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Who Am I is the second Korean studio album released by B1A4 under WM Entertainment. The album was released on January 13, 2014 by WM Entertainment and their distributing label Pony Canyon Korea.
The single off the album, "Lonely (없구나)", was produced by B1A4's leader, Jinyoung, along with seven other tracks in the album. CNU also took part in the composition with two self-produced songs.[1]
Background[]
Promotion[]
On December 31, 2013, WM Entertainment released teaser photos for the B1A4's second Korean album on the their official website, including a group picture and an individual teaser picture for each member. [2]
Three days later on January 2, 2014, the official music video for Lonely appeared on B1A4's official Youtube channel [3] and the promoters hinted that an alternative version would be available once it hits two million views.[4] The album was released on January 14, 2014, with six different versions available for purchase: five of the versions focused on each member while the sixth version featured the entire group. Each version held exclusive pictures and pages to set it apart from other versions.
During the televised music show promotions they performed Lonely, Love Then, and Road.[5][6][7]
The only single released off the album, Lonely, was promoted off their official Youtube channel with its own music video, alternate version of the music video, and a dance practice video.[8][9][10]
Tracklist[]
| Number | Title | Lyrics | Composer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prologue | - | Jung Jinyoung Good Guy |
1:07 |
| 2 | Lonely (없구나) |
Jung Jinyoung Baro |
Jung Jinyoung Perfume |
4:05 |
| 3 | Love Then feat. Harim (사랑 그땐 (feat. 하림)) |
Jung Jinyoung Baro |
Jung Jinyoung Good Guy |
3:40 |
| 4 | Amazing | CNU Baro |
Price Timothy James |
3:55 |
| 5 | Baby | Jung Jinyoung Baro |
Jung Jinyoung Good Guy |
3:56 |
| 6 | Oh My God | Park Kang Il | Park Kang Il Park Shin Won |
3:35 |
| 7 | Too Much (Sandeul+Gongchan) (벅차 (산들+공찬)) |
Noh Joo Hwan C-NO |
Noh Joo Hwan C-NO |
4:06 |
| 8 | Pretty (예뻐) |
Jung Jinyoung Baro CNU |
Jung Jinyoung Good Guy |
3:18 |
| 9 | Who Am I | Jung Jinyoung Baro Good Guy |
Jung Jinyoung Good Guy |
3:14 |
| 10 | Drunk with Music (CNU Solo) (음악에 취해 (CNU Solo)) |
CNU Go Hyung Suk |
CNU Go Hyung Suk Joo Young |
3:52 |
| 11 | Road (길) |
Baro | Lee Gi Yong Bae |
3:42 |
| 12 | Seoul | CNU Baro |
CNU Go Hyung Suk |
3:47 |
| Total Length: 42:11 |
Chart Performance[]
The album ranked first on the Korean Gaon charts.[11] In the January listing, Who Am I peaked at #2 in physical album sales with 99,675 copies sold.[12][13]
Though there were some reports of sajaegi, or music sales manipulation, both the Gaon and Hanteo charts claim that the allegations of the crime is "impossible".[14]
As of February 2014, 119,837 copies were purchased.[15]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Gaon Chart |
KOR Hot 100 |
JPN Hot 100 |
JPN Oricon |
JPN RIAJ | |||||
| Korean | |||||||||
| "Intro - Prologue" | 2014 | 153 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lonely" | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Love Then feat. Harim" | 31 | 69 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Amazing" | 59 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Baby" | 45 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Oh My God" | 46 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Too Much (Sandeul + Gongchan)" | 49 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Pretty" | 44 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Who Am I" | 71 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Drunk with Music" | 77 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Road" | 57 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Seoul" | 75 | — | — | — | — | ||||
External Links[]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/01/b1a4-release-track-list-for-their-2nd-album-who-am-i#axzz2pGHHUARo
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/12/b1a4-release-teaser-images-for-their-january-comeback-with-2nd-album-who-am-i#axzz2pGHHUARo
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoObTyYr814
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAFcko_PGW0
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctb_9l3kxRM
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuKCXL869IY
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8YyNNrumvQ
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoObTyYr814
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAFcko_PGW0
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmBwMGWU1og
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/01/gaon-chart-releases-chart-rankings-for-january-12-january-18
- ↑ http://omonatheydidnt.livejournal.com/12639193.html
- ↑ http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/album.php?nationGbn=T&chart_Time=month
- ↑ http://blog.koreaboo.com/post/75304671114/gaon-hanteo-charts-claim-b1a4-album-sajaegi-is-not
- ↑ http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/album.php?nationGbn=T&chart_Time=month
