"Cactus" (
Hangul: 선인장;
RR: seon-injang) is the debut single by South Korean boy group
A.C.E. It was released on May 23, 2017, by Beat Interactive and distributed by
Sony Music. In order to promote the single, the group performed on several South Korean
music programs, including
''Music Bank'' and ''
Show! Music Core
''Show! Music Core'' (), or simply ''Music Core'' is a South Korean music television program broadcast by MBC. It airs live every Saturday at 15:30 (KST). The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage. ...
''. A music video for the song was also released on May 23.
The single album peaked at number 24 on the
Gaon Album Chart
The Circle Album Chart, previously known as the Gaon Album Chart, is a record chart ranking the 100 most popular albums, extended plays and single albums in South Korea based on their Record sales, pure sales. It is a part of the Circle Chart, pr ...
.
Release
"Cactus" was released as a digital single and as a physical single album on May 23, 2017.
Promotion
The group held their debut stage on
SBS MTV
SBS M is a South Korean pay television music channel owned by SBS Medianet, a division of SBS Media Holdings. It features South Korean pop artists, international music, news, and a few reality and variety programs.
It was launched in 2001 as t ...
's
''The Show'' on May 23, 2017, performing the single. They continued on
MBC Music's ''
Show Champion
''Show Champion'' (Korean: 쇼 챔피언) is a South Korean music television program broadcast live by MBC M every Wednesday at Bitmaru Broadcasting Center in Ilsan.
Hosts
* Shindong (February 14, 2012 – December 25, 2012)
* Hahm Eun-jung ...
'' on May 24, Mnet's M Countdown on May 25,
KBS's
''Music Bank'' on May 26,
MBC's ''
Show! Music Core
''Show! Music Core'' (), or simply ''Music Core'' is a South Korean music television program broadcast by MBC. It airs live every Saturday at 15:30 (KST). The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage. ...
'' on May 27 and SBS's Inkigayo on May 28.
A dance practice video for the song was released on May 28, 2017.
Music video
A 15-seconds music video teaser was revealed on May 21, 2017, through their official YouTube channel. The official music video was released on May 23, 2017, and has accumulated more than 6 million views since its release.
Chart performance
"Cactus" entered and peaked at number 24 on the
Gaon Album Chart
The Circle Album Chart, previously known as the Gaon Album Chart, is a record chart ranking the 100 most popular albums, extended plays and single albums in South Korea based on their Record sales, pure sales. It is a part of the Circle Chart, pr ...
on the chart issue dated May 21–27, 2017, for physicals sales.
In its second week, the single album charted at number 93.
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The single album entered at number 88 on the Gaon Album Chart for the month of May 2017, for 900 physical copies sold.][
]
Track listing
Digital download
Charts
Weekly charts
Release history
References
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2017 singles
2017 songs