Honey (Kara album)
| Honey (2nd Mini Album Special Edition) | ||||
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 From left to right: Goo Hara, Han Seungyeon, Park Gyuri, Nicole, Kang Jiyoung | ||||
| EP by Kara | ||||
| Released |
February 12, 2009 (Download) February 18, 2009 (CD) | |||
| Recorded | 2008-2009 | |||
| Genre | K-pop, dance-pop | |||
| Length | 19:24 | |||
| Label | DSP Entertainment, M.Net Media | |||
| Kara chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Honey | ||||
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"Honey" is an EP by K-pop girl group Kara. It was released on online music sites on February 12, 2009, with a physical release on February 18, 2009. It became the group's first #1 single on March 5, 2009, when it topped the M.Net M Countdown chart show.[1]
Background
In contrast to "Pretty Girl"'s cute and lively concept, "Honey" is a song that is more wistful and features the members of Kara as soft, feminine women.[2]
History
At the end of January 2009, DSP Entertainment announced that fans would be able to vote on Kara's follow-up single, starting on January 28, at Kara's official website, ending on February 2.[3] By the deadline of February 2, "Honey" was the clear winner, with 60% of the votes.[3][4] A repackaged mini-album was scheduled to be released on February 19,[3][4] but was then moved up a day to February 18.[2] The new EP features "Honey", various remixes of "Pretty Girl", and "Goodday Season 2", a song that was initially only given a digital release.
The song was remixed from the original version, and also underwent a slight name change from "하니" (Ha-ni) to "Honey".[2]
Promotion
The group debuted the song on KBS's Music Bank program on February 13, 2009.[3][4][2]
Music video
Kara filmed the music video for "Honey" on February 10. The music video was to be released on February 17[2] but was moved up a day to February 16.[5]The music video features the girls in pure angelic dresses sitting at home.
Tracklisting
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Honey" | 3:40 | |
| 2. | "What's This (이게 뭐야) (Plastic Version)" | 3:03 | |
| 3. | "Pretty Girl (Bunny Version)" | 2:47 | |
| 4. | "Good Day: Season 2 (굿데이 시즌2)" | 3:12 | |
| 5. | "Pretty Girl (School Rock Version)" (Bonus Track) | 3:29 | |
| 6. | "Honey (remix)" (Bonus Track) | 3:13 | |
Total length: |
19:24 | ||
Charts and performance
Kara member Han Seung-yeon noted that "Honey" climbed the charts much faster than "Pretty Girl" did, while Goo Hara stated that the song appealed to an older age group.[6] On music portal M.Net, the song leaped to #2, behind Girls' Generation's "Gee," which has topped the chart for 7 weeks.[7] After a few weeks, the song achieved its first #1 on M.Net's M Countdown show on March 5, 2009, beating out "Gee" by two points.[1] The song also won the "Mutizen" ("music netizen") award on SBS's Inkigayo ("Popular Songs") program.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jo, Dong-joon. 카라1위 데뷔이후 첫 1위 감격! (Kara's First #1 After Debut, Grateful!). TodayKorea. March 6, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Kim, Hyeong-woo. 카라 ‘Honey’ 12일 선공개 순위 급상승 ‘청순 폴폴’ (After Kara's "Honey" Released on 12th, Quick Rise in Popularity, "Purity Overflowing"). Joins.com. February 12, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (Korean) Choi, Dae-han. 카라 '하니' 후속곡으로 결정! (Kara "Honey" Chosen as Follow-up Single!). Today Korea. February 2, 2009. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 (Korean) 카라하니, 달려라 하니? “‘프리티걸’ 인기에 이어 달릴 거야!!” (Kara Honey, Let's Go, Honey? "We Will Ride 'Pretty Girl' Popularity!!"). Hankook Gyung-jae. February 2, 2009. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- ↑ Kim, Hyeong-woo. 카라 ‘하니’ 활동 스타트 “이번엔 청순본능!” (Kara "Honey" Promotions Start, "Now with a Naturally Pure Image!"). Newsen. February 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
- ↑ (Korean) Gil, Hye-sung. '긍정적인' 카라 "그래도 1위는 꼭 해봐야죠"(인터뷰) (Positive Kara: "We Must Try to Have a Number One" (Interview)). MoneyToday. February 24, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
- ↑ (Korean) Lee Soo-oon. [뮤직클럽]카라, 단숨에 2위 소녀시대 'Gee' 누를까 ([Music Club] Kara, Second in Moments; Can They Overcome Girls' Generation's "Gee"). ETNews. February 25, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
- ↑ (Korean) 카라 “소녀시대 게 섯거라” 데뷔 2년만에 TV 첫 1위 눈물 울먹울먹. Joins.com. March 9, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
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