Re:T-ara

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Re:T-ara
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ReleasedNovember 15, 2021 (2021-11-15)
Recorded2020–2021
Genre
LanguageKorean
Label
T-ara chronology
What's My Name?
(2017)
Re:T-ara
(2021)
Singles from Re:T-ara
  1. "Tiki Taka"
    Released: November 15, 2021

Re:T-ara is the second single album by South Korean girl group T-ara. It was released on November 15, 2021 [1] by Dingo Music, and distributed by Dreamus. It marks the group's first release after a four-year hiatus following the EP What's My Name? (2017) and their first independent release. The single consists of two tracks: "All Kill" and the lead single "Tiki Taka". [2]

Contents

Background and release

On July 29, it was announced through the group's 12th anniversary V-Live that they would be making their first comeback in four years before the winter of 2021. [3] It was later revealed that the group will collaborate with Dingo Music to make their comeback with the single album Re:T-ara on November 15, 2021. [4] The album consists of two tracks: "All Kill" and "Tiki Taka". [5] The album was released on November 15 through many Korean online music services, including Melon. [6] For the global market, the album was made available on iTunes. [7] It was also released in physical format. [8]

Music video

On November 12, a first teaser for the music video of "Tiki Taka" was released. [9] On November 14, the second teaser for the music video was released. [10] On November 15, The official music video of "Tiki Taka" was released. [11]

Critical reception

Pop Wrapped named "All Kill" one of The 21 Best K-pop Songs of 2021 while NME included it in its list of T-ara's best releases. [12] [13]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Naver. [14] [15]

Re:T-ara track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."All Kill"Ahn Young-min (Conan from Rocoberry)
  • Cho Young-soo
  • Lee Yoo-jin
3:04
2."Tiki Taka" (티키타카) Colde
  • Colde
  • basecamp
  • Minit
  • Colde
  • basecamp
  • Minit
3:16
Total length:6:21

Charts

Chart performance for Re:T-ara
Chart (2021)Peak
position
South Korea Albums (Gaon) [16] 6
Chart performance for "All Kill"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon) [17] 124
Chart performance for "Tiki Taka"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)132

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2021Hallyu Fans' Choice AwardsBest Girl Song – November"Tiki Tika"Nominated[ citation needed ]

Release history

Release history and formats for Re:T-ara
RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousNovember 15, 2021 Digital download
South Korea
  • CD
  • music download

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