Angels' Story

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Angels' Story
Angel's Story.jpg
Single album by
AOA
ReleasedJuly 30, 2012
Recorded2012
Genre
Length14:09
Label FNC
Producer
AOA chronology
Angels' Story
(2012)
Wanna Be
(2012)
Singles from Angels' Story
  1. "Elvis"
    Released: July 30, 2012

Angels' Story is the debut single album and first physical single by South Korean girl group AOA. It was released on July 30, 2012 through FNC Entertainment.

Contents

Release

The album consists of 3 songs, the title track "Elvis", "Love is Only You" composed by CN Blue's Jung Yong-hwa, [1] and a ballad called "Temptation". A band version of "Elvis" is also included on the album.

The single was released on music stores and digital music sites on July 30, 2012. The official music video was unveiled on the same day. [2]

The music video of the band version of "Elvis", was released on August 20, 2012. The track is also included on "Angels' Story", their first album single. [3]

Promotions

AOA had a successful showcase at AX Korea last July 30, 2012 following the release of the "Elvis" MV and their album "Angels' Story".

The group did a flash mob event on August 7, 2012 along with their fans on different places in South Korea. The video is called "AOA with 50 Angels". The fans that danced with them wore wings and an AOA T-shirt.

The group made their debut on August 9, 2012 at M Countdown. They combined the album version of "Elvis" with the band version, Music Bank on August 10, 2012, and on Show! Music Core on August 11, 2012. They also appeared on the radio show ShimShim Tapa Radio and Boom's Youngstreet. The promotions for "Elvis" ended after 5 weeks and AOA performed their last stages during the 2nd week of September 2012.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Elvis"Han Seong-hoKim Do-hoon, Lee Sang-ho3:20
2."Love Is Only You"Han Seong-ho, Jung Yong-hwa Jung Yong-hwa 3:45
3."Temptation"Han Seong-ho, Shin Ji-minKim Jae-yang3:44
4."Elvis" (Band version)Han Seong-hoAce of Angels3:20
Total length:14:09

Charts

ChartPeak
position
Gaon Weekly Albums chart [4] [5] 8
Gaon Monthly Albums chart [4] 85

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References

  1. CNBLUE’s Yonghwa composed “Love is Only You” for upcoming AOA album
  2. AOA releases MV For "Elvis" + 1st single album "Angels' Story"
  3. "Elvis" Teaser Music Video
  4. 1 2 "Gaon listings". Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  5. Cyworld chart Archived 2013-03-11 at the Wayback Machine