I'm Ill (Korean난 예술이야; RRNan yesul-iya; lit. I Am Art) is the fifth extended play by South Korean girl group Hello Venus. It was released on July 22, 2015, by Fantagio Music and distributed by NHN Entertainment. A song with the same name was used as the title track.

I'm Ill
EP by
ReleasedJuly 22, 2015 (2015-07-22)
Genre
Length16:29
Label
Producer
Hello Venus chronology
Would You Stay For Tea?
(2013)
I'm Ill
(2015)
Mystery of Venus
(2017)
Singles from I'm Ill
  1. "I'm Ill"
    Released: July 22, 2015
Music video
"I'm Ill (Performance Ver.)" on YouTube

The EP was a commercial success peaking at number 7 on the Gaon Album Chart. It has sold over 4,300 physical copies as of August 2015.

Release

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The EP was digitally released on July 22, 2015, through several music portals, including MelOn in South Korea, and iTunes for the global market.[1][2]

Promotion

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Live performances

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The group held their first comeback stage on MBC Music's Show Champion on July 22, 2015, performing the title track.[3] They continued on Mnet's M Countdown on July 23.[4]

Single

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"I'm Ill" was released as the title track in conjunction with the EP on July 22.[1] The first music video teaser was released on July 20, 2015.[5] A performance version of the music video was released on July 22, meanwhile the official music video was released on July 26.[6][7]

Commercial performance

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I'm Ill debuted at number 7 on the Gaon Album Chart, on the chart issue dated July 26 - August 8, 2015.[8] In its second week, the EP fell to number 13.[9] The EP entered at number 19 on the chart, for the month of July 2015, with 3,379 physical copies sold.[10] For the month of August, the EP placed at number 44 with additional 959 copies sold.[11]

Track listing

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Digital download[1]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."I'm Ill" (난예술이야; nan yesul-iya)Brave Brothers
  • Brave Brothers
  • Park Hyunjoong
  • Brave Brothers
  • Park Hyunjoong
3:22
2."Show Window"Galactika
  • Brave Brothers
  • JS
  • Galactika
JS3:29
3."Whatcha Talk About"Chakun (Electroboyz)
  • Galactika
  • Chakun (Electroboyz)
Galactika3:18
4."Chameleon" (카멜레온; kamelle-on)
  • Brave Brothers
  • Chakun (Electroboyz)
Brave BrothersBrave Brothers3:00
5."I'm Ill" (Club Remix)Brave Brothers
  • Brave Brothers
  • Park Hyunjoong
  • Brave Brothers
  • Park Hyunjoong
3:20
Total length:16:29

Charts

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Chart (2015) Peak

position

South Korea (Gaon Weekly Album Chart)[8] 7
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Album Chart)[10] 19

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
South Korea July 22, 2015 Digital download Tricell Media, NHN Bugs
Worldwide

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Hellovenus 5th Mini Album 난 예술이야". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  2. ^ "HELLOVENUS 5th 난 예술이야 - EP by HELLOVENUS on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  3. ^ MBC MUSIC (2015-07-22), (episode-154) HELLOVENUS - l'm ill (난 예술이야), retrieved 2017-07-16
  4. ^ Mnet K-POP (2015-07-23), HELLOVENUS(헬로비너스) - 'I′m ill(난예술이야)' COMEBACK Stage M COUNTDOWN 150723 EP.434, retrieved 2017-07-16
  5. ^ "HELLOVENUS 헬로비너스 - 난 예술이야(I'm ill) M/V TEASER! | youtube.com". www.YouTube.com. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  6. ^ "HELLOVENUS 헬로비너스 - 난 예술이야(I'm ill) M/V(Performance Ver.) | youtube.com". www.YouTube.com. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  7. ^ "HELLOVENUS 헬로비너스 - 난 예술이야(I'm ill) M/V | youtube.com". www.YouTube.com. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  8. ^ a b "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  9. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  10. ^ a b "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  11. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2017-07-16.