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Une Année (2012)

Where the lyrics of Une Année take you, and where it was really made.

Fans chose the third single through an online poll on Mnet's website, and "Bubibu" beat "Cat" with 87.8% of the votes.

Key places

Cube Studio, Seoul (2012)

Recording site Big Hit Studios, Seoul — The album was recorded in 2012 at Cube Studio in Seoul, South Korea. The point uses city-center coordinates, not the building's exact position. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Private company studio, not open to visitors.

Album story

Overview

• Une Année: first full-length studio album by South Korean girl group Apink
• Released May 9, 2012
• Final release for member Yookyung before she left the group due to scheduling conflicts and college studies
• Title track "Hush" was used to promote the album
• First single "April 19th" released digitally on April 19, 2012
• Third single "Bubibu" released digitally on July 6, 2012
• Fourth single "Cat" released three days after "Bubibu"

Background

• "I Got You" and "Sky High" were a collaboration with Joker
• The group also worked with Shinsadong Tiger, Super Changddai, and Kim Geonwoo
• A Japanese version of "Hush" was later included as a B-side on Apink's Japanese single "Mr. Chu"

Recording

• Recorded in 2012 at Cube Studio in Seoul, South Korea
• Recording location listed as the city, so the point is shown at city level

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• 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.

Members

• 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).

Career

• 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.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• First single "April 19th" released digitally on April 19, 2012
• Title track "Hush" released on May 9, 2012
• Music video for "Hush" released on May 8, 2012
• Dance practice video for "Hush" released on May 14, 2012
• Promotions for "Hush" started on May 10, 2012 on Mnet's M! Countdown
• "Bubibu" released digitally on July 6, 2012 as the third single, a remix of the album version
• "Bubibu" was chosen through an online poll run on Mnet's website, where fans chose the track for follow-up promotions
• "Cat" released three days after "Bubibu" as the fourth single
• The Japanese version of "Hush" was included as a B-side on "Mr. Chu"

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The fan poll for the follow-up promotion was run on Mnet's website, and "Bubibu" won with 87.8% of the votes against "Cat".
• "I Got You" and "Sky High" were made with Joker, the only outside producer named for two songs.
• The album was the last release featuring Yookyung before she left the group.
• The group released a remix of the album version of "Bubibu" as its single.
• The title track "Hush" was performed on Music Bank and Inkigayo as well as M! Countdown.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

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