Alone (EP)

Alone
EP by Sistar
Released April 12, 2012
(see release history)
Recorded 2011–2012
Genre
Length 21:53
Language Korean
Label Starship Entertainment
Sistar chronology
So Cool
(2011)		 Alone
(2012)		 Loving U
(2012)
Singles from Alone
  1. "I Choose to Love You"
    Released: January 19, 2012
  2. "Alone"
    Released: April 12, 2012

Alone is the first extended play by South Korean girl group Sistar. The album was released on April 12, 2012 by Starship Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment, with "I Choose to Love You" and the lead single as the promotional singles.[1]

Background and release

"I Choose to Love You", a solo song by Sistar member Hyolyn, was digitally released on January 19, 2012, as part of the soundtrack for Sarangeul Boda 2 (사랑을 보다2). It reached number 2 on the Gaon Digital Singles Chart for the week[2] and number 3 for the month. The song "Alone", the title track of the EP, was produced and written by Brave Brothers. They also produced and wrote title songs from the group's other EPs, most notably "Push Push", "Shady Girl", "How Dare You", "Ma Boy" and "So Cool".

The music video of "Alone" was released on April 12, 2012, along with the EP release. The video starts off with the four members against a black backdrop and red metal rods built into structures. As the song progresses, the dance scenes are interjected with solo scenes of the members wandering around the streets of Las Vegas. In addition, the video also contains the members at a bar, singing to the camera as a group and also at the bar looking dejected and alone. "Alone" reached number 1 on the Gaon Charts for the week and month. The EP charted at number 3 on the Gaon Weekly Albums Chart[3] and number 10 on the monthly chart.[4] The title track went to number 1 on the weekly[5] and monthly Gaon charts and placed third on year-end chart.[6]

On June 28, 2012, a remix of "Alone" buy DJ Smells was released on Sistar's extended play Loving U.

Promotions

The promotions of the song "Alone" started in April 12, on Mnet's M! Countdown. . The song "Lead Me" was also performed during the first week of promotions. The song gave the group their second TV music show award on KBS's Music Bank in April 27[7] and the third on May 4.[8] The song also won two mutizens on SBS's Inkigayo, on April 29[9] and May 6, respectively.[10]

Track listing

Official track list[1]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Come Closer"  War of the StarsWar of the Stars 0:58
2. "Alone" (나혼자; Nahonja)Brave BrothersBrave Brothers 3:26
3. "No Mercy"  RovinRovin 3:19
4. "Lead Me"  
  • Duble Sidekicks
  • Ice Mike
Ice Mike 3:41
5. "Girls On Top"  Jo Seong-hwak, RovinRovin 3:36
6. "I Choose to Love You" (널 사랑하겠어; Neol Saranghagesseo) (Hyolyn solo)Kim Chang-kiKim Chang-ki 3:31
7. "Alone" (Instrumental) Brave Brothers, Kang Dong-chul 3:25
Total length:
 21:53

Chart performance

Album chart

Chart Peak
position
Gaon Weekly album chart[3] 3
Gaon Monthly album chart[4] 10
Gaon Yearly album chart[11] 80

Sales and certifications

Chart (2012) Amount
Gaon physical sales[11] 18,000+

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South Korea[1] April 12, 2012 Digital download Starship Entertainment
LOEN Entertainment
April 17, 2012 CD

References

  1. 1 2 3 "(EP) Alone / Daum 뮤직 :: 언제 어디서나 Music on Daum". Daum Communications. 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  2. ↑ "2012년 05주차 Digital Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 "2012년 17주차 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  4. 1 2 "2012년 04월 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "2012년 17주차 Digital Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Gaon Yearly Chart". Gaon. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  7. ↑ 씨스타, 데뷔 이래 지상파 첫 1위! 보라-다솜 '폭풍 눈물' (in Korean). Nate. 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
  8. ↑ '뮤직뱅크' 씨스타 2주 연속 1위, 포미닛 아쉬운 탈락 (in Korean). Nate. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  9. ↑ 뭘해도 되는 씨스타 ‘인기가요’ 1위 ‘앵콜무대 잘려 아쉬워’ (in Korean). Nate. 2012-04-29. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
  10. ↑ '인기가요' 씨스타 1위, 라이벌 포미닛에 "화이팅입니다" (in Korean). Nate. 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
  11. 1 2 "2012년 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2015.

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