Insane Love

Insane Love
EP by Sistar
Released June 21, 2016
Recorded 2016
Genre K-pop, Dance-pop, R&B, Ballad
Length 24:02
Language Korean
Label Starship Entertainment
Sistar chronology
Shake It
(2015)		 Insane Love
(2016)
Singles from Insane Love
  1. "I Like That"
    Released: June 21, 2016
  2. "String (끈)"
    Released: June 26, 2016

Promotional Singles

  1. "Say I Love You"
    Released: June 23, 2016

Insane Love (Hangul: 몰아애; Hanja: 沒我愛; RR: Mora-ae) is the fourth extended play by South Korean girl group Sistar. It was released on June 21, 2016 by Starship Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment, with the song "I Like That" used as the lead single. The lead single is a dance song with themes of temptation, and the album include various genres like dance, R&B, and ballad.[1]

Background and release

On June 2, Sistar announced on their Facebook page that they would be making a comeback.[2] The name and date of the album was announced a week later, under the name Mol Ah Ae, and scheduled for release on June 20.[3] To promote the comeback, they released a series of riddle images and individual shots of the members.[4][5] On June 16, the video teaser of the lead single was released.[6] The full music video along with the EP were released on June 21, 2016.

Promotions

Sistar held a live-streaming comeback showcase on June 20 at the Yes24 Live Hall at 11:00 p.m. KST, followed by the official release of the album at 12:00 a.m. KST.[7]

In order to promote the EP, the group appeared on several South Korean music programs, the first being Mnet's M! Countdown, where they performed "I Like That" and "String" on June 23, 2016.[8][9] The group also appeared on KBS's Music Bank, MBC's Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo on June 24,[10] 25 and 26, 2016, respectively. The group performed "I Like That" and "String" on M Countdown and Music Bank, while on Show! Music Core and Inkigayo, they performed the title track and "Say I Love You".

On June 29, 2016, the group held their comeback stage on MBC Music's Show Champion, where they win first place on the show for "I Like That", being the first award for this album.[11] On July 3, they win their second award show on Inkigayo for their title track. On July 6, they won their third award on Show Champion. for 'I Like That'. Subsequently, they won their 4th award on July 7 on M! Countdown.

Commercial performance

Insane Love debuted at number three on the South Korean Gaon Album Chart on the chart issue dated June 19–25, 2016.[12]

The title track, "I Like That", debuted at number one on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart on the chart issue dated June 19–25, 2016,[13] with 222,392 downloads sold[14] and 4,247,092 streams in its first four days,[15] being their eighth straight number one song on the chart. A total of five songs from the EP debuted on the chart, "String" at number 42, "Yeah Yeah" at number 60, "Say I Love You" at number 65 and "Wanna Do It" at number 90.

The mini album entered at number 13 on the South Korean Gaon Album Chart for the month of June with 9,318 physical copies sold.[16] The title track entered at number 9 on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart for the month of June.[17]

Track listing

Official track list
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "I Like That"  Black Eyed PilseungBlack Eyed Pilseung 3:41
2. "String" (끈; Kkeun)
  • Rovin
  • Min Yeon-jae
  • LDN Noise
  • Rovin
 3:06
3. "Wanna Do It" (해볼래; Haebollae)
  • Park Su-seok
  • Park Eun-woo
  • Park Su-seok
  • Park Eun-woo
 3:08
4. "Yeah Yeah"  
  • 9999
  • Esbee
  • HWA.B
  • 9999
  • Esbee
 3:49
5. "Say I Love You"  HyolynHyolyn 3:09
6. "Under the Blanket" (이불 덮고 들어; Ibul Deopgo Deureo)
  • Duble Sidekick
  • Candy
  • Eastwest
 3:25
7. "I Like That" (Instrumental) Black Eyed Pilseung 3:41
Total length:
 24:02

Charts

Weekly Charts

Chart (2016) Peak

position

South Korea (Gaon Album Chart) 3

Monthly

Chart (2016) Peak

position

South Korea (Gaon Album Chart) 13

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South Korea June 21, 2016 Digital download Starship Entertainment
LOEN Entertainment

References

  1. ↑ "'썸머퀸' 씨스타의 귀환…오늘(20일) 자정 '몰아애' 공개". Kpop Starz. June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ "SISTAR Announce June Comeback With Mystifying First Teaser". Kpop Starz. June 1, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sistar to roll out new EP next week". Yonhap News Agency. June 13, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ "SISTAR COMEBACK: K-POP GIRL GROUP RELEASES NUMEROUS IMAGES INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL TEASERS OF HYORIN AND BORA". THE INQUISITR NEWS. June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  5. ↑ "SISTAR releases stunning riddle comeback teaser images!". KMusic. June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  6. ↑ "[Teaser] 씨스타(SISTAR) _ I Like That". starshipTV Youtube Page. June 16, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  7. ↑ notclaira (2016-06-13). "SISTAR Says New Showcase And Album Are On A Whole New Level". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  8. ↑ Mnet K-POP (2016-06-23), [SISTAR - String] Comeback Stage | M COUNTDOWN 160623 EP.480, retrieved 2016-07-04
  9. ↑ Mnet K-POP (2016-06-23), [SISTAR - I Like That] Comeback Stage | M COUNTDOWN 160623 EP.480, retrieved 2016-07-04
  10. ↑ KBS World TV (2016-06-26), SISTAR - Come and get me (끈) / I Like That [Music Bank COMEBACK / 2016.06.24], retrieved 2016-07-04
  11. ↑ MBC MUSIC (2016-06-29), (ShowChampion EP.192) Champion Song 'SISTAR' encore, retrieved 2016-07-04
  12. ↑ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
  13. ↑ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
  14. ↑ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
  15. ↑ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
  16. ↑ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  17. ↑ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
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