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| Released | April 7, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–2014 | |||
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| Length | 38:17 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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| Producer | Lee Chan-hyuk | |||
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Play (stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album by South Korean brother-sister duo,AKMU,and their first release since winning K-pop Star 2 in 2012. It was released through YG Entertainment on April 7,2014.
On March 31,2014,YG Entertainment revealed the first teaser picture. [2] On April 1,the second teaser picture was revealed,followed by the album's track list [3] on April 2.
Lee Chan-hyuk produced and wrote all the songs on the Play album. YG Entertainment's CEO Yang Hyun-suk explained,
"Up to now,I was in charge of producing albums for many singers. However,Akdong Musician's was the hardest for me. The musical genres I had mainly worked with were hip hop and R&B. However,Akdong Musician's genre is folk. It was a genre I have never tried before,so it was only right that they did it themselves. The two members of Akdong Musician debuted at an extremely young age. This year,Chan-hyuk will be 18 and Su-hyun will be 15. Because they are so young,if I were to order them to do this and that,their purity could get ruined. I decided it might actually be much more effective if the siblings personally [produced] it. As you can see by the results,this was verified after the album came out. [4]
The album was digitally released on April 7,2014. The album,consisting of 11 songs,was released worldwide through iTunes,Melon,Genie,and other online music portals. The physical album hit stores on April 9. The group's first stage comeback was on K-pop Star 3 on April 6. "200%" and "Melted" had been chosen directly as the title tracks,and the third title track,"Give Love",was chosen on April 14 after a round of fan voting.[ citation needed ]
| Program | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Mnet's M! Countdown | April 17,2014 | [5] |
| April 24,2014 | [6] | |
| May 1,2014 | [7] | |
| MBC's Show! Music Core | April 19,2014 | [8] |
| April 26,2014 | ||
| May 3,2014 | ||
| May 10,2014 | ||
| SBS's Inkigayo | April 20,2014 | [9] |
| April 27,2014 | [10] | |
| May 4,2014 | [11] |
All tracks are written by Lee Chan-hyuk
| No. | Title | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Give Love" |
| 2:56 |
| 2. | "200%" |
| 3:13 |
| 3. | "Melted" (얼음들 [lower-alpha 1] ) | Rovin | 3:55 |
| 4. | "On the Subway" (지하철에서 [lower-alpha 2] ) |
| 3:41 |
| 5. | "Hair Part" (가르마 [lower-alpha 3] ) | Rovin | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Artificial Grass" (인공잔디 [lower-alpha 4] ) | Rovin | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Don't Hate Me" (안녕 [lower-alpha 5] ) | Philtre | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Little Star" (작은별 [lower-alpha 6] ) | Rovin | 3:47 |
| 9. | "Anyway" (길이나 [lower-alpha 7] ) |
| 3:09 |
| 10. | "Idea" (소재 [lower-alpha 8] ) | Rovin | 3:19 |
| 11. | "Galaxy" |
| 2:59 |
| Total length: | 38:17 | ||
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| Country | Date | Format | Label |
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| Various | April 7, 2014 | ||
| South Korea | April 9, 2014 | CD |
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