''Nu ABO'' ( ko, Nu 예삐오; ''Nu Yeppioh'') is the debut

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

by South Korean girl group f(x). It was released on May 4, 2010, in

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under the record label of

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and distribution label of

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. The extended play spawned the title track of the same name. Commercially, the EP peaked at number two on the

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and sold over 54,000 copies by 2016.

Background

The title is a play on words meaning "New Blood Type": A, B and O are blood types, and if the letters are said in succession, it sounds like "ye-bbi-oh" ("예삐오").

Promotions

The title track from the EP, "Nu ABO", was chosen as the lead single. "Mr. Boogie" was re-released as a digital single on July 17, 2010 for follow-up promotions. Live performances of both "NU ABO" and "Mr Boogie" were broadcast on various local music shows ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' during the promotional cycle. "Me+U" was also performed during the ''2010 Dream Concert'' and on ''

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'' with its own choreography. A remix version of "Ice Cream" by

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was also released on March 27, 2013. The title track was also used for the Korean-American film '' Make Your Move'' (2013), and was subsequently included on its soundtrack.

Commercial performance

The extended play debuted and peaked at number 2 on the

for the week ending May 8, 2010. In its second week the album fell to number 19 and to number 21 in its third week. The album rose to number 13 in its fourth week. The extended play was the 8th best-selling album in May 2010 in South Korea. It was the 53rd best-selling album in the country during 2010, with 27,281 copies sold.

Critical reception

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{Authority control F(x) (group) albums Albums produced by Cutfather SM Entertainment EPs Korean-language EPs 2010 debut EPs