No.1 (EP) explained

No.1
Type:EP
Artist:CLC
Cover:CLC No.1 EP Cover.jpg
Border:yes
Caption:From left to right (top): Seunghee, Eunbin, Elkie & Sorn/From left to right (bottom): Yujin, Yeeun and Seungyeon./Digital cover and stylised edition.
Recorded:2018
Prev Title:Black Dress
Prev Year:2018

No.1 is the eighth and most recent Korean extended play (tenth overall) by South Korean girl group CLC. It was released digitally on January 30, 2019, and physically on January 31, by Cube Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M. It features five tracks, including the lead single "No".

Background and release

After revealing a comeback schedule, it was reported on January 17, 2019 that the group would be releasing No.1, their eighth extended play recording.[1] [2]

The EP was released through several music portals on January 30, 2019, including MelOn, iTunes and Spotify.[3]

Promotion

Prior to announcing the group's comeback, Cube Entertainment placed an advertisement at the intersection of subway line 2 - Samseong station, Seongsu station - Ttukseom station and Seoul Forest station - Seongdong Gu Bridge intersection.

On January 20, 2019, it was confirmed that CLC would guest on Weekly Idol, the group's first variety show for their comeback with No.1, marking their first appearance on the program as a group of seven.[4] [5] Cube Entertainment released individual and group photos on January 20 and 21, respectively,[6] [7] followed by the track list on January 22[8] and audio snippets on January 23.[9] Individual and MV teasers were released from January 24–28.[10] [11] [12] [13]

On January 30, CLC held a press conference before the album release at the .[14] The same day, a premiere showcase hosted by Mnet was broadcast through Naver and Mnet-M2. CLC is the first girl group to have their own show, after BTS, Wanna One and Got7. They performed lead single "No" and several other songs from the EP as well as tracks from Black Dress.[15] The group also appeared as guests on Idol Radio to promote the album.[16]

Music video

The music video was released alongside the EP on January 30. Within 24 hours, the video had surpassed 2.2 million views on YouTube.[17]

On 14 February "No" music video surpassed 10 million combined views for the official music video uploaded on 1theK's channel and CLC's official channel.[18] As of June 2019 music video has over 21 million views combined on both channels.

Charts

Album

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[19] 4
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums[20] 19
US Billboard Independent Albums[21] 49
US Billboard World Albums[22] 5

Single

"No" Weekly charts

!Chart (2019)!Peak
position
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[23] 4

Accolades

Year-end lists!Critic/Publication!List!Song!Rank!Ref.
BillboardThe 25 Best K-pop Songs of 2019: Critics' Picks"No"11[24]
BuzzFeed30 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop in 201930[25]
DazedThe 20 best K-pop songs of 201916[26]
Refinery29The Best K-Pop Songs Of 201925[27]
SBSTop 100 Asian pop songs of 201924[28]

Music program awards

Song ProgramDateRef.
"No"The ShowFebruary 12, 2019 [29]
February 19, 2019[30]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousJanuary 30, 2019Digital downloadCube Entertainment, Kakao M
South KoreaJanuary 31, 2019CD

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CLC, Comeback after a year... with 8th EP 'No.1' Schedule Teaser Released. 재배포금지>. <ⓒ “텐아시아” 무단전재. 2019-01-16. 텐아시아. ko. 2019-01-31.
  2. Web site: CLC to release 'No.1' EP on Jan. 30. Korea JoongAng Daily. 17 January 2019 . 2019-01-31.
  3. Web site: EP No.1 by CLC. www.melon.com. ko. 2019-01-31.
  4. Web site: [단독] 씨엘씨, 컴백 앞두고 예능으로 예열…'주간아이돌' 출격]. SpoTV. ko. January 20, 2019.
  5. Web site: '주간아이돌 'CLC, 초심으로 돌아갔다.."백 투 더 데뷔". Heraldpop. ko. January 30, 2019.
  6. Web site: "넘버원 시크미"..씨엘씨, 컴백 티저 공개[Oh!쎈 컷]]. Osen. 2019-01-21.
  7. Web site: CLC, 'No.1' 2차 콘셉트 이미지 공개…'컬러풀+우아美'. 22 January 2019. SportsChosun.
  8. Web site: '30일 컴백' CLC, 미니 8집 'No.1' 트랙리스트 공개..타이틀곡 'No'. Osen. 2019-01-23.
  9. Web site: CLC, 미니 8집 'No.1' 오디오 티저 공개..타이틀곡은 'NO'. Newsen. 2019-01-24.
  10. Web site: CLC, 승희-유진 MV 티저공개…'당당함으로 무장'. SportsChosun. 2019-01-25.
  11. Web site: CLC, 승연-손 버전 뮤직비디오 티저 영상 공개 '카리스마+당당'. WowTv. 2019-01-26.
  12. Web site: '컴백 D-2' CLC, 마지막 개인 티저 영상 공개..'막내 은빈 버전'. MkCulture. 2019-01-28.
  13. Web site: '컴백 D-1' CLC, 타이틀곡 'No' 뮤비 티저 공개..카리스마+시크. MkCulture. 2019-01-29.
  14. Web site: [SQ현장] '블랙 드레스' 벗은 씨엘씨, 7人7色 매력 입고 'No.1' 걸그룹 노린다]. SportsQ. ko. 2019-01-31.
  15. Web site: 엠넷 M2, '프리미어 쇼케이스'로 CLC 신곡 'NO' 최초 공개. 2019-01-28. ko.
  16. Web site: '아이돌 라디오' CLC "컴백 후 바쁜 일상…하루하루 즐거워". 2019-01-31. ko.
  17. Web site: CLC, 신곡 'No' 뮤직비디오 공개 하루만 220만뷰 돌파. Heraldpop. ko. 2019-01-31.
  18. Web site: CLC, 'No' MV 1000만 뷰 돌파…데뷔 첫 음방 1위이어 겹경사. XSportsNews. ko. 2019-02-14.
  19. Web site: Gaon Album Chart – Week 5, 2019. Gaon Chart. ko. February 7, 2019.
  20. Web site: Heatseekers Albums – February 5, 2019. Billboard. February 11, 2019.
  21. Web site: Independent Albums – February 5, 2019. Billboard. February 11, 2019.
  22. Web site: World Albums – February 5, 2019. Billboard. February 11, 2019.
  23. Web site: World Digital Song Sales. Billboard. March 2, 2019. February 26, 2019.
  24. Web site: The 25 Best K-pop Songs of 2019: Critics' Picks. Billboard. December 29, 2019.
  25. News: 30 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2019. 1 January 2020.
  26. Web site: The 20 best K-pop songs of 2019. Dazed. December 25, 2019. December 5, 2019.
  27. Web site: The Best K-Pop Songs Of 2019. Refinery29 . Morin. Natalie. December 20, 2019. December 27, 2019.
  28. Web site: PopAsia's Top 100 Asian pop songs of 2019: 50-1. SBS. Popasia. December 24, 2019.
  29. Web site: '더쇼' CLC, 'NO'로 첫 1위.."팬들 감사" 눈물 [★밤TView]]. Naver. ko. 2019-02-12.
  30. Web site: CLC, '더쇼' 2주 연속 1위 "더 책임감 갖겠다". CLC, 1st place for 'The Show' for 2 consecutive weeks. Park. So-hyun. Xports News. ko. February 20, 2019. January 17, 2020.