Day by Day (EP)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Day by Day
| type = EP
| artist = T-ara
| cover = T-araDayByDay.jpg
| alt =
| released = July 3, 2012
| recorded = 2011–12
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|K-pop|synthpop|nu-disco}}
| length = 17:15
24:35 (repackage)
| label = Core Contents
| producer = Kwon Chang-hyun
| prev_title = Jewelry Box
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = T-ara's Best of Best 2009-2012: Korean ver.
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Day by Day
| type = EP
| single1 = Day by Day
| single1date = July 3, 2012
}}
{{External music video|type=ep|{{YouTube|brnCe8lL7l4|"Day by Day (Drama ver.)"}}
{{YouTube|kb6mCsvLqP0|"Day by Day (Dance ver.)"}}}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = Repackage cover
| type = EP
| cover = Mirage Repackage Cover.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = Mirage re-release cover
}}
{{Singles
| name = Mirage
| type = EP
| single1 = Sexy Love
| single1date = September 4, 2012
}}
{{External music video|type=ep|{{YouTube|ShVRP09NCO4|Sexy Love (Dance ver.)}}
{{YouTube|vb___tTA1po|"Sexy Love (Drama ver.)"}}}}
}}
Day by Day is the fourth extended play by South Korean girl group T-ara, released on July 3, 2012, by Core Contents Media.{{cite web|url=http://www.soompi.com/2012/06/21/t-ara-shows-music-video-stills-from-day-by-day|title=T-ara Shows Music Video Stills from "Day by Day"|date=June 21, 2012|accessdate=June 22, 2012|publisher=Soompi}} The album marked the first appearance of the group's eighth member, Areum, and the last appearance of member Ryu Hwa-young. A repackaged version of the EP, titled Mirage, was released on September 4, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.soompi.com/2012/08/30/t-ara-to-release-new-album-mirage-next-week/|title=T-ara to Release New Album Mirage Next Week|date=August 30, 2012|accessdate=August 30, 2012|publisher=Soompi}} "Sexy Love" was released as the lead single from the Mirage repackage.{{cite web|url=http://www.soompi.com/2012/08/30/t-ara-to-release-new-album-mirage-next-week/|title=T-ara Releases MV Teaser for "Sexy Love"|date=August 30, 2012|accessdate=August 30, 2012|publisher=Soompi}}
The EP and its repackage produced the singles "Day By Day" and "Sexy Love". Both the album and singles appeared on Gaon and Billboard Korea yearly sales charts for 2012. However, the album's promotion was cut short due to the group's bullying controversy which resulted in Hwayoung's contract termination and dismissal from the group.
Background and release
On June 13, 2012, Core Contents Media announced that the group would be releasing a new EP entitled Day by Day on July 3.{{Cite web |url=http://www.t-araworld.net/2012/06/t-ara-to-release-day-by-day-and.html |title=T-ara to release Day by Day |access-date=July 2, 2012 |archive-date=October 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031043156/http://www.t-araworld.net/2012/06/t-ara-to-release-day-by-day-and.html |url-status=usurped }} The EP marked the debut of T-ara's eighth member, Areum. Both the EP and its title track were released on July 3.
"Day by Day" was written by Kim Tae-Hyun and produced by Cho Young-soo and Ahn Young-min, who have all previously worked with T-ara on songs such as "Cry Cry" and "Neo Ttaemune Michyeo". Before its official release, a choreography video in which "Day by Day" can be heard in was leaked onto YouTube in late May 2012.{{cite news|title=티아라 신곡 음원-안무, 불법 유출! "국제 소송 방침" 강경대응|url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=076&aid=0002217720|accessdate=July 4, 2012|newspaper=Sports Chosun|date=May 24, 2012}} The music video for "Day by Day" was directed by Cha Eun-Taek in Seoul, South Korea. It was announced on June 12, 2012, as a 20-minute music video drama starring the group themselves in a science-fiction setting;{{cite news|title=티아라, 7월 3일 컴백…8번째 멤버 아름 합류|url=http://news.nate.com/view/20120613n11639|accessdate=July 4, 2012|newspaper=Cookie News|date=June 13, 2012}} reminiscent of the movie Mad Max.{{cite news|title=티아라 새 뮤비, 효민-다니 첫 스틸 공개 '강렬한 빨간머리'|url=http://news.nate.com/view/20120615n13439?mid=e0101|accessdate=July 4, 2012|newspaper=Star News|date=June 15, 2012}} A large amount of work was needed to complete the computer graphics featured in the video, which caused its release to be delayed by 13 hours.{{cite news|title=티아라 DAY BY DAY 뮤비 음원 공개 13시간 급연기 왜?|url=http://news.nate.com/view/20120702n11476|accessdate=July 4, 2012|newspaper=Newsen|date=July 2, 2012}} The second part of the music video was released in August 2012. The music video was included in "Top 5 Music Videos of the Week" list by Stereogum.{{Cite web |date=July 6, 2012 |title=The 5 Best Videos Of The Week |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1084822/the-5-best-videos-of-the-week-39/lists/straight-to-video/ |access-date=November 3, 2022 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}
A repackaged version of the EP, titled Mirage, was released on September 4, 2012. It contained two additional tracks, "Sexy Love" and "Day and Night (Love All)". A Japanese version of "Day by Day" was digitally released on September 26, 2012, and was included as a B-side on their fifth Japanese single, a Japanese version of "Sexy Love".{{cite web|title=Sexy Love (Japanese ver.) 【通常盤】｜ T-ARA｜EMI Music Japan Shop|url=http://shop.emimusic.jp/shop/g/gTOCT-40419/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218164712/http://shop.emimusic.jp/shop/g/gTOCT-40419/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 18, 2013|work=EMI Music Japan Shop|publisher=EMI Music Japan|accessdate=October 14, 2012}}
Controversies
In June 2019, Vietnamese singer Quang Ha was accused of plagiarism after netizens noticed similarities between his newest single "Everyone Will Change" and "Day by Day"'s intro. On July 4, the musician held a press conference in which he admitted that the two songs did sound identical at the beginning. He later apologized for not being aware of international music and not noticing the similarities.{{Cite web |last= |date=June 27, 2019 |title=Cộng đồng mạng xôn xao: Bài mới của Quang Hà 'đạo' và giống beat nhạc Day By Day (T-ara) đến ngỡ ngàng? |trans-title=The online community is in an uproar: Quang Ha's new song is surprisingly 'dao' and similar to the beat of Day By Day (T-ara)? |url=https://www.saostar.vn/am-nhac/ca-khuc-cua-quang-ha-dao-nhac-va-giong-toi-99-beat-nhac-day-by-day-5494214.html |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=Saostar.vn |language=vi}}{{Cite web |last=Adrian |date=July 8, 2019 |title=Vietnamese Male Singer Under Fire For Plagiarism Accusation Of T-ara's "Day By Day" |url=https://www.hellokpop.com/news/vietnamese-male-singer-plagiarism-accusation-t-ara-day-by-day/ |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=HELLOKPOP |language=en-US}}
Commercial performance
"Day by Day" reached number two on the weekly Gaon Digital Chart{{cite web |title=2012년 29주차 Digital Chart |url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=29&hitYear=2012&termGbn=week |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217055116/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=29&hitYear=2012&termGbn=week |archivedate=February 17, 2015 |accessdate=February 17, 2015 |website=Gaon |language=Korean}} and the K-pop Hot 100.{{cite magazine |title=Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart Billboard.com (Week of July 21, 2012) |url=http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/k-pop-hot-100 |accessdate=July 12, 2012 |magazine=Billboard}} The song ranked among the best-selling singles of the year with nearly 2,150,000 downloads sold in South Korea by the end of 2012.{{Cite web |date=February 4, 2015 |title=gaon chart |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=year&hitYear=2012&targetTime=11&nationGbn=K |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204145738/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=year&hitYear=2012&targetTime=11&nationGbn=K |archive-date=February 4, 2015 |access-date=August 17, 2022 }} "Sexy Love" peaked at number three on the Billboard Korea Hot 100 Songs chart and sold nearly 1,550,000 downloads in 2012. The Japanese version of "Day by Day" peaked at 16 on Billboard Japan Hot 100.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Arrangement
| headline = Day by Day track list
| total_length = 17:15
| title1 = Day by Day
| lyrics1 = Ahn Young-min, Cho Young-soo, Kim Tae-hyun, K-Smith
| music1 = Cho Young-soo, Kim Tae-hyun
| extra1 = Cho Young-soo, Kim Tae-hyun
| length1 = 3:28
| title2 = Holiday
| lyrics2 = Kim Ki-beom, Kang Ji-won
| music2 = Kim Ki-beom, Kang Ji-won
| extra2 = Kang Ji-won
| length2 = 3:16
| title3 = Don't Leave Me Alone
| note3 = {{lang|ko|떠나지마}}; Tteonajima
| lyrics3 = Ahn Young-min
| music3 = Cho Young-soo
| extra3 = Cho Young-soo
| length3 = 3:48
| title4 = Hue
| note4 =
| lyrics4 = Kim Ki-beom, Kang Ji-won
| music4 = Kim Ki-beom, Kang Ji-won
| extra4 = Kang Ji-won
| length4 = 3:26
| title5 = Love Play
| note5 = {{lang|ko|사랑놀이}}; Sarangnori
| lyrics5 = Kim Hee-sun
| music5 = Park Deok-sang, Park Hyun-joong
| extra5 = Park Deok-sang, Park Hyun-joong
| length5 = 3:17
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Mirage track list
| total_length = 24:35
| title1 = Sexy Love
| length1 = 3:45
| title2 = Love All
| note2 = {{lang|ko|낮과 밤}};
Day and Night
| length2 = 3:25
| title3 = Day by Day
| length3 = 3:29
| title4 = Holiday
| length4 = 3:16
| title5 = Don't Leave Me Alone
| note5 = {{lang|ko|떠나지마}}; Tteonajima
| length5 = 3:49
| title6 = Hue
| length6 = 3:26
| title7 = Love Game
| note7 = {{lang|ko|사랑놀이}}; Sarangnori
| lyrics7 = Kim Hee-Sun
| music7 = Park Deok-sang, Park Hyun-joong
| extra7 = Park Deok-sang, Park Hyun-joong
| length7 = 3:17
|all_writing=|title8=|length8=|title9=|length9=|title10=|length10=|extra_column=Arrangement|lyrics1=Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung|music1=Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung|extra1=Shinsadong Tiger}}
Note: Love All is only included on the physical release.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yesasia.com/us/t-ara-mini-repackage-album-mirage/1031406624-0-0-0-en/info.html|title=YESASIA: T-ara Mini Repackage Album – Mirage CD – T-ara, Interpark INT (Korea) – Korean Music – Free Shipping – North America Site}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=2148527|title=Melon – 티아라 – MIRAGE|date=September 4, 2012|accessdate=March 26, 2024}}
Charts
= ''Day by Day'' =
= ''Mirage'' =
Sales
| class="wikitable"
|+Album sales !Region !Sales |
| South Korea{{cite web|title=2012년 Album Chart |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/album.php?f_type=year&f_year=2012&f_month=3&f_week=&f_chart_kind_cd=K |website=Gaon |accessdate=February 17, 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008183130/http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/album.php?f_type=year&f_year=2012&f_month=3&f_week=&f_chart_kind_cd=K |archivedate=October 8, 2014 |url-status=unfit }}
| align="center" | 73,000 |
| Japan{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}
|15,700 |
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" | |||
| scope="col"| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| scope="row" |Worldwide
| rowspan="3" |July 3, 2012 |rowspan="2"|Digital download |rowspan="5"|Core Contents Media | |||
| scope="row" rowspan="4"|South Korea | |||
| CD | |||
| rowspan="2" |September 4, 2012
|Digital download (repackage) | |||
| CD (repackage) |
References
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{{T-ara}}
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