Lovelyz8

{{Infobox album

| name = Lovelyz8

| type = EP

| artist = Lovelyz

| cover = Lovelyz8_by_Lovelyz.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Digital cover

| released = {{Start date|2015|10|1}}

| recorded = 2015

| venue =

| studio =

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

| length = 22:00

| label = {{hlist|Woollim Label|SM C&C|LOEN Entertainment}}

| producer =

| prev_title = Girls' Invasion

| prev_year = 2014

| next_title = Lovelinus

| next_year = 2015

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Lovelyz8

| type = ep

| single1 = Shooting Star

| single1date = September 14, 2015

| single2 = Ah-Choo

| single2date = October 1, 2015

}}

{{External music video

| type = ep

| 1 = {{YouTube|5uX_wPvkgu8|"Shooting Star"}}

}}{{External music video|{{YouTube|v7qisJ_KuYI|"Ah-Choo"}}

| type = single

| header = no

}}

Lovelyz8 is the first extended play by South Korean girl group Lovelyz. It was released on October 1, 2015.{{cite web|title=Lovelyz8|url=http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=583412|website=Naver Music|accessdate=3 October 2015}} The EP contains seven tracks with the title track "Ah-Choo" and pre-release single "Shooting Star".{{cite news |title=Lovelyz Drops Comeback MV Teaser For "Shooting Star" |url=https://www.hellokpop.com/news/lovelyz-drops-comeback-mv-teaser-for-shooting-star/ |access-date=15 March 2022 |work=HELLOKPOP |date=11 September 2015}} This album marks the return of member Jisoo, who took a hiatus after becoming the target of online harassment.

This album is the last part of the 'Girls' trilogy. The sequel to their previous album Girls' Invasion and its repackage Hi~.

Background and release

On August 25, 2015, Woollim Entertainment announced Lovelyz would return with eight members, Jisoo rejoining the group, through a teaser image that included the "Lovelyz8" album logo.{{cite web|title=걸그룹 러블리즈, 컴백 스포 사진 기습 공개 'Lovelyz8' 무슨 의미? Girl group Lovelyz, surprise comeback photos, what does Lovelyz8 mean?|url=http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=1440640387968488010|website=TVDaily|accessdate=1 November 2015}}

The album was preceded with the release of its first single, "Shooting Star" on September 14 and the release of its music video on the same day. A preview of the album was released on September 28.{{cite news|title=Lovelyz, the secret of the 1st mini album 'released the songs on the album'| url=http://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1003191979|publisher=SBS|date=September 28, 2015|accessdate=September 28, 2015}} A music video for the title track "Ah-Choo" was released on October 1 together with the digital album. Physical sales of the album began on October 2. The group appeared on a live-streaming broadcast through the Naver V Live app called "Lovelyz Surprise Party." Promotions also began that day for "Ah-Choo" on Mnet's M! Countdown, followed by performances on 'KBS' Music Bank on October 2 and 'SBS' Inkigayo on October 4. That first week of promotion also included additional stages for either a shortened version of "How to be a Pretty Girl" or "Shooting Star."http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/10/ikon-wins-1-on-sbs-inkigayo-performances-by-ailee-lovleyz-got7 iKON wins #1 on SBS' 'Inkigayo' + performances by Ailee, Lovelyz, & GOT7

Track listing

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Arrangement

| total_length = 22:27

| title1 = Welcome to the Lovelyz8

| lyrics1 = Coach & Sendo

| music1 = Coach & Sendo

| extra1 = Coach & Sendo

| length1 = 1:31

| title2 = Ah-Choo

| note2 =

| lyrics2 = Seo Ji-eum

| music2 = One Piece

| extra2 = One Piece

| length2 = 3:38

| title3 = Shooting Star

| note3 = 작별하나; lit: One Farewell

| lyrics3 = Sweetch, Oreo

| music3 = Sweetch, Oreo

| extra3 = Sweetch, Oreo

| length3 = 3:14

| title4 = Hug Me

| note4 =

| lyrics4 = J.Yoon

| music4 = J.Yoon

| extra4 = J.Yoon

| length4 = 3:44

| title5 = How to Be a Pretty Girl

| note5 = 예쁜 여자가 되는 법

| lyrics5 = Lee Ji-rin

| music5 = Lee Ji-rin

| extra5 = Lee Ji-rin

| length5 = 3:15

| title6 = Sweet and Sour

| note6 = 새콤달콤

| lyrics6 = Super Market

| music6 = Super Market

| extra6 = Super Market

| length6 = 3:32

| title7 = Rapunzel

| note7 = 라푼젤

| lyrics7 = Lee Yoon-chae, Lee Jeong-pyo

| music7 = Lee Yoon-chae, Lee Jeong-pyo

| extra7 = Lee Yoon-chae, Lee Jeong-pyo

| length7 = 3:26

}}

Charts

=Album=

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Chart !Peak position !Sales
South Korean Albums (Gaon) \| style="text-align:center;"\| 2 \|23,213Cumulative sales of Lovelyz8: {{cite web\|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=12&hitYear=2015&termGbn=month\|title=Gaon Album Chart December 2015\|website=Gaon Music Chart \|accessdate=6 January 2016\|language=ko}} {{cite web\|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=09&hitYear=2016&termGbn=month&pageNo=2\|title=Gaon Album Chart September 2016\|website=Gaon Music Chart \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006155400/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=09&hitYear=2016&termGbn=month&pageNo=2\|archive-date=October 6, 2016\|url-status=dead\|accessdate=October 6, 2016\|language=ko}}

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Chart

!Peak
position

!Sales

South Korean Albums (Gaon)

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

|23,213Cumulative sales of Lovelyz8:

{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=12&hitYear=2015&termGbn=month|title=Gaon Album Chart December 2015|website=Gaon Music Chart |accessdate=6 January 2016|language=ko}}
{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=09&hitYear=2016&termGbn=month&pageNo=2|title=Gaon Album Chart September 2016|website=Gaon Music Chart |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006155400/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=09&hitYear=2016&termGbn=month&pageNo=2|archive-date=October 6, 2016|url-status=dead|accessdate=October 6, 2016|language=ko}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col"\| Region ! Date ! Format ! Label
scope="row"\| Worldwide \| rowspan="2"\| October 1, 2015 \| rowspan="2"\| Digital download \| SM C&C, Woollim Label
scope="row" rowspan="2"\| South Korea \| rowspan="2"\| Woollim Label, LOEN Entertainment
October 2, 2015 \| CD

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! scope="col"| Region

! Date

! Format

! Label

scope="row"| Worldwide

| rowspan="2"| October 1, 2015

| rowspan="2"| Digital download

| SM C&C, Woollim Label

scope="row" rowspan="2"| South Korea

| rowspan="2"| Woollim Label, LOEN Entertainment

October 2, 2015