Busker Busker 1st Album

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Busker Busker 1st Album
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Busker Busker chronology
Busker Busker 1st Album
(2012) 		Busker Busker 1st Wrap Up Album
(2012)
Singles from Busker Busker 1st Album
  1. "Cherry Blossom Ending"
    Released: March 29, 2012

Busker Busker 1st Album (

Gaon Album Chart and selling 100,000 physical copies in two months. The lead single, "Cherry Blossom Ending
", was also a chart-topper, and re-enters the charts every spring. Due to the song's continued popularity, the album has also charted every year since release.

Background, release and promotion

Busker Busker at Expo 2012 in Yeosu

Indie band

cover songs.[3]

Busker Busker's debut showcase was held on March 26 at

Yeongdeungpo. They performed "First Love", "Yeosu Night Sea" and "Cherry Blossom Ending" for the first time at the showcase. The album was then promoted with performances of "Cherry Blossom Ending" on South Korea's music shows. A one-hour special, Busker Busker Show, aired on Mnet on March 30.[4][5] That same day, tickets went on sale for their first concert, with all 1,800 tickets selling out within five minutes.[6]
The concert, titled "Youth Bus", was held on May 5–6.

Composition

All eleven songs on the album were written by Jang Beom-jun and are based on his personal experiences and emotions.

Sister's Barbershop.[3]

Chart performance

The album was a commercial success, selling 100,000 physical copies and over 13 million digital songs in two months.[2] It sold more than 12,000 copies by April 2, and became hard to find in stores, with employees saying they "didn't know the debut album of a new singer would sell so fast". It entered the

Gaon Digital Chart the week of April 1, with six tracks in the top ten. The top three songs of the week were "Cherry Blossom Ending", "First Love" and "Yeosu Night Sea".[12] All eleven tracks charted in the top 36 of the K-Pop Hot 100 the week of April 14, and six tracks made the top 10 the following week.[13][14]

The album re-entered the Gaon Album Chart in 2013, peaking at number 10 the week of March 17,[15] and charted at number 62 on the year-end chart, selling an additional 25,161 copies.[16] It also charted the next two years in March, peaking at numbers 25 and 49, respectively.[17][18] In March 2016, it charted for the fifth consecutive year, peaking at number 22.[19] This is due to the popularity of "Cherry Blossom Ending", which re-enters the Gaon Digital Chart every spring.[20][21]

Reception and accolades

Singer-songwriter Yoon Do-hyun, singer Hahm Eun-jung and actor Jo Jung-suk all praised "Yeosu Night Sea", with Yoon saying it "sounds like a great song even when someone like me in his forties sings it".[6][22] "Cherry Blossom Ending" was also praised by critics and musicians, and was one of Billboard's "20 Best K-pop Songs of 2012".[23]

Busker Busker 1st Album won Album of the Year at the 2012

Best Band Performance.[11] The album also won Best Pop Album at the 2013 Korean Music Awards, while "Yeosu Night Sea" won Best Pop Song.[25]

Track listing

English-language song titles are from the
Jang Beom-jun [ko]
  • Kim Ji-su
    •  1:48
    2."First Love" (첫사랑; Cheotsarang)
    • Jang Beom-jun
    • Jang Gi-jun
    		Jang Beom-junBae Yeong-jun3:31
    3."Yeosu Night Sea" (여수 밤바다; Yeosu Bambada)Jang Beom-junJang Beom-jun
    • Jang Beom-jun
    • Bae Yeong-jun
    • Kim Ji-su
    		4:41
    4."Cherry Blossom Ending" (벚꽃 엔딩; Beotkkot Ending)Jang Beom-junJang Beom-jun
    • Jang Beom-jun
    • Kim Ji-su
    		4:22
    5."Ideal Type" (이상형; Isanghyeong)
    • Jang Beom-jun
    • Hwang Yong-ha
    		Jang Beom-jun
    • Jang Beom-jun
    • Bae Yeong-jun
    		3:25
    6."Loneliness Amplifier" (외로움증폭장치; Oeroum Jeungpokjangchi)Jang Beom-junJang Beom-jun
    • Jang Beom-jun
    • Bae Yeong-jun
    		3:05
    7."An Alley Way" (골목길; Golmok-kil[a]) Jang Beom-jun
    • Jang Beom-jun
    • Bae Yeong-jun
    		0:34
    8."At the Entrance to the Alley" (골목길 어귀에서; Golmok-kil Eogwieseo)Jang Beom-junJang Beom-jun
    • Jang Beom-jun
    • Bae Yeong-jun
    		3:18
    9."Calling You" (전활 거네; Jeonhwal Geone)Jang Beom-junJang Beom-jun
    • Jang Beom-jun
    • Bae Yeong-jun
    • Kim Ji-su
    		3:13
    10."The Flowers" (꽃송이가; Kkotsong-iga[b])Jang Beom-junJang Beom-jun
    • Jang Beom-jun
    • Bae Yeong-jun
    • Gi Hyeon-seok
    		3:24
    11."Perfume" (향수; Hyangsu)Jang Beom-junJang Beom-jun
    • Jang Beom-jun
    • Bae Yeong-jun
    		3:39
    Total length:35:00

    Charts

    Notes

    1. ^ Also translated as "An Alley"[26]
    2. ^ Also translated as "Bloom"[26]

    References

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