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Time (EP)

Time
EP by
Beast
ReleasedOctober 20, 2014 (2014-10-20)
Genre
Length20:47
LanguageKorean
Label
Beast chronology
Good Luck
(2014) 		Time
(2014) 		Ordinary
(2015)
Singles from Time
  1. "12:30 (12시 30분)"
    Released: October 20, 2014

Time is the eighth extended play by South Korean boy group Beast. It was released on October 20, 2014 as a special EP to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the group's debut.[1][2] This marks the first time the group has released two albums in one year, since 2010 with Shock of the New Era and Mastermind. According to Gaon Chart, as of the end of December 2014, the album has sold a cumulative total of 69,004 copies. Its major accolades includes Record of the Year award at the 2015 Seoul Music Awards.[3]

Background and album

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The album was first announced at the 2014 Beautiful Show concert in August,[4] making this the group's second release within 12 months, following their previous album Good Luck released four months earlier.[5]

The album consists of six tracks with lead track titled "12:30" being a ballad track, that describes the different emotions experienced when a couple breaks up.[6][7] "Yong said he used solid rhythm, piano sounds and as dubstep, creating a song with a lot of beats and rhythm", further adding that he chose it as the lead track because "it's the hour that makes me sentimental". Member Yang Yo-seob added that the track is accompanied with a "dynamic choreography, which will show that people can move and dance to ballads".[8]

Member Lee Gi-kwang also contributed to the album, composing "So Hot" with Yong Jun-hyung and Noday; and writing the lyrics with Noday.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Good Life (Yong Jun-hyung, Kim Tae-joo); all music is composed by Good Life

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."12:30" (12시 30분; Yeoldulsi Samsipbun)Good LifeGood LifeGood Life3:53
2."Drive"Good LifeGood LifeGood Life3:11
3."It's All Good" (좋은 일이야; Joheun Iriya)Good LifeGood LifeGood Life3:39
4."Close My Eyes" (눈을 감아도; Nuneul Gamado)Good LifeGood LifeGood Life3:26
5."Stay" (가까이; Gakkai)Good LifeGood LifeGood Life3:25
6."So Hot"Lee Gi-kwang, Noday, Yong Jun-hyungLee Gi-kwang, NodayPhilip3:09
Total length:20:47

Charts

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Chart Peak
position 		Sales
Gaon Weekly album chart[9] 1
  • KOR: 69,004+
Gaon Monthly albums chart[10] 2
Gaon Yearly album chart[11] 30

References

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  1. ^ "TiME". Cube Entertainment. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
  2. ^ Jackson, Julie (15 September 2014). "BEAST to release anniversary album next month". Kpop Herald. The Korea Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  3. ^ Lee, Min Ji (23 January 2015). "SM Sweeps ′Seoul Music Awards′ Taking Rookie and Daesang Awards". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. ^ Lee, Sun-min (18 August 2014). "Beast says new album is on the way". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. ^ Um, Dong Jin (18 December 2014). "B1A4, Beast get Golden Disc nods". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. ^ Sung, So-young (21 October 2014). "Beast's latest races to top of charts". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  7. ^ Park, Hyun-taek (24 October 2014). "New album marks Beast's birthday". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. ^ Kim, Ji-soo. "Beast returns with year's 2nd album". Korean Times. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  9. ^ "South Korean Gaon Chart: Album (Weekly) - October 19 to October 25, 2014". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  10. ^ "South Korean Gaon Chart: Album (Monthly) - November 2014". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  11. ^ "South Korean Gaon Chart: Album (Yearly) - 2014". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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