Mona Lisa (EP)

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Mona Lisa
EP by MBLAQ
Released July 12, 2011
(see release history)
Recorded 2011
Genre K-pop, dance
Length 20:27
Language Korean
Label J.Tune Camp
MBLAQ chronology

BLAQ Style - 3D Edition
(2011)		 Mona Lisa
(2011)		 100% Ver.
(2012)
Singles from Mona Lisa
  1. "Mona Lisa"
    Released: July 12, 2011
  2. "I Don't Know"
    Released: September 1, 2011 (Promotional single)

Mona Lisa (Korean: 모나리자) is an EP by South Korean boy band MBLAQ. The album was released online on July 12 and physically on July 15.[1] The online pre-orders started in July 8, 2011. The album consists of six new tracks, and the title track, also called Mona Lisa is a Spanish electronic dance track.[1]

Concept

The concept of this album is 'celebrated works' with the members personally choosing famous figures in history to parody. Mir chose The Beatles, Thunder chose Boy George, Joon chose Zorro, G.O chose James Dean, and Seungho chose Papillon.[1]

Promotions

The group started promoting the title track "Mona Lisa" starting July 14 on TV music shows such as Mnet's M! Countdown. The song "I Think You Know" was used for the comeback. They finished promoting the song on August 28 and followed with the song "I Don't Know" on September 1. The promotions of the song and the EP ended on September 11.

Tracklisting

※ Bold at the space of "Tracks" means promotional singles in each album.

No. Title Length
1. "Ojos Frios" (Bandoneon by 고상지) 1:31
2. "Mona Lisa" (모나리자) 3:41
3. "I Don't Know" (모르겠어요; Moreugesseoyo) 3:34
4. "I Think You Know" (알면서 그래; Almyeonseo Geurae) 3:37
5. "One"   4:00
6. "I Should Not Say" (말하지 말걸..; Malhaji Malgeol..) 4:04
Total length:
 20:27

Charts

Album chart

Chart Peak
position
Gaon Weekly album chart[2] 1
Gaon Monthly album chart[2] 3
Gaon Yearly album chart[3] 34

Single chart

Song Peak chart position
KOR US
Gaon Chart[2] K-Pop Billboard[4]
"Mona Lisa" 8 37
"I Don't Know" 138 -

Sales and certifications

Chart (2011) Amount
Gaon physical sales[5] 41,025

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South Korea July 12, 2011 Digital download J.Tune Camp
July 15, 2011 CD

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (Korean)"엠블랙, 명화 패러디 ‘모나리자’ 5人5色 재킷 공개 ‘대박예감’". Nate News. July 8, 2011. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (Korean) "Gaon Search - MBLAQ". Gaon. Retrieved August 21, 2011. 
  3. ↑ (Korean)"2011년 총 결산 앨범 차트". Gaon. 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2012-02-24. 
  4. ↑ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart". Billboard. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2011-08-25. 
  5. ↑ (Korean) "Gaon album chart". Gaon. Retrieved August 21, 2011. 

External links

MBLAQ
Studio Albums
Special Compilations
  • MBLAQ Taiwan Special Album
  • BLAQ Memories -Best in Korea-
EPs
Singles
Korean
  • "Oh Yeah"
  • "G.O.O.D Luv"
  • "Y"
  • "One Better Day"
  • "Cry"
  • "Stay"
  • "Again"
  • "Mona Lisa"
  • "I Don't Know"
  • "Scribble"
  • "This Is War"
  • "Run"
  • "Smoky Girl"
Japanese
Concerts
  • Men In MBLAQ (2011)
  • The BLAQ% Tour (2012)
TV shows
Related topics
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