Hope Torture

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Hope Torture (False Hope)
Song Jieun Hope Torture album cover.jpg
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ReleasedSeptember 30, 2013
Recorded2013
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Length9:48
Label
Song Ji-eun chronology
Hope Torture (False Hope)
(2013)
25
(2014)
Singles from Hope Torture
  1. "Hope Torture (False Hope)"
    Released: September 30, 2013

Hope Torture is the debut single album of South Korean singer Song Ji-eun, a member of South Korean girl group Secret. The album was released on September 30, 2013 with the song "Hope Torture" serving as the lead track. The album contains three songs. [1] It also contains the first song Jieun helped write and compose for in Date Mate.

Contents

Release

On September 24, Jieun released her mv teaser. On September 29, Jieun released the whole mv. On September 30, Jieun released the whole album.

Promotion

Song Jieun promoted the single Hope Torture (False Hope) in music shows in September and October 2013 on KBS's Music Bank , MBC's Show! Music Core , SBS's Inkigayo and Mnet's M! Countdown . She also held a MelOn showcase on the day of her album release where she also sang Vintage with B.A.P's Zelo. [2]

Track listing

Track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Vintage (feat. Zelo of B.A.P)"MarcoMarco3:21
2."Hope Torture (False Hope)" (희망고문)
  • Park Soo-seok
  • iNoo
  • Park Soo-seok
  • iNoo
3:12
3."Date Mate"
3:15
Total length:9:48

Charts

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
South KoreaSeptember 30, 2013CD, Digital DownloadTS Entertainment
LOEN Entertainment
WorldwideDigital Download Sony Music

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