A Flower Bookmark 2

A Flower Bookmark 2
EP by IU
Released September 22, 2017
Recorded 2017
Genre
Length 25:08
Language Korean
Label Fave Entertainment
IU chronology
Palette
(2017)		 A Flower Bookmark 2
(2017)
Singles from A Flower Bookmark 2
  1. "Autumn Morning"
    Released: September 18, 2017
  2. "Sleepless Rainy Night"
    Released: September 22, 2017

A Flower Bookmark 2 (Hangul: 꽃갈피2; RR: Kkotgalpi 2) is the second cover extended play by South Korean singer, songwriter, and actress IU. It is also her sixth Korean-language mini-album. 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 and Lee Byung-woo, 1991), "Last Night Story" (Sobangcha, 1988), "Sleepless Rainy Night" (Park Kwang-hyun, 1990), "Secret Garden" (Lee Tzsche, 2003), "By the Stream" (Jeong Mi-jo, 1972) and "Everyday with You" (Deulgukhwa, 1980s).[2] It was reported that IU personally approached the artists directly to ask for permission to remake their songs.[3]

On September 18, 2017, "Autumn Morning" was released to coincide with the singer's ninth anniversary.[4] 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".[5] The physical release of the album was scheduled to be September 25, but was postponed because the remake album was originally going to include a track by the late singer Kim Kwang-seok. However, due to the recent revelations surrounding his daughter's death, Loen decided to remove the track from IU's album.[6]

Reception

Commercial reception

"Autumn Morning" achieved a perfect all-kill status two days after its release.[7] The song also peaked at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
IZM[9]

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.[10]

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."[11]

Track listing

CD/Digital download[12]
No.TitleOriginal singerLength
1."Autumn Morning" (가을 아침; Gaeul Achim)Yang Hee Eun3:38
2."Secret Garden" (비밀의 화원; Bimilui Hwawon)Lee Sang Eun3:45
3."Sleepless Rainy Night" (잠 못 드는 밤 비는 내리고; Jam Mot Deuneun Bam Bineun Naeligo)Park Kwanghyun/Kim Gunmo4:27
4."Last Night Story" (어젯밤 이야기; Eojetbam Iyagi)SoBangCha3:54
5."By the Stream" (개여울; Gaeyeoul)Kim Jong Kook5:38
6."Everyday with You" (매일 그대와; Maeil Geudaewa)Deulgukhwa3:45
Total length:25:08

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[13] 3
US World Albums (Billboard)[14] 5

Sales

Region Sales
South Korea (Gaon)[15] 49,862+

References

  1. 1 2 Herman, Tamar (September 25, 2017). "IU Bares Her Old Soul on 'A Flower Bookmark #2' Album". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ "IU Bares Her Old Soul on 'A Flower Bookmark #2' Album". Billboard. September 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "IU Personally Asked For Artists' Permission To Remake Songs For Her New Album". Soompi. October 2, 2017.
  4. ↑ "IU Gifts Fans With Special Anniversary Track 'Autumn Morning'". Billboard. September 18, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Watch: IU Parties It Up In "Last Night Story" MV And Gives Live Performance Of "Sleepless Rainy Night"". Soompi. September 22, 2017.
  6. ↑ "IU's Physical Album Release Gets Postponed". Soompi. September 24, 2017.
  7. ↑ "IU's "Autumn Morning" Takes Perfect All-Kill On Charts". Soompi. September 20, 2017.
  8. ↑ "2017년 38주차 Digital Chart".
  9. ↑ "A Flower Bookmark 2" (in Korean). IZM. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "[Album review] IU's classics cover album lacks raw emotion". The Korea Herald. September 28, 2017.
  11. ↑ "IU Bares Her Old Soul on 'A Flower Bookmark #2' Album".
  12. ↑ (in Korean)
  13. ↑ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 41". Gaon. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  14. ↑ "World Albums: October 14, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Year-end 2017 Album Chart (see #68)". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
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