Badman (EP)

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Badman
B.A.P
chronology
One Shot
(2013) 		Badman
(2013) 		First Sensibility
(2014)
Singles from Badman
  1. "Coffee Shop"
    Released: June 28, 2013
  2. "Hurricane"
    Released: July 17, 2013
  3. "Badman"
    Released: August 6, 2013

Badman is the third

LOEN Entertainment. It charted number 1 on the Billboard World album Charts.[1]

Production

Along with revelation of the album name and its track listing on July 28, 2013, TS Entertainment hinted that the Badman EP would "contain music that only B.A.P can do... [it] is supposed to have genres they never tried before in the album."[2] The agency had also stated before that there were going to be three promotional singles from the upcoming third EP.[3]

"Coffee Shop", the EP's lead single, was written and produced by the record producer duo of Kang Ji-won and Kim Ki-bum, who have previously worked on successful hits with other artists from record label of

Washington, D.C., and New York City.[5]

"Hurricane", the next single, was produced and written by record producers, Marco and Jun Da-woon, who had worked with

Bang Yong Guk contributed to the rap part of the song. B.A.P had travelled to United States to shoot the scenes for music video of the song, visiting several different places in Las Vegas.[5]

The final single, "Badman" was written and produced by Kang Ji-won and Kim Ki-bum.

ZanyBros.[10] The video was released on August 5, 2013.[10]

Release and promotion

The music video for "Coffee Shop" was uploaded on the official YouTube channel of TS Entertainment on June 27, 2013.[4] The single itself was released digitally on June 28, 2013.

B.A.P member Youngjae mentioned July 17, 2013, as the release date of the next single, "Hurricane", on his Twitter account on July 9.[11] On July 17, 2013, the music video for "Hurricane" was uploaded on the official YouTube channel of TS Entertainment, which featured the boys voyaging the streets and casinos in of Las Vegas.[12] The single itself was released digitally the same day.[13]

The title of the third single, "Badman", and the track list, cover art and release date for their third extended play, Badman were and revealed on July 28, 2013.[2] In the following dates, several individual concept shots and group teaser images were unveiled.[8] "Badman" was not released as a separate digital single like "Coffee Shop" and "Hurricane", however, all three songs were included in EP and "Badman" was chosen as the lead single for the promotional activities following the release of the EP.

The EP was released online on August 5, 2014, and offline on August 6.

Critical reception

Grace Danbi Hong of M! Wave gave "Coffee Shop" a rating of 4.5 out of 5 and called it bittersweet, simple and relaxing. She praised the 'elegant' sound brought by the jazz pianist Song Young-joo "which slowly fills the emptiness around until there's just no more room... and yet, we don't feel suffocated..." Hong went on to praise the 'beautiful' visuals of the music video and the members for "pushing the pause button in some of the busiest cities in the US."[14]

Track listing

Badman EP
Sleepy
  • Park Su-seok
  • Sleepy
  • Park Su-seok
  • Sleepy
3:35
4."Coffee Shop"
  • Bang
  • Kang Ji-won
  • Kim Ki-bum
  • Kang Ji-won
  • Kim Ki-bum
  • Kang Ji-won
  • Kim Ki-bum
3:39
5."Bow Wow"
  • Bang
  • Park Su-seok
  • iNoo
  • Bang
  • Park Su-seok
 3:37
6."Hurricane"
  • Bang
  • Jeon Da-woon
  • Marco
  • Jeon Da-woon
  • Marco
  • Jeon Da-woon
  • Marco
3:32
Total length:20:08

References

  1. ^ "B.A.P tops Billboard's World Albums chart with 'BADMAN'". Allkpop. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b "B.A.P releases album cover + tracklist for 'BADMAN'". Allkpop. July 28, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  3. ^
    M.net
    . June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "B.A.P returns with MV for 1st title track "Coffee Shop"". Allkpop. June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c "B.A.P releases another photo + video teaser for "Coffee Shop"". Allkpop. June 19, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  6. ^ "Marco discography". Naver. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  7. ^ "Jun Da Woon discography". Naver. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "[Updated] B.A.P unveils group images ahead of 'BADMAN' MV teaser release + Bang Yong Guk revealed to have written the lyrics". Allkpop. August 1, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  9. ^ "Elijah Daniel featured in B.A.P Music Video". Elijah Daniel. August 6, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  10. ^ a b "B.A.P returns with blockbuster MV for 'BADMAN' + mini album". Allkpop. August 5, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  11. ^ "Youngjae reveals date for B.A.P's second title song?". Allkpop. July 9, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  12. ^ B.A.P – Hurricane M/V. YouTube. July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  13. ^ "Hurricane – Single by B.A.P". iTunes. July 17, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  14. M.net
    . Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  15. ^ "BADMAN". Retrieved April 19, 2017.
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