2012 single album by SMTOWN
PYL Younique Volume 1 Released October 31, 2012 (South Korea ) Recorded 2012 Studio SM Booming System SM Yellow Tail Studio Ingrid Studio Genre Dance Length 9 :42 Language Korean Label Producer
"Lookin'" Released: October 16, 2012
"My Lifestyle" Released: October 18, 2012
"Maxstep" Released: October 31, 2012
"Maxstep" on YouTube
PYL Younique Volume 1 is a single album by SMTOWN released on 31 October 2012. It is the first collaboration project between the auto-mobile manufacturing company Hyundai and the record label agency S.M. Entertainment , both headquartered in Seoul , South Korea.
The single album contains three previously released digital singles "Lookin'" by BoA featuring The Quiett ,[ 1] "My Lifestyle" by Girls' Generation 's Jessica Jung featuring Dok2 ,[ 2] and the "Maxstep" by Younique Unit which includes Super Junior 's Eunhyuk , Girls' Generation's Hyoyeon , Shinee 's Taemin , Super Junior-M 's Henry , Exo-K 's Kai and Exo-M 's Lu Han .[ 3]
PYL is a Hyundai Motor Company marketing project; meaning Premium Younique Lifestyle. The cars that are associated with it are the Hyundai Veloster , Hyundai i30 and the Hyundai i40 .[ 4]
PYL Younique Volume 1 , the collaborative music album created by Hyundai and the record label agency S.M. Entertainment , was released on October 31, 2012.[ 5]
Title Lyrics Music Arrangement 1. "Lookin'" (BoA featuring The Quiett ) 2:49 2. "My Lifestyle" (Jessica featuring Dok2 ) Toby Gad Marissa Renee Shipp 3:06 3. "Maxstep" (Younique Unit) Yoo Young-jin Yoo Young-jin Yoo Young-jin 3:47 Total length: 9:42
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Single
Artist
Peak positions
Remarks
KOR
KOR
Gaon [ 6]
Billboard
October 16, 2012
"Lookin'"
BoA feat. The Quiett
19
44
[ 7]
October 18, 2012
"My Lifestyle"
Jessica feat. Dok2
34
30
[ 8]
October 31, 2012
"Maxstep"
Younique Unit
228
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[ 9]
Credits and personnel [ edit ] Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[ 10]
SM Entertainment – executive producer
Lee Soo-man – producer
BoA – vocals, background vocals (track 1)
Jessica – vocals, background vocals (track 2)
Younique Unit – vocals (track 3)
The Quiett – vocals, lyrics (track 1)
Dok2 – vocals, lyrics (track 2)
Stella Attar – producer (track 1) , composition, arrangement (track 1)
Will Simms – producer (track 1) , composition, arrangement (track 1)
Toby Gad – producer (track 2) , composition, arrangement (track 2)
Marissa Renee Shipp – producer (track 2) , composition, arrangement (track 2)
Junggigo – lyrics (track 1)
Soulful Monster – lyrics (track 2)
Yoo Young-jin – producer (track 3) , lyrics, composition , arrangement , background vocals, recording, mixing, digital editing (track 3) , music and sound supervisor (all tracks)
Taesung Kim – vocal directing (track 1–2) , recording (track 1–2)
Kenzie – vocal directing (track 3)
Jung Eun-kyung – recording (track 2–3) , digital editing (all tracks)
Kim Ji-eun – recording (track 1–2)
Gu Jong-pil – recording, mixing (track 1)
Lee Seong-ho – mixing (track 2)
Jeon Hoon – mastering (all tracks)
^ "BoA releases "LOOKIN" ft. The Quiett for Hyundai's 'Premium Younique Lifestyle' campaign" . Allkpop . October 16, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2013 .
^ "Jessica sings "My Lifestyle" (ft. Dok2) for Hyundai's 'PYL Younique Album' " . Allkpop . October 18, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2013 .
^ "SM Entertainment's dance unit 'Younique' releases "MAXSTEP" MV" . Allkpop . October 31, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2013 .
^ PYL site
^ Janine Bower (October 16, 2012). "PYL Younique Album To Bring Together SM, Hyundai and More" . MTV K . Retrieved September 2, 2015 .
^ "Maxstep – 2012년 45주차 Digital Chart" . Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
^ "Younique Album LOOKIN' " (in Korean). Naver . October 16, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2013 .
^ "Younique Album My Lifestyle" (in Korean). Naver . October 18, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2013 .
^ "Younique Album MAXSTEP" (in Korean). Naver . October 31, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2013 .
^ SMTOWN (2012). PYL Younique Volume 1 (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment; Dreamus. Credits.
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