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| Released | May 9, 2012 | |||
| Length | 12:52 | |||
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| Singles from Venus | ||||
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| Singles from Like a Wave | ||||
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Venus is the debutextended play by South Korean girl groupHello Venus. It was released on May 9, 2012, by Tricell Media and distributed byNHN Entertainment. "Venus" was released as the title track from the EP, and the group performed the song onSouth Korean music programs, includingMusic Bank andInkigayo. A music video for the title track was also released on May 9.
A repackaged version,Like a Wave, was released on July 4, 2012.
On April 17, 2012,Pledis Entertainment announced through their official website their new girl group calledHello Venus, the second girl group from the label afterAfter School debuted in 2009.[1] On April 26, the first introductory video teaser and first image teaser were revealed, setting the stage for the release of their debut album for May 9, 2012.[2] On May 3, a music video teaser was released, revealing the song "Venus" for the first time. It was also announced that member Yoonjo had suffered an injury and would only be participating in non dancing roles for the music video.[3] On May 9, 2012, the music video for the title track "Venus" was released.[4]
The EP was digitally released on May 9, 2012, through several music portals, includingMelOn in South Korea, andiTunes for the global market.[5][6]
In order to promote the mini-album, Hello Venus performed "Venus" on several South Koreanmusic programs. They had their debut stage onMnet'sM Countdown on May 10, 2012, followed byKBS'sMusic Bank on May 11,MBC'sShow! Music Core on May 12 andSBS'sInkigayo on May 13.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Hello" |
| Nao Tanaka | Nao Tanaka | 2:19 |
| 2. | "Venus" | Kim Eana |
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| 2:58 |
| 3. | "Crush" (설레임; seolleim) | Park Deoksang | Park Deoksang | Park Deoksang | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Love Appeal" | Jung Yoonwha | Daniel Barkman | Daniel Barkman | 3:34 |
| Total length: | 12:52 | ||||
