Pink Luv

2014 EP by Apink
Pink Luv
EP by
Apink
ReleasedNovember 24, 2014
Recorded2013–2014
StudioA Cube Studios
Genre
  • K-pop
  • dance-pop
LabelA Cube Entertainment (Distributed by LOEN Entertainment)
Apink chronology
Pink Blossom
(2014) 		Pink Luv
(2014) 		Pink Memory
(2015)
Singles from Pink Luv
  1. "Good Morning Baby"
    Released: January 13, 2014
  2. "Luv"
    Released: November 24, 2014

Pink Luv (stylized as Pink LUV) is the fifth EP by South Korean girl group Apink, released on November 24, 2014. The album's lead single is the title track "Luv".

Release and promotion

The EP Pink Luv was released on November 24. It debuted at number 1 on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart while "Luv" debuted at number 2 on the Gaon Digital Chart and stayed there for two weeks.[1] The song sold 1,490,824 copies and scored Apink's first three triple crown wins in the three major music shows (MTV The Show, Music Core and Inkigayo.) They were the first girl group to achieve this.

Apink performed a snippet of "Secret", a track on their album, in addition to a full performance of "Luv" on KBS's Music Bank on November 21. This was followed by additional comebacks on music programs including MBC's Show! Music Core, SBS's Inkigayo , SBS's The Show, MBC Music's Show Champion and Mnet's M! Countdown. Apink received 17 trophies in total on the aforementioned music shows with "Luv", which is still the highest number of wins for a single song for a girl group.

Track listing

Digital and CD mini album.[2]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Luv"
  • Shinsadong Tiger
  • Beom & Nang
03:58
2."Wanna Be"ChoRong
  • Son Young-jin
  • Big Sancho
03:40
3."Secret"Lee Won-heeLee Won-hee03:57
4."I'm Not an Angel" (천사가 아냐; Cheonsaga Anya)
  • KZ
  • D'Day
  • KZ
  • Mr. Gomdol
03:26
5."Once Upon a Time" (동화 같은 사랑; Donghwa Gateun Sarang; lit. "Love Like a Fairytale")
  • Duble Sidekick
  • Tenzo & Tasco
03:52
6."Luv" (Instrumental) 
  • Shinsadong Tiger
  • Beom & Nang
03:58
Total length:22:51
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
7."Good Morning Baby"Duble SidekickDuble Sidekick03:40
8."My Darling" (Apink BnN)Brave BrothersBrave Brothers03:05
Total length:29:36

Charts

Album

Chart Peak
position
Gaon Weekly Album Chart 1
Gaon Monthly Album Chart 4
Gaon Yearly Album Chart 36

Single

Chart (2014) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon) 2
South Korea (Kpop Hot 100) 2
US World Digital Songs (Billboard) 5

Sales and certifications

Provider Amount
Gaon Digital Sales 1,490,824+[3]

Sales and certifications

Provider Amount
Gaon physical sales 79,735+[4]
Oricon physical sales 4,805+

Music program wins

Music programs awards
Song Program Date (17 total)
"Luv" The Show (SBS MTV) December 2, 2014
December 9, 2014
December 16, 2014
Music Bank (KBS2) December 5, 2014
December 12, 2014
December 19, 2014
December 26, 2014
Show! Music Core (MBC) December 6, 2014
December 13, 2014
December 20, 2014
January 3, 2015
January 10, 2015
Inkigayo (SBS) December 7, 2014
December 14, 2014
December 28, 2014
M Countdown (Mnet) December 18, 2014
December 25, 2014

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South Korea November 24, 2014 CD, Digital download Plan A Entertainment
LOEN Entertainment

References

  1. ^ "Gaon Chart releases chart rankings for November 23 - November 29 - allkpop.com".
  2. ^ "iTunes - Music - Pink LUV by Apink". iTunes. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  3. ^ Digital sales for Luv:
    • "2014년 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
    • "2015년 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 11, 2016.
    • 2016년 15주차 Download Chart [half year of 2016 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  4. ^ Cumulative sales for Pink Luv:
    • "Gaon Album Chart - 2014 (see #36)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
    • "Gaon Album Chart - 2015 (see #81)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 11, 2016.

External links

  • "Luv" Music Video on YouTube
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