''Break Time'' is the fourth Korean
extended play
An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 1 ...
by South Korean band
U-KISS
U-KISS (; ) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2008. Their name is an acronym, standing for Ubiquitous Korean International Idol Super Star. The group is currently composed of Soohyun, Yeo Hoon-min, Hoon, Lee Ki-seop, Kiseop, Alexander Lee ( ...
, released on October 4, 2010. The lead single was "Shut Up!!". It is the last EP by U-KISS to feature members
Alexander Lee and
Kim Ki-bum.
Release and reception
The physical CD was released in South Korea October 4, 2010. Digital downloads were available worldwide that same day. It proceeded to be released in the Philippines March 24, 2011. The original single for the EP was originally supposed to be "Light It Up", composed by Kim Tae-wan, but upon hearing Kim Tae-hyun's "Shut Up!!" (시끄러!!; ''Siggeureo!!''), the group shifted to use the latter instead.
The song was recorded at More Than Present's studio in
Seoul, Korea
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in August, 2010, and is based on hardcore electronic sounds while emphasizing performance factors.
U-KISS began promotions of ''Break Time'' with a performance of "Shut Up!!" on Mnet's ''M!Countdown'' on October 7, the same day the song's music video was released. The setting for the video is a train station, with U-KISS on the platform. It begins with member Eli riding a motorcycle while chasing a woman. It then shifts to
Shin Dongho
Shin Dong-ho (; born June 29, 1994) is a former South Korean singer who acquired fame as a singer of the boy group U-KISS. Dongho was the most active member of the group, appearing in a great many reality shows and other productions. He join ...
sitting on one side while singing his part. It also features a trio-rap from Alexander, Ki-bum, and
Eli Kim
Ellison Kyoung-jae Kim (born March 13, 1991), better known by his stage name Eli, is a Korean American, South Korean-American singer and rapper. He is a member of South Korean boy band U-KISS.
Early life
Eli was born in Los Angeles, Californ ...
who chase a woman. The original version of the music video was flagged by YouTube for content inappropriate to minors, due to scenes in which Kibum, Kiseop, and Kevin are shirtless and all members appear with a woman. A less graphic version of the video was revealed on October 8, and a new version for TV broadcast was released on October 29.
"Shut Up!!" went to number 70 on the
Gaon Weekly Digital Singles Chart,
while the ''Break Time'' EP made it to number 3 on the Gaon Weekly Albums Chart.
On February 29, 2012 a Japanese version of the "Shut Up!!" was released as a part of U-KISS's first Japanese album, ''
A Shared Dream
''A Shared Dream'' is the debut Japanese studio album by South Korean boy band U-KISS, released on February 29, 2012 by Avex Trax.
Background and development
In May 2011, U-KISS formally signed under Avex Japan for their Japanese debut. Soon th ...
''.
Track listing
Charts
Sales and certifications
Release history
References
External links
Official website
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2010 EPs
U-KISS EPs
Korean-language EPs
2010s Korean-language albums