F(x) discography

f(x) discography
f(x) performing in 2012
Studio albums4
EPs2
Singles15
Video albums1
Music videos23
Single albums2
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The discography of the South Korean multinational girl group f(x) consists of four studio albums, two extended plays, one reissue album, one video album, fifteen singles, two promotional single and four soundtrack appearances.

f(x) formed by SM and debuted in September 2009 with the digital single "La Cha Ta" and two month later, they released their first physical single "Chu~♡". In 2010, their first EP Nu ABO was released. The single "Nu ABO" peaked number one on Gaon Chart. In 2011, the group released their first studio album Pinocchio, which was later re-released as Hot Summer in the same year. The album spawned two more singles: "Pinocchio (Danger)" and "Hot Summer" reached number one and two on Gaon Chart. The album was listed as one of the best-selling album of 2011[1] and also the single "Hot Summer" became one of the best-selling single of 2011.[2] Their second EP Electric Shock (2012) and second studio album Pink Tape (2013) reached number one. The single "Electric Shock" from the second EP and "Rum Pum Pum Pum" from the second studio album all peaked atop South Korea's singles chart. Their album Pink Tape also garnered widespread critical acclaim with became the only K-pop album to be featured on US music channel Fuse's "41 Best Albums of 2013"[3][4] and was named the "Greatest K-pop Album of the 2010s" by Billboard.[5]

f(x) debuted in Japan with released the Japanese versions of their singles "Hot Summer".[6] The single was re-released in their first Japanese single called "Summer Special: Pinocchio / Hot Summer in 2015. In 2016, their second Japanese single "4 Walls / Cowboy" was released.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[7] 		JPN
[8] 		US Heat
[9] 		US
World
[10]
Pinocchio 1 — — —
  • KOR: 74,032[11]
  • JPN: 8,004
Pink Tape
  • Released: July 29, 2013
  • Label: SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 1 28 21 1
  • KOR: 107,725[12]
  • JPN: 11,022
Red Light
  • Released: July 7, 2014
  • Label: SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 1 29 13 2
  • KOR: 97,126[13]
  • JPN: 7,430
4 Walls
  • Released: October 27, 2015
  • Label: SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 1 39 7 1
  • KOR: 82,181[14]
  • JPN: 3,700
  • US: 1,000[15]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Reissues

List of reissues, with selected details, chart positions, and sales
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[16]
Hot Summer
  • Released: June 14, 2011
  • Label: SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 2
  • KOR: 70,240[17]
  • JPN: 9,268

Video albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
DVD
f(x) Dimension 4 – Docking Station in Japan
  • Released: July 6, 2016
  • Language: Korean, Japanese
  • DVD Region: 1
 4 (DVD)
3 (Blu-ray)

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and sales
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[19] 		JPN
[8] 		US Heat
[20] 		US
World
[21]
Nu ABO
  • Released: May 4, 2010
  • Label: SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 2 — — —
Electric Shock
  • Released: June 10, 2012
  • Label: SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 1 16 21 2
  • KOR: 91,119[23]
  • JPN: 15,243
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and sales, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[24] 		KOR
Hot
[25] 		JPN
[26] 		JPN Hot
[27] 		US
World
[28]
"La Cha Ta"[29] 2009 — — — — — Non-album single
"Chu~♡"[30] — — — — —
  • KOR: 4,485 (phy.)[31]
 Chu~♡
"Nu ABO" (NU 예삐오) 2010 1 — — — — Nu ABO
"Pinocchio (Danger)" (피노키오)[a] 2011 1 69 23 57 7 Pinocchio
"Hot Summer"[b] 2 30 — — — Hot Summer
"Electric Shock" 2012 1 2 — — 3 Electric Shock
"Rum Pum Pum Pum" (첫 사랑니) 2013 1 1 — — 5 Pink Tape
"Red Light" 2014 2 3 — — 3 Red Light
"4 Walls"[c] 2015 2 — 15 — 2 4 Walls
"Wish List" (12시 25분) 21 — — — — Winter Garden
"All Mine" 2016 12 — — — 2 SM Station Season 1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Promotional singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
Gaon
"Chocolate Love (Electronic Pop Ver.)"[43] 2009 7 Non-album singles
"Lollipop" (feat. M.I.C.) 2010 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
[44] 		KOR
Hot.
[25]
"Thrill Love" 2010 16 — OST for the drama of Hungry Romeo, Luxury Juliet
"I Love You, I Love You" (사랑해, 사랑해) 36 — More Charming by the Day: Original Sound Track
"Ice Cream" (아이스크림) 71 — Nu ABO
"Sorry (Dear. Daddy)" 77 —
"Surprise Party" 84 —
"Me+U" 88 —
"Is It OK?" (좋아해도 되나요) 2011 108 —
  • KOR: 23,232
 Paradise Ranch OST / Hot Summer (Repackage Edition)
"Sweet Witches" (빙그르) 77 — Pinocchio / Hot Summer (Repackage Edition)
"Dangerous" 64 —
"Beautiful Goodbye" 79 —
"Gangsta Boy" 74 —
"Love" (아이) 66 —
"Stand Up!" 100 —
"My Style" 98 —
"So Into U" 101 —
"Lollipop" (featuring Shinee) 29 —
"Jet" (제트별) 2012 24 39 Electric Shock
"Zig Zag" (지그재그) 40 52
"Beautiful Stranger" 29 42
"Love Hate" 44 63
"Let's Try" (훌쩍) 47 71
"Shadow" (미행 (그림자)) 2013 3 25 Pink Tape
"Pretty Girl" 30 58
"Kick" 42 85
"Signal" (시그널) 22 57
"Step" 25 86
"Goodbye Summer" (featuring D.O.) 5 26
"Airplane" 16 47
"Toy" 35 75
"No More" (여우 같은 내 친구) 28 61
"Snapshot" 34 63
"Ending Page" 40 93
"Milk" 2014 10 28 Red Light
"Butterfly" (나비) 33 76
"Rainbow" (무지개) 50 —
"All Night" 16 37
"Vacance" (바캉스) 49 97
"Spit It Out" (뱉어내) 56 —
"Boom Bang Boom" 51 —
"Dracula" 39 82
"Summer Lover" 45 95
"Paper Heart" (종이 심장) 36 89
"Traveler" (featuring Zico) 2015 24 — 4 Walls
"Diamond" 29 —
"Glitter" 35 —
"X" 38 —
"Deja Vu" 39 —
"Rude Love" 46 —
"Papi" 47 —
"When I'm Alone" 51 —
"Cash Me Out" 52 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Music videos

Korean music videos

List of Korean music videos
Year Music video Director(s) Note
2009 "La Cha Ta" Un­known Debut music video
"Chocolate Love"
(electro-pop version) 		Commercial film for LG's Chocolate (2 versions)
"Chu~♡"
"Hard but Easy" OST for Invincible Lee Pyung Kang (Luna and Krystal duet)
2010 "Thrill Love" OST for Hungry Romeo, Luxury Juliet
"Nu ABO"
2011 "Pinocchio (Danger)" Zanybros
"Hot Summer"
2012 "Electric Shock" Most viewed f(x) music video on YouTube
2013 "Rum Pum Pum Pum"
2014 "Red Light" Min Hee-jin Last music video as a 5-member group
2015 "4 Walls" Shin Hee-won First music video as a 4-member group
"12:25 (Wish List)" Un­known Story music video
2016 "All Mine" Amber Directed by Amber

Japanese music videos

List of Japanese music videos
Year Music video Director(s) Note
2012 "Hot Summer" Un­known Japanese debut PV
2015 "Pinocchio (Danger)" Filmed in 2011 (at the same time as the Korean version)
2016 "4 Walls" Filmed in 2015 (at the same time as the Korean version)

Chinese music videos

List of Chinese music videos
Year Music video Director(s) Note
2010 "Lollipop" Un­known Commercial film for LG's Lollipop (with M.I.C.)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Pinocchio" was released in Japan in 2015 as "Summer Special: Pinocchio / Hot Summer".
  2. ^ "Hot Summer" was released as a digital single in Japan in 2012.
  3. ^ "4 Walls" was released in Japan in 2016 as a double A-side single titled "4 Walls / Cowboy".

References

  1. ^ "2011년 Album Chart". Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  2. ^ Cumulative sales for "Hot Summer":
  3. ^ "F(x) '핑크테이프', 美 FUSE TV 선정 '베스트 앨범 41'".
  4. ^ "에프엑스f(x), 비욘세-저스틴 팀버레이크 등과 美선정 베스트 앨범…아시아 가수 유일 선정".
  5. ^ Billboard Staff (December 17, 2019). "The 25 Greatest K-Pop Albums of the 2010s: Staff List". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  6. ^ "에프엑스, 핫썸머 日버전 공개… '국내와 전혀 달라'".
  7. ^ Gaon Album Chart:
  8. ^ a b "f(x) Japanese discography on Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  9. ^ Billboard Heatseekers
  10. ^ Billboard World
  11. ^ Cumulative sales for "Pinocchio":
  12. ^ Cumulative sales for "Pink Tape":
  13. ^ Cumulative sales for "Red Light":
  14. ^ Cumulative sales for "4 Walls":
  15. ^ "f(x) Snag Second No. 1 on World Albums Chart With '4 Walls'". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  16. ^ Gaon Album Chart:
  17. ^ Cumulative sales of "Hot Summer":
  18. ^ "2016 Oricon Albums Chart – July Week 1". Oricon. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  19. ^ Gaon Album Chart:
  20. ^ Billboard Heatseekers
  21. ^ Billboard World
  22. ^ Cumulative sales for "Nu ABO":
  23. ^ Cumulative sales of "Electric Shock":
  24. ^ Gaon Digital Chart:
  25. ^ a b "Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard.
  26. ^ "Oricon Chart - F(X) Singles Chart History". Oricon Chart (in Japanese). Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  27. ^ "Japan Hot 100: 2015.08.03". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  28. ^ Chart positions on the US World Digital Songs:
  29. ^ "LA chA TA – Single by f(x)". iTunes Store (JP). Apple Inc. September 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  30. ^ "Chu~♡ – The 1st Single". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. 9 November 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  31. ^ Cumulative physical sales figures for "Chu~♡":
  32. ^ Cumulative sales for "Nu ABO":
  33. ^ a b c d e Benjamin, Jeff (October 14, 2019). "Sulli's History on the Billboard Charts, From 'Electric Shock' to 'Goblin'". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  34. ^ Cumulative sales for "Pinocchio":
  35. ^ Cumulative sales for "Hot Summer":
  36. ^ Cumulative sales for "Electric Shock":
  37. ^ Cumulative sales for "Rum Pum Pum Pum":
  38. ^ Cumulative sales for "Red Light":
  39. ^ Cumulative sales for "4 Walls":
  40. ^ "2016 Oricon Singles Chart – November Week 1". Oricon. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  41. ^ Cumulative sales for "Wish List"
  42. ^ Cumulative sales for "All Mine"
  43. ^ "Chocolate Love – Music" (in Korean). Naver. Naver Corporation. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  44. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart.
  45. ^ a b c Cumulative sales of "Sweet Witches", "Beautiful Goodbye", "Gangsta Boy":
  46. ^ a b Cumulative sales of "Dangerous", "Love":
  47. ^ a b c Cumulative sales of "Stand Up!", "My Style", "So Into U":
  48. ^ Cumulative sales of "Lollipop":
  49. ^ Cumulative sales of "Jet":
  50. ^ a b c d Cumulative sales of "Zig Zag", "Beautiful Stranger", "Love Hate", "Let's Try":
  51. ^ a b Cumulative sales of "Shadow", "Goodbye Summer":
  52. ^ a b c d e f g h Cumulative sales of "Pretty Girl", "Kick", "Signal", "Step", "Toy", "No More", "Snapshot", "Ending Page":
  53. ^ Cumulative sales of "Airplane":
  54. ^ Cumulative sales of "Milk":
  55. ^ a b c d e f g h Sales of "Butterfly", "Rainbow", "Vacance", "Spit It Out", "Boom Bang Boom", "Dracula", "Summer Lover", "Paper Heart":
  56. ^ Cumulative sales of "All Night":
  57. ^ a b c d e f g h i Cumulative sales of "Traveler", "Diamond", "Glitter", "X", "Deja Vu", "Rude Love", "Papi", "When I'm Alone", "Cash Me Out":
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Korean Music Awards: Group Musician of the Year
2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by 26th Golden Disk Awards: Disk Bonsang
2011 		Succeeded by
Incumbent