Bubble Pop!

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Bubble Pop!
EP by
Hyuna
ReleasedJuly 5, 2011
RecordedJune 2011
Genre
Length15:34
LabelCube
Hyuna chronology
Bubble Pop!
(2011) 		Melting
(2012)
Singles from Bubble Pop!
  1. "A Bitter Day"
    Released: June 30, 2011
  2. "Bubble Pop!"
    Released: July 5, 2011
  3. "Just Follow"
    Released: August 11, 2011

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]

Release and reception[edit]

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.

Promotion and controversy[edit]

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]

Track listing[edit]

Bubble Pop![14]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Attention"Beomi, NangiBeomi, Nangi1:26
2."Bubble Pop!"Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sungShinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sung3:33
3."Downtown" (feat. Jeon Ji-yoon)Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sungShinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sung3:23
4."A Bitter Day" (feat. Yong Jun-hyung & G.NA)Choi Kyu-sung, Yong Jun-hyungChoi Kyu-sung3:47
5."Just Follow" (feat. Dok2)Dok2Dok23:25
Total length:15:35

Chart performance[edit]

Chart Peak
position
Gaon Weekly albums chart[15] 7
Gaon Monthly albums chart[16] 13

Release history[edit]

Country Date Format Label
South, Korea July 5, 2011 CD Cube Entertainment

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bubble Pop! on Soribada". July 5, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  2. ^ "4minute's HyunA to release ballad, "A Bitter Day", before album release". Archived from the original on May 21, 2014.
  3. ^ "HyunA Releases "A Bitter Day" Single". Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  4. ^ "2011년 28주차 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  5. ^ "HyunA releases "Bubble Pop!" mini album!".
  6. ^ HyunA releases "Bubble Pop!" music video!
  7. ^ "HyunA releases comeback teaser MV, "Bubble Pop!"". Allkpop.
  8. ^ "HyunA makes her "Bubble Pop!" comeback on 'Music Bank'". Allkpop.
  9. ^ "Gaon Search – Hyuna" (in Korean). Gaon. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  10. ^ "SPIN's 20 Best Songs of 2011". Spin. SpinMedia Group. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  11. ^ "HyunA makes her "Bubble Pop!" comeback on 'Music Bank'". Allkpop. 6Theory Media. July 8, 2011.
  12. ^ "HyunA abruptly concludes "Bubble Pop" promotions". Allkpop. August 4, 2011.
  13. ^ "HyunA performs "Just Follow" with Block B's Zico on 'Inkigayo'". Allkpop. 6Theory Media. August 14, 2011.
    - 현아, 후속곡 '저스트 팔로우'로 11일부터 활동 (in Korean). Gaon. August 10, 2011. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012.
  14. ^ "HyunA Mini Album Vol. 1". yesAsia. July 4, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  15. ^ "2011년 29주차 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  16. ^ "2011년 07월 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.

External links[edit]

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