''Bubble Pop!'' is the first
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. (EP) by the South Korean singer
Hyuna, a member of South Korean girl group
4Minute. It was released on July 5, 2011, by
Cube Entertainment.
Release and reception
On June 30, 2011, the lead single, "
A Bitter Day", was released digitally. It featured the guest singer
G.NA in the chorus and rapping by
Yong Jun-hyung
Yong Jun-hyung (Hangul: 용준형; born Yong Jae-soon on December 19, 1989), commonly known as Junhyung, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. Junhyung rose to fame as a member of South Korean boy band Highlig ...
of
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. It was co-written by Yong and Choi Kyu-sung. The song peaked at number 10 on the
Gaon
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* Gaon Music Chart
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Weekly Digital Chart and at number 165 on the Gaon Year-End Digital Chart for 2011.
On July 5, 2011, the EP's title track, "Bubble Pop!", and its music video were released. The music video has a cameo by
MBLAQ's
Lee Joon. It was filmed in Okinawa, Japan. Hyuna promoted the song on music shows from July 8, 2011, on
KBS's ''
Music Bank'',
MBC's ''
Show! Music Core
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'',
SBS's ''
Inkigayo
''Inkigayo'' ( ko, 인기가요; English title: ''The Music Trend'', previously ''Popular Song'') is a South Korean music program broadcast by SBS. It airs live every Sunday. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who p ...
'' and Mnet's ''
M! Countdown
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...
''. The song reached number 4 on the Gaon Weekly Digital Chart and finished at number 21 on Gaon's 2011 year-end chart. It has sold 2,694,310 digital copies.
On December 9, 2011, the title track "Bubble Pop!" ranked at #9 on the American music magazine
Spin's "20 Best Songs of 2011" list.
The song was parodied in the 2016 ''
Family Guy
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'' episode "
Candy, Quahog Marshmallow!".
The song appears in the 2017 dance video game ''
Just Dance 2018'' as ae song on the tracklist.
Promotion and controversy
Hyuna promoted the title track "Bubble Pop!" on music shows in July 2011. The EP's introduction song "Attention" was also used in the performances.
In August, Cube Entertainment halted promotions because the title track's video, choreography and on-stage costumes were deemed by the
Korea Communications Commission (KCC) to be "too sexually suggestive".
Cube Entertainment decided to promote the follow-up single, "Just Follow", featuring the rapper
Dok2
Lee Joon-kyung (; born March 28, 1990) better known by his stage name Dok2 (, pronounced as Dokki), is a South Korean rapper, record producer and co-founder of now-defunct Illionaire Records.
Biography Early life
Dok2's mother is Korean, and ...
. Hyuna's performance on the ''Inkigayo'' music show featured the rapper
Zico from the boy band
Block B
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instead, and with lyrics that he re-wrote.
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Track listing
Chart performance
Release history
Notes
References
External links
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Hyuna albums
2011 debut EPs
Korean-language EPs
Dance-pop EPs
Synth-pop EPs
Cube Entertainment EPs