''Pink Luv'' (stylized as Pink LUV) is the fifth
EP by South Korean
girl group Apink
Apink ( ko, 에이핑크, ja, エーピンク) is a South Korean girl group formed by IST Entertainment (formerly Play M Entertainment, A Cube Entertainment, and Plan A Entertainment). The group debuted on April 19, 2011, with the extended play ...
, released on November 24, 2014. The album's lead single is the title track "Luv".
Release and promotion
The EP ''Pink Luv'' was released on November 24. It debuted at number 1 on South Korea's
Gaon Album Chart while "Luv" debuted at number 2 on the
Gaon Digital Chart and stayed there for two weeks.
The song sold 1,490,824 copies and scored Apink's first three triple crown wins in the three major music shows (
MTV The Show,
Music Core
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and
Inkigayo.) They were the first girl group to achieve this.
Apink performed a snippet of "Secret", a track on their album, in addition to a full performance of "Luv" on
KBS's ''
Music Bank
Music Bank may refer to:
* ''Music Bank'' (TV program), a South Korean music program by KBS
**''Music Bank World Tour
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'' on November 21. This was followed by additional comebacks on music programs including
MBC's ''
Show! Music Core'',
SBS's ''
Inkigayo'' , ''
SBS's
The Show'',
MBC Music
MBC M (formerly MBC Music) () is a South Korean specialty television channel owned by MBC Plus Media. The cable channel primarily broadcasts programming related to music.
The channel opened on February 1, 2012, with a new music program '' Sho ...
's ''
Show Champion'' and
Mnet
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's ''
M! Countdown
''M Countdown'' () is a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet. The show features appearances by popular music artists who also perform live on stage. It is broadcast from CJ E&M Center Studio in Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul.
B ...
''. Apink received 17 trophies in total on the aforementioned music shows with "Luv", which is still the highest number of wins for a single song for a girl group.
Track listing
Charts
Album
Single
Sales and certifications
Sales and certifications
Music program wins
Release history
References
External links
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Apink albums
2014 EPs
Dance-pop EPs
Korean-language EPs
Cube Entertainment EPs
Kakao M EPs