Awake is the first extended play (EP) by South Korean boy group KNK. It contains six songs and two instrumental tracks, including the lead single, "Back Again". All tracks from the EP was personally written, composed and arranged by Kim Tae-joo who also produced hit songs like Beast's "Good Luck", "12:30" and more.
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| Released | June 2, 2016 | |||
| Length | 23:03 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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Background and release
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On May 16, 2016, KNK released their first digital single "I Remember", a medium tempo R&B track.[1]
A week later, YNB Entertainment announced the comeback of the group with their first EP titled Awake through KNK's official SNS. A group image teaser and individual photos for the EP was unveiled on May 24 and 25 respectively.[2][3][4] On May 27, the first music video teaser for the title track "Back Again" was released, followed by the release of album preview the next day. The second and last music video teaser for the "Back Again" was released on the 1st of June.[5][6][7] The album was officially released on the next day. It was also released as a digital download on various music portals.[8]
Promotion
editOn June 3, 2016, KNK made their comeback stage on Music Bank, where they performed the two singles from the EP. It was then followed by performances of "Back Again" on Show! Music Core on the 4th, Inkigayo on the 5th and M Countdown on the 9th.[9][10][11]
On June 8, KNK performed their comeback stage on MBC Music's Show Champion with "Back Again" and "Gone". The choreography for "Gone" was personally arranged by member Jihun.[12]
Commercial Performance
editAwake entered the Gaon Album Chart at number 12 for the 23rd week of 2016, until it reached its peak at number 7 for the 31st week.[13][14]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Kim Tae-joo
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Gone" | 1:45 |
| 2. | "Back Again" | 3:28 |
| 3. | "I Remember" (요즘 넌 어때) | 3:28 |
| 4. | "I'll Try" (노력해볼게) | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Day N Night" | 3:29 |
| 6. | "Propose" (고백) | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Back Again (Inst.)" | 3:28 |
| 8. | "I Remember (Inst.)" (요즘 넌 어때 (Inst.)) | 3:28 |
| Total length: | 26:03 | |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Distributor |
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| South Korea, Worldwide | June 2, 2016 | digital download[15][16] | YNB Entertainment, CJ E&M Music |
| South Korea | CD[17] |
References
edit- ^ Min, Susan. "KNK Releases New Single 'I Remember'". Mwave. CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Ahn, Woorim. "KNK to Make a Quick Comeback". BNT News International. BNT News. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Kim, Ji-yeon. "KNK to Release Their First Mini Album". Mwave. CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Kim, Ji-yeon. "KNK Members Look Dandy in Newly Released Photos". Mwave. CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Jeong, Ji-won. "'컴백' 크나큰, MV 티저 첫 공개…반전 남성미". Naver (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Min, Susan. "[Video] KNK Reveals 'Awake' Album Preview". Mwave. CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Kim, Ha-jin. "크나큰, 출격만 남았다!". Naver (in Korean). Tenasia. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Lee, Nancy. "[Video] KNK is Officially 'Back Again' in Sexy New MV". Mwave. CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Jeon, Won. "'뮤직뱅크' 크나큰, 장신돌의 치명적 남성미…'안구호강'". Naver (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "크나큰, 올 화이트 수트…'강렬한 무대 선사'". Naver (in Korean). SBS funE. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "[영상]'인기가요' 크나큰, 더 강렬해진 남성미로 무장 '女心 술렁'". Naver (in Korean). SBS funE. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Kim, Ji-yeon. "KNK′s Ji Hun Choreographs Comeback Performance". Mwave. CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "2016년 23주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "2016년 31주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "AWAKE". Naver Music (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Awake KNK". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "크나큰 – AWAKE (1ST 미니앨범)". Synnara (in Korean). Media SYNNARA. Retrieved November 2, 2016.