# Chat-Shire

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***Chat-Shire*** (stylized as ***CHAT-SHIRE***) is the fifth Korean-language [extended play](/source/Extended_play) by South Korean singer-songwriter [IU](/source/IU_(entertainer)). The self-composed EP was released [digitally](/source/Music_download) on October 23, 2015, and physically four days later by [LOEN Entertainment](/source/LOEN_Entertainment) under its imprint [LOEN Tree](/source/List_of_LOEN_Entertainment_labels#LOEN_Tree).[2] It was her first original material release since *[Modern Times](/source/Modern_Times_(IU_album))* (2013).

*Chat-Shire* contains seven tracks in total including the [lead single](/source/Lead_single) "[Twenty-Three](/source/Twenty-Three_(song))". It also features two CD-only [bonus tracks](/source/Bonus_tracks) ("Heart" and "Twenty Three") from [KBS](/source/Korean_Broadcasting_System)'s [television series](/source/Television_series) *[The Producers](/source/The_Producers_(TV_series))*, in which IU starred as [Cindy](/source/The_Producers_(TV_series)#Main_characters).[3]

## Composition

According to Scott Interrante of *[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)*, *Chat-Shire* uses lush orchestrations and complex arrangements that recreates a 90's [chamber pop](/source/Chamber_pop) sound similar to [The Cardigans](/source/The_Cardigans).[4] The song "Red Queen" was inspired by a drawing created by [Sulli](/source/Sulli).[5]

## Reception

### Commercial reception

The lead single, "Twenty-Three" (Korean: 스물셋), topped the national music charts upon release with several of the album's tracks also ranking in the top ten.[6] The track eventually achieved a Perfect All-Kill, as the single hit Number 1 on all of the major South Korean music sites simultaneously.[7] The album reached a peak position of number two on [Gaon Album Chart](/source/Gaon_Album_Chart)[8] and also reached number four on *Billboard'*s World Albums chart.[9]

### Critical reception

*Billboard* listed the album at number six on its list of "Top 10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2015" and described the album as a "must-hear" release, containing "some of [IU's] most personal music yet", and named "The Shower" (Korean: 푸르던) as its stand-out track.[10] *Seoul Beats* also highlighted the "personal quality" showcased in many of the album's tracks and praised IU's "growing maturity as an artist" and her willingness to experiment musically.[11][12]

## Controversy

Following its release, the album was criticized for sampling [Britney Spears](/source/Britney_Spears)' 2007 song "[Gimme More](/source/Gimme_More)" without permission in the bonus track "23". Although IU did not compose the music for the song, she issued an apology for not checking the [samples](/source/Sampling_(music))' sources as the album's producer.[13]

The lyrics for "Zezé" and its illustration on the album cover were criticized by the Korean publisher of the novel *[My Sweet Orange Tree](/source/Meu_P%C3%A9_de_Laranja_Lima)* for its reinterpretation of its five-year-old protagonist, Zezé.[14] Amidst growing debate in the music community, the book's publisher later apologized for its failure to acknowledge the "diversity of interpretation".[15] The controversy surrounding "Zezé" attracted international attention with [AbeBooks](/source/AbeBooks) reporting *My Sweet Orange Tree* as the most searched for book on its site on November 5–6, despite the book being out of print in English for years.[16][17] Meanwhile, South Korea's largest book store chain, [Kyobo Book Centre](/source/Kyobo_Book_Centre), reported that sales of the book has increased 5.7 times over the period of November 5–8 when compared to sales over the November 1–4 period.[15]

## Track listing

**Notes**

- The title of track 1 literally means "New Shoes".
- The title of track 4 literally means "Once Blue".
- The title of track 7 literally means "Eyeglasses".

## Charts

Chart (2015) Peak position Sales South Korean Gaon Weekly Albums Chart[18] 2 KOR: 96,587[19] South Korean Gaon Monthly Albums Chart[20] 9 South Korean Gaon Year-End Albums Chart 56 US Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart[21] 19 US Billboard World Albums Chart[22] 4

## Release history

Region Date Format Label South Korea October 23, 2015 Digital download LOEN Tree Various[23] South Korea[24] October 27, 2015 CD

## References

1. ["Chat-Shire"](https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=2646282) (in Korean)

1. Seong, Jin-hee (October 12, 2015). ["컴백! 아이유, 새 미니앨범 '챗셔' 10월 23일 발매..전곡 프로듀싱 ("*Comeback! IU to Release Her Self-Produced New EP "Chat-Shire" on October 23rd*")"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151125172237/http://thestar.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/10/12/2015101200739.html) (in Korean). [The Chosun Ilbo](/source/The_Chosun_Ilbo). Archived from [the original](http://thestar.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/10/12/2015101200739.html) on November 25, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.

1. Won, Ho-seong (October 23, 2015). ["아이유 '스물셋', 드라마 '프로듀사' 삽입곡 '23'과의 관계는? CD 보너스 트랙 삽입 ("*What's the Relationship Between "Twenty-Three" by IU, and "Twenty Three" from "The Producers"?*")"](http://www.sportsq.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=96682) (in Korean). SPORTSQ. Retrieved October 28, 2015.

1. Scott, Interrante (2015-12-17). ["The Best K-Pop of 2015"](https://www.popmatters.com/the-best-k-pop-of-2015-2495465522.html?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3). *[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)*. Retrieved 2020-04-29.

1. ["설리, 절친 아이유 응원 "도저히 안 사랑할 수 없어""](https://news.nate.com/view/20151024n06449?mid=n0107) (in Korean). *TenAsia*. 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2019-10-17.

1. ["IU tops eight domestic charts with new song "Twenty-Three""](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/11/143_189287.html). *The Korea Times*. October 23, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2018.

1. ["아이유, 진짜 '센 언니'"](http://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003185062). *Naver*

1. ["Gaon Album Chart - Week 45 (see #2)"](http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=45&hitYear=2015&termGbn=week). *Gaon Music Chart*

1. ["World Albums: Week of November 14, 2015"](http://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/2015-11-14). *World Albums*. Billboard. November 14, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2018.

1. ["The 10 Best K-pop Albums of 2015"](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/best-k-pop-albums-2015-6828137/). *Billboard*. December 30, 2015.

1. ["IU Creates A Wonderland In 'Twenty-Three'"](http://seoulbeats.com/2015/10/iu-creates-a-wonderland-in-twenty-three/). *Seoul Beats*. October 25, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2018.

1. ["Down The Rabbit Hole With IU's Chat-Shire"](http://seoulbeats.com/2015/10/down-the-rabbit-hole-with-ius-chat-shire/). *Seoul Beats*. October 27, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2018.

1. Lim, Jeong-yeo & Ko, Ji-seon (November 6, 2015). ["IU apologizes amid plagiarism, pedophilia charges"](http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201511061746382724472_2). *The Korea Herald*. Retrieved November 10, 2015.

1. Sung, So-young (November 7, 2015). ["Controversy surrounds IU, again"](http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3011234). *Korea Joongang Daily*. Retrieved November 8, 2015.

1. Sung, So-Young (November 12, 2015). ["Publisher backs down in IU debate"](http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3011439). *Korea JoongAng Daily*. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

1. Flood, Alison (November 10, 2015). ["K-pop star IU's song accused of 'sexualising' book's child hero"](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/nov/09/k-pop-star-iu-song-sexualising-jose-mauro-de-vasconcelos-my-sweet-orange-tree). *The Guardian*. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

1. Davies, Richard (November 8, 2015). ["K-pop Erupts over a Book-Inspired 'Sexualized' Pop Song"](http://www.abebooks.com/blog/index.php/2015/11/08/k-pop-erupts-over-a-book-inspired-sexualized-pop-song/). *AbeBooks*. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

1. ["South Korean Gaon Chart: Album – The 45th Week of 2015"](http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=45&hitYear=2015&termGbn=week). *[Gaon Chart](/source/Gaon_Chart)*. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

1. Sales references for *Chat-Shire*: *["ko:2015년 Album Chart"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304213234/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2015&hitYear=2015&termGbn=year) [2015 Download Chart (Domestic)]. *Gaon Music Chart*. Archived from [the original](http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2015&hitYear=2015&termGbn=year) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016. *["ko:2016년 12월 Album Chart (국내)"](http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=12&hitYear=2016&termGbn=month) [December 2016 Download Chart (Domestic)]. *Gaon Music Chart* *["ko:2017년 10월 Album Chart"](http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&termGbn=month) [October 2017 Download Chart]. *Gaon Music Chart*

1. ["South Korean Gaon Chart: Album – October 2015"](http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=10&hitYear=2015&termGbn=month). *Gaon Chart*. Korea Music Content Industry Association. November 12, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

1. ["Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart – The Week of November 14, 2015"](http://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums/2015-11-14). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved November 4, 2015.

1. ["Billboard World Albums Chart – The Week of November 14, 2015"](http://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/2015-11-14). *Billboard*. Retrieved November 4, 2015.

1. ["Chat-Shire by IU on iTunes"](https://music.apple.com/us/album/chat-shire/1051977837). [iTunes Store](/source/ITunes_Store). 23 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

1. ["아이유 (IU) – CHAT-SHIRE (4TH 미니앨범)"](http://www.synnara.co.kr/sp/sp120Main?categoryId=&productId=P000352174) (in Korean). Media Synnara. Retrieved October 28, 2015.

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