I. Introduction
Trouble Maker is the first mini album by Trouble Maker. It was released on December 1, 2011 with "Trouble Maker" serving as the album's title track.
II. Background & Release
On November 24, Cube Entertainment announced that HyunA and Hyunseung would form a sub-unit.
On November 26, 2011 Trouble Maker released the track listing for the then-upcoming debut album as well as an audio teaser. Hyuna and Hyunseung also performed at the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards to further promote the album, showcasing provocative dancing and what was believed to be an intimate kiss, forcing a Cube Entertainment official to make a statement that "the kiss was not lip to lip, but actually lip to cheek."
Trouble Maker unveiled their first mini-album on December 1, 2011.
On December 6, 2011 HyunA and Hyunseung performed as Trouble Maker at the United Cube concert in London as part of their promotional tour. They then moved onto Brazil a week later.
After promotions for Trouble Maker began, the duo were forced to change their choreography due to it being considered too sexy for national broadcast. The new choreography was first performed on December 9's episode of Music Bank.
Since its release, it became an instant hit and its popularity soared. Numerous celebrities parodied "Trouble Maker", like in KBS's Dream High, where After School's Kahi and actor Kim Jung Tae replicated the "Trouble Maker" stage. From TV shows, concerts, award shows and more, it is common to see parodies of the duo showing how big an impression HyunA and Hyunseung made on the industry. The song also received numerous first place award in various music show broadcasts, a triple crown in Mnet's M! Countdown, one in SBS Inkigayo and one in JTBC's Music on Top.
III. Tracklist
Title | Writer | Length |
"Trouble Maker" | Shinsadong Tiger, Rado & EXID's LE | 3:40 |
"The Words I Don't Want To Hear" | Rado | 3:26 |
"Time" (Hyuna featuring Rado) | Rado | 3:30 |
"Don't You Mind" (Hyunseung Solo) | Chun Goon | 2:59 |
IV. Spotify Playlist
V. Videos
Teaser(s)
Official MV
Live Performance
VI. Commercial Performance
On December 24, 2011, 'Trouble Maker' debuted at number 1 on the Gaon Singles Chart with 36k of copies sold. The song reached at the second position of the Billboard K-Pop 100 for the date of December 24, 2011.