''Venus'' is the debut

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by South Korean girl group

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. It was released on May 9, 2012, by Tricell Media and distributed by

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. "Venus" was released as the title track from the EP, and the group performed the song on South Korean music programs, including ''

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'' and ''

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''. A music video for the title track was also released on May 9. A repackaged version, ''Like a Wave'', was released on July 4, 2012.

Background and release

On April 17, 2012,

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announced through their official website their new girl group called

, the second girl group from the label after After School debuted in 2009. On April 26, the first introductory video teaser and first image teaser were revealed, setting the stage for the release of their debut album for May 9, 2012. On May 3, a music video teaser was released, revealing the song "Venus" for the first time. It was also announced that member Yoonjo had suffered an injury and would only be participating in non dancing roles for the music video. On May 9, 2012, the music video for the title track "Venus" was released. The EP was digitally released on May 9, 2012, through several music portals, including

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in South Korea, and

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for the global market.

Promotion

In order to promote the mini-album, Hello Venus performed "Venus" on several South Korean music programs. They had their debut stage on

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's ''

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'' on May 10, 2012, followed by KBS's ''

'' on May 11, MBC's ''

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'' on May 12 and SBS's ''

'' on May 13.

Track listing

References

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