Spring Up

Spring Up is the debut extended play by the South Korean boy band Astro. The album was released digitally and physically on February 23, 2016 by Fantagio. The EP contains five tracks, including the singles "Hide & Seek" and "Cat's Eye".^[1][2]

Spring Up
EP by Astro
Released	February 23, 2016 (2016-02-23)
Recorded	2015–2016
Genre	K-pop dance ballad
Language	Korean
Label	Fantagio Music Interpark
Astro chronology
Spring Up (2016) Summer Vibes (2016)
Singles from Spring Up
"Hide & Seek" Released: February 23, 2016 (2016-02-23) "Cat's Eye" Released: February 25, 2016 (2016-02-25)
Music video
"Hide & Seek" on YouTube "Cat's Eye" on YouTube

Background and release

In mid-January 2016, Fantagio announced that Astro would release a debut EP on February 23.^[3] On February 11, the first teaser video for the album was posted, presenting members of the group.^[4] On February 15, a "Highlight Video" was posted, presenting all the songs on the album.^[5] On February 18, the first music video teaser was posted.^[6] On February 22, the music video for "Hide & Seek" was released and on February 25, the video for "Cat's Eye" was released.

Promotion

Astro held a live showcase on February 22–23, where they performed "Hide & Seek" along with the dance track "Cat's Eye" and ballads "First Love" and "Morning Call".^[7][8]

The group started promoting "Hide & Seek" with the b-side "Cat's Eye" on music shows on February 25. They first performed the songs on MBC M's Show Champion, followed by performances on Mnet's M! Countdown, KBS' Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo.^{[9][10][11][12][13]}

The EP debuted on the Billboard World Albums chart at #6, and it lasted for two weeks on the weeks of March 12 and March 19.^[14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Ok! Ready" (Ok! 준비완료)		Iggy Young-bae	Iggy Young-bae	1:13
2.	"Hide & Seek" (숨바꼭질)	Iggy Young-bae	Iggy Young-bae	Iggy Young-bae	3:17
3.	"Innocent Love" (풋사랑)	Iggy Young-bae	Iggy Young-bae	Iggy Young-bae	3:26
4.	"Morning Call" (모닝콜)	Seo Young-bae Park Woo-sang	Seo Young-bae Park Woo-sang	Seo Young-bae Park Woo-sang	3:34
5.	"Cat's Eye" (장화 신은 고양이)	Park Woo-sang	Park Woo-sang	Park Woo-sang	2:45
Total length:					14:16

Charts

Weekly

Chart	Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[15]	4
US World Albums (Billboard)[16]	6

Monthly

Chart	Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[17]	13

Year-end

Chart (2016)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[18]	91

Sales and certifications

Chart	Amount
Gaon Charts	24,004+[19]

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
South Korea	February 23, 2016	CD, digital download, streaming	Fantagio Music, Interpark
Various		Digital download, streaming

References

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8. Park, Su-jeong (February 24, 2016). "'핫데뷔' 아스트로, 1,500명 팬들과 데뷔 스타트 '7년 땀방울 증명'". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved February 16, 2021.
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10. Jeong, Seul-gi (February 25, 2016). "'엠카' 아스트로, 비글미 넘치는 흥겨운 데뷔무대 '숨바꼭질'". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved February 16, 2021.
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16. "Spring Up - World Albums (March 5, 2016)". Billboard. March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
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18. "2016년 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Retrieved February 15, 2021.
19. "2016년 11월 Album Chart (See #95)". Gaon (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved April 25, 2016.