''Broken'' is the sixth
EP released by the South Korean
boy group
A boy band is loosely defined as a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform love songs marketed towards girls and young women. Many ...
MBLAQ
MBLAQ ( ko, 엠블랙, ja, エムブラック; an acronym for Music Boys Live in Absolute Quality) is a South Korean boy band created by South Korean singer Rain under J. Tune Camp. The group consists of Seungho, G.O, and Mir, and formerly L ...
. The album was released online on March 24, 2014 at 12PM (KST). The album consists of 7 tracks, and
Wheesung
Choi Whee-sung (; born February 5, 1982), known professionally as Wheesung or by the stage name Realslow, is a South Korean R&B singer, record producer, and musical theatre actor.
Career 1982: Early life and education
Wheesung was born on ...
took part in the writing of the lyrics and composing for the title song ''Be a Man'', whereby he gifted the song to MBLAQ. He expressed that "MBLAQ is the only male group that I wanted to give a song to, so it was a pleasure to work with them on the album. I am thankful for MBLAQ for conveying the feelings that I wanted from this track".
Concept
The concept shows the members' chic and strong 'masculine' mature image. Filter imitating broken glass overlaid by the members' images, which are included in the concept photos, were uploaded on the official MBLAQ's SNS and creates a rainbow set of colours. This is in contrast to the meaning of the album's name, ''Broken'', whereby it shows how a heart can grow cold when broken, as portrayed by the members' angry and hard gazes.
Background
On March 20 at 12AM (KST), MBLAQ released their teaser of "Be a Man" on their official
YouTube
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channel, J.Tune Camp. It shows the sleek and sophisticated images of the members, as they wore well-tailored black and white suits together with clean-cut hair, appearing mysterious with their sharp gaze. It further dramatizes the video through the added fog and shadow effects.
Track listing
Chart performance
Album chart
Single chart
Sales and certifications
Release history
References
External links
MBLAQ's Official Site
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2014 EPs
MBLAQ EPs
Korean-language EPs