Lost and Found (IU EP)

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Lost and Found
Lost and Found IU album cover.jpg
EP by
IU
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2008
Recorded2008 in Seoul, South Korea
(Booming Studio, Vitamin Studio and Sonic Studio)
Genre K-pop
Length21:45
Language Korean
Label LOEN Entertainment
Producer Choi Gap-won, Lee Jong-hoon
IU chronology
Lost and Found
(2008)
Growing Up
(2009)
Singles from Lost and Found
  1. "Lost Child"
    Released: September 18, 2008

Lost and Found is the debut extended play (EP) by South Korean singer-songwriter IU. It was released by LOEN Entertainment on September 23, 2008. IU collaborated with lyricist and producer Choi Gap-won, who had previously produced songs including "Amnesia" by Gummy, "Incurable Disease" by Wheesung, and "Toc Toc Toc" by Lee Hyori. Lee Jong-hoon of Soul-Shop and the singer Mario additionally worked on the title song, "Lost Child". [1]

Contents

Background

The music video for "Lost Child" (Korean : 미아; RR : Mia), featuring Thunder, was uploaded through LOEN Entertainment's official YouTube channel on July 19, 2011, after the singer rose to stardom with the success of "Good Day".

Track listing

CD/Digital download
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Ugly Duckling" (미운 오리; Miun Ori)Choi Gap-wonPJPJ, Kim Young-hwan3:28
2."Lost Child" (미아; Mia)Choi Gap-wonMin Woong-shik, Lee Jong-hoonLee Jong-hoon3:42
3."You Know" (있잖아; Itjana, featuring Mario)Choi Gap-won, Seo Jung-jinKim Se-jin, Seo Jung-jinSeo Jung-jin, Kim Se-jin3:21
4."Feel So Good"Choi Gap-wonKim Young-hwan, PJPJ4:03
5."Every Sweet Day"Lee Seung-minChoi Gap-wonHan Sang-won3:29
6."Lost Child (Instrumental)" Min Woong-shik, Lee Jong-hoonLee Jong-hoon3:42
Total length:21:45

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon) [2] 22

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2008
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award
Power Rookie Award IU Won

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References

  1. "IU(아이유) _ Lost Child(미아) _ MV". YouTube. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  2. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 2, 2012". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 12, 2020.