Beauty & the Beat (EP)
| Beauty & the Beat | ||||
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| Released | May 30, 2018 | |||
| Length | 15:27 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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Beauty & the Beat (stylized as beauty&thebeat) is the debut extended play by Loona yyxy, a sub-unit of South Korean girl group Loona. It was released on May 30, 2018, by Blockberry Creative. The album consists of five tracks and features Canadian singer Grimes.[1] The unit consisted of four members: Yves, Chuu, Go Won, and HyeJu (formerly Olivia Hye). In November 2022, Chuu was removed from the girl group Loona and consequently from the unit.
Promotion and release
[edit]The group began teasing the album on May 10, 2018, and continued releasing photos of the group and individual members, along with image teasers of each track, during the following weeks.[2][3] On May 20, it was confirmed that Grimes would be featured on the "love4eva" through teasers from the group and by Grimes herself.[4]
The album was released on May 30, along with the official music video for "love4eva".[5] The group performed "love4eva" live for the first time on June 2, at the Premier Greeting – Line&Up event, which also officially introduced Loona's full lineup to fans.[6]
Track listing
[edit]Credits adapted from Naver.[7]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Dal Segno" | Artronic Waves, Billy Jean (BADD), SlyBerry | 1:07 | |
| 2. | "Love4eva (ft. Grimes)" | Jaden Jeong, daLLy / daryly | E-Tribe
Billie Jean (BADD) Kim Jin-hyeong (BADD) Narae (BADD) | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Frozen" | Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) | Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) | 3:29 |
| 4. | "One Way" | Gamdongis | Gamdongis, Seo Jae-ha, Kim Yeong-seong | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Rendezvous 18.6y" | G-High (MonoTree) | G-High (MonoTree), Son Go-eun (MonoTree) | 3:27 |
| Total length: | 15:29 | |||
Notes
- All track titles are stylized in all lowercase
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| South Korean Albums (Gaon)[8] | 4 |
| US World Albums (Billboard)[9] | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ Tamar Herman (May 30, 2018). "Loona yyxy Teams Up With Grimes For Bouncy New Track 'Love4eva': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ ""미소가 예쁘다"..이달의 소녀 유닛 yyxy, 리더 이브 공개" (in Korean). Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ "'beauty & the beat'…유닛부터 센 이달의 소녀". TV리포트 (in Korean). Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ Rob Arcand (May 20, 2018). "Grimes Teases Collaborations with LOOΠΔ, Poppy". Spin. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ 화제, 이달의 소녀 yyxy 앨범에 그라임스가? 역대급 피처링 (May 31, 2018). "이달의 소녀 yyxy 앨범에 그라임스가? 역대급 피처링 화제". 서울경제 (in Korean). Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ "이달의 소녀 yyxy, 6월 프리미어 그리팅서 신곡 무대 최초 공개" (in Korean). Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ "네이버 뮤직 :: beauty&thebeat - 이달의 소녀 yyxy" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-02.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 22, 2018". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "World Music: Top World Albums Chart – June 9, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Beauty & the Beat Archived 2018-12-14 at the Wayback Machine at Vlending Co., Ltd.
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