Percent (EP)

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Percent
PERCENT APINK.jpg
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ReleasedJanuary 7, 2019
Recorded2019
Genre
Length21:37
Label Play M
Apink chronology
One & Six
(2018)
Percent
(2019)
Look
(2020)
Singles from Percent
  1. "%% (Eung Eung)"
    Released: January 7, 2019

Percent is the eighth extended play by South Korean girl group Apink, released by Play M Entertainment on January 7, 2019. [1] The EP features six tracks, with "%% (Eung Eung)" serving as the title track. [2]

Contents

Track listing

Percent track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."%% (Eung Eung)" (응응) Black Eyed Pilseung, Jun Goon Black Eyed Pilseung, Jun GoonRado3:28
2."Hug Me" (안아줘요)MosPickMosPickMosPick3:30
3."What Are You Doing?" (느낌적인 느낌)1Take, TAK1Take, TAK1Take, TAK3:39
4."Push & Pull" (줄다리기)Jung Jo HyunJung Jo HyunJung Jo Hyun3:26
5."Enough"Park ChorongWiidope, Kofi Owusu-Ofori, NikelWiidope3:27
6."Memories" (기억 더하기)1Take, TAK1Take, TAK1Take, TAK4:07
Total length:21:37

Composition

Billboard's Tamar Herman defines the title track "%% (Eung Eung)" as a lush, ‘80s-influenced dance track. [3]

Awards and nominations

Music program wins
SongProgramDateRef.
"%% (Eung Eung)" Show Champion January 16, 2019 [4]
M Countdown January 17, 2019 [5]
Inkigayo January 20, 2019 [6]

Accolades

Year-end lists
PublisherYearListicleWorkRankRef.
Billboard 2019Best K-Pop Songs of 2020"%% (Eung-Eung)"2 [7]
Dazed The 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 201911 [8]

Commercial performance

The EP debuted at number three on the Gaon Album Chart in South Korea. [9]

Charts

Sales chart performance for Percent
Chart (2019)Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon) [10] 3
US World Albums (Billboard) [11] 14
Sales and streaming chart performance for "%% (Eung Eung)"
Chart (2019)Peak position
South Korea (Gaon) [12] 17
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100) [13] 14
US World Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [14] 8

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