''PYL Younique Volume 1'' is a

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released on 31 October 2012. It is the first collaboration project between the auto-mobile manufacturing company

Hyundai Hyundai is a former South Korean industrial conglomerate ("''chaebol''"), which was restructured into the following groups: * Hyundai Group, parts of the former conglomerate which have not been divested ** Hyundai Asan, a real estate construction ...

and the record label agency

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, both headquartered in

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, South Korea. The single album contains three previously released

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s "Lookin'" by

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featuring

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, "My Lifestyle" by

Girls' Generation Girls' Generation (), also known as SNSD, is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group is composed of eight members: Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. Originally a nine-piec ...

Jessica Jung Jessica Jung (born April 18, 1989) is a South Korean and American singer-songwriter, actress, author, and businesswoman. She is best known for her work as a former member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. As an actress, Jung por ...

featuring

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 ...

, and the "Maxstep" by Younique Unit which includes

Super Junior Super Junior (; stylized in all caps), also known as SJ or SuJu, is a South Korean boy band. The group is composed of Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Siwon, Donghae, Ryeowook, and Kyuhyun. Han Geng, Kibum, and ...

Eunhyuk Lee Hyuk-jae (born April 4, 1986), better known by his stage name Eunhyuk, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and television host. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-T an ...

, Girls' Generation's

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Shinee Shinee ( ; ; ; stylized as SHINee) is a South Korean boy band formed by SM Entertainment in 2008. The group consists of four members: Onew, Key (entertainer), Key, Choi Min-ho, Minho, and Taemin. Originally a five-piece band, Jonghyun died on ...

Taemin Lee Tae-min (; born July 18, 1993), better known mononymously as Taemin, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor. He debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band Shinee in May 2008 and the supergroup SuperM in 2019, both un ...

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, Exo-K's Kai and

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PYL

PYL is a

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marketing project; meaning Premium Younique Lifestyle. The cars that are associated with it are the

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and the

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. ''PYL Younique Volume 1'', the collaborative music album created by

and the record label agency

, was released on October 31, 2012.

Track listing

Chart performance

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.

Studio

* Ingrid Studio –

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, mixing,

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* SM Yellow Tail Studio –

, mixing * SM Booming System –

, mixing,

* SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing * Sonic Korea – mastering

Personnel

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– executive producer *

Lee Soo-man Lee Soo-man (, born 18 June 1952) is a South Korean business executive and record producer who is best known for being the founder of SM Entertainment, a multinational entertainment company based in Seoul. He has also been referred to as the "p ...

– producer *

– vocals,

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* Jessica – vocals, background vocals * Younique Unit – vocals *

– vocals, lyrics *

– vocals, lyrics * Stella Attar – producer , composition, arrangement * Will Simms – producer , composition, arrangement *

Toby Gad Tobias "Toby" Gad (born 28 March 1968) is a German music producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. He is known for co-writing songs including John Legend's biggest hit, " All of Me", the fifth-highest certified single in RIAA history, and for ...

– producer , composition, arrangement * Marissa Renee Shipp – producer , composition, arrangement *

Junggigo Go Jung-gi (born September 5, 1980), better known by his stage name Junggigo, is a South Korean singer. Discography Studio albums Tribute albums Extended plays Singles as lead artist Collaborative singles Soundtrack appearanc ...

– lyrics * Soulful Monster – lyrics *

Yoo Young-jin Yoo Young-jin is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer and vocal trainer formerly under SM Entertainment. He has produced and written songs for H.O.T., S.E.S, BoA, Shinhwa, TVXQ, CSJH The Grace, Super Junior, Girls' Generatio ...

– producer , lyrics,

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, background vocals, recording, mixing, digital editing , music and sound supervisor * Taesung Kim – vocal directing , recording * Kenzie – vocal directing * Jung Eun-kyung – recording , digital editing * Kim Ji-eun – recording * Gu Jong-pil – recording, mixing * Lee Seong-ho – mixing * Jeon Hoon – mastering

References

External links

"Maxstep" music video
on YouTube {{Authority control SM Entertainment EPs Korean-language EPs 2010s Korean-language albums