''Pretty Girl Special Edition'' (also known as ''Honey''), is a
repackage of
South Korea
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girl group
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Kara
Kara or KARA may refer to:
Geography Localities
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's second
EP ''
Pretty Girl'' (2008). It was released digitally on February 12, 2009, with a physical release on February 18, 2009.
In contrast to ''Pretty Girls cute and lively concept, the title track "Honey" is more wistful and features the members of Kara as soft, feminine women.
The song was remixed from the original version, and also underwent a slight name change from "" (''Ha-ni'') to "Honey".
It is considered the group's first hit.
Background
"Good Day, Season 2" was the group's first digital single. It is a remix of ''"Good Day"'' from their first mini-album "
Rock U
''Rock U'' (also known as ''Kara 1st Mini Album'') is the first extended play by South Korean girl group Kara. It was released on July 25, 2008. ''Rock U'' was released as the lead single.
This was also the first album to feature the two new memb ...
". It was released on October 13, 2008, and later included on the ''Honey'' EP. It was rearranged by Han Jae Ho and Kim Seung Soo, the same people who produced Kara's "Rock U", as well as the original soundtrack of the hit drama series "달콤한 나의 도시: ''My Sweet Seoul"'', the songs ''"You Are My Heaven"'' and ''"Find"'' by
SS501
SS501 is a South Korean boy band consisting of five members: Kim Hyun-joong, Heo Young-saeng, Kim Kyu-jong, Park Jung-min and Kim Hyung-jun. They debuted in 2005 with the EP ''Warning'', which included their first number one song, "Never Again ...
, and "고맙다" (''"Thank You"'') by
Kim Hyun Joong
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After debuting with SS501 in 2005, K ...
.
A repackaged
mini-album
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edition of the ''Pretty Girl'' EP was scheduled to be released on February 19, but was then moved up a day to February 18.
The new EP features "Honey", various remixes of "Pretty Girl", and a remix "Good Day Season 2", a song that was initially only given a digital release.
The second single from the EP was "Honey". Kara filmed the music video for "Honey" on February 10. The music video was to be released on February 17
but was moved up a day to February 16.
The music video features the girls in pure angelic dresses sitting at home.
Promotion
The group debuted "Honey" on
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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'' program on February 13, 2009.
Commercial performance
The
Gaon Music Chart
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was launched in February 2010 as the official chart for South Korea, a year after the EP was released. The mini album entered at number 84 on the
Gaon Album Chart
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for the second week of 2010 and peaked at number 2 on the week ending April 17, 2010.
It spent three non-consecutive weeks in the top 10 in 2010 and became their second top 5 album as well as their third top 10 album.
Kara member Han Seung-yeon noted that the title track "Honey" climbed the charts much faster than "Pretty Girl" did, while Goo Hara stated that the song appealed to an older age group.
After a few weeks, "Honey" achieved its first #1 on M.Net's ''M Countdown'' show on March 5, 2009.
The song also won the a first-place award on
SBS's
Inkigayo
''Inkigayo'' ( ko, 인기가요; English title: ''The Music Trend'', previously ''Popular Song'') is a South Korean music program broadcast by SBS. It airs live every Sunday. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who p ...
program.
Track listing
Charts
References
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2009 EPs
Kara (South Korean group) EPs