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.[citation needed] 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]

Madonna
EP by
ReleasedAugust 12, 2010
RecordedEarly 2010
Genre
Label
Secret chronology
Secret Time
(2010)
Madonna
(2010)
Moving in Secret
(2011)
Singles from Madonna
  1. "Madonna"
    Released: August 12, 2010

Promotion

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"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 Madonna's 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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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Madonna"Kang JiwonKang Jiwon, Kim Kibum03:41
2."La La La"Marco, Jung Hana (Zinger)Marco03:51
3."잘해 더 (Do It Better)" (feat. Baekchan of 8eight)BaekchanBaekchan03:17
4."줄듯말듯 (Hesitant)"Mario, Hwang Sung Jin, ZingerMario, Hwang Sung Jin03:45
5."자리비움 (Empty Space)"Im Sang Hyuk, Kim KibumIm Sang Hyuk, Kim Kibum03:37
Total length:18:11

Charts

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Album chart

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Chart [5] Peak
position
Gaon Weekly Album Chart 5

Sales

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Chart Sales[6]
Gaon physical sales 15,000+ (South Korea)

Release history

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Country Date Format Label
South Korea August 12, 2010 CD, Digital Download TS Entertainment
Taiwan CD, Digital Download Sony Music
Worldwide Digital Download

Credits and personnel

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

  • Kim Tae-sung – executive producer co-producing
  • Song Jieun – vocals
  • Han Sunhwa – vocals
  • Jun Hyoseong – vocals
  • Jung Hana – vocals, rap
  • Kang Jiwon – co-producing, songwriting, arranger, music
  • Kim Kibum – co-producing, songwriting, music

References

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  1. ^ a b "Secret releases their new album "Madonna"". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Tracklist revealed for Secret's comeback album, 'Madonna'". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Secret releases comeback MV teaser". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Secret 2nd Mini Album – Madonna". Yesasia. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
  5. ^ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Gaon physical sales". Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  7. ^ Madonna (Liner Notes) (Digital Download). Secret (South Korean group). Seoul, South Korea: LOEN Entertainment. 2010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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