For Muzik

For Muzik is the debut extended play by South Korean girl group 4Minute. It features their debut single "Hot Issue". The title track "Muzik" was used to promote the mini-album, as well as "What a Girl Wants" later that year.[1]

For Muzik
EP by
4Minute
ReleasedAugust 31, 2009
Recorded2009
Genre
Length22:11
Label
4Minute chronology
For Muzik
(2009)		 Hit Your Heart
(2010)
Singles from For Muzik
  1. "Hot Issue"
    Released: June 15, 2009
  2. "Muzik"
    Released: August 31, 2009
  3. "What a Girl Wants"
    Released: October 28, 2009

Release

After the release of their debut single, "Hot Issue", the group started recording their first album, including a remix of "Hot Issue" done by Shinsadong Tiger. The album was released digitally on August 28, 2009. Both first single were a huge success, with "Hot Issue" charting #20 and Muzik charting #21 in the Melon Chart Yearly 2009 chart, both have estimated digital sales of 3,000,000 - 4,000,000.

Hot Issue was re-released in higher quality on 1thek on January 22, 2019.[2]

Promotion

The group promoted the album by performing "Hot Issue", "Muzik" and "What a Girl Wants" on various TV shows. These included Mnet's M! Countdown, KBS's Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo. Promotions lasted from June until the end of December 2009. The album was also promoted in Japan, where a repackaged version of the album was released.

On September 1, 2009, the music video for "Muzik" was released. It with the intro track "For Muzik", followed by a scene showing the group dancing in a room with flashing lights. There are individual inter-scenes of single members wearing latex leggings and dancing to the song.

Controversy

On August 31, 2009, Korean broadcaster KBS banned the playing of the song "Anjullae" (안줄래 "Won't Give You") because of inappropriate lyrics, specifically the following line: "오늘부터 너 한테 나 안줄래 / 이제 다신 내 맘 전부 안줄래 / 이젠 다시 너한테는 안 줄래", which roughly translates to "Starting from today, I won't give myself to you. Now, I will never give you my entire heart. Now, I won't ever give myself to you." In response, Cube Entertainment stated, "The lyrics for "Anjullae" is about the pure feelings of a girl to a guy. We are very disappointed that the lyrics were deemed inappropriate."[1]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."For Muzik (Intro)"Jeon Ji Yoon, MarioLee Sang-ho1:24
2."Muzik"Lee Sang-ho, Shinsadong TigerLee Sang-ho, Shinsadong Tiger3:43
3."Hot Issue"Shinsadong Tiger, Jeon Hye-wonShinsadong Tiger, Lee Chae-kyu3:28
4."What a Girl Wants"Hwang Sung-jinLee Sang-ho, Shinsadong Tiger3:25
5."Funny" (웃겨; Utgyeo)Kim Do-hoon, Kim Jin-hwanKim Do-hoon, Choi Gab-won3:29
6."Won't Give You" (안줄래; Anjullae)Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sungShinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sung3:18
7."Hot Issue (Remix)"Shinsadong Tiger, Jeon Hye-wonShinsadong Tiger, Lee Chae-kyu3:14
Total length:22:11
For Muzik For Asia (Asia Commemorate Edition) – CD
No.TitleLength
8."Change" (HyunA feat. Jun Hyung)3:29
9."Heard 'Em All" (Ameriie feat. 4minute & Beast)3:31
Total length:28:50
For Muzik For Asia (Asia Commemorate Edition) – DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Hot Issue" (Music Video) 
2."Muzik" (Music Video) 
3."What A Girl Wants" (Music Video) 
4."Change" (Music Video) 
5."For Muzik" (Live At Cube Star's Party) 
6."Muzik" (Live At Cube Star's Party) 
7."Hot Issue" (Live At Cube Star's Party) 

Release history
FormatRelease Date
Digital downloadAugust 28, 2009
CDAugust 31, 2009

References
  1. "네이버뮤직 :: 포미닛(4minute)" [NaverMusic:: 4minute]. music.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb4iKfnW2Yo
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