BLAQ Style explained

BLAQ Style
Type:	studio
Artist:	MBLAQ
Cover:	BLAQ Style album cover.jpg
Released:	January 10, 2011 February 22, 2011 (3D Edition)
Recorded:	2010
Genre:	K-pop, pop, dance, R&B
Length:	42:49 51:57 (3D Edition)
Language:	Korean
Label:	J. Tune Camp
Prev Title:	MBLAQ Taiwan Special Edition Album
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	Mona Lisa
Next Year:	2011

BLAQ Style is the first full-length album by South Korean boy band MBLAQ, and was released by J.Tune Camp on January 10, 2011 at 11 AM KST. MBLAQ's title songs will include "Stay" and "Cry". A re-release of the album, retitled BLAQ Style - 3D Edition, was released on February 22, 2011. Consisting a total of 16 tracks, the album contains the 13 tracks from BLAQ Style, as well as 3 new tracks.^[1] Two of the three new tracks included MBLAQ's participation in its production.^[2] The track "돌아올 수 없는 (Can't Come Back)" was composed by G.O and the lyrics were written by Mir, while the song titled You was written and composed by Cheon Doong.

Included in the repackage is the CD containing all 16 tracks, and a DVD consisting of the music videos of "Stay" and "Cry", as well as a 'making of' video.

When it was released, 3D Edition topped the Hanteo charts^[2] and MBLAQ's song "Again" was used to promote The Fighter in South Korea.

Track listing

BLAQ Style track list

Music videos

Prior to the release of the full MV for Cry, a teaser MV was released on December 29, 2010.^[3] The full MV for Cry was then released at 11am KST on January 3, 2011.^[4] On January 10, two MV teasers for Stay were released prior to the release of the full MV on January 11.

Charts

BLAQ Style

Chart	Peak position
Gaon Weekly album chart^[5]	2
Gaon Monthly album chart	3
Gaon Yearly album chart^[6]	45

Single chart

Song	Peak position
Song	Gaon Chart
"Cry"	20
"Stay"	16

Sales and certifications

BLAQ Style - 3D Edition

Chart	Peak position
Gaon Weekly album chart	3
Gaon Monthly album chart	9
Gaon Yearly album chart	83

Sales and certifications

External links

MBLAQ's Official Site

Notes and References

News: http://news.nate.com/view/20110218n04635. ko:엠블랙, 22일 새앨범 "최악 경우 미르 빼고 4인만". Nate News. February 18, 2011. ko.
News: http://news.nate.com/view/20110223n08190. ko:‘엠블랙’ 한터차트 1위 기염 ‘남성그룹 명성 이어간다’. Nate News. February 23, 2011. ko.
News: http://star.mt.co.kr/view/stview.php?no=2010122416114566320&type=1&outlink=1. ko:엠블랙, 1월 중순 첫 무대.."강렬한 퍼포먼스 기대". Star News. December 24, 2010. ko.
News: '엠블랙, 1집 'Cry' 음원 공개 '동방신기와 맞대결'. Nate News. January 3, 2011. ko.
Web site: Gaon Search - MBLAQ . . August 21, 2011. ko.
Web site: http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/total/other.list.gaon. ko:2011년 총 결산 앨범 차트. 2011-02-24. Gaon. 2012-02-24. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20141008084552/http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/album.php?f_type=year&f_year=2011&f_month=3&f_week=&f_chart_kind_cd=T. 2014-10-08. dead.
Web site: Gaon album chart . . August 21, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722133957/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/album/list.gaon?nationGbn=T . 22 July 2011 . dead . ko .