Madonna (EP) explained

Madonna
Type:ep
Artist:Secret
Cover:Secret Madonna EP cover.JPG
Border:yes
Released:August 12, 2010
Recorded:Early 2010
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Prev Year:2010
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Madonna is the second Korean extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group Secret. It was released on August 12, 2010 through TS Entertainment, and contains five tracks.[1] The EP debuted at No. 5 on the Gaon Album Chart, while the album's lead single "Madonna" debuted at No. 1 on the Gaon Singles Chart and sold over 1,839,869 digital copies in South Korea throughout 2010. Kang Jiwon and Kim Kibum, the composers who wrote "Madonna" highlighted that the inspiration behind the song is about living with confidence by becoming an icon in this generation, like the American singer Madonna.[2]

Promotion

"Madonna" was first used as a promotional track from the album. On August 5, 2010, a teaser video was released online. In the teaser, the girls were performing the album track "Empty Space".[3] The final music video premiered on August 12, 2010 along with Madonnas release.[1] Secret had their debut performances of "Madonna" on Mnet's M! Countdown, KBS's Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo from August 12 to August 15.

Track listing

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Charts

Sales

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South KoreaAugust 12, 2010CD, Digital DownloadTS Entertainment
TaiwanCD, Digital DownloadSony Music
WorldwideDigital Download

Credits and personnel

These credits were adapted from the Madonna (EP) liner notes.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Secret releases their new album "Madonna" . Allkpop.com. 29 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Tracklist revealed for Secret's comeback album, 'Madonna'. Allkpop.com. 29 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Secret releases comeback MV teaser . Allkpop.com. 29 December 2017.
  4. Web site: Secret 2nd Mini Album – Madonna. Yesasia. 2012-03-02.
  5. Web site: Gaon Album Chart . Gaon Chart . 12 August 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722133957/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/album/list.gaon?nationGbn=T . 22 July 2011 .
  6. Web site: Gaon physical sales . Gaon Chart . 12 August 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120119045148/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/album/list.gaon . 19 January 2012 .
  7. Madonna (Liner Notes) . Madonna (EP) . Secret (South Korean group) . 2010 . Digital Download . LOEN Entertainment . Seoul, South Korea .