A Flower Bookmark 2

A Flower Bookmark 2
A Flower Bookmark 2
EP by IU
Released	September 22, 2017
Recorded	2017
Genre	Folk; nu-disco;
Length	25:08
Language	Korean
Label	LOEN; Fave;
IU chronology
Singles from A Flower Bookmark 2
	"Autumn Morning"; Released: September 18, 2017; "Sleepless Rainy Night"; Released: September 22, 2017;

A Flower Bookmark 2 (Korean: 꽃갈피둘; RR: Kkotgalpi dul) is the second cover extended play by South Korean singer-songwriter IU. It is also her sixth Korean-language extended play. The EP was released on September 22, 2017, by LOEN Entertainment under its imprint Fave Entertainment. Like her previous cover album, A Flower Bookmark features cover versions of nostalgic K-pop songs popularized from the 1960s to the 2000s.

Background and release

A Flower Bookmark 2 consists of cover versions of nostalgic K-pop songs popularized from the 1960s to the 2000s, including "Autumn Morning" (Yang Hee-eun, 1991), "Last Night Story" (Sobangcha, 1988), "Sleepless Rainy Night" (Kim Gun-mo, 1990), "Secret Garden" (Lee Tzsche, 2003), "By the Stream" (Jeong Mi-jo, 1972) and "Everyday with You" (Deulgukhwa, 1980s).^[1] It was reported that IU personally approached the artists directly to ask for permission to remake their songs.^[2]

On September 18, 2017, "Autumn Morning" was released to coincide with the singer's ninth anniversary.^[3] The rest of the tracks were digitally released four days later, along with a music video of "Last Night Story" and a special performance clip of "Sleepless Rainy Night".^[4] The physical release of the album was scheduled to be September 25, but was postponed to October 12^[5] because the remake album was originally going to include "With the Heart to Forget You" by the late singer Kim Kwang-seok. However, due to the recent revelations surrounding his daughter's death, FAVE decided to remove the track from IU's album.^[6]^[7] On January 6, 2018, IU unveiled a music video for the song, describing it as a tribute to the late singer Kim Kwang-seok. She shared, "As a loving fan of his music, I'd like to express my respect and memory to Kim Kwang-seok with this beautiful song sung with all my sincerity."^[8]^[9]

Reception

Commercial reception

"Autumn Morning" achieved a perfect all-kill status two days after its release.^[10] The song also peaked at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart.^[11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
IZM^[12]

The Korea Herald said that the album lacked raw emotions, and IU's voice failed to bear the weight and complicated emotions of the originals.^[13] Billboard's review of the album was positive, explaining that "IU's latest features six cover songs that takes the vocalist’s sound into bygone decades, delving into genres like folk and nu-disco to prove her worth as one of South Korea’s most formidable songstresses."^[1] The 405 says that "isn't content to just mimic her childhood favorites, these are classic Korean songs completely re-imagined and recreated to into something undeniably 'IU'."^[14]

Track listing

CD/Digital download
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Autumn Morning" (가을 아침; Ga-eul achim)	Lee Byung-woo	Lee Byung-woo	Jung Sungha	3:38
2.	"Secret Garden" (비밀의 화원; Bimirui hwawon)	Lee Sang-eun	Lee Sang-eun	Kang Echae	3:45
3.	"Sleepless Rainy Night" (잠 못 드는 밤 비는 내리고; Jam mot deuneun bam bineun naerigo)	Kim Chang-wan Park Kwang-hyun	Kim Chang-wan Park Kwang-hyun	Hong So-jin Jukjae	4:27
4.	"Last Night Story" (어젯밤 이야기; Eojetbam iyagi)	Park Gun-ho	Lee Ho-jun	Lim Hyun-jae Kim Sung-mo	3:54
5.	"By the Stream" (개여울; Gaeyeo-ul)	Kim So-wol	Lee Hee-mok	Jung Jae-il	5:38
6.	"Everyday with You" (매일 그대와; Mae-il geudaewa)	Choi Sung-won	Choi Sung-won	Go Tae-young	3:45
Total length:					25:08

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[15]	3
US World Albums (Billboard)^[16]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)	Position
South Korea (Gaon)^[17]	68

Single charts

Weekly charts

"Autumn Morning"
Chart (2017)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)^[18]	1

"Sleepless Rainy Night"
Chart (2017)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)^[19]	4

Year-end charts

"Autumn Morning"
Chart (2017)	Position
South Korea (Gaon)^[20]	47

Sales

Region	Sales
South Korea (Gaon)^[21]	79,532

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Herman, Tamar (September 25, 2017). "IU Bares Her Old Soul on 'A Flower Bookmark #2' Album". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
^ Hwang, Kyoo-jeong (2017-09-30). "매니저에 미루지 않고 직접 대선배에 리메이크 허락받은 아이유 인성" [IU personally asked senior singers the permission to remake their songs]. Insight (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-11-03.
^ "IU Gifts Fans With Special Anniversary Track 'Autumn Morning'". Billboard. September 18, 2017.
^ "Watch: IU Parties It Up In "Last Night Story" MV And Gives Live Performance Of "Sleepless Rainy Night"". Soompi. September 22, 2017.
^ "FAVE ENT 공식 트위터 on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
^ koreaportal (2017-09-25). "IU's Latest Album Gets Delayed". koreaportal. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
^ "아이유 측 "'꽃갈피 둘' 오프라인 앨범 발매 10월로 연기" [공식]" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-11-03.
^ "[영상] 아이유, 故 김광석 추모 '잊어야 한다는 마음으로'" (in Korean). 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
^ "아이유, '잊어야 한다는 마음으로' 뮤직비디오 본편 공개…고(故) 김광석 추모텐아시아". TenAsia (in Korean). 2018-01-05. Archived from the original on 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
^ "IU's "Autumn Morning" Takes Perfect All-Kill On Charts". Soompi. September 20, 2017.
^ "2017년 38주차 Digital Chart".
^ "A Flower Bookmark 2" (in Korean). IZM. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
^ "[Album review] IU's classics cover album lacks raw emotion". The Korea Herald. September 28, 2017.
^ "[Album review] K-pop singer IU shows continued growth, curiosity and creativity on her second tribute to the Korean songs of yesteryear, 꽃갈피 둘 EP". The 405. September 29, 2017. Archived from the original on May 29, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 41". Gaon. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
^ "World Albums: October 14, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
^ "2017년 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2020.
^ "Gaon Digital Chart - Week 38". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
^ "2017년 39주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 8, 2020.
^ "2017년 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2020.
^ "Year-end 2017 Album Chart (see #68)". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-01-12.

[billboard-1] Herman, Tamar (September 25, 2017). "IU Bares Her Old Soul on 'A Flower Bookmark #2' Album". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2017.

[2] Hwang, Kyoo-jeong (2017-09-30). "매니저에 미루지 않고 직접 대선배에 리메이크 허락받은 아이유 인성" [IU personally asked senior singers the permission to remake their songs]. Insight (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-11-03.

[3] "IU Gifts Fans With Special Anniversary Track 'Autumn Morning'". Billboard. September 18, 2017.

[4] "Watch: IU Parties It Up In "Last Night Story" MV And Gives Live Performance Of "Sleepless Rainy Night"". Soompi. September 22, 2017.

[5] "FAVE ENT 공식 트위터 on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-11-03.

[6] reaportal (2017-09-25). "IU's Latest Album Gets Delayed". koreaportal. Retrieved 2018-11-03.

[7] "아이유 측 "'꽃갈피 둘' 오프라인 앨범 발매 10월로 연기" [공식]" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-11-03.

[8] "[영상] 아이유, 故 김광석 추모 '잊어야 한다는 마음으로'" (in Korean). 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2018-11-03.

[9] "아이유, '잊어야 한다는 마음으로' 뮤직비디오 본편 공개…고(故) 김광석 추모텐아시아". TenAsia (in Korean). 2018-01-05. Archived from the original on 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2018-11-03.

[10] "IU's "Autumn Morning" Takes Perfect All-Kill On Charts". Soompi. September 20, 2017.

[11] "2017년 38주차 Digital Chart".

[12] "A Flower Bookmark 2" (in Korean). IZM. Retrieved 5 April 2018.

[13] "[Album review] IU's classics cover album lacks raw emotion". The Korea Herald. September 28, 2017.

[14] "[Album review] K-pop singer IU shows continued growth, curiosity and creativity on her second tribute to the Korean songs of yesteryear, 꽃갈피 둘 EP". The 405. September 29, 2017. Archived from the original on May 29, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.

[15] "Gaon Album Chart – Week 41". Gaon. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

[16] "World Albums: October 14, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

[17] "2017년 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2020.

[18] "Gaon Digital Chart - Week 38". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-28.

[19] "2017년 39주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 8, 2020.

[20] "2017년 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2020.

[21] "Year-end 2017 Album Chart (see #68)". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-01-12.

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A Flower Bookmark 2

Background and release

Reception

Commercial reception

Critical reception

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Single charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales

References

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