Hoot (EP)

Hoot (Korean: 훗; subtitled 009) is the third extended play by the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. The extended play contains five songs and was released on 27 October 2010, by SM Entertainment.[2] Hoot was the third best-selling album of 2010 on the Gaon Album Chart, with 163,066 copies sold.[3]

Hoot
EP by
Girls' Generation
Released27 October 2010
RecordedAugust–September 2010
GenreK-pop
Length17:34
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
Girls' Generation chronology
Oh!
(2010)		 Hoot
(2010)		 Girls' Generation
(2011)
Singles from Hoot
  1. "Hoot"
    Released: 25 October 2010

Composition

Contributions to the album's production came from Wheesung, Jinu (Hitchhiker), Kenzie and the former Roommate and Nadia member Hwang Hyun. The title song, "Hoot", was composed by the Danish songwriter-producers Martin Michael Larsson and Lars Halvor Jensen, of Deekay, together with the British songwriter Alex James, with the intention of creating an "exciting up-tempo record for a female artist or group".[4] It was originally titled "Bulletproof" and written with English lyrics.[4]

"Mistake" is the second track and a R&B ballad with lyrics by Kwon Yuri which is about a girl who can't move on from a relationship with a guy who asked her to "wait" for him but in the end he found another and she blames herself for not trying harder to keep the love between them. The third track "My Best Friend" is a contemporary R&B song with lyrics by Wheesung that talks about each other's friendship of Girls' Generation. The fourth track "Wake Up" is an electropop song carrying dark synth beat-sounds with medium tempo shuffle rhythm. "Snowy Wish" is the fifth track and a bright dance-pop song.[5]

Recording and promotion

The song demo was written and recorded in the UK, with Nina Woodford singing the vocal, and then finished and mixed in Denmark. Girls' Generation held their comeback stage show on 29 October 2010 on KBS's Music Bank. It was also performed on Show! Music Core, Inkigayo and M! Countdown. They held their final stage show on 4 December 2010 on MBC's Show! Music Core.

Reception

Music critic Joiseul of IZM gave the EP an unfavorable review and rated it 1 stars out of 5.[6] Commercially, it was reported that Hoot received over 150,000 sales in pre-orders a day before its official release. The album achieved gold status in Japan for selling 100,000 copies.[7] The album is listed by Gaon Album Chart as the third best-selling album of 2010 in South Korea, with 163,066 copies sold.[3] The title track "Hoot" debuted at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart on the chart issue dated 30 October 2010.[8] The song won "triple crown" on Inkigayo on 28 November 2010 and won five times on Music Bank.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Naver

Hoot – Standard edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Hoot" (Korean: 훗; RR: Hut)
  • John Hyunkyu Lee
3:18
2."Mistake" (내 잘못이죠; Nae Jalmosijyo; lit. My Fault)
  • Cheryl Yie
  • Jean Na
4:07
3."My Best Friend" (단짝; Danjjak; lit. Buddy)
  • Carsten Lindberg (Great Dane Productions)
  • Joachim Svares (Great Dane Productions)
  • Joleen Bell
  • Jade Anderson
  • Michael Jay
3:24
4."Wake Up"
  • Kim Boo-min
3:15
5."Snowy Wish" (첫눈에...; Cheonnune...; lit. In the First Snow)
  • Hwang Hyun (MonoTree)
  • Hwang Hyun (MonoTree)
  • MonoTree
3:28
Total length:17:35
Hoot – Japan limited edition (bonus tracks)[9]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
6."Gee"
3:21
7."Genie" (Korean: 소원을 말해봐 (지니); RR: Sowoneul Malhaebwa (Jini); lit. Tell Me Your Wish)
  • Yoo Han-jin
3:49
8."Oh!"
3:09
9."Run Devil Run"
  • Hong Ji-yoo
3:21
10."Show! Show! Show!"
  • Kim Boo-min
3:38
11."Be Happy" (웃자; Utja)
  • E-Tribe
  • Jang Jun-ho (Duble Kick Entertainment)
  • Gong Hyun-sik (Duble Kick Entertainment
3:30
Total length:38:22
Hoot – Japan limited edition (DVD)[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Hoot (Music Clip)"4:12
2."Premium Show Case Live in Ariake Colosseum" 

Charts and certifications

Sales and certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[17] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format Distributor
Worldwide[18] 25 October 2010 Digital download SM Entertainment
South Korea[19] 27 October 2010 CD SM Entertainment, KT Music
Hong Kong[20] 2 November2010 Universal Music Hong Kong
Japan[21] 22 December 2010 Nayutawave Records, Universal Music Japan
Taiwan[22] 24 December 2010 Universal Music Taiwan

References
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    - "Girls Generation's 'Hoot' album released today in Korea". The Manila Bulletin. 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
    - (in Korean) "소시 3집 미니 앨범 훗 티저 이미지 · 음원 전격 공개… 드디어 컴백" My Daily. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
    - "Girls' Generation to release new album 'Hoot'". Koreaherald.com (in Korean). 19 October 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
    - Seoul Newspaper, 28 October 2010. "‘복고 걸’ 소녀시대, ‘훗’ 뮤비 공개… 이번엔 화살춤?" Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
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  4. "Q&A on K-pop with Lars Halvor Jensen". HitQuarters. 24 October 2011. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
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  6. Joiseul (November 2010). "Hoot EP Review". IZM (in Korean). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  7. "Hoot Achieves Gold Status in Japan". snsdkorean.com. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  8. (in Korean) Gaon Chart Gaon Chart. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  9. "HOOT [期間限定盤][CD][+DVD] - 少女時代 - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
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  11. "Billboard Japan Top Albums: January 3, 2011". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  12. "South Korea Circle Album Chart". On the page, select "2010.10.24~2010.10.30" to obtain the corresponding chart. Circle Chart Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  13. "2010 Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011.
  14. "2011 Albums Chart" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
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  16. "2011 Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  17. "Japanese certifications – Girls' Generation – Hoot" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2010年12月 on the drop-down menu
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  19. "Hoot – The 3rd Mini Album" (in Korean). Hanteo. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  20. "'Hoot' (CD) by Girls' Generation". HMV (Hong Kong). Retrieved 10 May 2016.
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