{{Infobox album | name = Lovelyz8 | type = EP | artist = Lovelyz | cover = Lovelyz8_by_Lovelyz.jpg | alt = | caption = Digital cover | released = {{Start date|2015|10|1}} | recorded = 2015 | venue = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|K-pop|dance|synthpop}} | length = 22:00 | label = {{hlist|Woollim Label|SM C&C|LOEN Entertainment}} | producer = | prev_title = Girls' Invasion | prev_year = 2014 | next_title = Lovelinus | next_year = 2015 | misc = {{Singles | name = Lovelyz8 | type = ep | single1 = Shooting Star | single1date = September 14, 2015 | single2 = Ah-Choo | single2date = October 1, 2015 }} {{External music video | type = ep | 1 = {{YouTube|5uX_wPvkgu8|"Shooting Star"}} }}{{External music video|{{YouTube|v7qisJ_KuYI|"Ah-Choo"}} | type = single | header = no }} }}
'''''Lovelyz8''''' is the first extended play by South Korean girl group Lovelyz. It was released on October 1, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lovelyz8|url=http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=583412|website=Naver Music|accessdate=3 October 2015}}</ref> The EP contains seven tracks with the title track "Ah-Choo" and pre-release single "Shooting Star".<ref>{{cite news |title=Lovelyz Drops Comeback MV Teaser For "Shooting Star" |url=https://www.hellokpop.com/news/lovelyz-drops-comeback-mv-teaser-for-shooting-star/ |access-date=15 March 2022 |work=HELLOKPOP |date=11 September 2015}}</ref> This album marks the return of member Jisoo, who took a hiatus after becoming the target of online harassment.
This album is the last part of the 'Girls' trilogy. The sequel to their previous album ''Girls' Invasion'' and its repackage ''Hi~.''
==Background and release== On August 25, 2015, Woollim Entertainment announced Lovelyz would return with eight members, Jisoo rejoining the group, through a teaser image that included the "Lovelyz8" album logo.<ref>{{cite web|title=걸그룹 러블리즈, 컴백 스포 사진 기습 공개 'Lovelyz8' 무슨 의미? Girl group Lovelyz, surprise comeback photos, what does Lovelyz8 mean?|url=http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=1440640387968488010|website=TVDaily|accessdate=1 November 2015}}</ref> The album was preceded with the release of its first single, "Shooting Star" on September 14 and the release of its music video on the same day. A preview of the album was released on September 28.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lovelyz, the secret of the 1st mini album 'released the songs on the album'| url=http://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1003191979|publisher=SBS|date=September 28, 2015|accessdate=September 28, 2015}}</ref> A music video for the title track "Ah-Choo" was released on October 1 together with the digital album. Physical sales of the album began on October 2. The group appeared on a live-streaming broadcast through the Naver V Live app called "Lovelyz Surprise Party." Promotions also began that day for "Ah-Choo" on Mnet's ''M! Countdown'', followed by performances on 'KBS' ''Music Bank'' on October 2 and 'SBS' ''Inkigayo'' on October 4. That first week of promotion also included additional stages for either a shortened version of "How to be a Pretty Girl" or "Shooting Star."<ref>http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/10/ikon-wins-1-on-sbs-inkigayo-performances-by-ailee-lovleyz-got7 iKON wins #1 on SBS' 'Inkigayo' + performances by Ailee, Lovelyz, & GOT7</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | extra_column = Arrangement | total_length = 22:27 | title1 = Welcome to the Lovelyz8 | lyrics1 = Coach & Sendo | music1 = Coach & Sendo | extra1 = Coach & Sendo | length1 = 1:31 | title2 = '''Ah-Choo''' | note2 = | lyrics2 = Seo Ji-eum | music2 = One Piece | extra2 = One Piece | length2 = 3:38 | title3 = '''Shooting Star''' | note3 = 작별하나; lit: One Farewell | lyrics3 = Sweetch, Oreo | music3 = Sweetch, Oreo | extra3 = Sweetch, Oreo | length3 = 3:14 | title4 = Hug Me | note4 = | lyrics4 = J.Yoon | music4 = J.Yoon | extra4 = J.Yoon | length4 = 3:44 | title5 = How to Be a Pretty Girl | note5 = 예쁜 여자가 되는 법 | lyrics5 = Lee Ji-rin | music5 = Lee Ji-rin | extra5 = Lee Ji-rin | length5 = 3:15 | title6 = Sweet and Sour | note6 = 새콤달콤 | lyrics6 = Super Market | music6 = Super Market | extra6 = Super Market | length6 = 3:32 | title7 = Rapunzel | note7 = 라푼젤 | lyrics7 = Lee Yoon-chae, Lee Jeong-pyo | music7 = Lee Yoon-chae, Lee Jeong-pyo | extra7 = Lee Yoon-chae, Lee Jeong-pyo | length7 = 3:26 }}
==Charts== ===Album=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart !Peak<br/>position !Sales |- |South Korean Albums ''(Gaon)'' | style="text-align:center;"| 2 |23,213<!-- 19,850 + 3,363--><ref>Cumulative sales of ''Lovelyz8'': *{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=12&hitYear=2015&termGbn=month|title=Gaon Album Chart December 2015|website=Gaon Music Chart |accessdate=6 January 2016|language=ko}} *{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=09&hitYear=2016&termGbn=month&pageNo=2|title=Gaon Album Chart September 2016|website=Gaon Music Chart |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006155400/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=09&hitYear=2016&termGbn=month&pageNo=2|archive-date=October 6, 2016|url-status=dead|accessdate=October 6, 2016|language=ko}}</ref> |}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col"| Region ! Date ! Format ! Label |- ! scope="row"| Worldwide | rowspan="2"| October 1, 2015 | rowspan="2"| Digital download | SM C&C, Woollim Label |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| South Korea | rowspan="2"| Woollim Label, LOEN Entertainment |- | October 2, 2015 | CD |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{YouTube|id = 5uX_wPvkgu8|title = "Shooting Star" Music Video}} * {{YouTube|id = v7qisJ_KuYI|title = "Ah-Choo" Music Video}}
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