One & Six
{{For|the album by Low|Ones and Sixes}}
{{Infobox album
| name = One & Six
| type = EP
| artist = Apink
| cover = Apink - One & Six.png
| alt =
| released = July 2, 2018
| recorded = 2017–2018
| venue =
| studio = Seoul, South Korea
| genre = {{hlist|K-pop|dance-pop|synth-pop}}
| length = 20:42
| label = Plan A Entertainment (Distributed by LOEN Entertainment)
| producer =
| prev_title = Pink Stories
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Percent
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Singles
| name = One & Six
| type = Ep
| single1 = I'm So Sick
| single1date = July 2, 2018
}}
}}
One & Six is the seventh extended play by South Korean girl group Apink, released by Plan A Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment on July 2, 2018. The EP features six tracks, with "I'm So Sick" serving as the title track.{{cite web|author1=D. Kim|title=Watch: Apink Says I'm So Sick With MV For Bold Comeback|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1194055wpp/watch-apink-says-im-sick-mv-bold-comeback|website=Soompi|date=2 July 2018 |access-date=July 2, 2018}} The album debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart, and also entered Billboard{{'}}s World Albums Chart at number 11. The physical release is available in two different versions: "One" and "Six".
Background
Like their previous albums, members Chorong and Namjoo participated in writing songs for the album. The album name derives from fans being ONE in combination with the SIX members of Apink. The six-member group said the album's title “One & Six” simultaneously represents their vow to show all the different colors of the six members in one album and symbolizes the six members and their fans united as one for the band's seventh anniversary since their debut.
The album's lead single, “I’m So Sick" was co-produced and co-written by famous South Korean production and songwriting duo Black Eyed Pilseung, who worked with Apink back in 2016 for their single "Only One". "I'm So Sick" is a synth-pop and dance track with a chic, mature style, marking the first time Apink strayed from their signature cute and innocent image for the first time since their debut in 2011. The tropical sound of "I'm So Sick" boosted many interests in Apink as they swapped out their girlish image for something more mature.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
Promotion
Apink promoted "I'm So Sick" for 3 weeks as well as the whistle-laden B-side "A L R I G H T" on their comeback stages.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
Chart performance
One & Six debuted at number 1 on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart, becoming the group's third chart-topping album in the country while it debuted at number 11 on Billboard{{'}}s World Albums chart, marking the group's highest peak on the chart. The single "I'm So Sick" debuted at number 7 on the Gaon Digital Chart, and peaked at number 3.
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline =
| title1 = I'm So Sick
| note1 = 1도 없어
| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Black Eyed Pilseung|Jeon Gun}}
| music1 = {{hlist|Black Eyed Pilseung|Jeon Gun|Rado}}
| length1 = 3:19
| title2 = A L R I G H T
| lyrics2 = {{hlist|GALACTIKA|}}
| music2 = {{hlist|GALACTIKA|Atenna}}
| length2 = 3:27
| title3 = Don't Be Silly
| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Park Cho-rong|luvssong}}
| music3 = {{hlist|Hide}}
| length3 = 3:48
| title4 = Forever Star
| note4 = 별 그리고..
| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Kim Nam-joo}}
| music4 = {{hlist|1601}}
| length4 = 3:23
| title5 = Promise Me
| note5 = 말보다 너
| lyrics5 = {{hlist|Shim Eun Ji}}
| music5 = {{hlist|Lee Woo Min "collapsedone""|Mayu Wakisaka}}
| length5 = 3:29
| title6 = I Like That Kiss
| lyrics6 = {{hlist|Lee Joo Hyung (MonoTree)|GDLO (MonoTree)}}
| music6 = {{hlist|Lee Joo Hyung (MonoTree)|GDLO (MonoTree)}}
| length6 = 3:10
| total_length = 20:42
}}
Awards and nominations
Apink received 5 music program wins for "I'm So Sick" and won for the first time in 3 years on Music Bank. This success was followed by their win on Inkigayo, for the first time in 4 years since "Luv".{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Music program wins ! Song ! width="200" | Program ! width="140" | Date |
| rowspan="5" | "I'm So Sick"
| rowspan="2" |The Show (SBS MTV) | July 10, 2018 |
| July 17, 2018 |
| Show Champion (MBC M)
| July 11, 2018 |
| Music Bank (KBS)
| July 13, 2018 |
| Inkigayo (SBS)
| July 15, 2018 |
Accolades
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Year-end lists ! scope="col" | Publisher ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Listicle ! scope="col" | Work ! scope="col" | Rank ! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref. |
| scope="row" | Dazed
| 2018 | The 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2018 | I'm So Sick | 9 | style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/42620/1/best-k-pop-songs-2018|title=The 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2018|last1=Glasby|first1=Taylor|date=December 17, 2018|work=Dazed|language=en|access-date=December 23, 2021|via=Joins}} |
|---|
Charts
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon)
| 1 |
| scope="row"{{album chart|Oricon|32|{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2018-09-10/p/4/ |title= 週間 アルバムランキング 2018年09月10日付|access-date=September 5, 2018 |work=Oricon|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905153717/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2018-09-10/p/4/|archivedate=September 5, 2018|url-status=dead}}}} |
| scope="row"| US World Albums (Billboard)
|11 |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2018&hitYear=2018&termGbn=year|title=2018년 Album Chart|website=Gaon|access-date=August 9, 2019}}
| 68 |
{{col-end}}
Sales
| class="wikitable"
!Chart !Sales |
| scope="row"|Gaon physical sales
| 64,030Sales references for "One & Six": {{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&termGbn=year|title=Year-End 2018 Album Chart|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=2019-02-04}} |
|---|
| scope="row"|Oricon physical sales
| 3,681{{cite web|script-title=ja:オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 －CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック－|work=Oricon Style|publisher=Oricon}} |
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Region
! Date ! Format ! Label |
|---|
| scope="row"| Various
| July 2, 2018 | rowspan="2"|Plan A Entertainment |
References
{{Reflist|refs=
{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8465258/apink-one-and-six-world-albums-social-50-chart-im-so-sick|title=Apink Score Highest Entry on World Albums Chart to Date, Debut on Social 50|author=Jeff Benjamin|date=July 13, 2018|access-date=August 6, 2018|publisher=Billboard}}
}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}_U3yC1OvLXU | "I'm So Sick" music video }}
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