The MOBB
The Mobb (stylized as The MOBB) is debut album by South Korea hip-hop duo MOBB. The album was released online on September 8, 2016, and physically on September 23, 2016, by YG Entertainment. The album consist of 2 songs from the duo called "Hit Me" and "Full House", Mino's solo song "Body" and Bobby's solo song "HOLUP!". The physical edition add 2 bonus songs which is "Fear" (MINO solo) and "가드올리고 Bounce" (Bobby solo).
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Released | September 8, 2016 | |||
Genre | Hip Hop | |||
Length | 20:25 | |||
Label | YG | |||
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Promotion
The music video for Bobby's solo track "꽐라 (HOLUP!)" was released on September 7, 2016, and the music video for Mino's solo track "몸 (BODY)" was released on September 8. On September 9, music videos for the collaborative singles "붐벼 (FULL HOUSE)" and "빨리 전화해 (HIT ME)" were released.[1][2] The duo performed their songs "Hit Me" & "Full House" at Inkigayo on September 11, 2016. The duo also performed their solo song at M Countdown (aired September 22, 2016). On September 28 they performed "Hit Me" and "Full House" at a busking on a park in Hongdae, Seoul.
Commercial performance
Upon its release the album debut on number 1 at Billboard's World Album Chart.[3] The album charted at number 2 on South Korean Gaon Album Chart on the first week of physical release and number 6 on monthly chart (September). The album sold 31,744 copies in September. In Japan the album charted in Oricon album chart at No. 47, selling 1,418 copies.[4] In December 28, 2016, the Japanese version of the album was released as their Japanese debut, with Japanese lyrics of three songs, "Full House", "HOLUP!" & "Body". The album charted in number seven selling 7,938 copies.[5]
"Hit Me" debut at number 3 on Billboard's World Digital Songs for the week October 1, 2016.[6] The MVs also had great reception where they land on number 2 (HOLUP!), 3 (Body), 6 (Full House) and 7 (Hit Me) for most watched K-Pop MVs (September 2016) in America and rank at 3 (HOLUP!), 5 (Body), 7 (Hit Me) and 8 (Full House) in the world.[7]
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "HOLUP!" (꽐라; kkwalla) (Bobby solo) | Bobby |
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| 3:31 |
2. | "Full House" (붐벼; bumbyeo) |
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| 3:40 | |
3. | "Body" (몸; mom) (Mino solo) | Mino |
| Future Bounce | 3:19 |
4. | "Hit Me" (빨리 전화해; ppalli jeonhwahae) (Feat. Kush) |
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| 3:02 |
5. | "Fear" (겁; geob) (Feat. Taeyang) (Mino solo) |
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| 3:51 |
6. | "Raise Your Guard and Bounce" (가드올리고; gadeuolligo) (Bobby solo) | Bobby |
| Prima Vista | 3:02 |
Total length: | 20:25 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Full House" (Japanese Version) (ブンビョ) | Bobby, Song Minho, Kickhaiku | Teddy, Choice37, Bobby | 3:40 |
2. | "Hit Me -KR Ver.-" (Feat. KUSH) | Song Minho, Bobby, KUSH | Choice37, KUSH, Teddy, Seo Wonjin, Song Minho, Bobby | 3:04 |
3. | "HOLUP!" (Japanese Version) (Bobby solo) | Bobby, KUSH | Ricky "Shockbit" Luna, Bobby, Deekei | 3:33 |
4. | "Body" (Japanese Version) | Song Minho, Zero | Song Minho, Future Bounce | 3:21 |
5. | "Full House -KR Ver.-" (붐벼) | Bobby, Song Minho | Teddy, Choice37, Bobby | 3:39 |
6. | "HOLUP! -KR Ver.-" (꽐라) (Bobby solo) | Bobby | Ricky "Shockbit" Luna, Bobby, Deekei | 3:33 |
7. | "Body -KR Ver.-" (몸) (Mino solo) | Song Minho | Song Minho, Future Bounce | 3:21 |
8. | "Raise Your Guard and Bounce -KR Ver.-" (Bobby solo) | Bobby | Bobby, Prima Vista | 3:04 |
9. | "Fear -KR Ver.-" (Feat. Taeyang (Mino solo)) | Song Minho, Zico | Zico, Pop Time | 4:10 |
Total length: | 31:30 |
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Hong Kong Korean Albums (KKBox)[8] | 13 |
Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)[5] | 7 |
Singapore Korean Albums (KKBox)[9] | 7 |
South Korean Weekly Albums (Gaon)[10] | 2 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] | 7 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] | 44 |
US World Albums (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
Release history
Region | Format | Date | Label |
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Worldwide | Digital download | September 8, 2016 | YG Entertainment |
South Korea | Digital download | ||
CD | September 23, 2016 | ||
Japan | CD, digital download | December 28, 2016 | YGEX |
References
- "MINO & BOBBY's MOBB to Release New Songs and Do a V App Show Today". YG Life. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
- "SONG MINHO X BOBBY teamed up as "MOBB"… Coming back as a unit team on the 9". Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- "Billboard's World Albums Chart : October 1, 2016". Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- "2016 Oricon Chart - September Week 4". Oricon Chart. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- "2016 Oricon Chart - December Week 4 (Japanese debut album)". Oricon Chart. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- "Billboard's World Digital Songs : October 1, 2016". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- Benjamin, Jeff. "Most Viewed K-Pop Videos in America, Around the World: September 2016". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- "Hong Kong (Korean Chart - Top 100 Korean Albums)". KKBox. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- "Singapore (Korean Chart - Top 100 Korean Albums)". KKBox. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- "2016 South Korean Gaon Weekly Albums - Week 39". Gaon. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- "Billboard Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- "Billboard Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- "2016 Gaon Chart - September". GaonChart. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- 1,418 (Korean edition) + 13,437 (Japanese Edition)
- "2016 Oricon Chart - September Week 4 (Korean Edition)". Oricon Chart. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- "2017 Oricon Album Chart - March Week 3 (Japanese Edition)". Oricon. Retrieved April 12, 2019.