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Studio album by AOA | ||||
Released | November 30, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2015–2016 | |||
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Length | 40:04 | |||
Language | Japanese | |||
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Producer | Han Sung Ho | |||
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Runway is the second Japanese studio album (second overall) by South Korean girl group AOA. It was released on November 30, 2016 through Virgin Music. Continuing the electro-influenced sound from their first Japanese album, Runway features a wide range of contribution from multiple new producers such as Han Seung Hoon, Lee Sang Ho, Matthew Tishler, Aaron Benward, and Felicia Barton.
Two singles were released prior to the release of the album, "Give Me the Love" and "Good Luck", which both peaked at number-three on the Oricon Singles chart. The group promoted the album and its singles through various Japanese music and variety shows, as well as promoting through their second Japan concert tour titled AOA Summer Concert in Japan ~Angels World 2016~ from July 1–3, 2016.
On October 3, 2016, AOA announced that they will release their second Japanese studio album on November 30, 2016.
Runway will include previously released tracks from AOA's fourth and fifth Japanese singles: "Give Me the Love" featuring Takanori Nishikawa; the Japanese versions of "Good Luck," "Still Falls the Rain," and "10 Seconds"; a new Japanese cover song titled "Wow War Tonight 〜Get On Up Join Our Movement (Girls Version)," and other six brand-new tracks.
Two music videos (official and dance version) for the track "Wow War Tonight 〜Get On Up Join Our Movement (Girls Version)" were released through AOA's official Vevo account along with the formal release of the album on November 30, 2016. The first teaser for the music video was released on October 18, 2016 through Universal Music's YouTube account. The short version of the music video was unveiled on October 28, 2016 through Japan music platform GyaO.
On October 24, 2016, the official track list for the album was revealed on AOA's official Japan website.Runway features an additional four original tracks: the title track "Runway," "OK!," "Muah!," and "Love Gave Me You"; plus the Japanese version of "Cherry Pop," which was included in AOA's fourth mini-album Good Luck; and "Perfect Strangers", a Japanese version of the hit song by British musician Jonas Blue.