Percent (EP)
{{Infobox album
| name = Percent
| type = EP
| artist = Apink
| cover = PERCENT_APINK.jpg
| alt =
| released = January 7, 2019
| recorded = 2019
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|K-pop|dance-pop}}
| length = 21:37
| label = Play M
| producer =
| prev_title = One & Six
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Look
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Percent
| type = Ep
| single1 = %% (Eung Eung)
| single1date = January 7, 2019
}}
}}
Percent is the eighth extended play by South Korean girl group Apink, released by Play M Entertainment on January 7, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/percent-ep/1448673029|title=PERCENT-EP by Apink on Apple Music|website=Apple Music|accessdate=April 22, 2020}} The EP features six tracks, with "%% (Eung Eung)" serving as the title track.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8492385/apink-eung-eung|title=Apink Know What They Want From a Man On Bouncy New Track: Listen
|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 22, 2020}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 21:37
| headline = Percent track listing
| title1 = %% {{small|(Eung Eung)}}
| note1 = 응응
| lyrics1 = Black Eyed Pilseung, Jun Goon
| music1 = Black Eyed Pilseung, Jun Goon
| extra1 = Rado
| length1 = 3:28
| title2 = Hug Me
| note2 = 안아줘요
| lyrics2 = MosPick
| music2 = MosPick
| extra2 = MosPick
| length2 = 3:30
| title3 = What Are You Doing?
| note3 = 느낌적인 느낌
| lyrics3 = 1Take, TAK
| music3 = 1Take, TAK
| extra3 = 1Take, TAK
| length3 = 3:39
| title4 = Push & Pull
| note4 = 줄다리기
| lyrics4 = Jung Jo Hyun
| music4 = Jung Jo Hyun
| extra4 = Jung Jo Hyun
| length4 = 3:26
| title5 = Enough
| note5 =
| lyrics5 = Park Chorong
| music5 = Wiidope, Kofi Owusu-Ofori, Nikel
| extra5 = Wiidope
| length5 = 3:27
| title6 = Memories
| note6 = 기억 더하기
| lyrics6 = 1Take, TAK
| music6 = 1Take, TAK
| extra6 = 1Take, TAK
| length6 = 4:07
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Composition
Billboard's Tamar Herman defines the title track "%% (Eung Eung)" as a lush, ‘80s-influenced dance track.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8492385/apink-eung-eung|title=Apink Know What They Want From a Man On Bouncy New Track: Listen
|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 22, 2020}}
Awards and nominations
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|+Music program wins ! Song ! width="170" | Program ! width="140" | Date ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
rowspan="3" |"%% (Eung Eung)"
| January 16, 2019 |{{cite web|script-title=ko:[종합] '쇼챔피언' 에이핑크, '%%(응응)'으로 첫 1위…비투비 민혁 솔로 데뷔 |url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?oid=311&aid=0000944819|website=Naver|accessdate=April 22, 2020|language=Korean}} |
M Countdown
| January 17, 2019 |{{cite web|script-title=ko:'엠카운트다운' 에이핑크, '%%(응응)' 청하 꺾고 1위…여자친구-아스트로-에이티즈 컴백 |url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?oid=082&aid=0000871793|website=Naver|accessdate=April 22, 2020|language=Korean}} |
Inkigayo
| January 20, 2019 | {{cite web|script-title=ko:'인기가요' 여자친구 4관왕…문별·펜타곤·더보이즈 강렬 컴백 [종합] |url=[종합] '인기가요' 에이핑크, '응응'으로 1위 3관왕…여자친구·아스트로 컴백|website=Naver|accessdate=April 22, 2020|language=Korean}} |
Accolades
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|+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" | Billboard
| rowspan="2" | 2019 | Best K-Pop Songs of 2020 | rowspan="2" | "%% (Eung-Eung)" | 2 | style="text-align:center;" | {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/the-25-best-k-pop-songs-of-2019-critics-picks-8547126/amp/|title=The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2019|date=December 29, 2019|magazine=Billboard|language=en|access-date=December 22, 2021|via=Joins}} |
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scope="row" | Dazed
| The 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2019 | 11 | style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/47023/1/the-20-best-k-pop-songs-of-2019|title=The 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2019|last1=Glasby|first1=Taylor|date=December 5, 2019|work=Dazed|language=en|access-date=December 23, 2021|via=Joins}} |
Commercial performance
The EP debuted at number three on the Gaon Album Chart in South Korea.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=02&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|title=2019년 02주차 Album Chart|website=Gaon|accessdate=April 22, 2020}}
Charts
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|+Sales chart performance for Percent |
scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=02&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|title=2019년 02주차 Album Chart|website=Gaon|accessdate=April 22, 2020}}
| 3 |
scope="row"| US World Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/apink/chart-history/wlp/|title=Apink Chart History: World Album Sales|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 22, 2020}}
|14 |
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|+Sales and streaming chart performance for "%% (Eung Eung)" |
scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Peak position |
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scope="row"| South Korea (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=02&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|title=2019년 02주차 Digital Chart|website=gaon|accessdate=April 22, 2020}}
| 17 |
scope="row"| South Korea (K-pop Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-korea-k-pop-100/2019-01-19|title=BILLBOARD KOREA K-POP 100|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 22, 2020}}
| 14 |
scope="row"| US World Digital Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/apink/chart-history/wdt/|title=Apink Chart History: World Digital Song Sales|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2020-04-22}}
| 8 |