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4×2=8 is the eighth studio album by South Korean singer Psy. The album was released digitally on May 10, 2017, by YG Entertainment, School Boy Records, and Republic Records.[1] The title of the album is a Korean pun; the mathematical formula can be read in Korean as 'sa yi pal' (사이팔), which means '4 times 2 is 8,' the wordplay referring to the fact that this is Psy's 8th album.

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This was Psy's last album under YG before his departure on May 15, 2018.[2]

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Background

On May 1, YG Entertainment officially announced PSY's comeback by unveiling a poster of the comeback schedule, along with the title of the album 4×2=8.[3] From May 4 to May 7, the track list was released, revealing the title track and featured artists, including Big Bang's G-Dragon and Taeyang, iKON's B.I and Bobby, Zico, Tablo, Lee Sung-kyung and Park Jin-young as a producer.[4][5][6][7] One day before the release of the album, illustration teaser images were unveiled for each song.[8]

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Songs

Most of the songs were written and composed by YG Entertainment artists, unlike his last album Chiljip Psy-da which didn't feature any YG artists.[9] Psy stated in an interview that he wanted young blood for the album, and didn't want it to sound old, so he worked with B.I, who co-composed three tracks on the album. BigBang's Taeyang is featured on "Love"; iKon's B.I and Bobby on "Bomb"; and actress Lee Sung-kyung is featured on "Last Scene". Tablo participated in writing the lyrics and is featured on "Auto Reverse" with B.I. BigBang's G-Dragon took part in writing the lyrics for, and features on "Fact Assault", which is notable for having profanity, Psy stated "this track has so much profanity, and I don't even expect it to pass the censorship rating".[10][11]

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Music videos

Actor Lee Byung-hun is featured in the music video of "I Luv It", while Apink's Son Na-eun played the title role in the music video of "New Face".[12] The music videos cumulatively reached 8 million views within 14 hours, with "I Luv It" surpassing 4 million views and "New Face" surpassing 3.7 million views.[13]

On January 1, 2018 "New Face" surpassed 100 million views.[14]

Promotion

PSY performed the songs in his new album for the first time on SBS's Inkigayo on May 14 and Fantastic Duo 2.[15] He also promoted on JTBC's Knowing Bros sho and MBC's Radio Star show.[16]

Track listing

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Notes

  1. Samples Bon Bon Vie (Gimme the Good Life) by the American band T. S. Monk.
  2. Interpolates "We Want Some Pussy" by the American hip hop group 2 Live Crew from their album The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are.
  3. Samples Leejungok(이정옥)'s "the sound of the wind that cries hiding" (숨어우는 바람소리).

Release history

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Awards

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  • Psy "New Face" music video
  • Psy "I Luv It" music video
  • Psy "New Face" music video making
  • Psy "I Luv It" music video making

References

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