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Love & Live is the debut extended play by South Korean girl group Loona 1/3, a sub-unit of Loona (Idalui Sonyeo; lit. "Girl of the Month") consisting of members HeeJin, HyunJin, HaSeul, and ViVi. It was released on March 13, 2017, by Blockberry Creative and distributed by CJ E&M.[1] The album contains five tracks, including the title track of the same name. The repackage, Love & Evil, was released on April 27, 2017, and contains seven to eight tracks, including three new tracks and, depending on the version, a remix of either "Love & Live" or "You and Me Together".[2]
| Love & Live | ||||
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 Digital and Limited cover | ||||
| EP by | ||||
| Released | March 13, 2017 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 14:01 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Label | ||||
| Loona 1/3 / Loona chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Love & Live | ||||
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| Alternative artwork | ||||
 Normal cover | ||||
| Music video | ||||
| "지금, 좋아해(Love&Live)” on YouTube | ||||
Promotion and release
editA preview for the song "Valentine Girl" was released on February 13, preceded by two teasers announcing the creation of the sub-unit.[3] A preview of the album was released on the group's official YouTube channel on March 10.[4] Promotions began on March 12 on SBS's Inkigayo.[5]
Loona 1/3, consisting of members HeeJin, HyunJin, HaSeul, and new member, ViVi, released Love & Live, accompanied by the title track of the same name on March 13.[6]
A special music video for the song "You and Me Together" featuring backstage footage for the "Love&Live" music video was released on March 20.[7]
Love & Live has been self-described as "filled with sense of youthful love, to express palpitating emotions in the boundaries of contemporary K-pop girl group music of 2017."[8]
Love&Evil
editOn April 23, 2017, it was announced that a repackaged version of the mini-album was released on April 27, 2017 under the title Love&Evil with three new tracks and remixed versions of "Love&Live (지금, 좋아해)" and "You and Me Together".[9] The remixes are only available on the physical CD.
The repackage version is self-described as "a [sic] inverted version of the album. As suggested by the word 'Evil,' which is a reversely-spelled word from 'Live,' which was planned beforehand during production, is filled with pain and worries in the process of love, in the opposite characteristics of the prior record."[8] The booklet photo shoot was done in Prague, Czech Republic.[10]
| Love & Evil | |
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 Digital and Limited cover | |
| EP by | |
| Released | April 27, 2017 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 20:30 |
| Language | Korean |
| Label | |
| Singles from Love & Evil | |
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| Alternative artwork | |
 Normal cover | |
| Music video | |
| "알 수 없는 비밀(Sonatine)" on YouTube | |
Songs
editLoona self-describes the new songs of Love&Evil, "Love&Evil," "Sonatine," and "Rain 51db," as:
“Is love something sweet? Or is it something cruel?”
It might be a question too difficult for young girls to answer yet. The title track ‘Sonatine (알 수 없는 비밀)’ takes the encounters of love away towards the adolescence of the girls. While ‘Love&Live (지금, 좋아해)’ was a typical K-pop girl group track with lovely emotions, ‘Sonatine (알 수 없는 비밀)’ mesmerizes the audience with mystical melodies unexpected for a K-pop girl group.
The intro track ‘Love & Evil’ produced by SWEETCH materializes a girl who is lost alone in a dark forest. With the piano played in Accelerando, the girl runs away deeper into the forest.
The album continues with a newly released track, ‘Rain 51db (비의 목소리 51db)’ which is an homage to the first generation K-pop girl groups, S.E.S and Fin.K.L. It also shows their love towards themselves, trying to revitalize the sentiments of the golden era. Like ViVi’s previous attempt in ‘Everyday I Love You’, LOOΠΔ 1/3 time-travels back to the 90’s, with the question of “what if LOOΠΔ was created in the 90’s?”. They then raise their innocent and pure voices up as if ‘Rain 51db’ is the original soundtrack to an animation film with a storytelling, singing that they have “dreams that they do not wake up from.”[8]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Into the New Heart" (guitar by Kim Jungmo of TRAX) |
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| 1:08 | |
| 2. | "Love&Live" (지금, 좋아해) | Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) | Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) | Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) | 3:26 |
| 3. | "You and Me Together" |
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| Artronic Waves | 3:07 |
| 4. | "Fairy Tale" | Artronic Waves | Artronic Waves | Artronic Waves | 3:07 |
| 5. | "Valentine Girl" (3월을 기다려) | Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) | Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) | Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) | 3:10 |
| Total length: | 13:57 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love&Evil" | Sweetch | Sweeth | 1:02 | |
| 2. | "Sonatine" (알 수 없는 비밀) | Sweetch, Noh Ju Hwan | Sweetch, Noh Ju Hwan, Meng-i | Meng-i, Sweetch, Noh Ju Hwan | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Rain 51db" (비의 목소리 51db) | Oreo | Oreo | Oreo | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Love&Live" (지금, 좋아해) | Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) | Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) | Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) | 3:26 |
| 5. | "You and Me Together" |
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| Artronic Waves | 3:07 |
| 6. | "Fairy Tale" | Artronic Waves | Artronic Waves | Artronic Waves | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Valentine Girl" (3월을 기다려) | Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) | Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) | Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) | 3:10 |
| Total length: | 20:30 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8. | "Love&Live Remix [A]" (지금, 좋아해) | Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) | Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) | Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) | 2:58 |
| 9. | "You and Me Together Remix [B]" |
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| Artronic Waves | 3:17 |
| Total length: | 26:45 | ||||
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Charts
editLove&Live
edit| Chart | Peak position |
Sales |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea Gaon Weekly Album Chart | 10[11] |
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| South Korea Gaon Monthly Album Chart | 36[13] |
Love&Evil
edit| Chart | Peak position |
Sales |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea Gaon Weekly Album Chart | 24[14] |
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| South Korea Gaon Monthly Album Chart | 65[16] |
References
edit- ^ "이달의소녀 "매달 한명씩 데뷔, '이게 될까' 싶었죠"" (in Korean). No Cut News. 14 March 2017.
- ^ "이달의소녀 1/3, 오늘(27일) 리패키지 신곡 발표" (in Korean). Korea Daily.
- ^ "이달의 소녀 1/3, 'Love & Live' 프리뷰 영상 공개…싱그러운 비주얼". MBN News. 11 March 2017.
- ^ "이달의 소녀 1/3, 첫 유닛 앨범 프리뷰 영상 공개". Ten Asia.
- ^ "이달의 소녀1/3, 벌써부터 난리난 'Love&Live' MV 공개". Sports Today.
- ^ "이달의 소녀⅓, 스페셜 MV 공개…'예쁜 애들'의 촬영 비하인드 공개". Ten Asia.
- ^ loonatheworld (March 20, 2017), [MV] 이달의 소녀 1/3 (LOONA 1/3) "You and Me Together" (Special MV), retrieved July 2, 2018
- ^ a b c "이달의 소녀". www.facebook.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ "| 이달의 소녀 1/3, 리패키지 앨범 발매 확정…'상큼→시크' 변신텐아시아". 텐아시아 (in Korean). April 24, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ Kezy. "Check out Loona's teaser for their "Love & Evil" Photoshoot: "Prague" – NowKPop". www.nowkpop.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ "2017년 11주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ Cumulative sales of Love & Live:
- "2017년 03월 Album Chart" [March 2017 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
- "2020년 04월 Album Chart" [April 2020 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "2017년 03월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ "2017년 17주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ Cumulative sales of Max & Match:
- "2017년 04월 Album Chart" [April 2017 Album Chart (see #65 & #78)]. Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
- "2020년 04월 Album Chart" [April 2020 Album Chart (see #65 & #78)]. Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ "2017년 04월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart.