Released February 16, 2011 Release date 16 February 2011 | Length 10:29 Artist IU Label LOEN Entertainment | |
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Recorded 2010-2011LOEN Studio, Seoul, South KoreaT Studio, Seoul, South KoreaBooming Studio, Seoul, South KoreaSonic Edge Studio, Seoul, South KoreaW Sound Studio, Seoul, South KoreaSonic Korea Studio, Seoul, South Korea Producer Shin Won-soo (Executive), Jo Yeong-cheol | ||
Real+ (stylized as REAL+) is the Korean-language follow-up extended play (EP) to Real by South Korean singer-songwriter and actress IU. It was released and distributed by LOEN Entertainment on February 16, 2011. The CD, a follow-up to Real (2010), consists of three tracks in total. One song in the album, "Only I Didn't Know", appears twice – the second time as a collaboration piece with pianist Kim Gwang-min.
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Background and release
The music video for the lead track, "Only I Didn't Know" (Hangul: 나만 몰랐던 이야기; RR: Naman Mollatdeon Iyagi), features actress Park Bo-young as she is caught in a dramatic break-up story. Her ex-lover is played by singer-songwriter Yoon Sang, who also composed this piece as a gift for IU. The music video was released on the same day as the album.
The song itself is a departure from the pop-like sounds of her previously promoted song, "Good Day" (Hangul: 좋은 날; RR: Joeun Nal). It features mature vocals and a combination of piano and string instruments.
IU made her promotional comeback with "Only I Didn't Know" in the television show Music Bank (KBS) on February 18, 2011, two days after the album's release.
As of 2011, the album sold over 23,500 copies in South Korea.
Track listing
※ Bolded tracks identify singles from the album.