4Minute World

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{{Infobox album

| name = 4Minute World

| type = EP

| artist = 4Minute

| cover = 4MinuteWorld-EP.jpg

| alt =

| released = March 17, 2014

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|K-pop|electropop|dance-pop}}

| length = 17:00

| label = {{hlist|Cube|Universal Music}}

| producer =

| prev_title = Name Is 4Minute

| prev_year = 2013

| next_title = Crazy

| next_year = 2015

| misc = {{Singles

| name = 4Minute World

| type = ep

| single1 = Whatcha Doin' Today

| single1date = March 17, 2014

| single2 = Thank You :)

| single2date = June 18, 2014

}}

}}

4Minute World is the fifth extended play by South Korean girl group 4Minute, released on March 17, 2014. It features the lead single "Whatcha Doin' Today".

Promotion and release

On March 8, the lead single was confirmed to be "Whatcha Doin' Today" The lead single video was released on March 16 under the title "{{Lang|ko|오늘 뭐해}} (Whatcha Doin' Today)"{{cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xLFxfXWDUk | title=포미닛 (4MINUTE) – 오늘 뭐해 (Whatcha Doin' Today)' Official Music Video | date=March 16, 2014 | medium=YouTube}} and the full EP was released on March 17.{{cite web|url=http://www.mnetamerica.com/news/article/61190/4minute-releases-mv|title=NEWS : Mnet America – [Video Reaction] 4minute Has Way Too Much Fun in 'Whatcha Doin' Today' MV|work=mnetamerica.com|access-date=February 4, 2016|archive-date=February 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205004325/http://www.mnetamerica.com/news/article/61190/4minute-releases-mv|url-status=dead}} "Whatcha Doin' Today" reached number 1 on the weekly Gaon Digital Chart{{cite web | url = http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=T¤t_week=13¤t_year=2014&chart_Time=week | title = Gaon Digital Chart | publication-date = March 5, 2014 | work=Gaon Chart | publisher = Korea Music Content Industry Association | language = ko | access-date = March 26, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140413153047/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=T¤t_week=13¤t_year=2014&chart_Time=week | archive-date = April 13, 2014 | url-status = dead }} and number 4 on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.co.kr/?c=chart&m=k100&basedate=20140326 |title=K-Pop Hot 100 - March 26, 2014 |publisher=Billboard Korea |access-date=March 26, 2014 |language=ko |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327204323/http://www.billboard.co.kr/?c=chart&m=k100&basedate=20140326 |archive-date=March 27, 2014 }}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/5937622/5-wildest-moments-of-4minutes-whatcha-doin-today-video-watch|title=5 Wildest Moments of 4Minute's 'Whatcha Doin' Today' Video: Watch|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 4, 2016}} On June 18, 2014, the group released the music video for the track "Thank You" to celebrate their fifth anniversary.{{cite web|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/68590/4minute-releases-mv|title=[Video] 4minute Sends a 'Thank You' to Fans for Five Years|work=interest.me|access-date=February 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205025036/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/68590/4minute-releases-mv|archive-date=February 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}

Accolades

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|+Music program awards for "Whatcha Doin' Today"

! Program

! width="120" | Date

! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

Inkigayo

| March 30, 2014

|

M Countdown

| April 3, 2014

| {{Cite web |last=Lim |first=Soo-yeon |date=April 3, 2014 |title= |script-title=ko:'엠카운트다운' 포미닛, '오늘 뭐해' 1위…일본서 축하무대 |trans-title='M Countdown' 4minute, 'Whatcha Doin' Today' 1st place... Celebration stage in Japan |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/311/0000324173 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213144557/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/311/0000324173 |archive-date=December 13, 2020 |access-date=December 12, 2020 |website=Xports News |language=ko |via=Naver}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = 4Minute World track listing

| extra_column = Arrangement

| total_length = 17:12

| all_writing =

| all_lyrics =

| all_music =

| title1 = Wait a Minute

| note1 =

| writer1 =

| lyrics1 = Lim Sang-hyuk, Astro Z, Ludwig Lindell

| music1 = Lim Sang-hyuk Astro Z, Daniel Caesar

| extra1 = Lim Sang-hyuk, Astro Z, Daniel Caesar, Ludwig Lindell

| length1 = 3:10

| title2 = Whatcha Doin' Today

| note2 = {{lang|ko|오늘 뭐해}}; Oneul Mwohae

| writer2 =

| lyrics2 = Brave Brothers

| music2 = Brave Brothers, Elephant Kingdom

| extra2 = Brave Brothers, Elephant Kingdom, Lee Jeong-min

| length2 = 3:26

| title3 = I'll Teach You

| note3 = {{lang|ko|알려 줄게}}; Allyeo Julgye) (Nam Jihyun, Jeon Ji-yoon, Kwon So-hyun

| writer3 =

| lyrics3 = Esna

| music3 = Seo Jae-woo, Esna

| extra3 = Seo Jae-woo

| length3 = 3:08

| title4 = Come In

| note4 = {{lang|ko|들어와}}; Deureowa) (Kim Hyuna, Heo Ga-yoon

| writer4 =

| lyrics4 = Park Soo-seok, Park Eun-ooh, Sleepy

| music4 = Park Soo-seok, Park Eun-ooh

| extra4 = Park Soo-seok

| length4 = 3:34

| title5 = Thank You :)

| note5 = {{lang|ko|고마워}}; Gomawo

| writer5 =

| lyrics5 = Kwon So-hyun, Kim Hyuna, Seo Jae-woo

| music5 = Seo Jae-woo, Ferdy

| extra5 = Seo Jae-woo, Ferdy

| length5 = 3:54

}}

Charts

= Album =

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Chart

!Peak
position

Gaon Weekly album chart{{cite web | url = http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/album.php?nationGbn=T¤t_week=13¤t_year=2014&chart_Time=week | title = Gaon Album Chart | publication-date = March 5, 2014 | access-date = March 26, 2014 | work=Gaon Chart | publisher = Korea Music Content Industry Association | language = Ko | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140413125920/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/album.php?nationGbn=T¤t_week=13¤t_year=2014&chart_Time=week | archive-date = April 13, 2014 | url-status = dead }}

| align=center| 2

Gaon Monthly album chart{{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/album.php?nationGbn=T¤t_month=04¤t_year=2014&chart_Time=month |title=Gaon Album Chart – Monthly |publication-date=April 2014 |work=Gaon Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association |access-date=June 21, 2014 |language=ko |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512220439/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/album.php?nationGbn=T¤t_month=04¤t_year=2014&chart_Time=month |archive-date=May 12, 2014 |url-status=dead }}

| align=center | 15

=Sales and certifications=

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Chart

!Amount

Gaon physical sales

| style="text-align:center;"| 11,231[http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/album.php?f_chart_kind_cd=T&f_month=04&f_year=2014&f_type=month Gaon Chart April 2014] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171140/http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/album.php?f_chart_kind_cd=T&f_month=04&f_year=2014&f_type=month |date=July 14, 2014 }}

References