Following
EP by
Hyuna
ReleasedAugust 29, 2017
Genre
Length16:24
Label
Hyuna chronology
A'wesome
(2016)		 Following
(2017)		 Lip & Hip
(2017)
Singles from Following
  1. "Babe"
    Released: August 29, 2017
Music video
"Babe" on YouTube

Following is the sixth extended play (EP) by South Korean singer Hyuna. It was released on August 29, 2017, by Cube Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment. "Babe" was released as the lead single.

Background

In May 2017, Hyuna debuted along with fellow labelmates and Pentagon members Hui and E'Dawn in a new sub-unit group.[1] The promotions for their first mini album 199X went on until the end of the month. Later in July, Hyuna revealed in an interview for Grazia magazine that she was preparing a new comeback album to be released during the summer.[2]

Release

On August, Cube Entertainment revealed her return to the Korean music scene was supposed to happen on September, but they decided to do it sooner because Hyuna could not wait to meet with her fans again, so it was pushed forward to the end of August.[3] The first teaser image was unveiled on August 8,[4] with the name of the mini album being revealed later on August 17, along with black and white intimate pictures of Hyuna without make-up. The images also confirmed the EP to be released on August 29.[5] On August 23, the company revealed the title song to be called "Babe", which was composed by Hyuna herself, Shinsadong Tiger and Beom x Nang.[6] The tracklist was unveiled on August 24 through her official YouTube channel, along with an audio snippet of each song from the album.[7]

The EP was officially released on August 29 through many Korean online music services, including Melon.[8] For the global market, the EP was made available on iTunes.[9] It was also released in physical format.[10]

Music video

On August 27, a teaser for the music video of "Babe" was released.[11] The full music video, which was released on August 29, features Hyuna going back and forth to another dimension.[12]

Promotion

Hyuna held the first comeback stage for the album during MBC's Show Champion on August 30, where she performed the songs "Babe" and "Dart".[13][14] The promotions continued on Arirang's Simply K-Pop and KBS's Music Bank on September 1,[15][16] MBC's Show! Music Core on September 2,[17] SBS's Inkigayo on September 3,[18] and Mnet's M Countdown on September 7.[19]

Commercial performance

Following debuted at number 9 on the Gaon Album Chart on the issue dated between August 27 and September 2, 2017.[20] For the month of August, it appeared on the monthly edition of the Gaon Album Chart at number 28, with 5,773 physical copies sold.[21] The album also entered Billboard's World Albums Chart at number 5 on the week of September 16, 2017.[22]

Track listing

Following track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Party (Follow Me)" (featuring Wooseok of Pentagon)
  • Big Sancho
  • Hyuna
  • Wooseok
  • Big Sancho
  • Hyuna
  • Big Sancho
3:09
2."Babe" (베베)
  • Shinsadong Tiger
  • Beom x Nang
  • Hyuna
  • Shinsadong Tiger
  • Beom x Nang
  • Shinsadong Tiger
3:13
3."Purple" (보라색; Bolasaeg (with E'Dawn of Pentagon))
  • E'Dawn
  • Hyuna
  • E'Dawn
  • Big Sancho
3:42
4."Dart"
  • Son Youngjin
  • Kang Dongha
  • Hyuna
  • Youngjin
  • Youngjin
3:13
5."Mirror" (자화상; Jahwasang)
  • January 8
  • Hyuna
  • Ruby Spiro
  • Andreas Wallevik
  • Espen Andersen
  • Peter Wallevik
  • A. Wallevik
  • Andersen
  • P. Wallevik
3:07
Total length:16:24

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Following
Chart (2017) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[20] 9
US World Albums (Billboard)[22] 5

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for Following
Chart (2017) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[21] 28

Release history

Release history and formats for Following
Region Date Format Label Ref.
South Korea August 29, 2017 CD, Digital download Cube Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment [10][8]
Various Digital download [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Hyuna's new project group Triple H to release debuting album". Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ "HyunA talks about her solo comeback in 'Grazia' pictorial | allkpop.com". allkpop. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ "HyunA to release new record by end of month". Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ "HyunA releases a teaser image for her 6th mini album | allkpop.com". allkpop. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  5. ↑ "HyunA goes for a natural look in teaser images for 'Following' | allkpop.com". allkpop. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  6. ↑ "HyunA's title song revealed to be 'Babe' | allkpop.com". allkpop. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  7. ↑ HyunA 현아 (Official YouTube Channel) (August 24, 2017), HyunA(현아) 6th Mini Album "Following" Audio Snippet, retrieved August 29, 2017
  8. 1 2 "Following". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Following - EP by HyunA on Apple Music". iTunes. August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  10. 1 2 "현아 (HyunA) - Following (6th Mini Album) [초도한정 포스터+지관통 무료증정]". 리스뮤직. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  11. ↑ HyunA 현아 (Official YouTube Channel) (August 27, 2017), HyunA(현아) - '베베 (BABE)' M/V Teaser, retrieved August 29, 2017
  12. ↑ HyunA 현아 (Official YouTube Channel) (August 29, 2017), HyunA(현아) - '베베 (BABE)' Official Music Video, retrieved August 29, 2017
  13. ↑ ALL THE K-POP (August 30, 2017), Show Champion EP.243 HYUNA - BABE [현아 - 베베], retrieved August 30, 2017
  14. ↑ ALL THE K-POP (August 30, 2017), Show Champion EP.243 HYUNA - DART [현아 - 다트], retrieved August 31, 2017
  15. ↑ ARIRANG K-POP (August 31, 2017), [Simply K-Pop] Hyun A(현아) _ BABE(베베) _ Ep.280 _ 090117, retrieved September 1, 2017
  16. ↑ KBSKpop (September 1, 2017), 뮤직뱅크 Music Bank - 베베(BABE) - 현아 (BABE - HyunA).20170901, retrieved September 1, 2017
  17. ↑ MBCkpop (September 2, 2017), [Comeback Stage] HyunA - BABE, 현아 - 베베 Show Music core 20170902, retrieved September 2, 2017
  18. ↑ SBS Inkigayo (September 2, 2017), 《Comeback Special》 HyunA(현아) _ BABE(베베) @인기가요 Inkigayo 20170903, retrieved September 3, 2017
  19. ↑ Mnet K-POP (September 7, 2017), [HyunA - BABE] KPOP TV Show | M COUNTDOWN 180907 EP.540, retrieved September 7, 2017
  20. 1 2 "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  21. 1 2 "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  22. 1 2 "World Music: Top World Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
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