Pink Luv (stylized as Pink LUV) is the fifth EP by South Korean girl group Apink, released on November 24, 2014. The album's lead single is the title track "Luv".
Release and promotion The EP Pink Luv was released on November 24. It debuted at number 1 on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart while "Luv" debuted at number 2 on the Gaon Digital Chart and stayed there for two weeks. The song sold 1,490,824 copies and scored Apink's first three triple crown wins in the three major music shows (The Show, Music Core and Inkigayo.) They were the first girl group to achieve this.
Apink performed a snippet of "Secret", a track on their album, in addition to a full performance of "Luv" on KBS's Music Bank on November 21. This was followed by additional comebacks on music programs including MBC's Show! Music Core, SBS's Inkigayo, SBS M's The Show, MBC M's Show Champion and Mnet's M Countdown. Apink received 17 trophies in total on the aforementioned music shows with "Luv", which is still the highest number of wins for a single song for a girl group.
Track listing
Charts
Album Chart PeakpositionGaon Weekly Album Chart 1Gaon Monthly Album Chart 4Gaon Yearly Album Chart 36
Single Chart (2014) Peakposition South Korea (Gaon) 2 South Korea (Kpop Hot 100) 2 US World Digital Songs (Billboard) 5
Sales and certifications Provider AmountGaon Digital Sales 1,490,824+Digital sales for Luv:
Sales and certifications Provider AmountGaon physical sales 79,735+Cumulative sales for Pink Luv:Oricon physical sales 4,805+
Music program wins
+Music programs awards Song Program Date (17 total)Score"Luv"The Show (SBS M)December 2, 20147,237December 9, 20148,257December 16, 20148,498Music Bank (KBS2)December 5, 20148,599December 12, 20148,021December 19, 20146,006December 26, 20144,960Show! Music Core (MBC)December 6, 20149,237December 13, 20147,822December 20, 20147,185January 3, 20157,670January 10, 20157,745Inkigayo (SBS)December 7, 20148,710December 14, 20147,915December 28, 20148,382M Countdown (Mnet)December 18, 20147,154December 25, 20147,791
Release history Country Date Format Label South Korea November 24, 2014 CD, Digital download Plan A EntertainmentLOEN Entertainment
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