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}} }} ''A Flower Bookmark'' () is the first cover extended play (eighth overall) by South Korean singer-songwriter and actress IU. It is also her sixth Korean-language mini-album. The EP was released on May 16, 2014, the singer's birthday, by LOEN Entertainment under its imprint LOEN Tree. Unlike her previous works, ''A Flower Bookmark'' features cover versions of nostalgic K-pop songs popularized from 1980s to 1990s. The album is her first Korean-language release after seven months since ''Modern Times'' (2013). The EP was successful both commercially and critically. It spawned two hit singles; the lead single "My Old Story" and "The Meaning of You". The former topped ''Billboard'' Korea K-Pop Hot 100,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.billboard.co.kr/?c=chart&m=k100&basedate=20140521 )〕 while the latter was ranked at the top of Gallup Korea's "Song of the Year" in 2014. In particular, the latter has gone to sell more than two million digital copies since release, even outselling the album's lead track. The EP also earned IU a MelOn Music Award for Artist of the Year, and a nomination for Album of the Year. ''Billboard'' magazine listed the album at number three on its list of "Best K-Pop Albums of 2014".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/6397820/best-k-pop-albums-2014 )〕 A limited LP edition, featuring a bonus track "Eoheoya Dunggidunggi", was available for sale. As of , the album has sold over 50,000 physical copies and five million digital singles in the singer's native country (see Chart performance). ==Background and release== ''A Flower Bookmark'' consists of cover versions of nostalgic K-pop songs popularized from 1980s to 1990s, including "My Old Story" (Jo Deok-bae, 1985), "Flower" (Kim Kwang-seok, 1991), "Pierrot Smiles at Us" (Kim Wan-sun, 1990), "When Love Passes By" (Lee Moon-se, 1987), "The Meaning of You" (Sanulrim, 1984), "Dreams in Summer Night" (Kim Hyun-sik, 1988), and "Boom Ladi Dadi" (Clon, 1996). On May 15, a video teaser for ''A Flower Bookmark'' was uploaded on LOEN Entertainment's official YouTube channel. The teaser features Kim Wan-sun, the original singer of "Pierrot Smiles at Us" (). The official music video for the title track "My Old Story" (), starring actor Choi Woo-shik, was released via YouTube on the same day. The whole album was released on the following day. After the album's release, "My Old Story" reached a perfect all-kill status. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Flower Bookmark」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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