For Muzik is the debut
extended play
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South Korea
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n girl group
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 features their debut single "Hot Issue". The title track "Muzik" was used to promote the mini-album, as well as "What a Girl Wants" later that year.
Release
After the release of their debut single, "Hot Issue", the group started recording their first album, including a remix of "Hot Issue" done by Shinsadong Tiger. The album was released digitally on August 28, 2009. Both first single were a huge success, with "Hot Issue" charting #20 and Muzik charting #21 in the
Melon Chart Yearly 2009 chart, both have estimated digital sales of 3,000,000 - 4,000,000.
Hot Issue was re-released in higher quality on 1thek on January 22, 2019.
Promotion
The group promoted the album by performing "Hot Issue", "Muzik" and "What a Girl Wants" on various TV shows. These included Mnet's ''M! Countdown'',
KBS's ''
Music Bank
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* ''Music Bank'' (TV program), a South Korean music program by KBS
**''Music Bank World Tour
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'',
MBC's ''Show! Music Core'' and
SBS's ''
Inkigayo
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''. Promotions lasted from June until the end of December 2009. The album was also promoted in Japan, where a repackaged version of the album was released.
On September 1, 2009, the music video for "Muzik" was released. It with the intro track "For Muzik", followed by a scene showing the group dancing in a room with flashing lights. There are individual inter-scenes of single members wearing latex leggings and dancing to the song.
Controversy
On August 31, 2009, Korean broadcaster
KBS banned the playing of the song "Anjullae" ( "Won't Give You") because of inappropriate lyrics, specifically the following line: "오늘부터 너 한테 나 안줄래 / 이제 다신 내 맘 전부 안줄래 / 이젠 다시 너한테는 안 줄래", which roughly translates to "Starting from today, I won't give myself to you. Now, I will never give you my entire heart. Now, I won't ever give myself to you." In response,
Cube Entertainment
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stated, "The lyrics for "Anjullae" is about the pure feelings of a girl to a guy. We are very disappointed that the lyrics were deemed inappropriate."
Track listing
Release history
References
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Cube Entertainment EPs
2009 EPs
4Minute EPs
Korean-language EPs