Fly High (EP)

Fly High is the debut EP by South Korean boy group Infinite's sub-unit Infinite H. The EP was released on January 11 and immediately topped the charts upon release.

Fly High
EP by
Infinite H (Infinite)
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2013
RecordedSeoul, South Korea
GenreK-pop, Hip Hop
LabelWoollim Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment
Infinite H (Infinite) chronology
Fly High
(2013)		 Fly Again
(2015)
Singles from Fly High
  1. "Special Girl"
    Released: January 10, 2013
  2. "Without You"
    Released: January 28, 2013

Background

After a series of image and video teasers, the music video for promotional track "Special Girl" was released on January 10, 2013 on Woollim Entertainment's official YouTube channel and following the music video's release, the duo also performed the song and their follow up track "Without You" on M! Countdown on the same day.[1][2] Following the release of the music video, the EP was officially released on January 11, 2013.

Composition

Focusing mainly on the genre hip hop, Infinite H (Dongwoo and Hoya) collaborated with many different artists, including various well-known hip hop composers and rappers such as Primary, Zion.T, Bumkey, Paloalto, Vida Loca, and more. The album's title track, "Fly High," features labelmate Baby Soul, who was featured on the sub-unit's first ever track "Crying" as well.[3]

Music video

The music video for "Special Girl" was uploaded onto Woollim Entertainment's official YouTube channel on January 10, 2013 and on January 28, 2013, the music video for the follow up track, "Without You" was also uploaded onto YouTube.[4]

Promotion

Infinite H began their promotions by performing their title track and their follow up song, "Without You" on January 10, 2013 episode of Mnet's M! Countdown on the same day when the music video for "Special Girl" was released.[1][2] The duo also performed on Music Bank and Show! Music Core on January 11 and 12 respectively.[5][6] They continued to perform on various music programs to promote the EP.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Victorious Way"Dead'pVida LocaVida Loca2:39
2."Special Girl (Feat. Bumkey)"Beenzino, BumkeyPrimaryPrimary4:08
3."니가 없을 때 (Feat. Zion.T)" (Without You (Feat. Zion.T))Zion.T, Lil Boi, LouieZion.TZion.T, Primary, Gray3:25
4."못해 (feat. 개코 of Dynamic Duo)" (Can't Do It (feat. Gaeko of Dynamic Duo))개코Primary, 개코Primary4:09
5."Fly High (Feat. Baby Soul of Lovelyz)"PaloaltoPrimaryPrimary3:41
Total length:18:06

Charts

Album
Chart Peak
position
South Korea Weekly Album Chart (Gaon)[7] 5
South Korea Yearly Album Chart (Gaon) 23
US World Albums (Billboard) 8

Sales
Gaon Album Chart[8] Amount
2013 Yearly Total 93,884[9]

Release history
Country Date Distributing label Format
South Korea
January 11, 2013
Woollim Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment
Digital download
CD
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References
  1. "[UPDATED] INFINITE H releases MV for "Special Girl" (ft. Bumkey) + 'Fly High' album". allkpop. January 10, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  2. "INFINITE H debut with "Special Girl" on 'M! Countdown'". allkpop. January 10, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  3. "Infinite H reveals debut album "Fly High" + MV for "Special Girl" feat. Bumkey". allkpop. January 11, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  4. "[MV]INFINITE H_Without You_니가 없을 때(feat. Zion.T)". YouTube. January 28, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  5. "[Music Bank] INFINITE H – Special Girl (2013.01.11)". YouTube. KBS World TV. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  6. "InfiniteH – Special girl, 인피니트H – 스페셜 걸, Music Core 20130112". YouTube. MBCkpop. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  7. "Gaon Album Chart – 가온차트와 함께하세요". Goan Chart (in Korean). January 27, 2012. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  8. "Gaon album chart". Gaon (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  9. "Gaon Chart releases Yearly Physical Albums Chart for 2013". Gaon (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-03-31.
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