| A Flower Bookmark | ||||
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| Released | May 16, 2014 | |||
| Genre | K-pop | |||
| Length | 25:24 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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| Producer | Kim Jin-myeong | |||
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| Singles from A Flower Bookmark | ||||
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| "My Old Story" on YouTube "The Meaning of You" on YouTube | ||||
A Flower Bookmark (Korean: 꽃갈피; RR: Kkotgalpi) is the first cover extended play by South Korean singer-songwriter IU. It is also her fourth Korean-language extended play. The EP was released on May 16, 2014, the singer's birthday, by LOEN Entertainment under its imprint LOEN Tree. Unlike her previous works, A Flower Bookmark features cover versions of nostalgic K-pop songs popularized from 1980s to 1990s.[1]
The EP was successful both commercially and critically. It spawned two hit singles; the lead single "My Old Story" and "The Meaning of You". The former topped Billboard K-pop Hot 100,[2][A] while the latter was ranked at the top of Gallup Korea's Song of the Year in 2014.[3][B] In particular, the latter has gone to sell more than two million digital copies since release, even outselling the album's lead track. The EP also earned IU the Melon Music Award for Artist of the Year, and a nomination for Album of the Year.[4][5] It was ranked at number three on Billboard's list of Best K-pop Albums of 2014.[6]
- ^ Kim, Young-bae (16 June 2014). "아이유, 리메이크 앨범 '꽃갈피' LP 한정 발매 ("IU Releases Her Remake Album "A Flower Bookmark" as a Limited LP")" (in Korean). GValley. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100, Week of May 21, 2014". Billboard Korea. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ a b Kwon, Hye-jin (18 December 2014). ""올해를 빛낸 최고의 가수는 아이유" ("IU Was Ranked as "Artist of the Year"")" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ Hong, Ka-hwa (13 November 2014). "'멜론뮤직어워드' 아이유, 올해의 아티스트상 "신이 있는 것 같다" ("IU Wins Artist of the Year at 2014 MelOn Music Awards "I Guess God Exists"")" (in Korean). The Financial News. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Jeon, Yoon-hee (13 November 2014). "'2014 멜론뮤직어워드' 올해의 앨범상 god "큰상 오랜만" '울컥' ("god Wins Album of the Year at 2014 MelOn Music Awards "We Haven't Received Such a Big Prize in a Long Time"")" (in Korean). Hankook Economy. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Best K-Pop Albums of 2014 - Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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