So Cool (Sistar album)

So Cool
Studio album by Sistar
Released August 9, 2011
(see release history)
Recorded 2010-2011
Genre Pop, R&B, Dance
Length 36:37
Language Korean
Label Starship Entertainment
Singles from So Cool
  1. "Push Push"
    Released: June 6, 2010
  2. "Shady Girl"
    Released: August 25, 2010
  3. "How Dare You"
    Released: December 3, 2010
  4. "Ma Boy"
    Released: May 3, 2011
  5. "So Cool"
    Released: August 9, 2011

"So Cool" is the first full-length album by Korean girl group Sistar. The album was released on August 9, 2011. The song with the same title was used as the promotional song. The album contains 12 songs, 5 new songs and a special version of the song "Ma Boy", released by the sub-unit Sistar19. The album was also released worldwide through iTunes.[1]

Contents

Music video

So Cool

A teaser of the music video for the title song "So Cool" was released on August 5, 2011.[2] The full music video was released in August 9 on Starship Entertainment's official YouTube account, along with the album.

The music video depicts the girls in various glamorous outfits with the scenes changing between the four walking a fashion runway, backstage pampering up, and running track in pompous dresses.

Promotions

Promotions for the album started on August 11, in KBS's Music Bank. The girls also promoted on MBC's Music Core, SBS's Inkigayo and Mnet's M! Countdown. The song "Girls Do It" was chosen to be part of their comeback. After one month of promotions, on September 11, the group won a mutizen for the song "So Cool", on the show Inkigayo. On September 23, the girls performed the title song in a remix version until September 25. The promotions of the song ended on October 2, in the special episode "Save the Green Earth" of Inkigayo.

Tracklisting

Tracklist[1]
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Let’s Get the Party Started"   Maboos 1:07
2. "So Cool" (쏘쿨) Brave Brothers 3:21
3. "Girls Do It"   ROVIN 3:26
4. "Follow Me"   ROVIN 3:16
5. "New World"   ROVIN 3:22
6. "I Don't Want a Weak Man" (약한 남자 싫어) Minfee 3:00
7. "How Dare You" (니까짓게) Brave Brothers 3:06
8. "Over"   Brave Brothers 3:19
9. "Oh Baby"   Brave Brothers 3:07
10. "Shady Girl" (가식걸) Brave Brothers 3:14
11. "Push Push" (푸시푸시) Brave Brothers 3:07
12. "Ma Boy" (Special version) Brave Brothers 3:17
Total length:
 36:37

Controversy

One day after the release of the album and music video, Starship Enterainment made some changes in the choreography of the title song "So Cool" to avoid controversies.[3] The song "Girls Do It" was deemed inappropriate for broadcast due to a seemingly-offensive line. This song was Sistar's secondary title track, but due to this the girls will not promote this song.[4]

Chart performance

Album chart

Chart Peak
position
Gaon Weekly album chart[5] 10
Gaon Weekly domestic album chart[5] 10
Gaon Monthly album chart[5] 10

Single chart

Song Peak chart position
KOR US
Gaon Chart[5] Billboard K-pop Hot 100[6]
"Push Push" 9 -
"Shady Girl" 4 -
"How Dare You" 2 -
"So Cool" 1 1

Other songs charted

Song Peak chart position
KOR
Gaon Chart[5]
"Girls Do It" 56
"Follow Me" 78

Sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Gaon physical sales[7] 17,429

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South Korea August 9, 2011 CD, Digital download Starship Entertainment
Worldwide Digital download

References

  1. ^ a b "So Cool by 씨스타 (Sistar) - Download So Cool on iTunes". iTunes. 2011-08-09. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/so-cool/id455907054. Retrieved 2011-08-18. 
  2. ^ "SISTAR (씨스타) _So Cool_ TEASER MOVIE". YouTube. 2011-08-04. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uABq2czYgNQ. Retrieved 2011-08-18. 
  3. ^ (Korean) "씨스타, ‘꼬리춤’ 안무수정 선정성 논란때문?". Gaon. 2011-08-10. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section//hotnews/kpop/view.gaon?idx=418. Retrieved 2011-08-18. 
  4. ^ (Korean) "씨스타 ‘걸스두잇’ 방송부적격 판정 ‘빈대처럼 달라붙어’가 비하발언?". Nate. 2011-08-18. http://news.nate.com/view/20110818n03755. Retrieved 2011-08-18. 
  5. ^ a b c d e (Korean) "Gaon Search - Sistar". Gaon. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?Search_str=%EC%94%A8%EC%8A%A4%ED%83%80&x=36&y=9. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
  6. ^ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart". Billboard. 2011-08-25. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/k-pop-hot-100. Retrieved 2011-08-25. 
  7. ^ (Korean) "Gaon album chart". Gaon. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/album/list.gaon?nationGbn=T. Retrieved September 7, 2011. 
Sistar
Bora · Hyorin · Soyu · Dasom
Sub-group
Studio albums
So Cool
Singles
"Push Push"  · "Shady Girl"  · "How Dare You" · "Ma Boy" (Sistar19) · "So Cool"
Promotional singles
"We Never Go Alone"  · "Chronos Soul"  · "Hot Place"
Reality shows
Hello Baby
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