Absolute First Album

T-ara was formed by Core Contents Media CEO Kim Kwang-soo, and prior to commencing their activities as a group, two members bowed out after contributing a song to the Cinderella Man soundtrack, citing creative differences.{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200906041144471002|script-title=ko:지원, 티아라 하차 심경고백 "용기있는 내 선택 잘한거야"|last=Yun|first=Hyun-jin|date=June 4, 2009|work=Newsen|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927003416/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200906041144471002|archive-date=September 27, 2018|language=ko}} The label brought in three new members and released their debut single "Lies"{{efn|Media sources cite their first single as simply "거짓말",{{Cite web|url=http://news.jtbc.joins.com/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB11571447|script-title=ko:티아라 효민 열애설…전 소속사 "개인 사생활이라 몰라"|last=Hwang|first=Ji-young|date=January 5, 2018|website=JTBC News|publisher=JTBC Content Hub Co., Ltd|language=ko|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-date=September 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927005521/http://news.jtbc.joins.com/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB11571447|url-status=live}} though it is officially appended as "거짓말 (Part 1)" and "거짓말 (Dance Ver.)" in their discography.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mbk-ent.com/index.php?mid=album&ckattempt=2&page=7&document_srl=1929|title=Release – Album – Absolute First Album|website=MBK Entertainment|language=ko|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-date=September 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927050121/http://www.mbk-ent.com/index.php?mid=album&ckattempt=2&page=7&document_srl=1929|url-status=live}}}} on July 27, 2009. The song was composed by Cho Young-soo, who would become a frequent collaborator of the group.{{Cite news|url=https://news.joins.com/article/13927014|script-title=ko:티아라, 작곡가 조영수 시그니처 앨범 ‘올스타’…노개런티 참여|last=Han|first=Je-hee|date=February 18, 2014|work=JoongAng Ilbo|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927004012/https://news.joins.com/article/13927014|archive-date=September 27, 2018|language=ko}}

T-ara's debut was made amid an influx of girl groups on the Korean pop music scene. A writer for weekly magazine SisaIN remarked that the old-school trot influence of "Lies" did little to appeal to core consumers of the girl group market; those who found nostalgia in 1990s groups like S.E.S. and Fin.K.L.{{Cite news|url=https://www.sisain.co.kr/?mod=news&act=articleView&idxno=5808|script-title=ko:음악성까지 갖춘 걸그룹|last=Kim|first=Jae-ga|date=November 27, 2009|work=SisaIN|access-date=September 12, 2018|language=ko|archive-date=September 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912131506/https://www.sisain.co.kr/?mod=news&act=articleView&idxno=5808|url-status=live}} The group utilized a "girlish and pure" image during its run.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportsseoul.com:80/news2/entertain/hotentertain/2009/0729/20090729101040100000000_7267912787.html|script-title=ko:"걸그룹, 넌 무슨 색깔이니?"…섹시·순수·파격, 3色 매력|last=Nah|first=Ji-yeon|date=July 29, 2009|website=Sports Seoul|language=ko|trans-title=‘Girl Group, What Color Are You?’ – Sexy, Pure, Unconventional – 3 Colors of Charms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731104551/http://www.sportsseoul.com/news2/entertain/hotentertain/2009/0729/20090729101040100000000_7267912787.html|archive-date=July 31, 2009|url-status=dead|access-date=September 26, 2018}} T-ara would find wider success with their Supernova collaboration "TTL (Time to Love)", a track influenced by southern hip hop. The single was marketed as a "180-degree transformation" of the group, who took on a "sexier" image compared to their debut.{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200909151255271002|title=초신성-티아라 'TTL' 대박행진, 뮤비 하루만에 11만 명 '열광'|last=Cha|first=Yeon|date=September 15, 2009|work=Music-en|access-date=September 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117015444/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200909151255271002|archive-date=January 17, 2010|publisher=Newsen|language=ko|url-status=live}}

In October 2009, the group revealed their plans for a mini-album release in the coming months.{{Cite news|url=http://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01203766589848656&mediaCodeNo=258|script-title=ko:[스타 한가위⑥]티아라, "추석 소원? 첫 음반 대박요!"|last=Yang|first=Seung-jun|date=October 1, 2009|work=eDaily SPN|access-date=September 12, 2018|publisher=eDaily|language=ko|archive-date=September 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912131354/http://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01203766589848656&mediaCodeNo=258|url-status=live}} Expanding into a full-length studio album, Absolute First Album was formally announced days prior to its late November release.{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200911241108581002&code=100200&wb_lp=KOJA&wb_dis=|script-title=ko:티아라 첫 정규앨범 발표 컴백|last=Lee|first=Jae-hwan|date=November 24, 2009|website=Newsen|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927010906/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200911241108581002&code=100200&wb_lp=KOJA&wb_dis=|archive-date=September 27, 2018|access-date=September 27, 2018}} Core Contents Media brought on Shinsadong Tiger and "Hitman" Bang to produce songs for the album. The marketing for Absolute First Album revolved around its dual concepts; with T-ara's intent to appeal through "two different charms", the group released the title track "Bo Peep Bo Peep" which was backed by a "charismatic" image, whereas the album's b-side track "Like the First Time" was billed as "colorful yet classic".

Absolute First Album was digitally released on November 27, 2009. A physical release followed on December 4, 2009.{{in lang|ko}} [http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200911241103501001 티아라, 12월 4일 정규앨범 발매 ‘방시혁-신사동호랭이 뭉쳤다’ (T-ara's full-length album to be released November 27)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102535/http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200911241103501001 |date=April 2, 2015 }}. Newsen. November 24, 2009. Upon the album's release, Core Contents Media conducted an online poll in order to determine the lead single.{{in lang|ko}} [http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200911271804281001 티아라 ‘처음처럼’VS‘보핍보핍’ 1위경쟁 후끈...타이틀곡은? (처음처럼 vs. Bo Peep Bo Peep)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103549/http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200911271804281001 |date=April 2, 2015 }}. Newsen. November 27, 2009. Nearly 9,000 respondents from Melon, Cyworld, and Soribada, among others, were given the choice between "Bo Peep Bo Peep" and "Like the First Time", the latter of which won the poll by 53 percent. However, management chose "Bo Peep Bo Peep" as the label intended to present a "180-degree transformation" of T-ara's image.{{Cite news|url=http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2009120210434502735|script-title=ko:티아라,'처음처럼' 타이틀곡 결정 53% 지지|last=Kim|first=Ji-yeon|date=December 2, 2009|work=Star News|access-date=September 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714175210/http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200911241103501001|archive-date=July 14, 2011|publisher=Newsen|language=ko}}

The group began performing "Bo Peep Bo Peep" on Korea's televised music programs with the December 4, 2009, broadcast of Music Bank. "Like the First Time" was subsequently promoted in January 2010, yet their appearances quickly ceased as main vocalist So-yeon contracted H1N1, as did promotions for Absolute First Album as a whole.{{in lang|ko}} [http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201001281328311002 티아라 소연 ‘공신’ 촬영 중 실신 응급실行 ‘신종플루 의심판정’ (T-ara's Soyeon rushed to the emergency room.)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723173153/http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201001281328311002 |date=July 23, 2015 }}. Newsen. January 28, 2010.

The group's first fan signing event was planned for was scheduled to be held at Synnara Records in Ilsan La Festa on December 13. However, over 2,000 fans applied for the event, so the location was changed to Young poong Books in Jongno for safety concerns.{{Cite web |date=2009-12-08 |title=티아라, 팬사인회 2천명 이상 몰려 장소 변경 |trans-title=T-ara, Fan signing event changed location due to over 2,000 attendees |url=https://www.joynews24.com/view/462403 |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=아이뉴스24 |language=ko}}

Absolute First Album is primarily a dance-pop and electronic record. Member So-yeon remarked that though "idol music [follows] the latest trend", adult listeners would be "at ease" with songs such as "Like the First Time", "Apple is A" or "You You You", as they have ppong (뽕){{Efn|Ppong is defined as "melodies and/or vocalism that sound sentimental and old-fashioned".{{Cite journal|last=Lee|first=Keewoong|date=August 31, 2016|title=K-Pop: The Soundtrack of Korea's Globalization|url=http://archive.much.go.kr/archive/publicationRead/InfoDetailInqire.do;jsessionid=H14acLxT6A6mtBCUbPnjf1IbnGJ2ONhanrcf6IJHJN7YYaJl0vePT2E1KkvrZebc.mus-web02_servlet_engine1|journal=The Journal of Contemporary Korean Studies|volume=3|pages=335|access-date=September 22, 2018|archive-date=September 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922064207/http://archive.much.go.kr/archive/publicationRead/InfoDetailInqire.do;jsessionid=H14acLxT6A6mtBCUbPnjf1IbnGJ2ONhanrcf6IJHJN7YYaJl0vePT2E1KkvrZebc.mus-web02_servlet_engine1|url-status=live}} }} melodies that "stimulate emotion".{{Cite web|url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/entertainment/2009/12/07/1104000000AKR20091207080000005.HTML?audio=Y|script-title=ko:바른언론 빠른뉴스|last=Lee|first=Eun-jung|date=December 7, 2009|website=Yonhap News Agency|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912131553/http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/entertainment/2009/12/07/1104000000AKR20091207080000005.HTML?audio=Y|archive-date=September 12, 2018|access-date=September 12, 2018}} Particularly, "You You You", a pulsating, mid-tempo electropop, takes the concept of all-consuming love as T-ARA's muse for the song. It's described by NME as an emotional, devastating tale of devotion that teeters on the edge of obsession for the subject of their affection.{{Cite web |last=Chin |first=Carmen |date=2024-07-29 |title=The 10 best T-ARA songs |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/best-top-t-ara-songs-ranked-3778785 |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}

Its lead single, "Bo Peep Bo Peep", is billed as a "trendy" dance song with a "funky" rhythm; Spin magazine describes it as "robotic".{{Cite web|url=http://www.arirang.co.kr/Tv2/TVCommon_NoStaff_Archive.asp?PROG_CODE=TVCR0102&MENU_CODE=101790&view_seq=13112&Page=38&sys_lang=Kor|title=한국을 대표하는 글로벌 방송! The World On Arirang!|date=September 10, 2014|website=Pops in Seoul: Arirang|publisher=The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926202413/http://www.arirang.co.kr/Tv2/TVCommon_NoStaff_Archive.asp?PROG_CODE=TVCR0102&MENU_CODE=101790&view_seq=13112&Page=38&sys_lang=Eng|archive-date=September 26, 2018|access-date=September 12, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/06/21-greatest-k-pop-songs-all-time/2/|title=The 21 Greatest K-Pop Songs of All Time|last=Chuck|first=Eddy|date=June 1, 2012|work=Spin|access-date=September 12, 2018|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|archive-date=June 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615214452/https://www.spin.com/2012/06/21-greatest-k-pop-songs-all-time/2/|url-status=live}} The song is one of several that feature repetitive hooks, including "Tic Tic Toc".{{Cite book|title=Globalization and popular music in South Korea : sounding out K-pop|last=Fuhr|first=Michael|publisher=Routledge|year=2015|isbn=978-1317556916|location=New York|oclc=911046356}} The album dips into "retro" territory as evident on "Lies", which is derived from trot,{{Cite web|url=http://k-pop.or.kr/metadetail2014/artist/artist_main.jsp?swhere=Allsearch&skeyword=&aid=133959&main_role_id=&main_role_name=&startRootFileName=directory_year.jsp?year=201|script-title=ko:가수정보 – 티아라|last=Kim|first=Jae-ga|website=Kpop Archive|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|trans-title=Singer Information – T-ara|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926202808/http://k-pop.or.kr/metadetail2014/artist/artist_main.jsp?swhere=Allsearch&skeyword=&aid=133959&main_role_id=&main_role_name=&startRootFileName=directory_year.jsp%3Fyear%3D201|archive-date=September 26, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=September 12, 2018}} and "Like the First Time", which employs 1980s influences.{{Cite web|url=http://music.yule.sohu.com/20100309/n270681372.shtml|title=T-ARA首张专辑《Absolute First Album》|date=March 9, 2010|editor-last=Dong|editor-first=Wen|website=Sohu Music|publisher=Sohu|language=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326140412/http://music.yule.sohu.com/20100309/n270681372.shtml|archive-date=March 26, 2010|url-status=live|access-date=September 12, 2018}} T-ara sings in falsetto on the latter track,{{Cite web|url=http://enews.imbc.com/News/RetrieveNewsInfo/7229|script-title=ko:‘처음처럼’은 티아라에게 독일까?|last=Kim|first=Min-joo|date=January 25, 2010|website=MBC Entertainment|publisher=Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926183007/http://enews.imbc.com/News/RetrieveNewsInfo/7229|archive-date=September 26, 2018|access-date=September 26, 2018}} and parts of its electronic production is "reminiscent" of Aphex Twin and Humming Urban Stereo. Furthermore, "Like the First Time" has been compared to "In for the Kill" by English synthpop act La Roux.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kukinews.com/news/article.html?no=2353|script-title=ko:카라 ‘루팡’ 표절시비…미궁으로 빠질 수 밖에 없는 현실|last=Cho|first=Hyun-woo|date=February 23, 2010|website=Kuki News|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916003809/http://www.kukinews.com/news/article.html?no=2353|archive-date=September 16, 2018|access-date=September 15, 2018}} The music video for "Like the First Time" features the group transforming member Hyo-min into a "sophisticated" version of herself.

"You Drive Me Crazy",{{efn|The original Hangul title of the song is "{{lang|ko|너 때문에 미쳐}}", which is credited in English as either "You Drive Me Crazy"{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d70FQdraoYI| script-title=ko:너 때문에 미쳐 티아라| trans-title=You Drive Me Crazy by T-ara| publisher=LOEN Entertainment. YouTube| access-date=August 25, 2015| archive-date=March 10, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310082609/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d70FQdraoYI| url-status=live| date=November 26, 2013}} or "I Go Crazy Because of You".{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Qv2W5Lbr0| title=T-ara – I Go Crazy Because of You on SBS Inkigayo| date=January 26, 2012| publisher=Seoul Broadcasting System. YouTube| access-date=August 25, 2015| archive-date=March 20, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320040407/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Qv2W5Lbr0| url-status=live}}}} from the Breaking Heart re-issue, is an "edgy" electropop song which has received comparisons to "If U Seek Amy" by American singer Britney Spears. It has been called a "song without breaks" and is highlighted for the "important key role" that synthesizers play in "creating a hook song".{{Cite web|url=http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=21192&bigcateidx=8&subcateidx=10&view_tp=1|title=Single – K-pop – 너 때문에 미쳐|last=Ok|first=Eun-sil|date=March 2010|website=Neo Music Communication IZM|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926203456/http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=21192&bigcateidx=8&subcateidx=10&view_tp=1|archive-date=September 26, 2018|access-date=September 12, 2018}} Elsewhere, T-ara explores R&B on "Falling U", southern hip hop on "TTL (Time to Love)", and house music on "TTL Listen 2".{{Cite news|url=http://sportsworldi.segye.com/newsView/20091009001145|script-title=ko:티아라와 초신성의 두 번째 노래, 9일 공개|last=Han|first=Joon-ho|date=October 9, 2009|work=Sports World|access-date=September 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912165704/http://sportsworldi.segye.com/newsView/20091009001145|archive-date=September 12, 2018|language=ko}}

Absolute First Album collects several T-ara singles prior to its release, though they were not utilized to promote the album directly. "Lies" was released on July 27, 2009, as a maxi single containing four tracks: "Lie (Part 1)" and "Lie (Part 2)", a ballad rendition of "Lies", and "Wanna Play?".{{Cite web|url=http://www.mbk-ent.com/index.php?mid=album&ckattempt=3&page=7&document_srl=1926|title=Release – Album – 거짓말|website=MBK Entertainment|language=ko|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926203911/http://www.mbk-ent.com/index.php?mid=album&ckattempt=3&page=7&document_srl=1926|url-status=live}} The songs were re-titled for inclusion on Absolute First Album, with "Lie (Part 2)" omitted completely.{{efn|"거짓말 (Part 1)" and "거짓말 (Ballad Ver.)" re-appear as "거짓말 (Dance Ver.)" and "거짓말 (Slow Ver.)" on the album.}} A music video was produced for each song: in "Lie (Part 1)", the members are coupled with actor Yoo Seung-ho;{{Cite web|url=http://www.mnet.com/tv/mv/35251|title=거짓말 (Part 1)|website=Mnet|publisher=CJ E&M|language=ko|trans-title=Lie (Part 1)|access-date=November 3, 2018|archive-date=November 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104050314/http://www.mnet.com/tv/mv/35251|url-status=live}} "Lie (Part 2)" features the group performing at a waterpark, also known as the "Summer" version.{{Citation|title=거짓말 (Part.2) (Summer ver.) by T-ara|date=November 25, 2013|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFTYvvsV66E|trans-title=Lie|publisher=LOEN Entertainment|access-date=November 3, 2018|archive-date=January 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116162312/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFTYvvsV66E|url-status=live}} "Lie (Ballad Ver.)" was used to promote the MBC horror series Soul, which stars member Ji-yeon.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mnet.com/tv/mv/35264|title=거짓말 (Ballad Ver.)|website=Mnet|publisher=CJ Digital Music|language=ko|trans-title=Lie (Ballad Ver.)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913112026/http://www.mnet.com/tv/mv/35264|archive-date=September 13, 2018|access-date=September 12, 2018}} Actress Lim Ju-eun reprises her role as Ji-yeon's twin sister in the music video.{{Cite news|url=http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?year=2009&no=414728|script-title=ko:'혼' 여주인공 임주은, 티아라 '거짓말' 뮤비 특별출연|last=Jin|first=Hyang-hee|date=August 3, 2009|work=Maeil Business|access-date=September 12, 2018|publisher=Maekyung|language=ko|archive-date=May 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511135201/https://www.mk.co.kr/news/culture/view/2009/08/414728/|url-status=live}} "Wanna Play?" showcases T-ara's "powerful" dance skills in "intense" black, white and red.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mnet.com/tv/mv/35237|script-title=ko:놀아볼래?|website=Mnet|publisher=CJ Digital Music|language=ko|trans-title=Wanna Play?|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913112153/http://www.mnet.com/tv/mv/35237|archive-date=September 13, 2018|access-date=September 13, 2018}} "Lies" became the album's first hit.

"TTL (Time to Love)" was released on September 15, 2009; a collaboration with T-ara's labelmates Supernova.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mbk-ent.com/index.php?mid=album&page=7&document_srl=1927|title=Release – Album – TTL (Time to Love)|website=MBK Entertainment|language=ko|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926204826/http://www.mbk-ent.com/index.php?mid=album&page=7&document_srl=1927|url-status=live}} The two groups formed a project unit consisting of Eun-jung, So-yeon, Hyo-min, and Ji-yeon with Kwang-su, Ji-hyuk, and Geon-il; the single was Supernova's first release in two years. Qri stars in the "TTL (Time to Love)" music video (with a small role for Boram). The single's success prompted Core Contents Media to produce the sequel entitled "TTL Listen 2" with participation from all members of both groups.{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Hyun-woo |date=October 9, 2009 |script-title=ko:티아라-초신성 'TTL2' 뮤비 촬영현장 공개 |trans-title=T-ara/Supernova 'TTL2' music video filming site revealed |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=009&aid=0002166248 |access-date=March 22, 2024 |work=Maeil Business Newspaper |language=ko |via=Naver}}{{Cite news|url=http://sportsworldi.segye.com/newsView/20091009001145|script-title=ko:티아라와 초신성의 두 번째 노래, 9일 공개|last=Han|first=Jun-ho|date=October 9, 2009|work=Sports World|access-date=September 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912072638/http://sportsworldi.segye.com/newsView/20091009001145|archive-date=September 12, 2018|language=ko}} Originally set for release on October 13, 2009; "TTL Listen 2" was pushed forward to October 9, 2009, due to the popularity of the original song. The groups performed "TTL Listen 2" for the first time at the annual Dream Concert on October 10, 2009.{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200909301145011001|script-title=ko:티아라와 초신성의 두 번째 노래, 9일 공개|last=Lee|first=Mi-hye|date=October 9, 2009|work=Newsen|access-date=September 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916055852/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200909301145011001|archive-date=September 16, 2018|language=ko}} "TTL Listen 2" was also a commercial success peaking within the top 10.

"Bo Peep Bo Peep" was released with the digital album on November 27, 2009. It was a breakthrough for the group, with its cat dance becoming a craze in the country.{{Cite news|url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000073601|title="ねこダンス"で人気沸騰中T-ARA、"にや～の日"に1400人とハイタッチ|date=September 29, 2011|work=Barks|access-date=November 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027092137/http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000073601|archive-date=October 27, 2011|language=ja}} The single peaked at number four upon the advent of the Gaon charts in January 2010.Positions on the Gaon Digital Chart:

• {{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=T¤t_week=01¤t_year=2010&chart_Time=week|title=Bo Peep Bo Peep", "Like the First Time", "TTL (Time To Love)|date=January 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112120027/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=T¤t_week=01¤t_year=2010&chart_Time=week|archive-date=November 12, 2013}}
• {{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=11&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week|title=You Drive Me Crazy" (2010)|date=March 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301083113/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=11&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week|archive-date=March 1, 2015|url-status=dead}}
• {{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=12&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week|title=I'm in Pain" (2010)|date=March 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301083356/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=12&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week|archive-date=March 1, 2015|url-status=dead}}
• {{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=50&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week|title=Wae Ireoni?" (2010)|date=December 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150307062947/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=50&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week|archive-date=March 7, 2015|url-status=dead}} "Like the First Time" was released as the album's fourth single on January 15, 2010,{{cite web |title=티아라, 타이틀곡 '처음처럼' 첫공개…'공신' 지연도 합류 |trans-title=T-ara, title song 'Like the First Time' released for the first time… 'Contributor' Jiyeon also joins |url=https://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201001111126531001&search=title&searchstring=%C6%BC%BE%C6%B6%F3 |website=Newsen |access-date=26 December 2023 |language=ko |date=2010-01-11}} and both singles sold more than 1.6 million copies each in 2010 alone.Cumulative sales for "Like the First Time":
• {{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=K¤t_year=2010&chart_Time=year|title=Download Chart (Domestic) – 2010 (see #50)|publisher=KMCIA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228230722/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=K¤t_year=2010&chart_Time=year|archive-date=February 28, 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=November 3, 2016}} The music video for "Like the First Time" features the group transforming member Hyo-min into a "sophisticated" version of herself.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mnet.com/tv/mv/36033|script-title=ko:처음처럼|website=Mnet|publisher=CJ Digital Music|language=ko|trans-title=Like the First Time|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916060100/http://www.mnet.com/tv/mv/36033|archive-date=September 16, 2018|access-date=September 16, 2018}}

{{redirect|Breaking Heart|the metaphor for intense emotional pain one feels after losing a loved one|Broken heart}}In early February 2010, it was announced that T-ara would be re-releasing their album with two new songs in order to thank their fans for the success of their first album.{{in lang|ko}} [http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201002031132421001 ‘활동 조기종료’ 티아라, 2월26일 ‘너때문에 미쳐’ 컴백 (T-ara to come back with "You Drive Me Crazy")] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093636/http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201002031132421001 |date=April 2, 2015 }}. Newsen. February 3, 2010. Entitled Breaking Heart, the reissue centers around a "temptation of the devil" concept.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mbk-ent.com/index.php?mid=album&ckattempt=2&page=7&document_srl=1931|title=Release – Album – Breaking Heart (Repackage)|website=MBK Entertainment|language=ko|access-date=September 12, 2018|archive-date=September 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913074015/http://www.mbk-ent.com/index.php?mid=album&ckattempt=2&page=7&document_srl=1931|url-status=live}} Initial concept photos typo-ed the release as Braking Heart.{{Cite web|url=http://www.vop.co.kr/A00000535711.html|title=티아라 7st 미니앨범에 오타... 처음이 아니다|last=Hyun|first=Seok-hun|website=ENS|date=August 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916093321/http://www.vop.co.kr/A00000535711.html|archive-date=September 16, 2018|access-date=September 16, 2018}} Breaking Heart was physically released on March 3, 2010, in two editions: a standard, and a first press edition with a 56-page photobook.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yesasia.com/us/t-ara-vol-1-breaking-heart-repackage-first-press-limited-edition/1022255875-0-0-0-en/info.html|title=T-ara Vol. 1 - Breaking Heart (Repackage) (First Press Limited Edition) CD|website=YesAsia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228171336/http://www.yesasia.com/us/t-ara-vol-1-breaking-heart-repackage-first-press-limited-edition/1022255875-0-0-0-en/info.html|archive-date=February 28, 2010|url-status=live|access-date=September 17, 2018}} This edition was limited to 6,000 copies.{{Cite news|url=http://news.donga.com/Culture/New/3/07/20100225/26440779/3|script-title=ko:티아라 리패키지 음반 출시|last=Heo|first=Min-nyeong|date=February 25, 2010|work=DongA|access-date=September 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917071433/http://news.donga.com/Culture/New/3/07/20100225/26440779/3|archive-date=September 17, 2018|language=ko}} The album was subsequently released in Taiwan as a CD and DVD package, with pre-orders that include a file folder.{{Cite web|url=http://www.alphamusic.com.tw/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=70&category_id=11&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=19|title=T-ARA Breaking Heart 豪華影音雙碟盤|website=Alpha Media Music|language=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116163527/http://www.alphamusic.com.tw/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=70&category_id=11&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=19|archive-date=November 16, 2010|url-status=dead|access-date=September 17, 2018}}

The lead single, "You Drive Me Crazy", was penned by singer-songwriter Wheesung, with music by Cho Young-soo and Kim Tae-hyun.{{in lang|ko}} [http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201002071425061002 휘성 티아라 리패키지 앨범 작사가로 깜짝 참여 (Wheesung participates in T-ara's repackage album)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226172044/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201002071425061002 |date=December 26, 2013 }}. Newsen. February 7, 2010. Robbie Daw of Idolator drew comparisons to American singer Britney Spears, commenting: "the "Womanizer" beat, the "If U Seek Amy" melody and the wardrobe that looks like it was stolen from the storage unit housing the "...Baby One More Time" video shoot memorabilia. [...] You know, the line "you empower me, sexy shadow" is simply just not used enough in pop songs these days. So props for that, T-ara."{{Cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/5441452/t-ara-are-crazy-for-britney-spears|title=Korean Girl Group T-ara Seem Pretty "Crazy" For Britney Spears|last=Daw|first=Robbie|date=March 11, 2010|website=Idolator|publisher=Hive Media|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926205822/http://www.idolator.com/5441452/t-ara-are-crazy-for-britney-spears?chrome=1|archive-date=September 26, 2018|access-date=September 16, 2018}} Filming for the music video, directed by Cha Eun-taek, began on February 18, 2010, in a Namyangju, Gyeonggi studio. Member Ji-yeon suffered a knee ligament injury during its production, causing the other members to end their solo shoots with Ji-yeon finishing hers the next morning.{{Cite web|url=http://sf.koreatimes.com/article/20100219/578134|script-title=ko:티아라 지연, 뮤비 촬영 중 무릎 다쳐 - 미주 한국일보|last=Lee|first=Eun-jung|date=February 19, 2010|website=Korea Times|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916130140/http://sf.koreatimes.com/article/20100219/578134|archive-date=September 16, 2018|access-date=September 16, 2018}}

T-ara began promotions for the b-side "I'm in Pain",{{efn| The original Hangul title of the song is "{{lang|ko|내가 너무 아파}}", which is credited in English as "I'm in Pain"{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NobleBtJNiQ| script-title=ko:내가 너무 아파| trans-title=I'm in Pain| publisher=LOEN Entertainment. YouTube| access-date=August 25, 2015| archive-date=March 13, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313124836/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NobleBtJNiQ| url-status=live| date=November 26, 2013}} or "I'm Really Hurt".{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR5I0yJO_60| title=T-ara – I'm really hurt on Inkigayo| date=January 26, 2012| publisher=Seoul Broadcasting System. YouTube| access-date=May 2, 2016| archive-date=March 20, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320040348/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR5I0yJO_60| url-status=live}}}} with the March 11, 2010, broadcast of M! Countdown. It was performed alongside "You Drive Me Crazy", with the music video premiering on March 15, 2010.{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Jae-hwan |date=March 6, 2010 |script-title=ko:티아라 섹시벗고 중성 매력 발산 ‘변신의 끝은 어디?’ |language=ko |work=Newsen |url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201003061240581002 |access-date=September 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916093226/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201003061240581002 |archive-date=September 16, 2018}} Two alternate versions of the video were further released.{{Cite web |title=내가 너무 아파 (Ver. 2) |trans-title=I'm in Pain (Ver. 2) |url=http://www.mnet.com/tv/mv/36545 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916093345/http://www.mnet.com/tv/mv/36545 |archive-date=September 16, 2018 |access-date=September 16, 2018 |website=Mnet |publisher=CJ Digital Music |language=ko}}{{Cite web |title=내가 너무 아파 (Ver. 3) |trans-title=I'm in Pain (Ver. 3) |url=http://www.mnet.com/tv/mv/36546 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916093123/http://www.mnet.com/tv/mv/36546 |archive-date=September 16, 2018 |access-date=September 16, 2018 |website=Mnet |publisher=CJ Digital Music |language=ko}} By the end of 2010, both tracks ended-up on the list of the best selling songs of 2010 as million-sellers.

The album has received generally positive reviews. A columnist for Sohu Music marked Absolute First Album as a "clear improvement" over their debut single, yet criticized its lack of identity, opining that though T-ara was able to follow popular trends, they had yet to find a suitable music style. Nevertheless, the reviewer picked "Falling U" as a standout track. In a more negative review, Seo Jung-min of K-pop Archive agreed that their music "can't be considered to have its own grammar", and called the album's sound "mechanical and [simplistic]". Seo further expressed their ambivalence towards girl group hook songs "flooding" the Korean pop music scene in 2009.{{Cite web|url=http://k-pop.or.kr/metadetail2014/title/title_main.jsp?swhere=Allsearch&skeyword=&tid=10071792&kid=&startRootFileName=directory_year.jsp?year=201|title=앨범정보 – Absolute First Album|last=Seo|first=Jung-min|website=Kpop Archive|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|trans-title=Album Information – Absolute First Album|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916015947/http://k-pop.or.kr/metadetail2014/title/title_main.jsp?swhere=Allsearch&skeyword=&tid=10071792&kid=&startRootFileName=directory_year.jsp%253Fyear%253D201|archive-date=September 16, 2018|access-date=September 16, 2018}} A writer for Sina Entertainment stated that the album was "full of youthfulness" and "T-ara's color".{{Cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/2009-12-11/18322807390.shtml|title=韩国唱片综述：T-ara初登冠军 U-Kiss强势回归|date=December 11, 2009|website=Sina Music|publisher=Sina Corporation|language=zh|access-date=September 12, 2018|archive-date=May 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511135234/https://pos.baidu.com/uclm?conwid=300&conhei=250&rdid=6479619&dc=3&exps=110261,110254,110751&psi=68d69a916f5bd14d783fa359500e42df&di=u6479619&dri=0&dis=5&dai=1&ps=0x0&enu=encoding&ant=0&aa=1&dcb=___adblockplus_&dtm=HTML_POST&dvi=0.0&dci=-1&dpt=none&tsr=0&tpr=1620741151810&ti=%E9%9F%A9%E5%9B%BD%E5%94%B1%E7%89%87%E7%BB%BC%E8%BF%B0%EF%BC%9AT-ara%E5%88%9D%E7%99%BB%E5%86%A0%E5%86%9B%20U-Kiss%E5%BC%BA%E5%8A%BF%E5%9B%9E%E5%BD%92_%E5%BD%B1%E9%9F%B3%E5%A8%B1%E4%B9%90_%E6%96%B0%E6%B5%AA%E7%BD%91&ari=2&ver=0427&dbv=2&drs=1&pcs=1192x43010&pss=1192x43010&cfv=0&cpl=3&chi=50&cce=true&cec=UTF-8&tlm=1620741151&prot=2&rw=320<u=http%3A%2F%2Fent.sina.com.cn%2Fy%2F2009-12-11%2F18322807390.shtml&liu=http%3A%2F%2Fpfp.sina.com.cn%2Fiframe%2Fent%2F2007-03-09%2F152614.html&ecd=1&uc=1600x1000&pis=0x0&sr=1600x1000&tcn=1620741152&qn=0c069f3df6cb2e28&tt=1620741151791.25.2437.2440<o=http%3A%2F%2Fent.sina.com.cn<l=2|url-status=live}} Similarly, a staff writer for Bugs! remarked that the album "[makes] you feel the charm of T-ara" across its fourteen tracks; singling out the "sweet and refreshing" "Apple is A", and "body shaker" "Tic Tic Toc".{{Cite web|url=https://music.bugs.co.kr/album/207906?wl_ref=list_ab_01_ab|title=추천앨범 리뷰 – 자꾸만 귀에 맴도는 티아라 정규1집 [Absolute First Album]|date=December 17, 2015|website=Bugs!|publisher=NHN Bugs|language=ko|access-date=September 12, 2018|archive-date=May 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511135202/https://music.bugs.co.kr/album/207906?wl_ref=list_ab_01_ab|url-status=live}}

Reviewing the Breaking Heart reissue, a Bugs! staff writer calls the album a "turning point showing the essence of fresh electronic music", in addition to naming the album's slower offerings such as "Good Person" and "Falling U" as high quality songs.{{Cite web|url=https://music.bugs.co.kr/album/217735|script-title=ko:추천앨범 리뷰 – 티아라, 리패키지에서 정체성을 찾다.|date=August 4, 2018|website=Bugs!|publisher=NHN Bugs|language=ko|access-date=September 13, 2018|archive-date=March 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313163343/http://music.bugs.co.kr/album/217735|url-status=live}} Members Qri, Hyo-min, and Eun-jung have named "Like the First Time" as their all-time favorite track. In 2017, Jacques Peterson of SBS PopAsia named "TTL (Time to Love)", "You Drive Me Crazy" and "Like the First Time" as among the group's best singles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2017/06/13/9-best-t-ara-singles|title=9 of the best T-ara singles|last=Peterson|first=Jacques|date=June 13, 2017|website=SBS PopAsia|publisher=Special Broadcasting Service|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617133417/http://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2017/06/13/9-best-t-ara-singles|archive-date=June 17, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=September 12, 2018}} Peterson previously opined that Absolute First Album "still stands as one of the best, if not the best, Korean girl group album of the past five years".{{Cite news|url=http://arcadey.net/2014/09/i-dont-want-you-t-aras-cutie-pretty-b-side/|title="I Don't Want You": T-ara's Cutie Pretty B-Side|last=Peterson|first=Jacques|date=September 18, 2014|work=Arcadey|access-date=September 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141126084735/http://arcadey.net/2014/09/i-dont-want-you-t-aras-cutie-pretty-b-side/|archive-date=November 26, 2014|language=en|url-status=live}} In 2018, SBS PopAsia listed Absolute First Album as one of 10 "Essential Modern K-pop Albums You Need to Hear".{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2018/06/15/10-essential-modern-k-pop-albums-you-need-hear|title=10 essential modern K-pop albums you need to hear|website=SBS PopAsia|language=en|access-date=September 12, 2018|archive-date=September 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913075249/https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2018/06/15/10-essential-modern-k-pop-albums-you-need-hear|url-status=live}} KKBox Hong Kong also included "You Drive Me Crazy" in their list of 10 classic K-pop songs of 2010.{{Cite web |title=【回憶召喚】Super Junior〈美人啊〉、CNBLUE〈孤獨的人〉十首熱門K-POP帶你回到2010年！ |url=https://www.kkbox.com/hk/tc/column/showbiz-0-5391-1.html |date=2020-01-28 |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=KKBox |language=zh-hant-hk}} In 2024, NME ranked side-track "You You You" at No. 9 on its list of T-ARA's best songs to date describing it as an understated cut from their debut album. "Bo Peep Bo Peep" was ranked at No. 5 on the list, "Like the First Time" at No. 4 and "You Drive Me Crazy" at No. 3.

Aboslute First Album recorded over 25,000 in pre-orders in less than a week, ranking number one on the Hanteo real-time charts for three consecutive days.{{Cite news |last=Park |first=Se-yeon |date=December 4, 2009 |script-title=ko:티아라 1집 대박예감? 출시 당일 한터 실시간 1위 |language=ko |work=Newsen |url=http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200912041737451002 |url-status=live |access-date=September 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226172458/http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200912041737451002 |archive-date=December 26, 2013}}{{Cite news |last=Baek |first=Ji-eun |date=December 7, 2009 |script-title=ko:티아라, 3일 연속 한터차트 1위 … 팬사인회 개최 |language=ko |work=Chosun |url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/12/07/2009120701180.html |url-status=live |access-date=September 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927050148/http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/12/07/2009120701180.html |archive-date=September 27, 2018}} It peaked at number two on the newly launched Gaon Album Chart in January 2010.Positions on the Gaon Album Chart:

• {{cite web |date=January 2, 2010 |title=Absolute First Album |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=02&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308071402/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=02&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week |archive-date=March 8, 2015}} Similarly, Breaking Heart peaked at number two on the Gaon Album Chart following its release in MarchPositions on the Gaon Album Chart:
• {{cite web |date=March 14, 2010 |title=Breaking Heart (2010) |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=12&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704190021/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=12&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week |archive-date=July 4, 2015 |access-date=May 31, 2016}} and sold 40,695 copies by the end of 2010, ranking as the 35th best-selling album of the year.{{cite web |title=Gaon 2010 Year-End Chart |url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/notice/view.gaon?idx=36 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213045903/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/notice/view.gaon?idx=36 |archive-date=February 13, 2011 |publisher=Gaon Music Chart |language=ko}} In total, it has sold 65,030 copies as of 2012.{{cite web |title=October 2011 Album Chart |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=10&hitYear=2011&termGbn=month |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510183350/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=10&hitYear=2011&termGbn=month |archive-date=May 10, 2015 |access-date=July 14, 2016 |publisher=Gaon Album Chart |language=ko}}{{cite web |title=March 2012 Album Chart |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=03&hitYear=2012&termGbn=month |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730110052/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=03&hitYear=2012&termGbn=month |archive-date=July 30, 2017 |access-date=July 14, 2016 |publisher=Gaon Album Chart |language=ko}}

The album's title track "Bo Peep Bo Peep" was a breakthrough for the group, with its cat dance becoming a craze in the country. The song topped all major real-time charts in 2009 and peaked at number four on the newly launched Gaon Digital Chart in 2010. Despite being released in 2009, the song was the 82nd best selling single in 2010 with over 1.6 million downloads. "Like the First Time", originally a b-side, debuted at number ten on Gaon. It was also one of the best-selling singles of 2010 nearly 1.9 million downloads. From the Breaking Heart re-issue, "You Drive Me Crazy" peaked at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart, holding its position for two weeks. It sold 3 million downloads by the end of 2010 and ranked at number 16 on the annual chart.Cumulative sales for "I Go Crazy Because of You":

• {{cite web |title=Download Chart (Domestic) – 2010 (see #5) |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=K¤t_year=2010&chart_Time=year |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228230722/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=K¤t_year=2010&chart_Time=year |archive-date=February 28, 2014 |access-date=August 10, 2016 |publisher=KMCIA}} The re-issue's b-side track "I'm in Pain" peaked at number 31 on Gaon and was downloaded 1.2 million times by the end of the year.Cumulative sales for "I'm in Pain":
• {{cite web |title=Download Chart (Domestic) – 2010 (see #129) |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=K¤t_year=2010&chart_Time=year |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228230722/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=K¤t_year=2010&chart_Time=year |archive-date=February 28, 2014 |access-date=August 10, 2016 |publisher=KMCIA}}

On January 10, 2009, a parody version of "Bo Peep Bo Peep" was performed on South Korean TV show Family Outing aired on SBS by BigBang's Daesung, Jo Han-seon, Yoon Jong-shin, and Kim Su-ro.{{Cite news |date=January 10, 2009 |title='패떴' 앙증섹시 티아라vs팜므파탈 2PM 도전장 '빅재미 大폭소' ['Parody' Sexy T-ara vs femme fatale 2PM's challenge 'big fun and laughter'] |work=newsen.com |url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201001101751091001&search=title&searchstring=%C6%BC%BE%C6%B6%F3}} Nami Tamaki released a Japanese cover of "TTL (Time to Love)" with Supernova in 2011.{{Cite web |date=December 12, 2010 |script-title=ja:玉置成実、2011年第1弾シングルで超新星とのコラボ実現 |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/41913 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926205020/https://natalie.mu/music/news/41913 |archive-date=September 26, 2018 |access-date=September 26, 2018 |website=Natalie Music |language=ja}} In 2010, Japanese transgender TV personality Haruna Ai released a remake of "You Drive Me Crazy" titled "Crazy for You".{{Cite web |last=강수진기자 |date=2010-10-20 |title=일본 대표 트랜스젠더, 한국서 싱글 발표! 티아라곡 리메이크 |trans-title=Japanese representative transgender, releases single in Korea! Remake of T-ara song |url=https://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?art_id=201010202121023&sec_id=540101 |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=sports.khan.co.kr |language=ko}} In July 2022, "You Drive Me Crazy" was played in the hit TV series Extraordinary Attorney Woo.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-15 |title="동그라미 너 때문에 미쳐" 티아라 효민도 빠진 '우영우' |url=https://news.nate.com/view/20220715n28854?mid=e01 |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=Sports Kyunghyang |publisher=Nate |language=ko}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Absolute First Album

| extra_column = Arrangement

| total_length = 49:15

| title1 = One & One

| lyrics1 = Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung

| music1 = Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung

| extra1 = Shinsadong Tiger

| length1 = 2:36

| title2 = Like the First Time

| note2 = 처음처럼, Cheoeum Cheoreom

| lyrics2 = "Hitman" Bang

| music2 = "Hitman" Bang

| extra2 = Wonderkid

| length2 = 4:05

| title3 = Bo Peep Bo Peep

| lyrics3 = Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung

| music3 = Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung

| extra3 = Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung

| length3 = 3:45

| title4 = Tic Tic Toc

| lyrics4 = Ahn Young-min

| music4 = Ahn Young-min

| extra4 = Davina

| length4 = 3:19

| title5 = Bye Bye

| lyrics5 = Nam Ki-sang, Kang Jung-myung

| music5 = Nam Ki-sang

| extra5 = Nam Ki-sang

| length5 = 3:34

| title6 = Apple Is A

| lyrics6 = Ahn Young-min

| music6 = Cho Young-soo

| extra6 = Cho Young-soo

| length6 = 3:10

| title7 = Falling U

| lyrics7 = Han Sang-won

| music7 = Han Sang-won

| extra7 = Yoon Young-min

| length7 = 3:29

| title8 = You You You

| note8 = 너너너, Neo Neo Neo

| lyrics8 = Kim Do-hoon, Kim Ki-bum, Rhymer

| music8 = Kim Do-hoon, Kim Ki-bum

| extra8 = Kim Do-hoon

| length8 = 3:40

| title9 = Lies

| note9 = Dance version) (거짓말, Geojitmal

| lyrics9 = Ahn Young-min

| music9 = Cho Young-soo

| extra9 = Cho Young-soo

| length9 = 3:46

| title10 = TTL (Time to Love)

| note10 = featuring Supernova

| lyrics10 = Hwang Sung-jin, Rhymer, Joosuc

| music10 = Kim Do-hoon

| extra10 = Lee Sang-ho

| length10 = 3:38

| title11 = Lies

| note11 = Slow version

| lyrics11 = Ahn Young-min

| music11 = Cho Young-soo

| extra11 = Cho Young-soo

| length11 = 3:58

| title12 = TTL Listen.2

| note12 = featuring Supernova

| lyrics12 = Rhymer, Sangchu

| music12 = Kim Do-hoon, Rhymer

| extra12 = Kim Ki-wan

| length12 = 3:31

| title13 = Good Person

| note13 = 좋은사람, Joheun Saram

| lyrics13 = K-SMITH

| music13 = Han Sung-ho

| extra13 = Kim Jae-yang

| length13 = 3:32

| title14 = Wanna Play?

| note14 = 놀아볼래?, Norabollae?

| lyrics14 = Ahn Young-min

| music14 = Cho Young-soo, Kim Tae-hyun

| extra14 = Cho Young-soo, Kim Tae-hyun

| length14 = 2:53

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Breaking Heart

| extra_column = Arrangement

| total_length = 55:50

| title1 = You Drive Me Crazy

| note1 = 너 때문에 미쳐, Neo Ttaemune Michyeo

| lyrics1 = Wheesung

| music1 = Cho Young-soo, Kim Tae-hyun

| extra1 = Cho Young-soo, Kim Tae-hyun

| length1 =

| title2 = I'm in Pain

| note2 = 내가 너무 아파, Naega Neomu Apa

| lyrics2 = Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sung

| music2 = Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sung

| extra2 = Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sung

| length2 =

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Breaking Heart {{nobold|– Taiwanese edition bonus DVD}}

| total_length =

| title1 = Bo Peep Bo Peep

| note1 = music video

| length1 =

| title2 = You Drive Me Crazy

| note2 = music video

| length2 =

}}

Notes

• "TTL (Time to Love)" is sometimes stylized as "T.T.L (Time to Love)", though the same is not true of "TTL Listen.2".
• The Breaking Heart reissue is sixteen tracks in total; its two new tracks are appended to the beginning of Absolute First Album.

Credits for Absolute First Album adapted from liner notes.{{cite book|title=Absolute First Album|year=2009|type=Liner notes|publisher=Mnet Media, Corp}}

• Lee Jae-hyunk – executive producer
• Kwo Chang-hyun – producer

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