A Talk

A Talk is the third extended play (EP) by South Korean singer Hyuna. It was released on July 28, 2014, by Cube Entertainment and distributed by Universal Music. The physical album was released a day later on July 29. The EP consists of five tracks and incorporates elements of Pop, R&B and Hip Hop. To promote the EP, Hyuna appeared on several South Korean music programs, including Music Bank, Show! Music Core and Inkigayo. "Red" was released as the title track for the EP.[1]

Not to be confused with Talk or The Talk.

A Talk
EP by
Hyuna
ReleasedJuly 28, 2014
Genre
Length15:54
Label
Hyuna chronology
Melting
(2012)		 A Talk
(2014)		 A+
(2015)
Singles from A Talk
  1. "Blacklist"
    Released: July 21, 2014
  2. "Red"
    Released: July 28, 2014

Background and release

On June 26, 2014, Cube Entertainment announced that Hyuna would be releasing her third solo EP.[2] A reality documentary program, Hyuna's Free Month, was produced to show her preparation and promotional activities for the album release.[3][4] On July 15, the name of the TV show was changed from Sexy Queen to Hyuna's Free Month, and aired its first episode on July 21[5] on SBS MTV.[6]

Hyuna performed the EP's lead single "Red" (빨개요; Ppalgaeyo) and album track "Blacklist" on music shows starting on July 25 on KBS's Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core, SBS's Inkigayo and Mnet's M! Countdown.

Reception

On August 6, 2014, Hyuna won her first ever music show award on MBC Music's Show Champion for "Red",[7] and won on the same show again the following week.

Despite calling "Red" "fifty shades of messy," Lucas Villa of AXS praised Hyuna for delivering a "club banger that would make Miley proud."[8] Rolling Stone named "Red" number 5 on their year-end list of the top ten music videos of 2014.[9]

Commercial performance

A Talk entered and peaked at number 3 on the Gaon Album Chart on the chart issue dated July 27 – August 2, 2014.[10] A Talk charted at number 17 on the Gaon Album Chart for the month of July 2014 with 8,183 copies sold.[11]

The title track "Red" entered and peaked at number 3 on the Gaon Digital Chart on the chart issue dated July 27 – August 2, 2014 with 221,261 downloads sold – topping the componing Download Chart – and 3,230,615 streams. In the same week, "Black List", che first album single, also entered the Digital Chart at number 70.[12][13][14]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."A Talk"Hyuna, Seo Jae-woo, AstrozSeo Jae-woo, AstrozAstroz1:26
2."French Kiss"Brian Lee, Kim Tae-ho, LEBrian Lee, Im Kwang-wook, Seo Jae-wooIm Kwang-wook, Seo Jae-woo3:12
3."Red" (빨개요; Ppalgaeyo)Seo Jae-woo, BlueSun, SocratesSeo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-hoSeo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-ho3:33
4."From When and Until When" (with Yang Yoseob) (어디부터 어디까지; Eodibuteo Eodikkaji)Hyuna, Im Hyun-sikIm Hyun-sikSeo Jae-woo3:23
5."Blacklist" (feat. LE)Hyuna, LESeo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-hoSeo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-ho3:32
Taiwan edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."A Talk"Hyuna, Seo Jae-woo, AstrozSeo Jae-woo, AstrozAstroz1:26
2."French Kiss"Brian Lee, Kim Tae-ho, LEBrian Lee, Im Kwang-wook, Seo Jae-wooIm Kwang-wook, Seo Jae-woo3:12
3."Red" (빨개요; Ppalgaeyo)Seo Jae-woo, BlueSun, SocratesSeo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-hoSeo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-ho3:33
4."Blacklist" (featuring LE) (censored version)Hyuna, LESeo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-hoSeo Jae-woo, Kim Tae-ho2:56
Taiwan edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Red (music video)" 
2."Red (making off)" 
3."A Talk (Album making)" 

Charts

Albums chart
Chart Peak
position
Gaon Weekly albums chart[15] 3
Gaon Monthly albums chart[16] 17

Sales and certifications
Chart Amount
Gaon physical sales[16] 10,637+
Oricon physical sales 1,690+

Awards and nominations

Music program awards
Song Program Date
"Red" Show Champion (MBC Music) August 6, 2014
August 13, 2014

Release history
CountryDateFormatLabel
South Korea July 28, 2014 Digital download Cube Entertainment
July 29, 2014 CD
United States[17] August 11, 2014 Digital download
Mexico[18]

References
  1. Benjamin, Jeff (July 16, 2014). "HyunA Poses Topless to Announce New Single". Billboard.
  2. "HyunA to make her solo comeback in July". Allkpop. 6Theory Media. June 25, 2014.
  3. "HyunA's Upcoming Solo TV Show Announces Official Name and Premier Date". Soompi. July 15, 2014.
  4. 현아, 리얼리티 SBS MTV 방송 확정 ‘현아의 모든 것 담는다’
  5. "HyunA's Upcoming Solo TV Show Announces Official Name and Premier Date". Soompi. July 15, 2014.
  6. Hyuna to have a solo comeback & reality program
  7. "HyunA wins on 'Show Champion' with 'Red'". Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  8. Villa, Lucas (August 19, 2014). "HyunA twerks it out in comeback music video for 'Red'". AXS. Archived from the original on August 23, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  9. Jessica Suarez (December 29, 2014). "From Taylor Swift's luxurious mansion freakout to OG Maco's low-budget hotel turn-up, the best clips of the year". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  10. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  11. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  12. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  13. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  14. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  15. "2014년 32주차 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  16. "2014년 7월 Album Chart (종합)". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  17. "A Talk by HyunA on iTunes US". iTunes.
  18. "A Talk by HyunA on iTunes Mexico" (in Spanish). iTunes.
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