Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1
EP by
Psy
ReleasedJuly 15, 2012
Recorded2011–2012
Length22:37
Language
Label
Producer
Psy chronology
PsyFive
(2010) 		Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1
(2012) 		Chiljip Psy-da
(2015)
Singles from Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1
  1. "Gangnam Style"
    Released: July 15, 2012

Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1 (Korean: 싸이 6甲 Part 1; RR: Ssai Yukgap Part 1)[a] is the first extended play[1] by South Korean pop rapper Psy, though it is treated as his sixth major album release due to the cancellation of the release of his part 2. It was released on July 15, 2012, the same day "Gangnam Style" was released as the lead single. The EP has sold 106,594 copies in South Korea.

Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1 was released in a tin that had a fishbowl-like appearance. Inside the tin is a card that contains the album artwork, cards which contain artwork and lyrics for each of the songs (the artwork for "Gangnam Style" was different from the Germany-released single's art), a card for the credits, two cards of advertising from YG Entertainment and the CD. The whole ensemble is packaged in a white box printed with information.

Second part

In 2015, Psy revealed in his press interview for his 7th full length album that Part 2 was skipped due to his wishes to vent from the popularity of "Gangnam Style" and start anew with the lucky number 7 because he needed more studio albums rather than EPs, considering his lower numbers of full length albums in his career, and the long wait of three years and five months between part 1 and his next project.[2]

Samples and covers

The track "Year of 77" samples Switch's "I Call Your Name" (featuring Bobby DeBarge) from their album Switch II (1979). This sample contains vocals from that song. He also translated a part of the lyrics from "La Di Da Di" by Slick Rick feat. Doug E. Fresh to use here. South Korean recording artist Roy Kim covered "Blue/Tree Frog" on the eleventh episode of Mnet's talent competition series Superstar K4, where he was crowned the final winner of the show.[3]

Track listing

CD and digital download[1]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Blue/Tree Frog" (청개구리; Cheong-gaeguri, featuring G-Dragon of Big Bang)
3:27
2."Passionate Goodbye" (뜨거운 안녕; Tteugeoun Annyeong, featuring Sung Si-kyung)
  • You Hee-yeol
  • Kim Tae-hoon
3:28
3."Gangnam Style" (강남 스타일; Gangnam Seutail)Psy
  • Psy
  • Yoo Gun-hyung
3:44
4."Year of 77" (77학개론; Chilchilhakgaeron, featuring Leessang and Kim Jin-pyo)
  • Psy
  • Yoo Gun-hyung
4:39
5."What Would Have Been?" (어땠을까; Eottaesseulkka, featuring Lena Park)Psy
  • Psy
  • Yoo Gun-hyung
4:03
6."Never Say Goodbye" (featuring Yoon Do-hyun)Psy
  • Psy
  • Yoo Gun-hyung
3:21
Total length:22:37
Notes

Chart performance

Sales

Chart Sales
South Korea (Gaon) 129,688[9][10][11]
Japan (Oricon) 10,534

Other songs charted

Song Peak chart position
Gaon
[7] 		KOR Hot
[12]
"Passionate Goodbye" 4 6
"What Would Have Been?" 9 7
"Blue/Tree Frog" 9 17
"Year of 77" 10 13
"Never Say Goodbye" 14 29

References

  1. ^ a b "PSY 6甲 (Six Rules), Pt. 1 - EP by PSY". iTunes Store. July 15, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  2. ^ "'컴백' 싸이, '육갑(6甲)' 파트2 없는 이유는…" [Psy 'comeback', the reason why there is no part 2 of '6'...]. TenAsia (in Korean). Naver. November 30, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  3. ^ Mnet (October 26, 2012). "슈퍼스타K 4 - [슈퍼스타K4]로이킴 - 청개구리@슈퍼스타K4 11회" (YouTube). YouTube.
  4. ^ Jang, Yeon-joo (July 23, 2012). ""데뷔때만큼이나 뜨거운 반응 얼떨떨해요" (""I Feel Bewildered at Responses as Enthusiastic as When I Debuted"")". The Korean Herald (in Korean). Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "iTunes - Music - Thank You by Toy". iTunes Store. November 29, 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service "You Big Tree"]. Oricon. Retrieved October 16, 2012. (subscription only)
  7. ^ a b c d "Gaon Search – PSY" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  8. ^ "Psy Chart History: World Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  9. ^ "106,594 sold copies in 2012 on Gaon Chart" (in Korean). July 15, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  10. ^ "22,094 sold copies in 2013 on Gaon Chart" (in Korean). July 15, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  11. ^ "1,000 sold copies in July 2015 on Gaon Chart" (in Korean). July 15, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  12. ^ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart". Billboard. September 1, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.

Notes

  1. ^ The title of the album is a reference to the korean word yukgap that originally means sexagenary cycle, but is also used in a traditional korean swear word in the form of "a mentally disabled person tries to remember the yukgap(병신이 육갑한다)".

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