A Flower Bookmark 3
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| Released | May 27, 2025 | |||
| Length | 21:56 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Label | Edam | |||
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| Singles from A Flower Bookmark 3 | ||||
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A Flower Bookmark 3 (Korean: 꽃갈피 셋; RR: Kkotgalpi set) is the third cover extended play and tenth overall by South Korean singer-songwriter IU, following her previous A Flower Bookmark (2014) and A Flower Bookmark 2 (2017). It was released on May 27, 2025, by Edam Entertainment, and contains six tracks including the lead single "Never Ending Story". Like her previous cover EP, A Flower Bookmark 3 features cover versions of nostalgic K-pop songs popularized from the late 1980s to the early 2000s.[2]
Background
[edit]In 2014, IU released her first cover EP, titled A Flower Bookmark which featured K-pop songs popularized from the 1980s to 1990s. In 2017, she released a follow up EP of the same title, A Flower Bookmark 2 which featured songs from the 1960s to 2000s.
On May 17, 2025, she released multiple concept photos, mirroring the album artwork of the tracks she planned to include on the EP. The teaser featured a recreation of the individual album artworks of W.H.I.T.E's Dream Come True (1996), Seo Taiji's 7th Issue (2004), Roller Coaster's Absolute (2002), Park Hye-kyung's Feel Me (2002), and Shin Joong-hyun's Golden (1988).[3]
On the 19th, pre-orders were opened for the EP, and she released additional concept photos and teaser for the song, "Red Sneakers".[4]
Two music videos were released for "Never Ending Story" and "A Beautiful Person", with South Korean actor Heo Nam-jun and singer and actor Cha Eun-woo making special appearances.[5][6] The music video for "Never Ending Story" was directed by Lee Rae-kyung, who previously directed the music videos for IU's "Palette" and "Through the Night", and pays homage to the 1998 film Christmas in August.[7]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Red Sneakers" (빨간 운동화; Ppalgan undonghwa) |
| Park Hye-kyung | Lee Jin-na | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Never Ending Story" | Kim Tae-won | Kim Tae-won | Seo Dong-hwan | 3:44 |
| 3. | "October 4th" (10월 4일; Si-wol sa-il) | Seo Taiji | Seo Taiji | Gu-reum | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Last Scene" (featuring Wonstein) | Joe Won-sun | Joe Won-sun |
| 4:03 |
| 5. | "A Beautiful Person" (미인; Miin; featuring Balming Tiger) |
| Balming Tiger (Unsinkable, Leesuho, bj wnjn, San Yawn) | 3:30 | |
| 6. | "Square's Dream" (네모의 꿈; Nemoui kkum) | Yoo Young-seok | Yoo Young-seok |
| 3:21 |
| Total length: | 21:56 | ||||
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] | 50 |
| Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[9] | 20 |
| South Korean Albums (Circle)[10] | 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ Shin, Dong-gyu (June 11, 2025). "A Flower Bookmark 3". IZM. Archived from the original on June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ Lee, Soo-hyun (March 19, 2025). 아이유 '꽃갈피 셋', 오늘(19일) 예약 판매 시작...트랙 리스트 향한 궁금증 계속 (in Korean). Retrieved May 24, 2025 – via Nate News.
- ^ 아이유, 서태지→박혜경 소환...'꽃갈피 셋' 역대급 오마주 온다 (in Korean). Retrieved May 24, 2025 – via Nate News.
- ^ 아이유, '꽃갈피 셋' 트랙 티저 영상 등 공개...아날로그 감성 '눈길' (in Korean). Retrieved May 24, 2025 – via Nate News.
- ^ Ji, Seung-hoon (May 28, 2025). 아이유 8년만 리메이크 앨범, 통했다...음원차트 올킬 [IU's remake album after 8 years, a hit... Sweeps all music charts] (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. Archived from the original on May 30, 2025. Retrieved May 30, 2025 – via Naver.
- ^ An, Tae-hyun (May 29, 2025). 아이유, '미인' MV 공개...차은우와 빛나는 비주얼 호흡 [IU, 'A Beautiful Person' MV released... Shining visual chemistry with Cha Eun-woo] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on May 30, 2025. Retrieved May 30, 2025 – via Naver.
- ^ Park, Seo-hyun (May 27, 2025). 아이유 '꽃갈피 셋' 오늘(27일) 발매..원슈타인·바밍타이거 등 참여 (in Korean). Retrieved May 30, 2025 – via Naver.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2025-06-16/p/5" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Digital Albums: June 9, 2025" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ "Circle Album Chart – Week 22 of 2025". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2025.