PYL Younique Volume 1 explained

PYL Younique Volume 1
Type:	single album
Artist:	SMTOWN
Cover:	Pyl younique.jpg
Released:	October 31, 2012
Recorded:	2012
Genre:	Dance
Length:	9:42
Language:	Korean
Producer:	Will Simms Stella Attar Marissa Renee Shipp Toby Gad Yoo Young-jin

PYL Younique Volume 1 is a single album by SMTOWN released on 31 October 2012. It is the first collaboration project between the auto-mobile manufacturing company Hyundai and the record label agency S.M. Entertainment, both headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

The single album contains three previously released digital singles "Lookin'" by BoA featuring The Quiett,^[1] "My Lifestyle" by Girls' Generation's Jessica Jung featuring Dok2,^[2] and the "Maxstep" by Younique Unit which includes Super Junior's Eunhyuk, Girls' Generation's Hyoyeon, Shinee's Taemin, Super Junior-M's Henry, Exo-K's Kai and Exo-M's Lu Han.^[3]

PYL

PYL is a Hyundai Motor Company marketing project; meaning Premium Younique Lifestyle. The cars that are associated with it are the Hyundai Veloster, Hyundai i30 and the Hyundai i40.^[4]

PYL Younique Volume 1, the collaborative music album created by Hyundai and the record label agency S.M. Entertainment, was released on October 31, 2012.^[5]

Chart performance

Release date	Single	Artist	Peak positions		Remarks
			KOR	KOR
			Gaon ^[6]	Billboard
October 16, 2012	"Lookin'"	BoA feat. The Quiett	19	44	^[7]
October 18, 2012	"My Lifestyle"	Jessica feat. Dok2	34	30	^[8]
October 31, 2012	"Maxstep"	Younique Unit	228	—	^[9]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.^[10]

Studio

• • • • Ingrid Studio – recording, mixing, digital editing SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording, mixing SM Booming System – recording, mixing, digital editing SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing

Personnel

• SM Entertainment – executive producer
• Lee Soo-man – producer
  • BoA – vocals, background vocals Jessica – vocals, background vocals
• Younique Unit – vocals
• The Quiett – vocals, lyrics
• Dok2 – vocals, lyrics
• Stella Attar – producer, composition, arrangement
• Will Simms – producer, composition, arrangement
• Toby Gad – producer, composition, arrangement
• Marissa Renee Shipp – producer, composition, arrangement
• Junggigo – lyrics
• Soulful Monster – lyrics
• Yoo Young-jin – producer, lyrics, composition, arrangement, background vocals, recording, mixing, digital editing, music and sound supervisor
• Taesung Kim – vocal directing, recording
• Kenzie – vocal directing
• Jung Eun-kyung – recording, digital editing
• Kim Ji-eun – recording
• Gu Jong-pil – recording, mixing
• Lee Seong-ho – mixing
• Jeon Hoon – mastering

External links

• "Maxstep" music video on YouTube

Notes and References

1. Web site: BoA releases "LOOKIN" ft. The Quiett for Hyundai's 'Premium Younique Lifestyle' campaign. October 16, 2012. Allkpop. July 22, 2013.
2. Web site: Jessica sings "My Lifestyle" (ft. Dok2) for Hyundai's 'PYL Younique Album'. October 18, 2012. Allkpop. July 22, 2013.
3. Web site: SM Entertainment's dance unit 'Younique' releases "MAXSTEP" MV. October 31, 2012. Allkpop. July 22, 2013.
4. http://pyl.hyundai.com/ PYL site
5. Web site: PYL Younique Album To Bring Together SM, Hyundai and More. MTV K. Janine Bower. October 16, 2012. September 2, 2015.
6. Web site: Maxstep – 2012년 45주차 Digital Chart. Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Korean.
7. Web site: Younique Album LOOKIN'. October 16, 2012. Naver. July 22, 2013. ko.
8. Web site: Younique Album My Lifestyle. October 18, 2012. Naver. July 22, 2013. ko.
9. Web site: Younique Album MAXSTEP. October 31, 2012. Naver. July 22, 2013. ko.
10. PYL Younique Volume 1. SMTOWN. 2012. Credits. photobook. SM Entertainment; Dreamus. South Korea.