18-512: Full Bloom may refer to: Full Bloom (Kara album) , a 2013 album by Kara Full Bloom (Acoustic Strawbs album) , a 2004 album by Acoustic Strawbs Full Bloom (Soft Circle album) , a 2007 album by Soft Circle Full Bloom (311 album) , a 2024 album by 311 Full Bloom , a 1977 album by Carol Douglas Full Bloom , a realty television series that premiered in November 2020 Full Bloom ,
36-683: A "strong female" and mature image through the R&;B style of their debut single "Break It". The Gaon Music Chart , which is now known as the Circle Music Chart, was launched in February 2010 as the official chart for South Korea, almost 3 years after Kara debuted. The First Blooming entered at number 11 on the Gaon Album Chart for the third week of 2010 and peaked at number 2 for the week ending January 23, 2010. It spent two non-consecutive weeks in
54-403: A Facebook game published by Playdom See also [ edit ] Full-On Bloom , a 1993 album by American band Gigolo Aunts In Full Bloom (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Full Bloom . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
72-503: A Lady" in Korean). The title of the song gained attention for being their first promotional track with a Korean title since "맘에 들면 (If U Wanna)", in 2007. They also revealed that " 둘 중에 하나 (Runaway) ("Runaway"; literally "One of the Two" in Korean), would be released on August 21 as a preview of the album. On August 22, the title of the album, Full Bloom was released, which makes reference back to
90-466: Is difficult to discern" and felt that it was "due to the copious amount of auto-tuning" used not only on the song but also on the entire album. Cha however noted that tracks like "Runaway" and "Follow Me" were the "rare gems" of the album. The First Blooming The First Bloooooming (also titled "The First Blooming", later retitled as "Blooming") is the debut studio album by South Korean girl group Kara , released on March 29, 2007, alongside
108-427: The Gaon Album Chart . "Runaway" was released as a promotional single on August 21, 2013. It was written and composed by Kim Hee-young and Shim Eun-ji, known for working with artists from JYP Entertainment and SM Entertainment . It was included as the first track of the album while the instrumental version of the song was also included as the eight track. The music video for the song was released on August 21, at
126-499: The Gaon Weekly Singles Chart, and number 9 on Billboard's Korea K-Pop Hot 100 . The group held an album showcase on September 2 at UNIQLO-AX Hall to celebrate its release, which was live streamed on Naver . The TV promotions for the album started on September 5, 2013, on Mnet 's music show M! Countdown and at the 2013 Seoul Drama Awards. The group performed "One of the Two (Runaway)" with "Damaged Lady" as part of
144-400: The eighth overall studio album release by South Korean girl group Kara . It was released on September 2, 2013, with the song "Damaged Lady" used as the lead single . The song "Runaway" was released two weeks earlier, on August 21, as a preview for it. It is also the last Korean album to feature members Nicole Jung and Kang Ji-young who departed the group in 2014, though they would rejoin
162-604: The group in 2022. The album was released one week later after the group's fourth Japanese studio album, Fantastic Girls . The initial hints of the group's new release in South Korea started appearing in July 2013, when an article of their contract with DSP Media was released. As stated by the label about the contract rumors, ″ We're looking optimistically at renewing our contract with Kara. We're keeping various directions in mind, but we're trying to adjust everything optimistically. ″ It
180-437: The group's debut album, The First Blooming . A preview of the album was revealed on August 29, containing 10–to-15-second previews to all tracks, except the instrumentals. The album consists of seven tracks and two instrumentals. The promo single , "Runaway", is an acoustic ballad. The lead single , "Damaged Lady", is an uptempo song that features influences from pop-rock and R&B . Full Bloom reached number 1 on
198-437: The group's special first-week promotions. Former members Nicole Jung and Kang Jiyoung performed "Damaged Lady" with the group for the final time at the 2013 MBC Gayo Daejejeon on December 31, 2013. The group also performed a medley of their past hit singles. Jeff Benjamin of Billboard K-Town gave the album a mixed review, noting that the rock-edge theme demonstrated by its promotional track "doesn't continue throughout
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234-420: The lead single "Break It". It is the only album which features original member Kim Sunghee who left in 2008 due to educational purposes. The album was not a commercial success and went unrecognized by the public. Having debuted under the same company as their predecessors, Fin.K.L , many comparisons between the two groups were made, even paralleling each individual Kara member to a Fin.KL member. Kara showcased
252-406: The rest of the album" but complimented the quality of the album's tracks such as "Smoothie", which he felt was the "standout" in the album. He concluded that "there's still room for experimentation in their native South Korea". He complimented the fusion of synth and rock-pop on "Damaged Lady", stating that the group "carves a sonic lane all their own". He also wrote that the music video's concept
270-580: The same time as the digital release of the song. The music video features some scenes from the Korean TV drama Secret Love , which aired on June 13, 2014. It is two minutes long and plays a shortened version of the song. The group made their first live performance of the song on the game show Quiz on Korea on August 31, 2013. "Runaway" reached number 9 on the Gaon Weekly Singles Chart for digital releases. The promotional track "Damaged Lady",
288-407: Was "an appropriate visual for a track detailing an unexpectedly break-up and the accompanying frustration." Cha Yo-rim of The Korea Herald gave the album a negative review, writing that the group was "shedding its cutesy concept for an edgier look" but felt that despite the image change it was a "standard pop affair". She went on to criticize "Damaged Lady", writing that "the voice of each member
306-422: Was also stated that the group would release new material in late August. On August 11, the label revealed, via Kara's social media accounts, the group's release was scheduled for September. On August 14, it was announced the album's showcase would be held on September 2, at UNIQLO-AX. On August 16, it was revealed the promotional track of the album would be titled " 숙녀가 못 돼 ("Damaged Lady", literally, "Can't Be
324-409: Was written by Song Soo-yun and composed by musical duo Sweetune , composed of Han Jae-ho and Kim Seung-soo. The duo has composed many singles for the group since " Rock U ". Group member Nicole stated that it was about a girl who isn't mature enough to handle a break-up in a relationship and that many women can relate to the song. The song was released on September 2, 2013. The song reached number 4 on
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