AOA discography

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AOA discography
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AOA in 2016
Studio albums3
Compilation albums1
Music videos21
EPs6
Singles19
Promotional singles4

South Korean-based girl group AOA have released three studio albums, one compilation album, six extended plays, five single albums, nineteen singles (including 14 digital singles in Korean and five physical singles in Japan), and four promotional singles.

Contents

Formed by FNC Entertainment, AOA debuted in July 2012 with the release of their first single album, Angels' Story , and its single Elvis. [1] Three months later, they released a second single album, Wanna Be , in October 2012. In 2013, they released two more single albums, Moya (as a sub-unit AOA Black) and Red Motion , in July and October respectively. A fifth single album titled Miniskirt was released in January 2014, which spawned the first Top 20 single on the Gaon Singles Chart for the group. In 2014, AOA returned twice more times with the release their first and second EPs, Short Hair and Like a Cat , in June and November respectively. The third EP, Heart Attack (2015), becomes the group's best-selling album in Korean with total sales of more than 47,000 physical copies. AOA's fourth EP titled Good Luck, which was released in May 2016, sold more than 40,000 physical copies as of December 2016. In January 2017, AOA released their debut Korean studio album titled Angel's Knock. One year hiatus after the member Choa's departure, the group returned with their fifth EP, Bingle Bangle, released on May 28, 2018. AOA returned with their sixth EP, New Moon, released on November 26, 2019.

A Japanese version of AOA's breakout hit, "Miniskirt," was released as their debut Japanese-language single in October 2014 and peaked at number 13 on the Oricon Singles Chart. AOA then released their debut Japanese studio album titled Ace of Angels one year later in October 2015. The Japanese versions of "Like a Cat" and "Heart Attack" were also released as singles, reaching number four and number six respectively on the Oricon Singles Chart. Their fourth and first original Japanese single, "Give Me the Love," featuring vocals of Takanori Nishikawa was released in April 2016. AOA's fifth Japanese single, "Good Luck," was released in August 2016. In November 2016, AOA released their second Japanese studio album titled Runway .

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions, and sales
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
KOR
[2]
US World
[3]
Ace of Angels
Runway
  • Released: November 30, 2016 (JPN)
  • Label: Virgin Music, Universal Music
  • Format: CD, digital download
Angel's Knock
  • Released: January 2, 2017 (KOR)
  • Label: FNC Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
35
  • KOR: 35,013 [4]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected details, chart positions, and sales
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
KOR
[2]
AOA Best Songs for Asia
  • Released: September 26, 2014 (TWN)
  • Label: FNC Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions, and sales
TitleEP detailsPeak chart
positions
Sales
KOR
[5]
JPN
[6]
US World
[3]
Short Hair
  • Released: June 19, 2014
  • Label: FNC Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
4
  • KOR: 16,196 [7]
Like a Cat
  • Released: November 11, 2014
  • Label: FNC Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
3
  • KOR: 22,259 [8]
Heart Attack
  • Released: June 22, 2015
  • Label: FNC Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
25
  • KOR: 47,094 [9]
Good Luck
  • Released: May 16, 2016
  • Label: FNC Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2487
Bingle Bangle
  • Released: May 28, 2018
  • Label: FNC Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
310
New Moon
  • Released: November 26, 2019
  • Label: FNC Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
3
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsSales [lower-alpha 1] Album
KOR
[13]
KOR
Hot

[14]
JPN
[15]
US
World

[16]
Korean
"Elvis"20126987 Angels' Story
"Get Out"7788 Wanna Be
"Confused" (흔들려)20134038 Red Motion
"Miniskirt" (짧은치마)2014118
  • KOR: 1,104,681 [17]
Miniskirt
"Short Hair" (단발머리)54Short Hair
"Like a Cat" (사뿐사뿐)57
  • KOR: 1,135,544 [19]
Like a Cat
"Heart Attack" (심쿵해)201527
  • KOR: 1,604,763 [20]
Heart Attack
"Good Luck"201625Good Luck
"Excuse Me"2017226Angel's Knock
"Bing Bing" (빙빙)4715
"Bingle Bangle" (빙글뱅글)201843Bingle Bangle
"Sorry"2019 Queendom Final Comeback
and New Moon
"Come See Me" (날 보러 와요)51298New Moon
Japanese
"Miniskirt" (ミニスカート)201413Ace of Angels
"Like a Cat"20154
"Heart Attack" (胸キュン)6
"Give Me the Love"
(featuring Takanori Nishikawa)
20163Runway
"Good Luck"3
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name
TitleYearAlbum
"Oh Boy"2015Ace of Angels
"Wow War Tonight: Toki ni wa Okose yo Movement" (Girls version)
(WOW WAR TONIGHT ~時には起こせよムーヴメント)
2016Runway
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions and sales figures, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart
positions
Album
KOR
[24]
US
World

[16]
"Luv Me"201599Heart Attack
"Egotistic" (너 나해)201910814 Queendom: Cover Contest Part 1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Videography

DVDs

Music videos

List of music videos, with other versions, showing year released
TitleYearDirectorOther version(s)Ref.
Korean
"Elvis"2012Hong Won-ki
(Zanybros)
  • Band Version
"Get Out"
"Moya"
(as AOA Black)
2013
"Confused"
"Miniskirt"2014
  • Extended Cut Version
[25]
"Short Hair"
"Like a Cat"
"Heart Attack2015
  • Choreography Version
[26]
"I'm Jelly Baby"
(as AOA Cream)
2016
"Good Luck"
"Excuse Me"2017 [27]
"Bing Bing"
"Bingle Bangle"2018Ziyong Kim
(FantazyLab)
[28]
"Come See Me"2019Kim Ja-Kyoung
(Flexible Pictures)
Japanese
"Miniskirt"2014Hong Won-ki
(Zanybros)
"Like a Cat"2015
  • Dance Version
"Heart Attack"
  • Dance Version
"Oh Boy"
  • Dance Version
"Give Me the Love"
(feat. Takanori Nishikawa)
2016
  • Dance Version
"Good Luck"
"Wow War Tonight 〜Get On Up Join Our Movement (Girls Version)"
  • Dance Version

Notes

  1. Sales figures for tracks are based on digital downloads, except noted.

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References

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  9. Total sales:
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  18. Cumulative sales for "Heart Attack":
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  21. Cumulative sales for "Bing Bing":
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