Basic (Brown Eyed Girls album)

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Basic
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 5, 2015
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Language Korean
Label
Brown Eyed Girls chronology
Black Box
(2013)
Basic
(2015)
Revive
(2019)
Singles from Basic
  1. "Warm Hole"
    Released: November 4, 2015
  2. "Brave New World"
    Released: November 4, 2015

Basic is the sixth studio album by South Korean girl group Brown Eyed Girls, their first under their new label APOP Entertainment. It was released on November 5, 2015.

Contents

Reception

Basic was well-received critically, being praised by Billboard as "perfecting their [Brown Eyed Girls'] provocative formula". [1]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Time of Ice Cream" (아이스크림의 시간; aiseukeurimui shigan)
3:57
2."Warm Hole" (웜홀; Wormhole)Kim Eana
3:12
3."Wave"
  • Kim Eana
  • Miryo
Jeong Seok-won 3:28
4."Brave New World" (신세계; shinsegye)
  • Kim Eana
  • Miryo
Lee Min-soo 4:01
5."Obsession"
  • Echo Bridge
  • Miryo
Echo Bridge3:39
6."Higgs" (신의 입자; sinui ibja)
  • D'Day
  • Miryo
  • KZ
  • Lucky.D
3:15
7."Light"
  • TEXU
  • Miryo
3:17
8."Atomic"
G. Gorilla4:01
9."Dice Play" (주사위 놀이; jusawi nori)
  • D'Day
  • Miryo
  • Junjaman
  • KZ
3:43
10."Fractal"
  • JeA
  • TEXU
3:35

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References

  1. Benjamin, Jeff. "Brown Eyed Girls Further Refine Their Roles as K-Pop Provocateurs on 'Basic': Album Review". Billboard.