Hoot (EP)

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Hoot
File:SNSD Hoot.jpg
EP by Girls' Generation
Released October 27, 2010
(see release history)
Recorded August–September 2010
Genre K-pop
Length 17:34
Language Korean
Label
Producer
Girls' Generation chronology
Oh!
(2010)Oh!2010		 Hoot
(2010)		 Into the New World: The 1st Asia Tour
(2010)Into the New World: The 1st Asia Tour2010
Singles from Hoot
  1. "Hoot"
    Released: October 25, 2010

Hoot (Hangul: 훗; subtitled 009) is the third mini-album by a South Korean girl group, Girls' Generation. The mini-album consisted of five songs, and was released on October 27, 2010 by S.M. Entertainment.[1][2][3][4][5]

The album is listed, by Gaon Album Chart as the third best-selling album of 2010 in South Korea, with 163,066 copies sold.[6]

Composition

Contributions to the album's production came from a wide range of producers such as Wheesung, Jinu (Hitchhiker), Kenzie, and former Roommate and Nadia member Hwang Hyun. The title song, "Hoot", was composed by Danish songwriter-producers Martin Michael Larsson and Lars Halvor Jensen, of Deekay, together with British songwriter Alex James, with the intention of creating an "exciting up-tempo record for a female artist or group".[7] It was originally titled "Bulletproof" and written with English lyrics.[7]

"Mistake" is the second track and a R&B ballad with lyrics by Kwon Yuri which is about a girl who can't move on from a relationship with a guy who asked her to "wait" for him but in the end he found another and she blames herself for not trying harder to keep the love between them. The third track "My Best Friend" is a contemporary R&B song with lyrics by Wheesung that talks about each other's friendship of Girls' Generation. The fourth track "Wake Up" is an electropop song carrying dark synth beat-sounds with medium tempo shuffle rhythm. "Snowy Wish" is the fifth track and a bright dance-pop song.[8]

Single

Hoot debuted at the #1 spot on October 30, 2010 on the Gaon Chart.[9] The song won Triple Crown on Inkigayo on November 28, 2010 and won 5 times on Music Bank of KBS. The song demo was written and recorded in the UK, with Nina Woodford singing the vocal, and then finished and mixed in Denmark.

Promotion

They held their comeback stage on October 29, 2010 on KBS's Music Bank. It was also performed on Show! Music Core, Inkigayo, and M! Countdown. They held their goodbye stage on December 4, 2010 on MBC's Show! Music Core.

Commercial performance

A day before the official release of Hoot, it was reported that it had received over 150,000 sales in pre-orders. The album achieved gold status in Japan for selling 100,000 copies.[10] The album is listed by Gaon Album Chart as the third best-selling album of 2010 in South Korea, with 163,066 copies sold.[6]

Track listing

No. Title Lyrics Music Arrangement Length
1. "Hoot" (훗; Hut) John Hyunkyu Lee Alex James,
Lars Halvor Jensen,
Martin Michael Larsson		 Alex James,
Lars Halvor Jensen,
Martin Michael Larsson		 3:18
2. "Mistake" (내 잘못이죠; Nae Jalmoshijyo) (lit. "My Fault") Kwon Yuri Cheryl Yie,
Jean Na		 Kenzie 4:07
3. "My Best Friend" (단짝; Danjjak) (lit. "Buddy") Wheesung Carsten Lindberg,
Joachim Svares,
Joleen Bell,
Jade Anderson,
Michael Jay		 Carsten Lindberg,
Joachim Svares,
Joleen Bell,
Jade Anderson,
Michael Jay		 3:24
4. "Wake Up" (일어나; Ireona) (lit. "Get Up") Kim Boo-min Hitchhiker Hitchhiker 3:15
5. "Snowy Wish" (첫눈에…; Cheonnune…) (lit. "In the First Snow") Hwang Hyun Hwang Hyun Hwang Hyun 3:28
Total length:
 17:35
Bonus items from physical release
  1. Girls' Generation stickers
  2. A random photocard. There are 18 different designs in total.

Japanese edition

Charts and certifications

Release history

Region Date Format Distributor
Worldwide[19] October 25, 2010 Digital download S.M. Entertainment
South Korea[20] October 27, 2010 CD S.M. Entertainment, KT Music
Hong Kong[21] November 2, 2010 Universal Music Hong Kong
Japan[22] December 22, 2010 Nayutawave Records, Universal Music Japan
Taiwan[23] December 24, 2010 Universal Music Taiwan

References

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  3. ↑ (Korean) "소시 3집 미니 앨범 훗 티저 이미지 · 음원 전격 공개… 드디어 컴백" My Daily. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
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  5. ↑ Seoul Newspaper. (2010-10-28). "‘복고 걸’ 소녀시대, ‘훗’ 뮤비 공개… 이번엔 화살춤?" (Korean)
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  8. ↑ Cyworld BGM – "Girls' Generation – Hoot The 3rd Mini Album" (Korean)
  9. ↑ (Korean) Gaon Chart Gaon Chart. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
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  13. ↑ "South Korea Gaon Album Chart". On the page, select "2010.10.24~2010.10.30" to obtain the corresponding chart. Gaon Chart Retrieved May 10, 2016.
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