Grown-Up (EP)

Grown-Up is the fourth mini-album by South Korean rock band F.T. Island. It was released in South Korea on January 31, 2012, under FNC Music and distributed by Mnet Media. Filled with slow-tempo rock ballads, the album illustrated the musical growth of the band. Upon its release, the album and its single "Severely" (Korean: 지독하게) topped several music charts. The album debuted at number one on Gaon's weekly album chart and sold-out its initial 50,000 physically produced copies in ten days. The single peaked at number three on Gaon's weekly singles chart and earned F.T. Island several music television program awards, including three consecutive wins—dubbed a "Triple Crown"—on Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company's (jTBC) Music on Top.

Grown-Up
EP by
F.T. Island
ReleasedJanuary 31, 2012 (2012-01-31)
Recorded2011
GenreRock
Length20:56
LabelFNC Music, Mnet Media
F.T. Island chronology
Memory in FTISLAND
(2011)		 Grown-Up
(2012)		 20 [Twenty]
(2012)
Singles from Grown-Up
  1. "Severely"
    Released: January 31, 2012

Composition

All five tracks on the album are slow-tempo rock ballads.[1] Lead vocalist Lee Hongki explained that the band chose rock ballads to coincide with the cold weather in South Korea at the time. He labeled the songs as modern rock music that left out "any special effects or production", and described the musical content as the "basic band sound".[2] FNC Media stated that Grown-Up "may be their best album yet", explaining that "fans will be able to experience how much they boys have matured musically".[1] Writer Lee Da-hye of Yahoo! Korea felt that the album's content could "stimulate the emotions".[3]

Release and promotion

On January 27, 2012, F.T. Island released a music video teaser for "Severely". The mini-album Grown-Up and the full music video for "Severely" were both released on January 31. The music video starred Lee Hongki and a female trainee of FNC Media as his love interest.[4] On that day, F.T. Island began promoting "Severely" by performing on Mnet's M! Countdown on February 2, 2012.[5] They also made their comeback performances in the following days on Korean Broadcasting System's (KBS) Music Bank,[6] Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's (MBC) Show! Music Core[7] and Seoul Broadcasting System's (SBS) The Music Trend.[8]

On February 9, "Severely" earned its first K-Chart win on M! Countdown.[9] F.T. Island won a second time on February 23.[10] They won Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company's (jTBC) Music on Top on February 15,[11] February 22[12] and February 29, the latter of which earned them a Triple Crown for their third consecutive win on the show.[13] On February 26, the band won The Music Trend mutizen.[14]

Chart performance

Immediately after its release, Grown-Up topped physical and digital music charts.[5] With one charting day, the album debuted at number three on the Gaon's monthly album chart of the month of January.[15] After a full week of its release, Grown-Up went on to debut at number one on Gaon's weekly album chart.[15] By February 9, 2012, ten days after its release, the album sold-out the 50,000 physical copies that were produced.[9] Grown-Up went on to chart at number six on the monthly chart for the month of February.[15]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Severely" (지독하게; Jidokhage)Han Seong-hoKim Do-hun, Lee Sang-ho4:10
2."Even Had Lost a Friend" (친구마저 잃었다; Chingumajeo Irheotda)Lee Hee-seungHan Seung-hun4:14
3."I'm a Foolish Person" (난 못난 사람입니다; Nan Motnan Saramipnida)Lee Hee-seungKim Jae-yang4:32
4."Grown Man..." (다 큰 남자가...; Da Keun Namjaga...)Lee Seung-hoHan Seung-hun4:09
5."We Hope to Become Lovers" (애인이 돼 주길 바래요; Aeini Dwae Jugil Baraeyo)Han Seong-hoChoi Jong Hun, Han Seung-hun3:51
Total length:20:56

Chart history
Chart (2011) Peak
position
South Korean Gaon album chart[15] 1
South Korean Gaon domestic album chart[15] 1

References
  1. "FT아일랜드, 새 앨범 'GROWN-UP' 재킷사진 공개 '컴백 임박'" (in Korean). Nate. January 26, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  2. "Mnet Wide Open Studio Talk". (in Korean). February 2, 2012. 3 minutes in. Mnet Media. Mnet. Missing or empty |series= (help)
  3. Lee Da-hye (February 29, 2012). "'뮤직온탑' FT아일랜드, '지독하게' 감성적인 목소리 '중독'" (in Korean). Yahoo! Korea. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  4. Hwang Mi-hyeon (January 28, 2012). 화제의 뮤비녀, 알고보니 걸그룹 멤버... (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  5. Jeon Hyeong-hwa (February 1, 2012). "FT아일랜드, 미니 앨범 발매 동시 판매량 1위" (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  6. Gil Mi-seong (February 3, 2012). "뮤직뱅크 2월 3일 출연자, FT아일랜드·미료·부가킹즈·블락비 컴백" (in Korean). Arts News. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  7. Yang Ja-yeong (February 4, 2012). "'음악중심' FT아일랜드, 장난스러운 MC-노련한 가수 오가는 완벽한 무대 호평" (in Korean). Paran. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  8. Jo Jeong-won (February 5, 2012). "'인기가요' FT아일랜드, 한층 더 성숙해져 돌아왔다 '명불허전'". The Korea Herald (in Korean). Herald Media. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  9. Kim Jin-seok (February 10, 2012). "FT아일랜드, 열흘만에 5만장 팔아 '음원차트도 올킬'" (in Korean). Nate. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  10. "[엠카운트다운] 2월23일 존박 데뷔 & miss A 컴백" (in Korean). Mnet. February 22, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  11. Lee Han-hyeong (February 15, 2012). "[포토엔] FT아일랜드 '우리가 이번주 뮤직온탑'" (in Korean). MSN. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  12. Oh Jin-tae (February 22, 2012). "[포토엔] 뮤직온탑 1위 FT아일랜드 '기쁨의 앵콜 공연'" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  13. Lee Han-hyeong (February 29, 2012). "[포토엔] FT아일랜드 '뮤직온탑 트리플크라운'" (in Korean). MSN. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  14. Ma Ju-nim (February 26, 2012). "세븐 아이유 진행실수 동영상 2월26일 인기가요 FT아일랜드 1위" (in Korean). Daum Communications. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  15. "<F.TIsland> 에 대한 검색결과 입니다" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
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