Insane Love

{{Short description|2016 album by Sistar}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Insane Love

| type = EP

| artist = Sistar

| cover = Sistar - Insane Love.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2016|06|21}}

| recorded = 2016

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|K-pop|R&B|ballad}}

| length = 24:02

| language = Korean

| label = {{hlist|Starship|LOEN}}

| producer =

| prev_title = Shake It

| prev_year = 2015

| next_title = Lonely

| next_year = 2017

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Insane Love

| type = ep

| single1 = I Like That

| single1date = June 21, 2016

}}

}}

Insane Love ({{ko-hhrm|hangul=몰아애|hanja={{linktext|沒|我|愛}}|rr=Mora-ae}}) is the fourth and final extended play by South Korean girl group Sistar. It was released on June 21, 2016, by Starship Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment. The EP features six tracks, including the lead single "I Like That". It is a dance-pop song about themes of temptation, and the album includes genres like pop, R&B, and ballads.{{cite web|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0000620412|title='썸머퀸' 씨스타의 귀환…오늘(20일) 자정 '몰아애' 공개|date=June 20, 2016|publisher=Kpop Starz|accessdate=June 20, 2016}}

Background and release

On June 2, Sistar announced on their Facebook page that they would be making a comeback.{{cite web|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/272248/20160601/sistar-announce-june-comeback-2016-teaser-poster.htm|title=SISTAR Announce June Comeback With Mystifying First Teaser|date=June 1, 2016|publisher=Kpop Starz|accessdate=June 20, 2016}} The name and date of the album was announced a week later, under the name Mol Ah Ae, and scheduled for release on June 20.{{cite web|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/06/13/0200000000AEN20160613009900315.html|title=Sistar to roll out new EP next week|date=June 13, 2016|publisher=Yonhap News Agency|accessdate=June 20, 2016}} To promote the comeback, they released a series of riddle images and individual shots of the members.{{cite web|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/3185624/sistar-comeback-kpop-girl-group-releases-numerous-teaser-images-individual-shots-hyorin-bora/|title=SISTAR COMEBACK: K-POP GIRL GROUP RELEASES NUMEROUS IMAGES INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL TEASERS OF HYORIN AND BORA|date=June 9, 2016|publisher=THE INQUISITR NEWS|accessdate=June 20, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://officiallykmusic.com/sistar-releases-stunning-riddle-comeback-teaser-images/|title=SISTAR releases stunning riddle comeback teaser images!|date=June 9, 2016|publisher=KMusic|accessdate=June 20, 2016}} On June 16, the video teaser of the lead single was released.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-Qvj5q0YbU|title=[Teaser] 씨스타(SISTAR) _ I Like That|date=June 16, 2016|publisher=starshipTV Youtube Page|accessdate=June 20, 2016}} The full music video along with the EP were released on June 21, 2016.

Promotion

Sistar held a live-streaming comeback showcase on June 20 at the Yes24 Live Hall at 11:00 p.m. KST, followed by the official release of the album at 12:00 a.m. KST.{{Cite web|url=http://www.soompi.com/2016/06/12/sistar-says-new-showcase-and-album-are-on-a-whole-new-level/|title=SISTAR Says New Showcase And Album Are On A Whole New Level|last=notclaira|date=June 13, 2016|website=Soompi|access-date=June 20, 2016}}

In order to promote the EP, the group appeared on several South Korean music programs, the first being Mnet's M Countdown, where they performed "I Like That" and "String" on June 23, 2016.{{Citation|last=Mnet K-POP|title=[SISTAR - String] Comeback Stage {{!}} M COUNTDOWN 160623 EP.480|date=June 23, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi3ViDTtFP4|accessdate=July 4, 2016}}{{Citation|last=Mnet K-POP|title=[SISTAR - I Like That] Comeback Stage {{!}} M COUNTDOWN 160623 EP.480|date=June 23, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_etUUuipAs|accessdate=July 4, 2016}} The group also appeared on KBS's Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo on June 24,{{Citation|last=KBS World TV|title=SISTAR - Come and get me (끈) / I Like That [Music Bank COMEBACK / 2016.06.24]|date=June 26, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAJ8E9-odMU|accessdate=July 4, 2016}} 25 and 26, 2016, respectively. The group performed "I Like That" and "String" on M Countdown and Music Bank, while on Show! Music Core and Inkigayo, they performed the title track and "Say I Love You".

On June 29, 2016, the group held their comeback stage on MBC Music's Show Champion, where they won first place on the show for "I Like That", being the first award for this EP.{{Citation|last=MBC MUSIC|title=(ShowChampion EP.192) Champion Song 'SISTAR' encore|date=June 29, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U50pzPYuYA|accessdate=July 4, 2016}} On July 3, they won their second award show on Inkigayo for their title track. On July 6, they won their third award on Show Champion for 'I Like That'. Subsequently, they won their 4th award on July 7 on M Countdown.

Commercial performance

Insane Love debuted at number three on the South Korean Gaon Album Chart on the chart issue dated June 19–25, 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T |title=국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트! |website=gaonchart.co.kr |access-date=July 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326122745/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T |archivedate=March 26, 2015 }} The title track, "I Like That", debuted at number one on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart on the chart issue dated June 19–25, 2016,{{Cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL |title=국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트! |website=gaonchart.co.kr |access-date=July 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309051712/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL |archivedate=March 9, 2017 }} with 222,392 downloads sold{{Cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020 |title=국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트! |website=gaonchart.co.kr |access-date=July 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310055729/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020 |archivedate=March 10, 2017 }} and 4,247,092 streams in its first four days,{{Cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1040|title=국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!|website=gaonchart.co.kr|access-date=July 4, 2016}} being their eighth straight number one song on the chart. A total of five songs from the EP debuted on the chart, "Come and Get Me (String)" at number 42, "Yeah Yeah" at number 60, "Say I Love You" at number 65 and "Say! Yes (Wanna Do It)" at number 90.

The EP entered at number 13 on the South Korean Gaon Album Chart for the month of June with 9,318 physical copies sold.{{Cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&termGbn=month|title=국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!|website=gaonchart.co.kr|access-date=July 7, 2016}} The title track entered at number 9 on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart for the month of June.{{Cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=month|title=국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!|website=gaonchart.co.kr|access-date=July 7, 2016}}

Accolades

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|+ Music program awards for "I Like That"

Program

! width="140"|Date

rowspan="2"|Show Champion

| June 29, 2016

July 6, 2016
rowspan="1"|Inkigayo

| July 3, 2016

rowspan="1"|M Countdown

| July 7, 2016

rowspan="1"|The Show

| June 28, 2016

Track listing

{{Track listing

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| collapsed =

| headline = Insane Love

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = I Like That

| note1 =

| length1 = 3:41

| writer1 = Black Eyed Pilseung

| extra1 = Black Eyed Pilseung

| title2 = Come and Get Me

| note2 = 끈; Kkeun

| length2 = 3:06

| writer2 = {{hlist|Rovin|Min Yeon-jae}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|LDN Noise|Rovin}}

| title3 = Say! Yes

| note3 = 해볼래; Haebollae

| length3 = 3:08

| writer3 = {{hlist|Park Su-seok|Park Eun-ooh}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Park Su-seok|Park Eun-ooh}}

| title4 = Yeah Yeah

| note4 =

| length4 = 3:49

| writer4 = {{hlist|9999|Esbee|HWA.B}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|9999|Esbee}}

| title5 = Say I Love You

| note5 =

| length5 = 3:09

| writer5 = Hyolyn

| extra5 = Hyolyn

| title6 = My Sad Lullaby

| note6 = 이불 덮고 들어; Ibul Deopgo Deureo

| length6 = 3:25

| writer6 = {{hlist|Duble Sidekick|Long Candy}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Duble Sidekick|Long Candy|Eastwest}}

| title7 = I Like That

| note7 = Instrumental

| length7 = 3:41

| writer7 =

| extra7 = Black Eyed Pilseung

| total_length = 24:02

}}

Charts

= Weekly charts =

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Chart (2016)

!Peak
position

scope="row" |South Korean Albums (Gaon)

|3

= Monthly charts =

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Chart (2016)

!Peak
position

scope="row" |South Korean Albums (Gaon)

|13

Release history

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scope="col"| CountryDateFormatLabel
scope="row" rowspan="1"| South Korea

| scope="row" rowspan="1"| June 21, 2016

| CD, digital download, streaming

| scope="row" rowspan="1"| Starship Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment

References