Released July 3, 2012 Length 17:15 Artist T-ara Label MBK Entertainment | Recorded 2012 Producer Kwon Chang Hyun Release date 3 July 2012 Genre K-pop | |
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Day by Day
(2012) T-ara's Best of Best 2009-2012 Korean ver.
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Day by Day is the fourth EP by South Korean girl group T-ara, which was released on July 3, 2012, by Core Contents Media. The album marked the first appearance of the group's eighth member, Areum, and the last appearance of member Ryu Hwayoung. A repackaged version of the EP, titled Mirage, was released on September 3, 2012. "Sexy Love" was released as the lead single from the Mirage repackage.
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Background and release
On June 13, 2012, Core Contents Media announced that the group would be releasing a new EP entitled Day By Day on July 3. The EP marked the debut of T-ara's eighth member, Areum. Both the EP and its title track were released on July 3.
"Day by Day" was written by Kim Tae-hyun and produced by Cho Young-soo and Ahn Young-min, who have all previously worked with T-ara on songs such as "Cry Cry" and "Neo Ttaemune Michyeo". Before its official release, a choreography video in which "Day by Day" can be heard in was leaked onto YouTube in late May 2012. The music video for "Day by Day" was directed by Cha Eun-taek in Seoul, South Korea. It was announced on June 12, 2012, as a 20-minute music video drama starring the group themselves in a science-fiction setting; reminiscent of the movie Mad Max. A large amount of work was needed to complete the computer graphics featured in the video, which caused its release to be delayed by 13 hours. The second part of the music video was released in August, 2012. The song reached number 2 on the Gaon Weekly Digital Singles Chart and the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100.
A repackaged version of the EP, titled Mirage, was released on September 4, 2012. It contained two additional tracks, the singles "Sexy Love" and "Day and Night (Love All)" (낮과 밤; Najgwa Bam).
A Japanese version of "Day by Day" was digitally released on September 26, 2012, and was included as a B-side on their fifth Japanese single, a Japanese version of "Sexy Love".
Songs
1Day by Day3:28
2Holiday3:16
3Don't Leave Me Alone3:48