Hit Your Heart

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HuH (Hit Your Heart)
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ReleasedMay 19, 2010
RecordedEarly 2010
Genre
Length23:34
Label
Producer Hong Seung-Sung
4Minute chronology
For Muzik
(2009)
HuH (Hit Your Heart)
(2010)
Diamond
(2010)
Singles from HuH (Hit Your Heart)
  1. "HuH"
    Released: May 19, 2010
  2. "I My Me Mine"
    Released: July 2, 2010

Hit Your Heart (HuH) is the second extended play by South Korean girl group 4Minute. The mini-album was released on May 19, 2010, and contains seven tracks. [1] "HuH" was being used as the promotional song for the mini-album. The song debuted at number five on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart [2] and reached number three for two weeks. [3] The mini-album debuted at number three on the Gaon Album Chart on May 30. Promotions for the mini-album in South Korea continued with "I My Me Mine", which later received a single release in Japan.

Contents

Promotion

"HuH" was first used as a promotional track from the album. The music video premiered on May 19, 2010, along with Hit Your Heart's release. [4] Within hours of album's release, the song debuted at number five on South Korea's Gaon Singles Chart [2] and later peaked at number three for two weeks. [3] 4minute had their debut performances of "HuH" on Mnet's M! Countdown, KBS's Music Bank , MBC's Show! Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo from May 20–23.

The music video for "HuH" starts with their song "Who's Next" which features label mates Beast introducing 4minute, while 4minute walks in a dark background. The members then sing in the desert, along the part the video transitions to each individual. Member Jeon Ji-yoon sings outside of an apartment, Heo Ga-yoon has a couch as her background, Nam Ji-hyun sits on a big chair, Kim Hyuna has a motorcycle on her background, and Kwon So-hyun is in a cap store. In the second verse the members transition to mechanics in a parking lot. By the end of the song the scene shifts between the desert, the parking lot, and their solo concepts. [5]

After promotions with "HuH" ended, fourth track "I My Me Mine" was then used to promote the Hit Your Heart. 4minute had their debut performance with the song on July 1 on Mnet's M! Countdown. [6] A teaser was released online for a music video, shortly after their live performance on M! Countdown. [7] The full music video was released on July 5, 2010. The song placed at number 9 on Gaon's weekly chart and number 7 on the monthly chart. It finished 2010 at number 70 on the yearly chart. [8]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Who's Next?" (featuring Beast) Shinsadong Tiger Shinsadong Tiger1:57
2."HuH"Shinsadong Tiger, Yong Jun Hyung Shinsadong Tiger3:48
3."Invitation"Shinsadong TigerIm Sang-hyuk, Shinsadong Tiger3:20
4."I My Me Mine"Lee Sang-ho, Shinsadong TigerLee Sang-ho, Shinsadong Tiger3:24
5."Bababa"Kang Ji-won, Kim Ki-bumKang Ji-won, Kim Ki-bum3:24
6."Highlight"Kang Ji-won, Kim Ki-bumKang Ji-won, Kim Ki-bum3:28
7."Cool and Natural" (태연하게 당연하게; Taeyeonhage Dangyeonhage)Kim Ki-bum, Kang Ji-wonKim Ki-bum4:01

Charts

Sales and certifications

Chart (2010+2011)Amount
Gaon physical sales[ citation needed ]26,109

Release History

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