{{Infobox album | name = First | type = ep | artist = Ferlyn G | cover =First (Ferlyn G EP).jpg | border = | alt = | released = {{flagicon|SIN}} January 2, 2015 | recorded = 2014, Singapore | venue = | studio = | genre = K-pop, Mandopop | length = | label = Alpha Entertainment <br> iGlobalStar | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = First | type = ep | single1 = Luv Talk | single1date = January 2, 2015 | single2 = 心放开 | single2date = January 2, 2015 }} }}
''''''First'''''' is the debut EP of Singaporean singer, Ferlyn G. It consists of a total of three tracks and was released on January 2, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaboo.com/news/former-skarf-member-ferlyn-to-release-debut-single-first/|title=[★VIDEO] Former Skarf member Ferlyn to release debut single "First"|publisher=KoreaBoo|date=January 2, 2015|accessdate=February 16, 2015}}</ref>
==Background== In 2014, Ferlyn announced that she will be leaving Skarf and releasing a solo EP in 2015 before Chinese New Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/entertainment/ferlyn-leaves-k-pop-group-skarf|title=Ferlyn leaves K-pop group Skarf|publisher=The New Paper|date=September 16, 2014|accessdate=13 October 2014|archive-date=18 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018123612/http://www.tnp.sg/entertainment/ferlyn-leaves-k-pop-group-skarf|url-status=dead}}</ref> After a series of teasers, the EP was released on January 2, 2015, during a press conference at Bugis+ in Singapore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://xin.msn.com/en-sg/entertainment/celebrity/lack-of-opportunities-drove-ferlyn-g-out-of-skarf/ar-BBhzAG9|title=Lack of opportunities drove Ferlyn G out of SKarf|publisher=Xinmsn|date=January 6, 2015|accessdate=February 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218190348/http://xin.msn.com/en-sg/entertainment/celebrity/lack-of-opportunities-drove-ferlyn-g-out-of-skarf/ar-BBhzAG9|archive-date=February 18, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The music video for both ''Xīn fàng kāi (心放开)'' and ''Luv Talk'' was released through iGlobalStar's official YouTube channel on January 2, 2015.
==Composition== Ferlyn worked with various well known composers and singers such as Gen Neo from Noizebank and Mint from Tiny-G.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meradio.sg/musicportal/musicFeatures/getting-to-know-the-real/1565118.html|title=Getting to know the real former SKarf member Ferlyn G|publisher=MeRadio|accessdate=February 16, 2015|archive-date=February 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218192805/http://www.meradio.sg/musicportal/musicFeatures/getting-to-know-the-real/1565118.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The promotional tracks, ''Luv Talk'' and ''Xīn fàng kāi (心放开)'' is a fun pop tune and is about having a crush while the second track, ''Bùjiàn bú sàn (不見不散)'' about the experience during a breakup.
==Music video== The music video for the promotional track, ''Luv Talk'' and ''Xīn fàng kāi (心放开)'' begin on a deceptively melancholy note with a teary Ferlyn perched on a bridge and dramatic piano instrumental playing behind her, the song soon ramps up the atmosphere with a full brass tone and hip rhythm. The story flashes back to an unpleasant conversation Ferlyn has with an unknown man. However, after being down, she transforms herself into a new self with a change in make up and outfit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaboo.com/video/ferlyn-g-drops-chinese-korean-luv-talk-mvs-ft-tiny-gs-mint/|title=Ferlyn G drops Chinese + Korean "Luv Talk" MVs ft. Tiny-G's Mint|publisher=KoreaBoo|date=January 4, 2015|accessdate=February 16, 2015}}</ref>
== Track list == <small>※ '''Bold''' track title means it is the title track in the album.</small> {{track listing | headline = | extra_column = Arrangement | total_length = 11:21 | all_writing = | all_lyrics = | all_music = | title1 = '''心放開''' | note1 = Open Up Your Heart | writer1 = | lyrics1 = Colin Qi 祁哲泉 | music1 = Gen Neo (Noizebank) | extra1 = Gen Neo (Noizebank) | length1 = 3:07 | title2 = 不見不散 | note2 = I'll See You There | lyrics2 = Ho Jie Ying 何潔瑩 | music2 = Jim Lim 林倛玉 | extra2 = Clement 楊熙, Jim Lim 林倛玉 | length2 = 5:09 | title3 = Luv Talk | note3 = ft. Mint of Tiny-G | lyrics3 = Lee Dong-eun | music3 = Gen Neo (Noizebank) | extra3 = Gen Neo (Noizebank) | length3 = 3:05 }}
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==External links== *{{YouTube|id=VT2OIX3ehz0|title=Ferlyn G (黄晶玲) － 心放开 {{!}} Music Video}} *{{YouTube|id=qmofFVPD4-Q|title=Ferlyn G (黄晶玲) － Luv Talk (feat. Mint from Tiny-G)}} {{authority control}} Category:2015 EPs Category:Chinese-language EPs Category:Korean-language EPs