Love Poem (EP)

Love Poem is the seventh Korean-language extended play by South Korean singer-songwriter IU. The EP was released on November 18, 2019, through Kakao M. It includes the lead single and title track, "Love Poem", as well as the tracks "Above the Time" and "Blueming", which both received music videos. The EP debuted atop the Gaon Album Chart, selling over 168,000 copies in South Korea in November 2019.[1]

Love Poem
Digital cover
EP by
IU
ReleasedNovember 18, 2019 (2019-11-18)
GenreK-pop
Length24:58
LanguageKorean
LabelKakao M
Producer
  • IU (exec.)
  • Kim Je-hwi
  • Jukjae
  • Lee Jong-hoon
  • Lee Chae-kyu
  • Lee Min-soo
  • Hong So-jin
IU chronology
A Flower Bookmark 2
(2017)		 Love Poem
(2019)
Singles from Love Poem
  1. "Love Poem"
    Released: November 1, 2019
  2. "Blueming"
    Released: November 18, 2019

Background and release

Following the release of A Flower Bookmark 2 in September 2017, IU focussed on acting. In October 2018, she released "Bbibbi", to commemorate ten years since her debut.[2] On March 3, 2019, IU announced that she was working on a new album that would release soon.[3] Love Poem was announced on October 11.[4] The EP was originally supposed to be released on November 1, 2019, but was postponed by the singer on October 21, following the suicide of South Korean singer and close friend Sulli in mid-October.[5] The title-track "Love Poem" was released on November 1.[6]

Love Poem was released digitally in various countries by Kakao M on November 18, 2019. A physical version was released two days later in the form of a photo book alongside a CD.

Critical reception

Tamar Herman of Billboard wrote that the "EP as a whole is almost like a Love Poem of sorts to IU's career, with each of the singles representing a different part of her discography", comparing the title track to the "poignant tunes" from IU's own A Flower Bookmark series of EPs; the "vivacious pop-rock tune" "Blueming" to IU's 2015 track "Twenty-Three", and calling the "melodious, theatrical" "Above the Time" "a sonic and visual sequel" to IU's 2011 song "You and I", in terms of both its music and the storyline of its video.[6]

Commercial performance

Love Poem debuted atop the Gaon Album Chart on the 47th issued week (November 17-23).[7] It became her fourth number one album in South Korea after Last Fantasy (2011), Modern Times (2013), and Palette (2017). The album was the third best-selling of November, moving nearly 170,000 physical copies, making it her best-selling album released.[8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by IU.

No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Unlucky"Kim Je-hwiKim Je-hwi3:51
2."The Visitor" (그 사람; Geu saram; lit. That Person)IUJukjae3:51
3."Blueming"
  • Lee Jong-hoon
  • Lee Chae-kyu
  • IU
  • Lee Jong-hoon
  • Lee Chae-kyu
3:37
4."Above the Time" (시간의 바깥; Sigan-ui bakkat; lit. Outside of Time)Lee Min-sooLee Min-soo5:00
5."Lullaby" (자장가; Jajang-ga)Kim Hee-wonHong So-jin4:21
6."Love Poem" (사랑시; Sarang-si)Lee Jong-hoon
  • Hong So-jin
  • Jukjae
4:18
Total length:25:04

Charts
Weekly sales and streaming chart performance for songs in Love Poem
Song Chart (2019) Peak
position
"Above the Time" (시간의 바깥) South Korea (Gaon)[21] 5
South Korea (Hot 100)[22] 6
"Unlucky" South Korea (Gaon)[23] 8
South Korea (Hot 100)[24] 9
"The Visitor" (그 사람) South Korea (Gaon)[25] 10
South Korea (Hot 100)[26] 15
"Lullaby" (자장가) South Korea (Gaon)[27] 14
South Korea (Hot 100)[28] 17

Sales
Sales figures for Love Poem
Region Sales
South Korea (Gaon)[29] 213,969

Accolades
Music program awards for Love Poem
Song Program Date Ref.
"Love Poem"
Show! Music Core (MBC) November 16, 2019 [30]
November 23, 2019 [31]
Inkigayo (SBS) November 17, 2019 [32]
Music Bank (KBS) November 29, 2019 [33]
"Blueming"
Inkigayo (SBS) December 1, 2019 [34]
December 8, 2019 [35]
December 15, 2019 [36]
Music Bank (KBS) December 20, 2019 [37]
December 27, 2019 [38]
Show! Music Core (MBC) December 21, 2019 [39]
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