A Flower Bookmark 2
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| Released | September 22, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
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| Length | 25:08 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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A Flower Bookmark 2 (Korean: 꽃갈피둘; RR: Kkotgalpi dul) is the second cover extended play by South Korean singer-songwriter IU. It is also her sixth Korean-language extended play. The EP was released on September 22, 2017 by LOEN Entertainment under its imprint FAVE Entertainment. Like her previous cover album, A Flower Bookmark features cover versions of nostalgic K-pop songs popularized from the 1960s to the 2000s.
Background and release
A Flower Bookmark 2 consists of cover versions of nostalgic K-pop songs popularized from the 1960s to the 2000s, including "Autumn Morning" (Yang Hee-eun, 1991), "Last Night Story" (Sobangcha, 1988), "Sleepless Rainy Night" (Kim Gun-mo, 1990), "Secret Garden" (Lee Tzsche, 2003), "By the Stream" (Jeong Mi-jo, 1972) and "Everyday with You" (Deulgukhwa, 1980s).[1] It was reported that IU personally approached the artists directly to ask for permission to remake their songs.[2]
On September 18, 2017, "Autumn Morning" was released to coincide with the singer's ninth anniversary.[3] The rest of the tracks were digitally released four days later, along with a music video of "Last Night Story" and a special performance clip of "Sleepless Rainy Night".[4] The physical release of the album was scheduled to be September 25, but was postponed to October 12[5] because the remake album was originally going to include "With the Heart to Forget You" by the late singer Kim Kwang-seok. However, due to the recent revelations surrounding his daughter's death, FAVE decided to remove the track from IU's album.[6][7] On January 6, 2018, IU unveiled a music video for the song, describing it as a tribute to the late singer Kim Kwang-seok. She shared, "As a loving fan of his music, I'd like to express my respect and memory to Kim Kwang Seok with this beautiful song sung with all my sincerity."[8][9]
Reception
Commercial reception
"Autumn Morning" achieved a perfect all-kill status two days after its release.[10] The song also peaked at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart.[11]
Critical reception
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The Korea Herald said that the album lacked raw emotions, and IU's voice failed to bear the weight and complicated emotions of the originals.[13]
Billboard's review of the album was positive, explaining that "IU's latest features six cover songs that takes the vocalist’s sound into bygone decades, delving into genres like folk and nu-disco to prove her worth as one of South Korea’s most formidable songstresses."[1]
The 405 says that "isn't content to just mimic her childhood favorites, these are classic Korean songs completely re-imagined and recreated to into something undeniably “IU”."[14]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Autumn Morning" (가을 아침; Ga-eul achim) | Lee Byung-woo | Lee Byung-woo | Jung Sungha | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Secret Garden" (비밀의 화원; Bimirui hwawon) | Lee Sang-eun | Lee Sang-eun | Kang Echae | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Sleepless Rainy Night" (잠 못 드는 밤 비는 내리고; Jam mot deuneun bam bineun naerigo) | Kim Chang-wan, Park Kwang-hyun | Kim Chang-wan Park Kwang-hyun | Hong So-jin, Jukjae | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Last Night Story" (어젯밤 이야기; Eojetbam iyagi) | Park Gun-ho | Lee Ho-jun | Lim Hyun-jae, Kim Sung-mo | 3:54 |
| 5. | "By the Stream" (개여울; Gaeyeo-ul) | Kim So-wol | Lee Hee-mok | Jung Jae-il | 5:38 |
| 6. | "Everyday with You" (매일 그대와; Mae-il geudaewa) | Choi Sung-won | Choi Sung-won | Go Tae-young | 3:45 |
| Total length: | 25:08 | ||||
Charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
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"Autumn Morning (가을 아침)"
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Year-end charts
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"Sleepless Rainy Night (잠 못 드는 밤 비는 내리고)"
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| South Korea (Gaon)[20] | 4 |
Sales
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| South Korea (Gaon)[21] | 49,862+ |
References
- ^ a b c d Herman, Tamar (September 25, 2017). "IU Bares Her Old Soul on 'A Flower Bookmark #2' Album". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ Hwang, Kyoo-jeong (2017-09-30). "매니저에 미루지 않고 직접 대선배에 리메이크 허락받은 아이유 인성" [IU personally asked senior singers the permission to remake their songs]. Insight (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ "IU Gifts Fans With Special Anniversary Track 'Autumn Morning'". Billboard. September 18, 2017.
- ^ "Watch: IU Parties It Up In "Last Night Story" MV And Gives Live Performance Of "Sleepless Rainy Night"". Soompi. September 22, 2017.
- ^ "FAVE ENT 공식 트위터 on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ koreaportal (2017-09-25). "IU's Latest Album Gets Delayed". koreaportal. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ "아이유 측 "'꽃갈피 둘' 오프라인 앨범 발매 10월로 연기" [공식]" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ "[영상] 아이유, 故 김광석 추모 '잊어야 한다는 마음으로'" (in Korean). 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ "아이유, '잊어야 한다는 마음으로' 뮤직비디오 본편 공개…고(故) 김광석 추모텐아시아". TenAsia (in Korean). 2018-01-05. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ "IU's "Autumn Morning" Takes Perfect All-Kill On Charts". Soompi. September 20, 2017.
- ^ "2017년 38주차 Digital Chart".
- ^ "A Flower Bookmark 2" (in Korean). IZM. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "[Album review] IU's classics cover album lacks raw emotion". The Korea Herald. September 28, 2017.
- ^ ""[Album review] K-pop singer IU shows continued growth, curiosity and creativity on her second tribute to the Korean songs of yesteryear, 꽃갈피 둘 EP". The 405. September 29, 2017.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 41". Gaon. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ "World Albums: October 14, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ "2017년 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Gaon Digital Chart - Week 38". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
- ^ "2017년 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "2017년 39주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "Year-end 2017 Album Chart (see #68)". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-01-12.