Growing Up (IU album)

Growing Up is the first Korean-language studio album by South Korean singer-songwriter IU. It was released on April 23, 2009, as a follow-up to her 2008 debut mini-album Lost and Found. Two of the album's 16 tracks, "Boo" and "You Know (있잖아) (Rock Ver.)", were released as singles.[1]

Growing Up
Studio album by IU
Released	April 23, 2009
Recorded	2009 LOEN Studio, Seoul, South Korea Booming Studio, Seoul, South Korea Vitamin Studio, Seoul, South Korea Knuckles Korea Studio, Seoul, South Korea
Genre	K-pop
Length	56:21
Label	LOEN Entertainment
Producer	Choi Gap-won
IU chronology
Lost and Found (2008) Growing Up (2009) IU...IM (2009)
Singles from Growing Up
"Boo" Released: April 23, 2009 "You Know (Rock Ver.)" Released: June 30, 2009

Background

Growing Up consists of 16 tracks. The album's title track "Boo" is composed by Han Sang-Won, who is best known for his melodies in songs "On days when I miss you" by Park Ji-Hun of V.O.S., and "Don't go, don't go, don't go" by Wanted. "Boo" is about a "charming friend of the opposite gender"; the lyrics tell the story of a haughty girl who does not care for the men around her. She falls in love with a boy to whom she had never given much thought. The follow-up song from the album, "You Know (Rock Ver.)", is the rock version of IU's song "You Know", which was more popular than the original version. The song portrays a young girl as she candidly expresses her feelings to the person with whom she is infatuated.[2]

Music videos

On May 16, 2011, the music videos for "Boo" and "You Know (있잖아) (Rock ver.)" were released through Loen Entertainment's official YouTube channel.[3]

Track listing

CD/Digital download[4]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Looking at You" (바라보기 Barabogi)	Choi Gap-won	PJ	PJ	3:23
2.	"Boo"	Han Sang-won, Choi Gap-won	Han Sang-won	Han Sang-won, Yoon Young-min	3:23
3.	"Pitiful" (가여워 Gayeowo)	Choi Gap-won	PJ, Choi Gap-won	PJ	3:20
4.	"A Dreamer [lower-alpha 1]"	Choi Gap-won	Kim Jin-hoon	Kim Jin-hoon	4:15
5.	"Every Sweet Day"	Lee Seung-min, Choi Gap-won	Han Sang-won	Han Sang-won	3:29
6.	"Lost Child" (미아 Mia)	Choi Gap-won	Min Woong-shik, Lee Jong-hoon	Lee Jong-hoon	3:42
7.	"Four Without Me" (나 말고 넷 Na Malgo Net)	Choi Gap-won	PJ, Kim Young-hwan	PJ	3:10
8.	"You Know[lower-alpha 2] (Feat. Mario)" (있잖 아 Itjana)	Choi Gap-won, Seo Jung-jin	Seo Jung-jin, Kim Se-jin	Choi Gap-won	3:21
9.	"Graduation Day" (졸업하는 날 Joreophaneun Nal)	Choi Gap-won	Lee Jong-hoon	Lee Jong-hoon	3:44
10.	"Feel So Good"	Choi Gap-won	PJ	PJ	4:03
11.	"Ugly Duckling" (미운 오리 Miun Ori)	Choi Gap-won	PJ	PJ, Kim Young-hwan	3:28
12.	"Face to Face (After Looking at You)" (마주보기 (바라보기 그 후) Majubogi (Barabogi Geu Hu))	Choi Gap-won	PJ	PJ	3:23
13.	"Lost Child (Acoustic Ver.)" (미아 Mia)	Choi Gap-won	Min Woong-shik, Lee Jong-hoon	Min Woong-shik, Lee Jong-hoon	3:47
14.	"You Know[lower-alpha 3] (Rock Ver.)" (있잖 아 Itjana)	Choi Gap-won, Seo Jung-jin	Seo Jung-jin, Kim Se-jin	Seo Jung-jin, Kim Se-jin	3:10
15.	"Boo (Instrumental)"		Han Sang-won	Han Sang-won, Yoon Young-min	3:23
16.	"Pitiful (Instrumental)" (가여워 Gayeowo)		PJ, Choi Gap-won	PJ	3:20
Total length:					56:21

Promotion

On April 23, 2009, IU began her first week of promotions through KBS's Music Bank. IU chose "Hey (있잖아) (Rock version)" as her follow-up single and performed it on various music programs after promotions for "Boo" had finished.

Charts

Chart performance for Up

Chart (2012)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[5]	6

Notes

1. uncredited rapping by korean rapper BIZNIZ
2. alternatively titled "Well..." and "Hey"
3. alternatively titled "Well... (Rock Ver.)" and "Hey (Rock Ver.)"

References

1. "IU Back with Cutesy Image". April 20, 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
2. "앨범 정보" (in Korean). Melon. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
3. "IU unveils music video for "Boo"". LOEN Entertainment.
4. "1집 Growing Up" (in Korean). Naver Music. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
5. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 1, 2012". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 12, 2020.

External links

• IU Official website