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Gossip Girls (2014)

Where the lyrics of Gossip Girls take you, and where it was really made.

Gossip Girls was T-ara's third Japanese release, and its Oricon debut at number seven was followed by a drop to number 49 in the second week.

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Gossip Girls: fourth studio album by South Korean idol group T-ara
Third Japanese release by the group
Released May 14, 2014
Second album release under Universal Music Japan sub-label EMI Records Japan
Issued in two limited editions and one regular edition
Includes five new original Japanese songs
Secret track: "Do You Know Me", originally track 8, played again with some varied lyrics

Two singles were released before the album
"Number Nine / Memories: You Gave Me Guidance": eighth Japanese single and the group's first double A-side single
"Lead the Way / La'boon": ninth Japanese single and second double A-side
"Number Nine" is a Japanese version of a song from the Korean mini album Again
"Memories: You Gave Me Guidance" was the theme song of the Japanese movie Jinx!!!, which member Hyomin starred in
Limited editions of the first double A-side single came in a special paper jacket
The Christmas edition of that single was delayed from November 20 to December 18

1	Just Now	3:32
2	Lucky Wannabeee!	3:32
3	NUMBER NINE (Japanese ver.)	3:49
4	Lead The Way	4:02
5	Keep On Walking	4:04
6	Knockin’on my heart	3:52
7	MUSICA MUSICA	3:52
8	私、どうしよう (Japanese ver.)	3:40
9	LA’booN	4:10
10	A-HA	4:32
11	記憶~君がくれた道標~	4:25
12	T.T.L ～Time to Love～ (Japanese ver.) DJ Hanmin Remix	4:06
13	"Watashi, Doushiyou Part 2" (Japanese ver.) (Secret Track)	3:38

T-ara is a South Korean girl group formed in 2009 under Mnet Media, training together for nearly three years before debut.
The original pre-debut five members were Jiae, Jiwon, Eunjung, Hyomin and Jiyeon; Jiae and Jiwon left in 2009 over differences in music style.
Boram, Soyeon and Qri were added shortly before the debut single "Lies" in 2009; the group moved to subsidiary Core Contents Media in July 2009.

The group is known for its frequent lineup changes; Hwayoung joined in 2010, and Areum joined in 2012.
Areum left in July 2013, returning the group to its original debut lineup, and the group continued as six members until 2017.
Soyeon and Boram left in 2017, and the remaining four members have since reunited in 2021 as a group of four.

The group's hook-heavy dance-pop was closely tied to composer Shinsadong Tiger, and it was called the "Chameleons of K-pop" for its shifting concepts.
"Roly-Poly" (2011) became the Gaon chart's best-selling single of the year and the most downloaded girl group single to date.
The group expanded into Japan and China, including a 2011 Japanese debut single that topped the Oricon weekly singles chart.
After a 2012 controversy and a 2017 end to the six-member era, T-ara released the single album Re:T-ara in 2021 and has since held fan meetings across Asia.

Gossip Girls debuted at number seven on the Oricon Albums Chart, with first-week sales of 10,463 in Japan
In its second week the album dropped to number 49 and sold 1,467 copies
The album fell out of the Oricon top 100 in its third week
It ranked at number 24 on the Oricon Monthly Albums Chart, selling 12,680 copies
Released in three versions: CD+DVD+Photobook (Diamond), CD+DVD (Sapphire), and CD only (Pearl)
The Diamond edition includes a 36-page photobook
All editions come with one trading card, randomly chosen out of 7 types

Oricon Albums Chart: peak at number 7 with first-week sales of 10,463
Oricon Monthly Albums Chart: number 24, with 12,680 copies sold
Oricon Albums Chart second week: number 49, with 1,467 copies sold
The album stayed on the Oricon Albums Chart for six weeks in total, per the French wiki article
"Number Nine / Memories: You Gave Me Guidance" reached number 13 on the Oricon charts and charted for 7 weeks
"Lead the Way / La'boon" reached number 8 on the Oricon charts and charted for 5 weeks

The album includes five new original Japanese songs, including "Just Now", "Lucky Wannabee!", "Keep on Walking", "Knockin' on My Heart", and "Musica Musica".
The secret track is the same song "Do You Know Me," originally track #8, played again with some varied lyrics.
"Memories: You Gave Me Guidance" was used as the theme song to the Japanese movie Jinx!!! which member Hyomin starred in.
Limited editions of "Lead the Way / La'boon" each include a DVD with a solo version of the music video featuring one member.
The box edition of "Lead the Way / La'boon" includes a 16-page photobook.