The MOBB

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The Mobb (stylized as The MOBB) is the debut album by South Korean hip-hop duo MOBB. The album was released online on September 8, 2016, and physically on September 23, 2016, by YG Entertainment. The album consists of two songs from the duo ("Hit Me" and "Full House"), Mino's solo song "Body", and Bobby's solo song "HOLUP!". The physical edition adds two bonus songs, "Fear" (MINO solo) and "가드올리고 Bounce" (Bobby solo).

The Mobb
EP by
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2016
GenreHip Hop
Length20:25
LabelYG
Producer
Bobby chronology
The Mobb
(2016)
Love and Fall
(2017)
Mino chronology
The Mobb
(2016)
XX
(2018)
Singles from The Mobb
  1. "HOLUP!"
    Released: September 7, 2016
  2. "Body"
    Released: September 8, 2016
  3. "Hit Me" / "Full House"
    Released: September 9, 2016

Promotion

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The music video for Bobby's solo track "꽐라 (HOLUP!)" was released on September 7, 2016, and the music video for Mino's solo track "몸 (BODY)" was released on September 8. On September 9, music videos for the collaborative singles "붐벼 (FULL HOUSE)" and "빨리 전화해 (HIT ME)" were released.[1][2] The duo performed their songs "Hit Me" & "Full House" at Inkigayo on September 11, 2016. The duo also performed their solo song at M Countdown (aired September 22, 2016). On September 28 they performed "Hit Me" and "Full House" at a busking on a park in Hongdae, Seoul.

Commercial performance

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Upon its release, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard World Albums chart.[3] The album reached number two on South Korean Gaon Album Chart on the first week of physical release and number 6 on monthly chart (September). The album sold 31,744 copies in September. In Japan the album charted in Oricon album chart at No. 47, selling 1,418 copies.[4] On December 28, 2016, the Japanese version of the album was released as their Japanese debut, with Japanese lyrics of three songs, "Full House", "HOLUP!" & "Body". The album charted in number seven selling 7,938 copies.[5]

"Hit Me" debut at number 3 on Billboard's World Digital Songs for the week October 1, 2016.[6] The MVs also had great reception where they land on number 2 (HOLUP!), 3 (Body), 6 (Full House) and 7 (Hit Me) for most watched K-Pop MVs (September 2016) in America and rank at 3 (HOLUP!), 5 (Body), 7 (Hit Me) and 8 (Full House) in the world.[7]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."HOLUP!" (꽐라; kkwalla) (Bobby solo)Bobby
  • Ricky "Shockbit" Luna
  • Bobby
  • Deekei
  • Ricky "Shockbit" Luna
  • Deekei
3:31
2."Full House" (붐벼; bumbyeo)
  • Teddy
  • Choice37
3:40
3."Body" (몸; mom) (Mino solo)Mino
  • Mino
  • Future Bounce
Future Bounce3:19
4."Hit Me" (빨리 전화해; ppalli jeonhwahae) (Feat. Kush)
  • Mino
  • Bobby
  • Kush
  • Choice37
  • Kush
  • Teddy
  • Seo Wonjin
  • Mino
  • Bobby
  • Choice37
  • Kush
  • Teddy
  • R.Tee
3:02
5."Fear" (겁; geob) (Feat. Taeyang) (Mino solo)
  • Mino
  • Zico
  • Zico
  • Pop Time
  • Zico
  • Pop Time
3:51
6."Raise Your Guard and Bounce" (가드올리고; gadeuolligo) (Bobby solo)Bobby
  • Bobby
  • Prima Vista
Prima Vista3:02
Total length:20:25
The Mobb (Japanese album)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Full House" (Japanese Version) (ブンビョ)Bobby, Song Minho, KickhaikuTeddy, Choice37, Bobby3:40
2."Hit Me -KR Ver.-" (Feat. KUSH)Song Minho, Bobby, KUSHChoice37, KUSH, Teddy, Seo Wonjin, Song Minho, Bobby3:04
3."HOLUP!" (Japanese Version) (Bobby solo)Bobby, KUSHRicky "Shockbit" Luna, Bobby, Deekei3:33
4."Body" (Japanese Version)Song Minho, ZeroSong Minho, Future Bounce3:21
5."Full House -KR Ver.-" (붐벼)Bobby, Song MinhoTeddy, Choice37, Bobby3:39
6."HOLUP! -KR Ver.-" (꽐라) (Bobby solo)BobbyRicky "Shockbit" Luna, Bobby, Deekei3:33
7."Body -KR Ver.-" (몸) (Mino solo)Song MinhoSong Minho, Future Bounce3:21
8."Raise Your Guard and Bounce -KR Ver.-" (Bobby solo)BobbyBobby, Prima Vista3:04
9."Fear -KR Ver.-" (Feat. Taeyang (Mino solo))Song Minho, ZicoZico, Pop Time4:10
Total length:31:30

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
Hong Kong Korean Albums (KKBox)[8] 13
Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)[5] 7
Singapore Korean Albums (KKBox)[9] 7
South Korean Weekly Albums (Gaon)[10] 2
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] 7
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] 44
US World Albums (Billboard)[3] 1

Sales

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Country Sales
South Korea 31,744[13]
Japan 14,855[14]

Release history

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Region Format Date Label
Worldwide Digital download September 8, 2016 YG Entertainment
South Korea Digital download
CD September 23, 2016
Japan CD, digital download December 28, 2016 YGEX

References

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  1. ^ "MINO & BOBBY's MOBB to Release New Songs and Do a V App Show Today". YG Life. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  2. ^ "SONG MINHO X BOBBY teamed up as "MOBB"… Coming back as a unit team on the 9". Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  3. ^ a b "Billboard's World Albums Chart : October 1, 2016". Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  4. ^ "2016 Oricon Chart - September Week 4". Oricon Chart. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "2016 Oricon Chart - December Week 4 (Japanese debut album)". Oricon Chart. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  6. ^ "Billboard's World Digital Songs : October 1, 2016". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  7. ^ Benjamin, Jeff. "Most Viewed K-Pop Videos in America, Around the World: September 2016". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  8. ^ "Hong Kong (Korean Chart - Top 100 Korean Albums)". KKBox. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  9. ^ "Singapore (Korean Chart - Top 100 Korean Albums)". KKBox. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  10. ^ "2016 South Korean Gaon Weekly Albums - Week 39". Gaon. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  11. ^ "Billboard Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  12. ^ "Billboard Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  13. ^ "2016 Gaon Chart - September". GaonChart. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  14. ^ 1,418 (Korean edition) + 13,437 (Japanese Edition)