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''Act. 7'' is the seventh and final
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4Minute 4Minute (, often stylized as 4MINUTE) was a South Korean girl group formed in 2009 by Cube Entertainment. The members of the group were Son Ji-hyun, Nam Ji-hyun, Heo Ga-yoon, Jeon Ji-yoon, Hyuna, Kim Hyuna and Kwon So-hyun. The group was known ...
. It was released on February 1, 2016, and consists of five songs. The lead track "Hate" was released in promotion. This is the last release from 4Minute prior to their disbandment announced in June 2016.


Background

On January 25, Cube Entertainment released the track list and individual teaser images for the members. The first track, "Hate", was co-composed and arranged by EDM DJ
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Release and promotion

On January 29, the group released their first teaser video for "Hate" with a dramatic scene of each member. The music video for "Hate" was released on February 1, with the concept being a sexy take on a hip hop clip. The music video achieved 1 million views in under 24 hours of release, with some commentators attributing the high figure to anticipation for the group's comeback. The group began promotion on MBC Music's ''
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'' on February 3, then continued their first week of performances for the album on Mnet's ''
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'' and SBS's ''
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'' on February 4, 5, 6 and 7 respectively. On April 15, 2016, the group released a music video for the track "Canvas".


Track listing


Charts


Weekly charts


Release history


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"Hate" Music Video
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