Move Again
{{Infobox album
| name = Move Again
| type = ep
| artist = Kara
| cover = Move_Again.jpeg
| alt =
| caption =
| released = {{Start date|2022|11|29}} (KR)
{{Start date|2022|12|21}} (JP)
| recorded = 2022
| venue =
| studio = {{flatlist|
- RBW (Seoul)
- MonoTree (Seoul){{cite web | url=https://m2.melon.com/album/introd.htm?albumId=11112312 | title=Melon }}
}}
| genre = Dance-pop
| length = 13:29 (KR)
9:59 (JP)
| language = Korean
| label = {{hlist|RBW}}
| producer =
| prev_title = Girl's Story
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Move Again
| type = ep
| single1 = When I Move
| single1date = November 29, 2022
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = Japanese edition cover
| type = EP
| cover = Move_Again_Japan.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = NME
| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite news |last1=Raj |first1=Tanu I. |title=KARA – 'Move Again' review: K-pop stalwarts return with a warm, nostalgic hug |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/reviews/album/kara-move-again-review-kpop-3361118 |access-date=December 16, 2022 |work=NME |date=December 5, 2022}}
}}
Move Again is the eighth extended play released by the South Korean girl group Kara, released on November 29, 2022 through RBW, marketed as their "15th Anniversary Special Album". The EP marks their first release since their disbandment in 2016, their first to feature Nicole and Jiyoung since their departure in 2014, and their first to be released following the death of member Hara in November 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/kara-reportedly-in-talks-reunion-release-new-music-comeback-single-3247068|title = KARA confirmed to make 15th anniversary comeback this November"| website=NME | date=19 September 2022 }}{{cite web |title=(LEAD) Female singer Goo Ha-ra found dead at her home |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191124002951320?section=national/national |website=Yonhap News Agency |access-date=November 24, 2019 |language=en |date=November 24, 2019}} A Japanese version of the album released on December 21.{{cite web|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20221020000643|title= Kara to drop Japanese album in December|website=Korea Herald|date=October 20, 2022}}
Background
On September 19, 2022, it was announced that Kara would be releasing an album under RBW to commemorate the 15th anniversary of their debut in November, featuring the return of members Nicole and Jiyoung after their departure in April 2014.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=382&aid=0001004805|last=Choi|first=Yun-na|title=데뷔 15주년' 카라, 7년 만에 완전체 컴백 확정|trans-title=15th anniversary of debut' KARA confirms comeback with a full group after 7 years|publisher=Sports Donga|via=Naver|date=September 19, 2022|access-date=September 19, 2022|language=ko}} The album's official title and release date were revealed on October 18.{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/325c4c8b2abc0069dd15745d29306f7a2b988bef|title=KARA、15周年記念アルバム「MOVE AGAIN」で11月29日にカムバック！日本語版リリース＆3都市でファンミーティングも
|website=Yahoo! Japan|language=Japanese}}
On November 11, it was confirmed the group had finished filming their comeback MV.{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004738454|title='29일 컴백' 카라 측 "신곡 MV 촬영 완료" [공식입장]|website=Osen|date=November 11, 2022|language=Korean}} On November 14, the group's full comeback schedule was released to Twitter.{{cite web|url=https://www.sisafocus.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=286640|title=카라(KARA), 데뷔 15주년 'MOVE AGAIN'…컴백 카운트다운|website=Sisafocus|date=November 14, 2022|language=Korean}}
Promotion
Kara held their first comeback stage at the 2022 MAMA Awards.{{cite web|title=KARA to reunite on stage for first time in seven years at the 2022 MAMA Awards|website=NME|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/kara-on-stage-reunion-first-time-in-seven-years-2022-mama-awards-move-again-3346530|date=November 10, 2022}} The group will also hold fan meetings in Fukuoka, Yokohama, etc. starting in Osaka, Japan on February 23, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=003&aid=0011485593|last=Lee|first=Jae-hoon|title=카라, 日 활동도 재개…15주년 앨범 현지 버전 발매|trans-title=Kara resumes activities in Japan... 15th anniversary album local version release|publisher=Newsis |via=Naver|date=October 20, 2022|access-date=October 20, 2022|language=ko}}
Accolades
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+Music program awards ! Song ! width="150" | Program ! width="150" | Date ! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row" | "When I Move"
| December 16, 2022 |
|---|
| class="wikitable"
|+Year-end lists !Critic/Publication !List !Rank !Ref. |
| align=center|Billboard
|The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2022 |19th |align=center|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-kpop-songs-2022/kara-when-i-move|title=The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2022: Staff Picks|date=December 20, 2022|publisher=Billboard|access-date=December 22, 2022|last=Rowley|first=Glenn}} |
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Move Again track listing{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KARAOFFICIAL329/status/1592532890042114053|title='@KARAOFFICIAL KARA 15th Anniversary Album「 MOVE AGAIN 」 TRACKLIST 2022.11.29 RELEASE|date=2022-11-15|work=Kara's Twitter account}}
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 13:29
| title1 = Happy Hour
| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Park Gyu-ri|Han Seung-yeon|Nicole|Kang Ji-young|Heo Young-ji|Hollin (MonoTree)}}
| music1 = Hollin
| extra1 = Hollin
| length1 = 3:32
| title2 = When I Move
| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Hadar Adora|Anton Goransson|Isabella Sjostrand|Brandon "B Ham" Hamlin|Y0ung|Kang|Kim Boa|Nicole}}
| music2 = {{hlist|Adora|Goransson|Sjostrand|Hamlin|Y0ung|Kang|Kim B.}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Adora|Goransson|Sjostrand|Hamlin}}
| length2 = 2:58
| title3 = Shout It Out
| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Steven Lee|DearS|Young|Nicole}}
| music3 = {{hlist|Lee|Laurell Barker|Joe Lawrence}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Lawrence|Lee}}
| length3 = 3:19
| title4 = Oxygen
| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Kim Su-bin (Aiming)|Kang}}
| music4 = {{hlist|Kim Chang-rak (Aiming)|Kim S.}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Kim S.|Jo Se-hee (Aiming)}}
| length4 = 3:40
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Move Again (Japan Edition) track listing
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 9:59
| title1 = When I Move (Japanese version)
| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Y0ung|Nicole|Katsuhiko Yamamoto}}
| music1 = {{hlist|Adora|Goransson|Sjostrand|Hamlin|Y0ung|Kang|Kim B.}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Adora|Goransson|Sjostrand|Hamlin}}
| length1 = 2:58
| title3 = Queens
| lyrics3 =
| music3 = {{hlist|Katsuhiko Yamamoto|Ida Tomoko|Lotte Mørkved}}
| extra3 =
| length3 = 3:10
| title4 = Queens (Remix)
| lyrics4 =
| music4 = {{hlist|Yamamoto|Tomoko|Mørkved}}
| extra4 =
| length4 = 3:50
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for Move Again ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon){{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2022-12-12/p/2/ |title=Oricon Top 50 Digital Albums: 2022-12-12 |publisher=Oricon |language=ja |access-date=December 7, 2022}}
| 13 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=http://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2022&month=12&day=12|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of December 7, 2022|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=December 7, 2022}}
| 28 |
| scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Circle){{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=49&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|title=Circle Album Chart – Week 49, 2022|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=December 8, 2022}}
| 16 |
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for Move Again (Japanese edition) ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Oricon|7|date=2023-01-02|rowheader=true|access-date=December 28, 2022}} |
| scope="row"| Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-01-02 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2023-01-02/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=December 28, 2022|language=ja}}
| 8 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=http://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2023&month=01&day=02|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of December 28, 2022|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=December 28, 2022}}
| 7 |
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=Monthly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Monthly chart performance for Move Again ! scope="col" | Chart (2022) ! scope="col" | Peak |
| scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Circle){{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=11&hitYear=2022&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|title=Circle Album Chart – November 2022|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=December 8, 2022}}
| 95 |
|---|
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Monthly chart performance for Move Again (Japanese edition) ! scope="col" | Chart (2022) ! scope="col" | Peak |
| scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-12 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2022-12/p/3/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111053113/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2022-12/p/3/ |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |language=ja}}
| 21 |
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