Hash (EP)

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[#]
Loona - Hash.png
Digital and Limited A cover
EP by
Loona
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2020 (2020-02-05)
Genre K-pop
Length17:40
Language Korean
Label Blockberry Creative
Producer
Loona chronology
[+ +]
(2019)		[#]
(2020)		 [12:00]
(2020)
Singles from [#]
  1. "365"
    Released: December 13, 2019
  2. "So What"
    Released: February 5, 2020

[#] (read as "hash") is the second extended play by South Korean girl group Loona. It was released on February 5, 2020, by Blockberry Creative and distributed by Kakao M.

Contents

Background

On March 31, 2019, a teaser titled "#" was released on the group's official YouTube channel. The clip looks back to Loona's previous releases and teaser films and ends with the word "burn". It also features imagery of butterflies, as well as the symbols "++" and "xx". On May 31, a second teaser was released titled "La Maison Loona", with the phrase "delayed but someday" showed at the end. On December 13, a teaser titled "#1" was released. [3] On December 31, an image teaser was released. [4]

On January 8, 2020, it was announced that member HaSeul would halt activities with the group due to health concerns. [5] On January 10, a second teaser was released titled "#2", setting the release date to February 5. [6] On January 13, individual teasers started to being released, starting with member HyeJu (formerly Olivia Hye) and ending with a group photo on January 19. [7] On the same day, the track list was released, revealing the proper lead single as "So What". [8] On January 22, a third teaser was released titled "#3". [9] On February 5, 2020, member Yves confirmed in the album's press showcase that SM Entertainment founder Lee Soo-man was involved in the production of this album, doing so after he watched the group's cover video for NCT 127's "Cherry Bomb". [10]

The description of the "So What" music video announced that the album's limited editions included a CD-only song, "Day & Night". [11] [12]

Singles

"365" was released as a lead single on December 13, 2019.

"So What" was released as the 2nd single and title track in conjunction with the EP on February 5, 2020.

Commercial performance

The EP debuted at number 2 on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart and sold 79,797 copies in the month of February, becoming the group's best selling work at the time, [13] while "So What" was the group's highest-charting song on one of Gaon's singles charts, reaching number 68 on the Download Chart. The EP also charted at number 28 on the UK Digital Albums Chart, surpassing their previous EP which charted at number 48.

[#] debuted at No. 4 on Billboard's World Albums chart, tying their highest position on the tally to date with their previous two EPs, while earning 3,000 units in the week ending February 6, which marks their best sales week in America. [14]

On March 12, 2020, Loona received their first music show win on Mnet's M Countdown with "So What". [15]

Track listing

[#] track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."#" Coach & SendoCoach & Sendo1:06
2."So What"Cho Yunkyoung
  • David Anthony
  • Anna Timgren
  • David Anthony
  • IMLAY
3:18
3."Number 1"
  • makeumine works
  • JQ
  • minGtion
  • Tara Nabavi
  • Malin Johansson
minGtion3:22
4."Oh (Yes I Am)"Le'mon
  • Coach & Sendo
  • Le'mon
Coach & Sendo3:15
5."Ding Ding Dong" (땡땡땡, Ttaeng Ttaeng Ttaeng)Kim Yeonseo
  • minGtion
  • Kim Yeonseo
  • minGtion
  • Kim Yeonseo
2:58
6."365"Hwang Yubin
  • Johan Gustafsson
  • Realmeee
  • Hayley Aitken
3:41
Total length:17:40
Limited A and B hidden track [12]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
7."Day and Night"Kim Yeonseo
  • Coach & Sendo
  • Kim Yeonseo
  • Coach & Sendo
  • Kim Yeonseo
3:34
Total length:21:14

Charts

Certification and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
South Korea—80,208 [26]
United States—3,000 [27]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
South KoreaFebruary 5, 2020
VariousBlockberry Creative

See also

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