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Pink Revolution (2016)

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The title track 'Only One' topped seven Korean music charts shortly after the album came out.

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Pink Revolution is the third full-length studio album by Apink, a South Korean girl group
Released 26 September 2016, following a hiatus of one year and two months
The full album was released at midnight on the release date
The title track 'Only One' was promoted together with the B-tracks 'Boom Pow Love' and 'Ding Dong'
Korean title: 핑크 레볼루션 (Pink Revolution)

The preceding full-length album is Pink MEMORY
The first single from the album, 'The Wave', was released on 19 April 2016 as a 5th anniversary song for fans
Group leader Park Cho-rong wrote 'The Wave'
'Only One' was written and arranged by Black Eyed Pilseung
The release campaign opened with a teaser image on 3 September 2016 through the group's official SNS
Teaser photos of two concepts for the six members began on 5 September 2016
The tracklist was revealed on 13 September 2016 through the official SNS
A teaser video for the title track was posted on 19 September 2016 at noon
A rolling music video was released on 21 September 2016 before the album came out

Apink is a South Korean girl group formed in 2011 under A Cube Entertainment (formerly Play M Entertainment and Plan A Entertainment).
The group debuted on April 19, 2011 with the EP Seven Springs of Apink.
Its pre-debut trainees and members were introduced through the documentary Apink News, which aired on Trend E before the debut.

The group was originally a septet; Yookyung left in 2013 to pursue her education.
Naeun left in 2022 to pursue her acting career.
Current members are Chorong, Bomi, Eunji, Namjoo and Hayoung (five members).

The group won its first music show award on M Countdown in January 2012 for "My My".
Their 2014 single "Luv" was their first number one on Gaon's weekly and monthly digital charts.
They debuted in Japan in 2014 and released multiple Japanese singles and albums.
Their 2018 single "I'm So Sick" marked a shift toward a more mature, sophisticated sound.
The group released their 11th EP Re: Love on January 5, 2026, to mark their 15th anniversary.

Full album released at midnight on 26 September 2016
Came after a hiatus of one year and two months since the previous album
Title track 'Only One' was written and arranged by Black Eyed Pilseung
B-tracks 'Boom Pow Love' and 'Ding Dong' were used alongside the title track for promotion
Teaser images began on 3 September 2016 through the group's official SNS
Teaser photos of two concepts for the six members were released starting 5 September
The tracklist was revealed on 13 September 2016 through the official SNS
A teaser video for the title track was posted on 19 September 2016 at noon
A rolling music video was released on 21 September 2016
Release began on the same day both offline and online

Shortly after release, the title track 'Only One' topped seven Korean music charts
The single 'The Wave' was released on 19 April 2016 as a 5th anniversary song for fans
The album was the third full-length studio album by Apink

The single 'The Wave' was written by group leader Park Cho-rong and released as a 5th anniversary song for fans
The title track 'Only One' was written and arranged by Black Eyed Pilseung
The album came out one year and two months after the previous full-length album, Pink MEMORY
The release campaign included teaser images, teaser photos for two concepts, a tracklist reveal, a title track teaser video, and a rolling music video