Hommage to Lovey-Dovey

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"Hommage to Lovey-Dovey"
Lovey-doveyplus.jpg
Single by Speed
from the album Hommage to Lovey-Dovey
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2012
Genre K-pop, dance-pop
Length8:09
Label GM Contents Media,
LOEN Entertainment Inc.
Speed singles chronology
"Hommage to Lovey-Dovey"
(2012)
"Speed of Light"
(2013)

"Hommage to Lovey Dovey" is the debut single by South Korea boy group Speed. Speed is part of the Core Contents Media and was formed as a sub-unit of Co-Ed School and the all-male counterpart the all female sub-unit known as 5dolls. The promotional single for the album was called "Lovey Dovey-Plus".

Contents

Release

In January 2012, the sub-units name, Speed was revealed along with the announcement that they would release the digital single "Lovey Dovey-Plus", a "hommage" track to T-ara's hit "Lovey-Dovey". T-ara ex-member Ryu Hwayoung and her twin sister Ryu Hyoyoung (from 5dolls) were featured in the music video. [1] Speed followed the release of the single with two weeks of promotions on music shows.

Music and video

Music

Speed's agency, GM Contents Media requested to rearrange T-ara's "Lovey-Dovey" in their own style and participated in the arrangement with the permission of T-ara's agency, Core Contents Media resulting in the song "Lovey-Dovey Plus".

Background video

The music video for "Lovey-Dovey Plus" reminds us of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean". T-ara former member Ryu Hwayoung and her twin sister Ryu Hyoyoung (from 5dolls) were featured in the music video.

Track list

Hommage to Lovey Dovey
No.TitleLength
1."Lovey-Dovey Plus"3:57
2."Lovey-Dovey Plus" (Music Video ver.)4:12
Total length:8:09

Release history

RegionFormatDateLabelEdition
WorldwideDigital downloadFebruary 14, 2012GM Contents Media
LOEN Entertainment Inc.
Single album

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