First Love (Lee Hi album)
| First Love |
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| Studio album by Lee Hi |
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| Released |
March 7, 2013 (2013-03-07)
(see release history) |
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| Recorded |
2012-2013 |
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| Genre |
K-pop, jazz, R&B |
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| Length |
37:35 |
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| Language |
Korean |
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| Label |
YG Entertainment, KMP Holdings |
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| Producer |
Yang Hyun-suk |
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| Singles from First Love |
- "1,2,3,4"
Released: October 29, 2012
- "Scarecrow"
Released: November 22, 2012
- "It's Over"
Released: March 7, 2013
- "Rose"
Released: March 28, 2013
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First Love[1][2] is the debut studio album by former K-Pop Star contestant Lee Hi. Before release, her agency, YG Entertainment, stated that Lee Hi would take on genres like jazz and rhythm and blues that are rarely heard in the K-pop industry.[3]
Background and release
Lee Hi's first teaser picture was released on February 25, 2013. It depicted Lee Hi with three questions floating around her, "March 1st?", "March 7th?", and "March 21st?" Given that her comeback had been delayed multiple times before this picture led fans to believe it had been delayed once again.[4] The second teaser was released on February 26, 2013 and created similar confusion, depicting Lee Hi posing with the questions "Mini?", "Single?" and "Album?" floating above her head.[5]
On March 1, 2013, Lee Hi's official YouTube channel pre-released "Turn It Up", the intro to her upcoming full-length album. This revealed the "March 1st?" question on her second teaser.[6] It was announced that March 7 would see the digital release of a preview mini-album featuring the first five songs off of First Love.[7] From this release she promoted "It's Over" as a title track, winning her first Inkigayo mutizen on March 24 with the song.[8] The full album was originally scheduled for release on March 21 but was later delayed to March 28.[9] "Rose" served as the title track of the album's physical release, reaching the summit of Gaon's national singles chart.
Track listing
The track listing and credits were revealed by YG Entertainment.[10]
| 1. |
"Turn It Up" (Intro) | Tablo | Kush, Lydia Paek |
1:47 |
| 2. |
"Special" (featuring Jennie Kim Of YG New Artist) | Tablo | Choice37, Lydia Paek |
3:56 |
| 3. |
"It's Over" | Masta Wu | Rovin, Lydia Paek |
3:54 |
| 4. |
"짝사랑" (Jjaksarang; One-Sided Love) | Sunwoo Jungah | Sunwoo Jungah |
3:54 |
| 5. |
"Dream" | REALMEEE | REALMEEE |
4:49 |
| 6. |
"Rose" | Teddy | Teddy, Song Baek Kyung |
3:42 |
| 7. |
"바보" (Babo; Fool for Love) | Tablo | Q, Lydia Paek |
4:05 |
| 8. |
"Because" | REALMEEE | REALMEEE |
4:18 |
| 9. |
"내가 이상해" (Naega Isanghae; Am I Strange) | Sunwoo Jungah | Sunwoo Jungah |
3:36 |
| 10. |
"1, 2, 3, 4" (Bonus track) | Masta Wu | Choice37, Lydia Paek |
3:34 |
| 11. |
"허수아비" (Scarecrow; Hidden track) | Park Jin-young | Park Jin-young |
4:23 |
Total length: |
37:35 |
Chart performance
It's Over
| Singles Chart |
Peak position |
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| Billboard Korea[11] |
4 |
| Gaon[12] |
3 |
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Rose
| Singles Chart |
Peak position |
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| Billboard Korea |
1 |
| Gaon |
1 |
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Other charted songs
| Song |
Peak position |
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| KOR |
KOR |
| Gaon Chart[13] |
K-Pop Billboard[14] |
| "Special" |
21 |
16 |
| "One-Sided Love" |
23 |
21 |
| "Dream" |
44 |
35 |
| "Turn It Up" (Intro) |
64 |
- |
| "내가 이상해" (Am I Strange) |
101 |
85 |
| "Because" |
79 |
56 |
| "바보" (Fool) |
62 |
43 |
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Release history
| Region |
Date |
Format(s) |
Label |
| South Korea |
March 7, 2013 |
Digital Download (EP - Part 1) |
YG Entertainment |
| Worldwide |
| South Korea |
March 28, 2013 |
Digital Download (EP - Part 2) |
| Worldwide |
| South Korea |
April 2, 2013 |
CD (Full album) |
| Taiwan |
May 10, 2013 |
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Warner Music Taiwan |
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References