Pink Season (Apink album)

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Pink Season
PinkSeason.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 26, 2015 (2015-08-26)
Recorded2014-2015
Genre J-Pop
Language Japanese
Label Universal Music Japan
Apink chronology
Pink Memory
(2015)
Pink Season
(2015)
Pink Revolution
(2016)
Singles from Pink Season
  1. "No No No"
    Released: October 22, 2014
  2. "Mr. Chu"
    Released: February 18, 2015
  3. "Luv"
    Released: May 20, 2015

Pink Season is the debut Japanese album by the South Korean girl group Apink, and was released by Universal Music Japan on August 26, 2015.

Contents

Background and release

After releasing three singles in the Japanese market, including Limited Edition "No No No", "Mr. Chu", and "Luv", Apink released their first Japanese studio album Pink Season on August 26, 2015. [1]

Editions

The album was originally released in three different editions: Limited Edition A, Limited Edition B, and the Regular Edition.

Singles

"No No No" is the first title track and the debut song in Japanese. The single was the first ever Japanese single released by A Pink on October 22, 2014 in Japan. A new version of the music video was filmed to accompany the Japanese version, and the teaser was released on September 29, 2014. [2] On September 30, 2015, the full music video was released. [3]

Apink also released their second Japanese single "Mr. Chu" on February 18, 2015. They releases the music video teaser on January 21, 2015. [4] The full music video was released on January 22, 2015.

The last single before the album "Luv" was released on May 20, 2015. The music video teaser was released on April 15, 2015. [5] The full music video was released on April 16, 2015. [6]

Track listing

CD [7]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Pink Season"  1:34
2."No No No" (Japanese version)PA-NONS.Tiger, Kupa3:40
3."Bubibu" (Japanese version)HASEGAWAGOLD Doo Hyun, Playkid(Kim Won Hyun)3:43
4."U You" (Japanese version)Ayaka, UmeGOLD Doo Hyun, Playkid(Kim Won Hyun), Oh Hyeon Ho3:26
5."I Don't Know" (モㇽラヨ) (Japanese version)HI-DSUPER CHANGDDAI3:46
6."Remember" (Japanese version)PA-NONS.Tiger, Beom&Nang3:52
7."Mr. Chu" (Japanese version) Shoko Fujibayashi Duble Sidekick, David Kim3:35
8."My My" (Japanese version)MEG.MERado, Shisadong Tiger3:54
9."Hush" (Japanese version)HASEGAWAHyuWoo, Rado3:31
10."I'm Not An Angel" (天使じゃない) (Japanese version)HI-DKZ, Mr.Bear3:27
11."Good Morning Baby" (Japanese version)Yuto YamagishiDuble Sidekick, Tenzo&Tasco3:46
12."Luv" (Japanese version)KABUTAS.Tiger, Beom&Nang4:01
13."April 19th" (4月19日) (Japanese version)Park Cho RongKim Jin Hwan4:22

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatEditionDistributor
JapanAugust 26, 2015 CD Standard Universal Music Japan

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References

  1. "Apink Japan 1st Album『PINK SEASON』リリース決定!!" (in Japanese). June 22, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  2. A Pink are cute as ever in short PV for Japanese version of 'NoNoNo'
  3. A Pink Releases MV for Japanese Debut Track “No No No”
  4. A Pink Releases Short Version MV for Japanese Single “Mr. Chu”
  5. A Pink returns to the J-Pop industry with short PV of “Luv”
  6. A Pink Reveals MV for Third Japanese Single “LUV”
  7. PINK SEASON - First Press Limited Edition B