Move (4L song)

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"Move"
Move4Lcover.jpg
Single by 4L
ReleasedAugust 4, 2014
Recorded2014
Genre
Length3:16
Label
  • Jade Contents
  • A&G Modes
Music video
"Move" on YouTube

"Move" is a debut and only single by South Korean girl group 4L. It was released as a digital single on August 4, 2014, through Jade Contents Media and A&G Modes.

Contents

Release

Jade Contents Media revealed the first teaser of "Move" on 28 July, bringing in a lot of attention due to the lesbian couple themed MV. [1] After releasing two more provocative teasers, controversies arouse and the company responded with "Our strategy is to show raw sexiness. The teasers are just the tip of the iceberg." [2]

4L released the full MV for "Move" on 1 August, while the single was released on Korean online websites three days later.

Promotions

4L held their debut stage on music shows with "Move" 14 September on SBS's Inkigayo . [3] The reason for the big gap between the release of the song and the debut stage was that the choreography, song and clothes had to be changed. [4]

Music video

The full music video was released 1 August and reached 1 million views four days later. [5] It was also the fifth most viewed worldwide Korean MV on YouTube in August, surpassing established songs from artists like Kara, Secret and Sistar. [6] The video is lesbian themed, even though the lyrics are not.

Track listing

※ Bolded track title means it is the title track in the album.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Move"어깨깡패어깨깡패3:16
2."Move (Inst.)" 어깨깡패3:16
Total length:6:32

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak

position

Gaon Social Chart ( Gaon ) [7] 4

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