Electric Shock is the second mini album by f(x). It was released on June 10, 2012 with "Electric Shock" serving as the album's title track.
Background[]
The lyrics of the title track liken the feeling of falling in love to getting an electric shock.[1]
The visuals of the album won a 2014 Red Dot Award for music packaging. A bear, "generally a figurative presence of threat, appears on the front cover as a cute teddy bear and is thus transformed into a friendly character"; and "the girls wearing the masks of animals symbolize their abilities to cope with horror."[2]
Reception[]
The album has sold 74,694 copies in South Korea in 2012, making it the 21 biggest-selling album of the year in the country.[3]
Track list[]
- "Electric Shock" - 3:15
- "Jet Star (제트별)" - 3:21
- "Zigzag (지그재그)" - 3:46
- "Beautiful Stranger" (by f(Amber+Luna+Krystal)) - 4:06
- "Love Hate" - 3:10
- "Let's Try (훌쩍)" - 3:32
- DVD (Taiwan edition only)
- "Electric Shock" music video (Chinese subtitles)
- Album jacket shooting highlights (Chinese subtitles)
- "Electric Shock" music video shooting highlights (Chinese subtitles)
Merchandise[]
On July 12, 2012, 3 exclusive Electric Shock t-shirts were made available for sale.
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Awards[]
Music show wins[]
| Song | Music show | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Electric Shock" | M Countdown (Mnet) | June 21, 2012[4] | 9,296 |
| June 28, 2012[4] | N/A | ||
| July 5, 2012[4] | 8,940 | ||
| Music Bank (KBS2) | June 22, 2012[5] | 12,304 | |
| June 29, 2012[5] | 11,017 | ||
| Show Champion (MBC M) | June 26, 2012 | N/A | |
| July 3, 2012 | N/A |
Gallery[]
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_Electric_Shock_album_packaging_detail.png "F(x) Electric Shock album packaging detail.png (3.07 MB)")
References[]
- ↑ Description of the song on Korean digital music platforms.
- ↑ Red Dot Awards official website: f(x) – Electric Shock
- ↑ Gaon Chart Website: 2012 year album chart
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 f(x) takes first place on ‘M Countdown’ and wins ‘triple crown’ (naver.com)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 f(x), No. 1 on ‘Music Bank’ for 2 weeks in a row… “I will not be complacent” (naver.com)
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