Dear (Apink album)

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Dear
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Compilation album by
ReleasedDecember 15, 2016 (2016-12-15)
Studio Seoul, South Korea
Genre
Length42:45 (digital)
Label Play M Entertainment (Distributed by LOEN Entertainment)
Apink chronology
Pink Revolution
(2016)
Dear
(2016)
Pink Doll
(2016)
Singles from Dear
  1. "Cause You're My Star"
    Released: December 15, 2016

Dear is the compilation album (marketed as "special album") by South Korean girl group Apink, released on December 15, 2016. The album's lead single is the title track "Cause You're My Star". [1] [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Dear (Whisper)" (CD only)Apink Apink 5:19
2."Cause You're My Star" (별의 별)Duble Sidekick, Sae-byuk, Jin-leeDuble Sidekick, Sae-byuk, Jin-lee3:11
3."Miss U"ZigZag Note, Captain Planet, Lee Shin-sungZigZag Note, Captain Planet4:07
4."NoNoNo" (ballad version)Shinsadong Tiger, Kupa Shinsadong Tiger, Kupa4:19
5."Only One" (내가 설렐 수 있게) (R&B Ver.)Black Eyed PilseungBlack Eyed Pilseung3:49
6."LUV" (ballad version)Shinsadong Tiger, Beom & NangShinsadong Tiger, Beom & Nang4:46
7."Cliché" (흔한 일) (sung by Chorong and Naeun) Chorong, Naeun Captain Planet, Kang Myung-sin3:44
8."Heaven" (잃어버린 조각) (sung by Bomi and Namjoo) Bomi, Namjoo ZigZag Note3:27
9."It's You" (그 봄날, 이 가을) (sung by Eunji and Hayoung) Eunji, Hayoung Jung Tae-soo, Park Jun3:39
10."Mr. Chu" (original) (instrumental) Duble Sidekick, SEION3:35
11."Once Upon a Time" (동화 같은 사랑) (instrumental) Duble Sidekick, Tenzo & Tasco3:52
12."April 19" (4월 19일) (instrumental) Kim Jin-hwan4:16

Charts

Album

ChartPeak
position
Gaon Weekly album chart2
Gaon Monthly album chart10
Gaon Yearly album chart80

Sales and certifications

ProviderAmount
Gaon physical sales35,211+ [3]
Oricon physical sales1,723+ [4]

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References

  1. "Apink Special Album [Dear] Rolling Music Teaser". Youtube. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  2. "Apink Special Album '별의 별' M/V Teaser". Youtube. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  3. Sales references for Dear:
  4. "2016 Oricon Chart – December Week 3". Oricon. 27 December 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.