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Insane Love

Insane Love
EP by
Sistar
ReleasedJune 21, 2016 (2016-06-21)
Recorded2016
Genre
Length24:02
LanguageKorean
Label
Sistar chronology
Shake It
(2015) 		Insane Love
(2016) 		Lonely
(2017)
Singles from Insane Love
  1. "I Like That"
    Released: June 21, 2016

Insane Love (Korean: 몰아애; Hanja: 沒我愛; RR: Mora-ae) is the fourth and final extended play by South Korean girl group Sistar. It was released on June 21, 2016, by Starship Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment. The EP features six tracks, including the lead single "I Like That". It is a dance-pop song about themes of temptation, and the album includes genres like pop, R&B, and ballads.[1]

Background and release

On June 2, Sistar announced on their Facebook page that they would be making a comeback.[2] The name and date of the album was announced a week later, under the name Mol Ah Ae, and scheduled for release on June 20.[3] To promote the comeback, they released a series of riddle images and individual shots of the members.[4][5] On June 16, the video teaser of the lead single was released.[6] The full music video along with the EP were released on June 21, 2016.

Promotion

Sistar held a live-streaming comeback showcase on June 20 at the Yes24 Live Hall at 11:00 p.m. KST, followed by the official release of the album at 12:00 a.m. KST.[7]

In order to promote the EP, the group appeared on several South Korean music programs, the first being Mnet's M Countdown, where they performed "I Like That" and "String" on June 23, 2016.[8][9] The group also appeared on KBS's Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo on June 24,[10] 25 and 26, 2016, respectively. The group performed "I Like That" and "String" on M Countdown and Music Bank, while on Show! Music Core and Inkigayo, they performed the title track and "Say I Love You".

On June 29, 2016, the group held their comeback stage on MBC Music's Show Champion, where they won first place on the show for "I Like That", being the first award for this EP.[11] On July 3, they won their second award show on Inkigayo for their title track. On July 6, they won their third award on Show Champion for 'I Like That'. Subsequently, they won their 4th award on July 7 on M Countdown.

Commercial performance

Insane Love debuted at number three on the South Korean Gaon Album Chart on the chart issue dated June 19–25, 2016.[12] The title track, "I Like That", debuted at number one on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart on the chart issue dated June 19–25, 2016,[13] with 222,392 downloads sold[14] and 4,247,092 streams in its first four days,[15] being their eighth straight number one song on the chart. A total of five songs from the EP debuted on the chart, "Come and Get Me (String)" at number 42, "Yeah Yeah" at number 60, "Say I Love You" at number 65 and "Say! Yes (Wanna Do It)" at number 90.

The EP entered at number 13 on the South Korean Gaon Album Chart for the month of June with 9,318 physical copies sold.[16] The title track entered at number 9 on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart for the month of June.[17]

Accolades

Music program awards for "I Like That"
Program Date
Show Champion June 29, 2016
July 6, 2016
Inkigayo July 3, 2016
M Countdown July 7, 2016
The Show June 28, 2016

Track listing

Insane Love
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Like That"Black Eyed PilseungBlack Eyed Pilseung3:41
2."Come and Get Me" (끈; Kkeun)
  • Rovin
  • Min Yeon-jae
3:06
3."Say! Yes" (해볼래; Haebollae)
  • Park Su-seok
  • Park Eun-ooh
3:08
4."Yeah Yeah"
  • 9999
  • Esbee
  • HWA.B
  • 9999
  • Esbee
3:49
5."Say I Love You"HyolynHyolyn3:09
6."My Sad Lullaby" (이불 덮고 들어; Ibul Deopgo Deureo)
  • Duble Sidekick
  • Long Candy
  • Eastwest
3:25
7."I Like That" (Instrumental) Black Eyed Pilseung3:41
Total length:24:02

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon) 3

Monthly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon) 13

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South Korea June 21, 2016 CD, digital download, streaming Starship Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment

References

  1. ^ "'썸머퀸' 씨스타의 귀환…오늘(20일) 자정 '몰아애' 공개". Kpop Starz. June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "SISTAR Announce June Comeback With Mystifying First Teaser". Kpop Starz. June 1, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  3. ^ "Sistar to roll out new EP next week". Yonhap News Agency. June 13, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  4. ^ "SISTAR COMEBACK: K-POP GIRL GROUP RELEASES NUMEROUS IMAGES INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL TEASERS OF HYORIN AND BORA". THE INQUISITR NEWS. June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "SISTAR releases stunning riddle comeback teaser images!". KMusic. June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  6. ^ "[Teaser] 씨스타(SISTAR) _ I Like That". starshipTV Youtube Page. June 16, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  7. ^ notclaira (June 13, 2016). "SISTAR Says New Showcase And Album Are On A Whole New Level". Soompi. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  8. ^ Mnet K-POP (June 23, 2016), [SISTAR - String] Comeback Stage | M COUNTDOWN 160623 EP.480, retrieved July 4, 2016
  9. ^ Mnet K-POP (June 23, 2016), [SISTAR - I Like That] Comeback Stage | M COUNTDOWN 160623 EP.480, retrieved July 4, 2016
  10. ^ KBS World TV (June 26, 2016), SISTAR - Come and get me (끈) / I Like That [Music Bank COMEBACK / 2016.06.24], retrieved July 4, 2016
  11. ^ MBC MUSIC (June 29, 2016), (ShowChampion EP.192) Champion Song 'SISTAR' encore, retrieved July 4, 2016
  12. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  13. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  14. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on March 10, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  15. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  16. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  17. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insane_Love