ref.
South Korea August 29, 2017 CD, Digital download Cube Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment [10][8]
Various Digital download [9]

References[]

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  2. ^ "HyunA talks about her solo comeback in 'Grazia' pictorial | allkpop.com". allkpop. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  3. ^ "HyunA to release new record by end of month". Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  4. ^ "HyunA releases a teaser image for her 6th mini album | allkpop.com". allkpop. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  5. ^ "HyunA goes for a natural look in teaser images for 'Following' | allkpop.com". allkpop. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  6. ^ "HyunA's title song revealed to be 'Babe' | allkpop.com". allkpop. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  7. ^ HyunA 현아 (Official YouTube Channel) (2017-08-24), HyunA(현아) 6th Mini Album "Following" Audio Snippet, retrieved 2017-08-29
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Following". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Following - EP by HyunA on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
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  11. ^ HyunA 현아 (Official YouTube Channel) (2017-08-27), HyunA(현아) - '베베 (BABE)' M/V Teaser, retrieved 2017-08-29
  12. ^ HyunA 현아 (Official YouTube Channel) (2017-08-29), HyunA(현아) - '베베 (BABE)' Official Music Video, retrieved 2017-08-29
  13. ^ ALL THE K-POP (2017-08-30), Show Champion EP.243 HYUNA - BABE [현아 - 베베], retrieved 2017-08-30
  14. ^ ALL THE K-POP (2017-08-30), Show Champion EP.243 HYUNA - DART [현아 - 다트], retrieved 2017-08-31
  15. ^ ARIRANG K-POP (2017-08-31), [Simply K-Pop] Hyun A(현아) _ BABE(베베) _ Ep.280 _ 090117, retrieved 2017-09-01
  16. ^ KBSKpop (2017-09-01), 뮤직뱅크 Music Bank - 베베(BABE) - 현아 (BABE - HyunA).20170901, retrieved 2017-09-01
  17. ^ MBCkpop (2017-09-02), [Comeback Stage] HyunA - BABE, 현아 - 베베 Show Music core 20170902, retrieved 2017-09-02
  18. ^ SBS Inkigayo (2017-09-02), 《Comeback Special》 HyunA(현아) _ BABE(베베) @인기가요 Inkigayo 20170903, retrieved 2017-09-03
  19. ^ Mnet K-POP (2017-09-07), [HyunA - BABE] KPOP TV Show | M COUNTDOWN 180907 EP.540, retrieved 2017-09-07
  20. ^ Jump up to: a b "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  21. ^ Jump up to: a b "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  22. ^ Jump up to: a b "World Music: Top World Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  23. ^ "네이버 뮤직 :: Following - 현아(HyunA)" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-08-29.
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