Sleep Talking (EP)

This article is about the album. For the sleep disorder, see Somniloquy. For the Ornette Coleman jazz number, see Sound Grammar.
Sleep Talking
EP by NU'EST
Released August 22, 2013
Recorded 2013
Genre K-pop, electropop, dance-pop, mystic fantasy
Language Korean
Label Pledis Entertainment
LOEN Entertainment
NU'EST chronology

Hello
(2013)		 Sleep Talking
(2013)		 Re:Birth
(2014)
Singles from Sleep Talking
  1. "Sleep Talking"
    Released: August 22, 2013

Sleep Talking is the third mini album by South Korean boy band Nu'est. It was released on August 22, 2013 by Nu'est official YouTube channel.[1]

Background

On July 31, 2013 Ren posted a picture of himself on Twitter in the recording booth and wrote, "By. REN. Final recording! Not long till our comeback guys!!!"[2] Then on August 5, Pledis Entertainment confirmed that Nu'est was working with Duble Sidekick for their new comeback.[3] Finally, on August 8, Nu'est announced their comeback date as August 22, 2013 and reported that it was a mini album. Along with that, they released teaser photos of Ren and JR.[4] They also released Baekho, Minhyun, and Aron's teaser photo later on and announced that they would be introducing a new genre of music called "mystic fantasy".[5]

Release

On August 15, 2013 Nu'est released the intro rap video for their upcoming comeback. In the video, it had both JR and Aron in the recording booth saying their lines.[6] On August 19, they released the teaser for their upcoming comeback Sleep Talk onto their official YouTube channel.[7] Then on the 22nd they followed up with the release of their title song 'Sleep Talking' and announced their showcase for their new EP.[8]

Track listing

The album's tracks are as follows:[9][10]

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "잠꼬대" (Sleep Talking)Duble SidekickDuble Sidekick, Ichiro Suezawa 3:33
2. "Beautiful Ghost"  JRSean Alexander, Fredrik Hult, Andreas Oberg, Jimmy Burney -
3. "예뻐 (Pretty)" ((Feat. Yoo Ara))Seo Youngbae, IGGY, JRSeo Youngbae, IGGY -
4. "Fine Girl"  HanjoonLee Yoojin -
5. "조금 더 사랑할게" (I'll Love You More)Moon GihwanMoon Gihwan -
6. "야하게 입지마" (Don’t Dress Provocatively)Seo Youngbae, IGGY, JRSeo Youngbae, IGGY -

Chart performance

Single Chart

Chart Peak position
Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 59
Gaon Social Chart 6
Gaon Weekly singles chart 92

Album Chart

Chart Peak
position
South Korea Gaon Weekly Album Chart 8
South Korea Gaon Yearly Album Chart 95

Sales

Chart Sales
Gaon physical sales 11,935+

Music Show charts

Song Peak chart position
KOR
Inkigayo Chart M! Countdown Chart Music Core Chart
"Sleep Talking" 21 22 34

References

  1. ↑ "Nu'est Official Youtube Channel". Nu'est Official Youtube Channel. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "NU'EST's Ren teases for their comeback with a BTS photo of their recording". allkpop.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "NU'EST recruit Duble Sidekick for their comeback this month". allkpop.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "NU'EST announce their comeback date with 'Sleep Talking' + JR & Ren's teaser images". allkpop.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "NU'EST to return with 'mystic fantasy' genre of music". allkpop.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "NU'EST reveals JR and Aron's intro rap for 'Sleep Talking'". allkpop.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Sleep Talking Teaser Video". Nu'est Official Youtube Channel. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "NU'EST Releases 'Sleep Talking' and Holds Showcase on August 22". kpopstarz.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "NU'EST Mini Album Vol.3". yesasia.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "NU’EST Unleashes Comeback Teaser for "Sleep Talking"". soompi.com. Retrieved 29 August 2013.