Hoot (EP)
| Hoot 훗 | ||||
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| EP by Girls' Generation | ||||
| Released |
October 27, 2010 (see release history) | |||
| Recorded | August – September 2010 | |||
| Genre | Pop, electronica | |||
| Length | 17:34 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Label | S.M. Entertainment, Universal Music Group | |||
| Producer | Lee Soo Man (executive), Yoo Young-jin, Kenzie | |||
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| Singles from Hoot | ||||
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Hoot (Hangul: 훗; subtitled 009) is the third mini-album by a South Korean girl group, Girls' Generation. The mini-album consisted of five songs, and was released on October 27, 2010 by S.M. Entertainment.[1][2][3][4][5] The Album has sold 350,000 copies in Worldwide.[citation needed]
The album is listed, by Gaon Album Chart as the third best-selling album of 2010 in South Korea, with 163,066 copies sold.[6]
History
SM Entertainment posted an audio teaser and three posters of Bond girls and Austin Powers series theme on October 19, 2010 on the official Girls' Generation website. The girls' style evoked classical 1970s pin-up girls, along with Western-style cowgirls.[7] The teaser was released on SM Entertainment's official YouTube Channel and Girls' Generation's official website on October 24, at 12AM KST.
The EP featured efforts from producers and writers such as Wheesung, Jinu (Hitchhiker), Kenzie, and former Roommate and Nadia member Hwang Hyun. Girls' Generation member Yuri, wrote the lyrics for "Mistake".
The mini-album, just like its predecessor "Oh!", got an international release on iTunes Store. The release was first revealed on Hoot's information box of the official music video on YouTube.[8] Hoot was released on December 17 in Republic of China, and on December 22 in Japan. This is the first release of the group, as well as SM Entertainment itself, not to be distributed by any other large independent labels, specifically Avex Asia in other Asian countries.
Composition
The title song "Hoot" is a dance-pop song whose theme is about a lady warning her blunt boyfriend not to take his eyes off her. It was composed by Danish songwriter-producers Martin Michael Larsson and Lars Halvor Jensen, of DEEKAY, together with British songwriter Alex James, with the intention of creating an "exciting up-tempo record for a female artist or group".[9] It was originally titled "Bulletproof" and written with English lyrics. This song also features their label-mate, Choi Siwon from Super Junior in their music video.[9] "Mistake" is the second track and a R&B ballad with lyrics by Kwon Yuri which is about a girl who can't move on from a relationship with a guy who asked her to "wait" for him but in the end he found another and she blames herself for not trying harder to keep the love between them. The third track "My Best Friend" is a contemporary R&B song with lyrics by Wheesung that talks about each other's friendship of Girls' Generation. The fourth track "Wake Up" is an electropop song carrying dark synth beat-sounds with medium tempo shuffle rhythm. "Snowy Wish" is the fifth track and a bright dance-pop song.[10]
Single
Hoot debuted at the #1 spot on October 30, 2010 on the Gaon Chart.[11] The song won Triple Crown on Inkigayo on November 28, 2010 and won 5 times on Music Bank of KBS. The song demo was written and recorded in the UK, with Nina Woodford singing the vocal, and then finished and mixed in Denmark.
Promotion
They held their comeback stage on October 29, 2010 on KBS's Music Bank. It was also performed on Show! Music Core, Inkigayo, and M! Countdown. They held their goodbye stage on December 4, 2010 on MBC's Show! Music Core.
Commercial performance
A day before the official release of Hoot, it was reported that it has received over 150,000 sales in pre-orders. The album achieve gold status in Japan for selling 100,000 copies.[12] The album is listed, by Gaon Album Chart as the third best-selling album of 2010 in South Korea, with 163,066 copies sold.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length | |
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| 1. | "Hoot (Hangul: 훗)" | John Hyunkyu Lee | Alex James, Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson | Alex James, Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson |
3:18 | |
| 2. | "Mistake (Korean: 내 잘못이죠)" (Nae Jalmoshijyo (My Fault)) | Kwon Yuri | Cheryl Yie, Jean Na | Kenzie | 4:07 | |
| 3. | "My Best Friend (Korean: 단짝)" (Danjjak (Buddy)) | Wheesung | Carsten Lindberg, Joachim Svares, Joleen Bell, Jade Anderson, Michael Jay | Carsten Lindberg, Joachim Svares, Joleen Bell, Jade Anderson, Michael Jay |
3:24 | |
| 4. | "Wake Up (Korean: 일어나)" (Ireona (Get Up)) | Kim Boo-min | Hitchhiker | Hitchhiker | 3:15 | |
| 5. | "Snowy Wish (Korean: 첫눈에...)" (Cheonnune (In The First Snow)) | Hwang Hyun | Hwang Hyun | Hwang Hyun | 3:28 | |
Total length: |
17:35 | |||||
- Bonus items from physical release
- Girls' Generation stickers
- A random photocard. There are 18 different designs in total.
Japanese edition
| Track listing | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Hoot" (フッ; Fut) | John Hyunkyu Lee | Alex James, Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson | Alex James, Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson |
3:18 | |||||
| 2. | "It's My Fault (Mistake)" (私のせいなのね; Watashi no Sei Nano ne) | Kwon Yuri | Cheryl Yie, Jean Na | Kenzie | 4:07 | |||||
| 3. | "Close Friend (My Best Friend)" (仲良し; Nakayoshi) | Wheesung | Carsten Lindberg, Joachim Svares, Joleen Bell, Jade Anderson, Michael Jay | Carsten Lindberg, Joachim Svares, Joleen Bell, Jade Anderson, Michael Jay |
3:24 | |||||
| 4. | "Wake Up" | Kim Boomin | Hitchhiker | Hitchhiker | 3:15 | |||||
| 5. | "At First Glance... (Snowy Wish)" (一目見ただけで; Hitomemita Dake de) | Hwang Hyun | Hwang Hyun | Hwang Hyun | 3:28 | |||||
Total length: |
17:35 | |||||||||
| Limited edition | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length | |||||
| 6. | "Gee" | E-Tribe | E-Tribe | E-Tribe | 3:21 | |||||
| 7. | "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)" (소원을 말해봐; Sowoneul Malhaebwa) | Yoo Youngjin | Harambasic, Nermin/Jenssen, Robin/Svendsen, Ronny/Wik, Anne Judith/Schjoldan, Fridolin Nordso, Yoo Youngjin | Yoo Hanjin | 3:49 | |||||
| 8. | "Oh!" | Kim Younghoo, Kim Jungbae | Kenzie | Kenzie | 3:09 | |||||
| 9. | "Run Devil Run" | Hong Jiyoo | Busbee, Alex James, Kalle Engstrom | Busbee, Alex James, Kalle Engstrom |
3:21 | |||||
| 10. | "Show! Show! Show!" | Kim Boomin | Hitchhiker | Hitchhiker | 3:38 | |||||
| 11. | "Smile (Be Happy)" (웃자; Utja) | E-Tribe | E-Tribe | E-Tribe, J-Sta, Gong Hyunsik |
3:30 | |||||
Total length: |
38:22 | |||||||||
| DVD | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Hoot (Music Clip)" | 4:12 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Premium Show Case Live in Ariake Colosseum" | |||||||||
Charts and certifications
Charts
Sales and certifications
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Single charts
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| Preceded by The Beginning by JYJ |
Gaon Chart weekly number-one album October 24–30, 2010 October 30 – November 6, 2010 |
Succeeded by Lights Go On Again by B2ST |
| Preceded by To Anyone by 2NE1 |
Gaon Chart monthly number-one album October 2010 |
Succeeded by The Beginning by JYJ |
Release history
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References
- ↑ "Girls Generation Goes Retro for New Mini-Album 'Hoot' | The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online". Mb.com.ph. 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ↑ "Girls Generation's 'Hoot' album released today in Korea | The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online". Mb.com.ph. 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ↑ (Korean) "소시 3집 미니 앨범 훗 티저 이미지 · 음원 전격 공개… 드디어 컴백" My Daily. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ↑ "Girls’ Generation to release new album ’Hoot’" (in (Korean)). Koreaherald.com. 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ↑ Seoul Newspaper. (2010-10-28). "‘복고 걸’ 소녀시대, ‘훗’ 뮤비 공개… 이번엔 화살춤?" (Korean)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "2010년 가온차트 부문별 Top 100위" [Gaon Chart 2010 Top 100 Charts]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ↑ (Korean) "레트로 요정 소녀시대, 원더걸스와 어떻게 다를까?" OSEN. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Girls' Generation(소녀시대) _ 훗(Hoot) _ MusicVideo". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Q&A on K-pop with Lars Halvor Jensen". HitQuarters. 24 Oct 2011. Retrieved 27 Oct 2011.
- ↑ Cyworld BGM – "Girls' Generation – Hoot The 3rd Mini Album" (Korean)
- ↑ (Korean) Gaon Chart Gaon Chart. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ↑ Hoot Achieves Gold Status in Japan « SNSD Korean
- ↑ (Japanese) "Album Ranking Aggregate (16/10/201 -22/10/2011)" (in Korean). Gaon. January 16, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ↑ (Japanese) "Album Ranking Aggregate (16/10/201 -22/10/2011)" (in Korean). Gaon. January 16, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ↑ (Japanese) "Album Ranking Aggregate (16/10/201 -22/10/2011)" (in Korean). Gaon. January 16, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ↑ "少女時代、韓国語アルバムが初登場2位". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 28, 2010.
- ↑ "Gaon yearly album sales (2010 & 2011)". Gaon (in Korean). Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ↑ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 10, 2010. (subscription only)
- ↑ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年12月" [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (December 2010)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). January 14, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
- ↑ "가온차트와 함께하세요". Gaonchart.co.kr. 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ↑ (Korean) KBS 2TV Music Bank – K-chart list
- ↑ (Korean) KBS 2TV Music Bank – VOD list
- ↑ (Korean) SBS TV The Music Trend – VOD list
External links
- Hoot at ManiaDB (Korean)
- Hoot at Cyworld BGM (Korean)
- Hoot at Naver Music (Korean)
- Hoot at Daum Music (Korean)
- An introduction of Hoot on YouTube / KBS World official channel
- "Hoot" Music Video on YouTube
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