Pink Luv

Pink Luv (stylized as Pink LUV) is the fifth mini-album by South Korean girl group Apink, released on November 24, 2014. The album's lead single is the title track "Luv".

Pink Luv
EP by Apink
Released	November 24, 2014
Genre	K-pop dance-pop
Label	A Cube Entertainment (Distributed by LOEN Entertainment)
Apink chronology
Pink Blossom (2014) Pink Luv (2014) Pink Memory (2015)
Singles from Pink Luv
"Good Morning Baby" Released: January 13, 2014 "Luv" Released: November 24, 2014

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.[1] The song sold 1,490,824 copies and scored Apink's first three triple crown wins in music shows (MTV The Show, Music Core and Inkigayo.)

Apink performed a snippet of "Secret", a track on their album, in addition to a full performance of "Luv" on KBS's Music Bank 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's Show Champion and Mnet's M! Countdown. 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

Digital and CD mini album.[2]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Luv"	Shinsadong Tiger Beom & Nang	Shinsadong Tiger Beom & Nang	03:58
2.	"Wanna Be"	ChoRong	Son Young-jin Big Sancho	03:40
3.	"Secret"	Lee Won-hee	Lee Won-hee	03:57
4.	"I'm Not an Angel" (천사가 아냐; Cheonsaga Anya)	KZ D'Day	KZ Mr. Gomdol	03:26
5.	"Once Upon a Time" (동화 같은 사랑; Donghwa Gateun Sarang; lit. "Love Like a Fairytale")	Duble Sidekick David Kim	Duble Sidekick Tenzo & Tasco	03:52
6.	"Luv" (Instrumental)		Shinsadong Tiger Beom & Nang	03:58
Total length:				22:51

CD bonus tracks

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
7.	"Good Morning Baby"	Duble Sidekick	Duble Sidekick	03:40
8.	"My Darling" (Apink BnN)	Brave Brothers	Brave Brothers	03:05
Total length:				29:36

Charts

Album Chart Peak position Gaon Weekly Album Chart 1 Gaon Monthly Album Chart 4 Gaon Yearly Album Chart 36

Single Chart (2014) Peak position South Korea (Gaon) 2 South Korea (Kpop Hot 100) 2 US World Digital Songs (Billboard) 5 Sales and certifications Provider Amount Gaon Digital Sales 1,490,824+[3]

Sales and certifications

Provider	Amount
Gaon physical sales	79,735+[4]
Oricon physical sales	4,805+

Music program wins

Song	Program	Date
"Luv"	The Show	December 2, 2014
		December 9, 2014
		December 16, 2014
	M Countdown	December 18, 2014
		December 25, 2014
	Music Bank	December 5, 2014
		December 12, 2014
		December 19, 2014
		December 26, 2014
	Show! Music Core	December 6, 2014
		December 13, 2014
		December 20, 2014
		January 3, 2015
		January 10, 2015
	Inkigayo	December 7, 2014
		December 14, 2014
		December 28, 2014

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
South Korea	November 24, 2014	CD, Digital download	Plan A Entertainment LOEN Entertainment

References

1. "Gaon Chart releases chart rankings for November 23 - November 29 - allkpop.com".
2. "iTunes - Music - Pink LUV by Apink". iTunes. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
3. Digital sales for Luv:
   • "2014년 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
   • "2015년 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 11, 2016.
   • 2016년 15주차 Download Chart [half year of 2016 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
4. Cumulative sales for Pink Luv:
   • "Gaon Album Chart - 2014 (see #36)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
   • "Gaon Album Chart - 2015 (see #81)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 11, 2016.

External links

• "Luv" Music Video on YouTube