Sleep Talking (EP)

Sleep Talking
EP by NU'EST
Released	August 22, 2013 (2013-08-22)
Length	21:59
Label	Pledis Entertainment LOEN Entertainment
Producer	Duble Sidekick Iggy Seo Yong Bae Lee Yoo Jin Moon Gihwan
NU'EST chronology
Hello (2013) Sleep Talking (2013) Re:Birth (2014)
Singles from Sleep Talking
"Sleep Talking" Released: August 22, 2013
Music video
"Sleep Talking'" on YouTube

Sleep Talking is the third Korean extended play by South Korean boy group NU'EST. It was released on August 22, 2013, by Pledis Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment.

The EP was a commercial success peaking at number 8 on the Gaon Album Chart. The EP has sold over 13,825 physical copies as of December 2013.

Background

On July 31, 2013, Ren posted a picture of himself on Twitter in the recording booth and wrote, "By. REN. Final recording! Not long till our comeback guys!!!"^[1] Then on August 5, Pledis Entertainment confirmed that Nu'est was working with Duble Sidekick for their new comeback.^[2] Finally, on August 8, Nu'est announced their comeback date as August 22, 2013 and reported that it was a mini album. Along with that, they released teaser photos of Ren and JR.^[3] They also released Baekho, Minhyun, and Aron's teaser photo later on and announced that they would be introducing a new genre of music called "mystic fantasy".^[4]

Release

On August 15, 2013, Nu'est released the intro rap video for their upcoming comeback. In the video, it had both JR and Aron in the recording booth saying their lines.^[5] On August 19, they released the teaser for their upcoming comeback Sleep Talk onto their official YouTube channel.^[6] Then on the 22nd they followed up with the release of their title song 'Sleep Talking' and announced their showcase for their new EP.^[7]

Commercial performance

Sleep Talking entered at number 8 on the Gaon Album Chart on the chart issue dated August 18–24, 2013.^[8] In its second week, the EP fell to number 14 and to number 18 in its third week.^[9][10] In its fourth week, the EP placed at number 50 and at number 97 in its fifth and final week.^[11][12]

The EP entered at number 15 on the chart for the month of August 2013, with 11,935 physical copies sold.^[13] In September the EP placed at number 45 with 1,414 copies.^[14] The EP charted at number 100 for the year 2013, with 13,825 copies sold.^[15]

In May 2017, the EP re-entered the chart, alongside other 4 albums from the group, at number 53 with 1,610 copies.^[16]

Track listing

Digital download^[17][18]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Sleep Talking" (잠꼬대; jamkkodae)	Duble Sidekick David Kim	Duble Sidekick	Duble Sidekick	3:28
2.	"Beautiful Ghost"	JR Seo Ji-eum	Fredrik Hult Jimmy Burney Andreas Oberg Sean Alexander	Fredrik Hult Jimmy Burney Andreas Oberg Sean Alexander	4:06
3.	"Pretty" (예뻐; yeppeo; feat. Yoo Ara)	Iggy Seo Yong Bae JR	Iggy Seo Yong Bae	Iggy Seo Yong Bae	3:17
4.	"Fine Girl"	Han Joon	Lee Yoo-jin	Lee Yoo-jin	3:38
5.	"Love You More" (조금 더 사랑할게; jogeum deo salanghalge)	Moon Gihwan	Moon Gihwan	Moon Gihwan	4:02
6.	"Please Don't" (야하게 입지마; yahage ibjima)	Iggy Seo Yong Bae JR	Iggy Seo Yong Bae	Iggy Seo Yong Bae	3:28
Total length:					21:59

Chart performance

Single chart Chart Peak position Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 59 Gaon Social Chart 6 Gaon Weekly singles chart 92

Album chart Chart Peak position South Korea Gaon Weekly Album Chart 8 South Korea Gaon Yearly Album Chart 95 Sales Chart Sales Gaon physical sales 11,935+ Music Show charts Song Peak chart position KOR Inkigayo Chart M! Countdown Chart Music Core Chart "Sleep Talking" 21 22 34

References

1. "NU'EST's Ren teases for their comeback with a BTS photo of their recording". allkpop.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
2. "NU'EST recruit Duble Sidekick for their comeback this month". allkpop.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
3. "NU'EST announce their comeback date with 'Sleep Talking' + JR & Ren's teaser images". allkpop.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
4. "NU'EST to return with 'mystic fantasy' genre of music". allkpop.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
5. "NU'EST reveals JR and Aron's intro rap for 'Sleep Talking'". allkpop.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
6. "Sleep Talking Teaser Video". Nu'est Official Youtube Channel. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
7. "NU'EST Releases 'Sleep Talking' and Holds Showcase on August 22". kpopstarz.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
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14. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
15. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
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17. "THE 3rd MINI ALBUM 잠꼬대". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-06-26.
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