Bubble Pop!

Bubble Pop! is the debut extended play (EP) by South Korean singer Hyuna, a member of South Korean girl group 4Minute. It was released on July 5, 2011, by Cube Entertainment.[1]

Bubble Pop!
EP by
Hyuna
ReleasedJuly 5, 2011
RecordedJune 2011
Genre
Length15:34
LabelCube
Hyuna chronology
Bubble Pop!
(2011)		 Melting
(2012)
Singles from Bubble Pop!
  1. "A Bitter Day"
    Released: June 30, 2011
  2. "Bubble Pop!"
    Released: July 5, 2011
  3. "Just Follow"
    Released: August 14, 2011

Release and reception

On June 30, 2011, a promotional single, "A Bitter Day", was released digitally.[2] It featured guest singer G.NA in the chorus and rapping by Yong Jun-hyung of Beast.[3] It was co-written by Yong and Choi Kyu-sung. The song peaked at number 10 on the Gaon Weekly Digital Chart[4] and at number 165 on the Gaon Year-End Digital Chart for 2011.

On July 5, 2011, the EP's title track, "Bubble Pop!",[5] and its music video were released. The music video features a cameo by MBLAQ's Lee Joon.[6] The Music Video was filmed on Okinawa, Japan[7] Hyuna promoted the song on music shows from July 8, 2011 on KBS's Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core, SBS's Inkigayo and Mnet's M! Countdown.[8] The song reached number 4 on the Gaon Weekly Digital Chart[9] and finished at number 21 on Gaon's 2011 year-end chart. It has sold a total of 2,694,310 digital copies.

In December 9, 2011, title track "Bubble Pop!" ranked #9 on American music magazine SPIN's "20 Best Songs of 2011" list.[10]

The song was parodied in the 2016 Family Guy episode "Candy, Quahog Marshmallow!".

The song appears in the dance video game Just Dance 2018 as one of the tracklist.

Promotion and controversy

Hyuna promoted the title track "Bubble Pop!" on music shows in July 2011 on KBS's Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core, SBS's Inkigayo and Mnet's M! Countdown. The EP's introduction song "Attention" was also used in the performances.[11]

In August, Cube Entertainment halted promotions because the title track's video, choreography, and on-stage costumes were deemed by the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) to be "too sexually suggestive".[12] Cube Entertainment decided to promote a follow-up single "Just Follow", featuring rapper Dok2. Hyuna's performance on the Inkigayo music show featured rapper Zico from the boy band Block B instead, and featured lyrics he re-wrote.[13][14]

Track listing
Bubble Pop![15]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Attention"Beomi, NangiBeomi, Nangi1:26
2."Bubble Pop!"Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sungShinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sung3:33
3."Downtown" (feat. Jeon Ji-yoon)Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sungShinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sung3:23
4."A Bitter Day" (feat. Yong Jun-hyung & G.NA)Choi Kyu-sung, Yong Jun-hyungChoi Kyu-sung3:47
5."Just Follow" (feat. Dok2)Dok2Dok23:25
Total length:15:35

Chart performance
Chart Peak
position
Gaon Weekly albums chart[16] 7
Gaon Monthly albums chart[17] 13

Release history
CountryDateFormatLabel
South, Korea July 5, 2011 CD Cube Entertainment

Notes

    References
    1. "Bubble Pop! on Soribada". July 5, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
    2. "4minute's HyunA to release ballad, "A Bitter Day", before album release". Archived from the original on May 21, 2014.
    3. "HyunA Releases "A Bitter Day" Single". Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
    4. "2011년 28주차 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
    5. "HyunA releases "Bubble Pop!" mini album!".
    6. HyunA releases "Bubble Pop!" music video!
    7. "HyunA releases comeback teaser MV, "Bubble Pop!"".
    8. "HyunA makes her "Bubble Pop!" comeback on 'Music Bank'".
    9. "Gaon Search – Hyuna" (in Korean). Gaon. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
    10. "SPIN's 20 Best Songs of 2011". SPIN. SpinMedia Group. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
    11. "HyunA makes her "Bubble Pop!" comeback on 'Music Bank'". allkpop. 6Theory Media. July 8, 2011.
    12. "HyunA abruptly concludes "Bubble Pop" promotions". Allkpop. August 4, 2011.
    13. "HyunA performs "Just Follow" with Block B's Zico on 'Inkigayo'". Allkpop. 6Theory Media. August 14, 2011.
    14. 현아, 후속곡 '저스트 팔로우'로 11일부터 활동 (in Korean). Gaon. August 10, 2011. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012.
    15. "HyunA Mini Album Vol. 1 – Bubble Pop! on YesAsia". July 4, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
    16. "2011년 29주차 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
    17. "2011년 07월 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
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