Ear Fun

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Ear Fun
EarFun-EPcover.jpeg
Ear Fun album cover
EP by
CN Blue
Released21 November 2011 (2011-11-21)
Recorded2011-2012
Genre Pop rock
Length21:16
Language Korean
Label FNC Entertainment / CJ E&M Music and Live
Warner Music Taiwan
Producer Han Seong-ho, Han Seung-hoon, Kim Jae-yang
CN Blue chronology
392
(2011)		Ear Fun
(2011)		 Code Name Blue
(2012)
Alternative Cover
EarFun-limitedcover.jpeg
Special Limited Edition cover
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Hey You"Han Seong-hoKim Do-hoon, Lee Sang-hoKim Do-hoon, Lee Sang-ho4:00
2."Still in Love" (아직 사랑한다; Ajig Saranghanda)Han Seong-ho, Kim Jae-yang, Jung Yong-hwa Kim Jae-yang, Jung Yong-hwa Kim Jae-yang3:18
3."Dream Boy"Han Seong-hoHan Seung-hoon, Kim Jae-yang, Jung Yong-hwa Han Seung-hoon3:03
4."Rock n' Roll"Han Seong-ho, Jung Yong-hwa Han Seung-hoon, Jung Yong-hwa Han Seung-hoon, Go Jin-young, Park Hyun-woo3:23
5."Run"Han Seong-hoHan Seung-hoon, Jung Yong-hwa Han Seung-hoon3:17
6."In My Head" (Korean version) Jung Yong-hwa Jung Yong-hwa Tamai Kenji, Momota Rui4:18
Total length:21:16
Special Limited edition – DVD [3]
No.TitleLength
1."DVD Special Feature" (20 minutes approximately) 
Taiwan edition – DVD [6]
No.TitleLength
1."Ear Fun album teaser" (Yonghwa version) 
2."Ear Fun album teaser" (Jonghyun version) 
3."Ear Fun album teaser" (Jungshin version) 
4."Ear Fun album teaser" (Minhyuk version) 
5."Still in Love" (Music video, with Chinese subtitles) 
6."Hey You" (Music video, with Chinese subtitles) 
7."Ear Fun album shoot" (Off-shot movie, with Chinese subtitles) 

Chart performance

Album chart

ChartPeak
position
Japan Oricon Weekly album chart [7] 15
South Korea Gaon Weekly album chart [8] 1
South Korea Gaon Weekly domestic album chart [8] 1
South Korea Gaon Monthly album chart [8] 2
South Korea Gaon Mid-Year album chart [8] 5
South Korea Gaon 2012 Yearly album chart [9] 14
Taiwan G-Music Weekly Top 20 Combo Chart [10] 5
Taiwan G-Music International Chart [11] 2
Taiwan G-Music Asia Album Chart [12] 1

Singles chart

SongPeak chart position
KOR
Gaon Top200 [13] 		KOR
Billboard [14]
weeklymonthlyyearly
"Hey You"1131117
"Still in Love"391396
"Dream Boy"72——96
"Rock n' Roll"88———
"Run"79———
"In My Head" (Korean version)65——80
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Digital sales

ChartSongs
"Hey You""Still in Love"
Peak positionSalesPeak positionSales
South Korea Gaon Yearly digital aggregate chart [15] 111116,452,770 aggregates13998,770,318 aggregates
South Korea Gaon Yearly digital download chart [15] 1201,257,932 downloads1121,312,009 downloads
South Korea Gaon Yearly digital streaming chart [16] 13511,080,458 streamings1688,547,952 streamings

Album sales

CountryChartPeriodPeak positionSalesAccumulative sales
JapanOricon physical sales14,765+
South Korea Gaon Monthly Album Chart March 2012#559,944 [17] 59,944+ [18]
April 2012#260,144 [18] 120,088+ [18]
Gaon Yearly Album Chart 2012#14122,515+ [19] 122,515+

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
South Korea March 16, 2012 (Single: Still in Love) Digital download FNC Entertainment
March 26, 2012 CD, Digital download
April 10, 2012 (Special Limited edition)CD
Taiwan May 4, 2012CD, CD+DVD Warner Music Taiwan

Award and nomination

YearAwardCategoryNominationResultRef
201214th Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Band Performance"Hey You"Nominated [20]
Song of the YearNominated [21]

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