Virgin (After School album)

Virgin
Studio album by After School
Released April 29, 2011
Recorded 2009 - 2011
Genre Dance pop
Length 46:24
Label Pledis Entertainment
Singles from Virgin
  1. "Because of You"
    Released: November 25, 2009
  2. "Bang!"
    Released: March 25, 2010
Digital singles from Virgin
  1. "Shampoo"
    Released: April 29, 2011
  2. "Play Ur Love"
    Released: May 16, 2011

Virgin is the first full-length album by South Korean girl group After School. They firstly promoted the album by performing their lead track "Shampoo" along with a tap dance performance to "Let's Step Up". It was released on April 29, 2011 and contains 13 songs (including new recordings of their songs "Bang!", "Because of You" and "When I Fall").[1] The group has released three music video's for the album: Shampoo, Let's Step Up, and Play Ur Love.

Contents

History

Following the admission of ninth member, E-Young, Pledis Entertainment announced that After School will be having a comeback at the end of April 2011. They also announced that After School will release their first full-length studio album. Before the release of the album, several actions were made by the agency such as releasing a mini-album for the group leader Kahi and also the release of Orange Caramel's "Bangkok City".

On April 18, 2011, Pledis released a photo teaser of the album, featuring fourth generation member E-young. The track-listing and three other member photos followed, which were separated into third, second, and first generation members. On the day before the album's release, Pledis uploaded the video of their lead track "Shampoo" and "Let's Step Up!" on their official channel at Youtube.

Their comeback stage was held on KBS Music Bank and they performed "Shampoo" and "Let's Step Up".

The album contains nine new tracks, three re-recorded songs, and a radio edit. Two of the new tracks, "Lean on Time" and "My Bell" are solo songs sung by main vocal members Raina and JungAh.

Track listing

CD[1]
No. Title Length
1. "Let's Step Up"   1:45
2. "Shampoo"   4:35
3. "Virgin"   3:32
4. "Bang!" (뱅!) (2011 New Recordings) 3:18
5. "Play Ur Love"   3:48
6. "Dream" (feat. 윤조 (Pre-School Girl)) 3:42
7. "Because of You" (너 때문에) (2011 New Recordings) 3:56
8. "Leaning Against Time" (시간에 기대어) (Raina solo) 3:32
9. "Are You Doing Okay?" (잘 지내고 있죠) 3:41
10. "Funky Man" (Nana vs Lizzy) (feat. 경민 (Pre-School Girl)) 3:22
11. "My Bell" (Jung-A solo) 4:00
12. "When I Fall" (2011 New Recordings) 3:21
13. "Shampoo" (Radio Edit) 3:57
Total length:
 46:24

Charts

Album chart

Chart Peak
position
Gaon album chart[2] 2

Single chart

Song Peak position
Gaon Chart
"Shampoo"[2] 2

Other songs charted

Song Peak position
Gaon Chart
"Virgin"[2] 181

References

  1. ^ a b "Vol.1: Virgin【CD】-AFTERSCHOOL｜Asian｜World｜Music｜HMV ONLINE Online Shopping & Information Site". HMV. July 28, 2011. http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/4049144. 
  2. ^ a b c (Korean) "After School - Gaon Search". Gaon. July 29, 2011. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?Search_str=%EC%95%A0%ED%94%84%ED%84%B0%EC%8A%A4%EC%BF%A8&x=33&y=11. 

External links

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