Mastermind (EP)

Mastermind
EP by Beast
Released	September 30, 2010 (2010-09-30) (see release history)
Recorded	2010
Genre	K-pop, dance-pop, electrohop, R&B
Length	15:50
Language	Korean
Label	Cube Entertainment
Producer	Hong Shin-seong
Beast chronology
Shock of the New Era (2010) Mastermind (2010) Lights go on again (2010)
Singles from Mastermind
"주먹을 꽉 쥐고 (Jumeogeul Kkwak Jwigo)" Released: September 17, 2010 "숨 (Soom)" Released: September 30, 2010

Mastermind is the third mini-album played by South Korean boy band Beast^[1], and was released by Cube Entertainment on September 30, 2010. The lead single "Soom" is composed by Shinsadong Tiger and Choi Gyusung with lyrics written by both the composers, Rado and member Yong Junhyung. The song "Break Down" is created by Lim Sanghyuk and Lee Joohyung.^[1]

The song "Mastermind" just like the title of the album, will serve as the intro track with the word meaning, “someone who can control other object with ease.” It has the hidden meaning of Beast wanting to remove the rookie image and state of the public that they want to show their own style of music.^[1]

History

On September 16, 2010, Cube Entertainment announced that Beast will be revealing a ballad-R&B single off of their third album prior to Beast's comeback. On September 17 at 10AM KST, "Jumeogeul Kkwak Jwigo" was revealed on an online music site.^[2] "Jumeogeul Kkwak Jwigo" rose up to first place on various music sites.^[3]

On September 24 at 10AM KST, a teaser video for the lead single, "Soom" was released on Beast's official homepage and other various online portal sites. Due to the visit from the fans waiting for the release of the video Beast's comeback, it caused an enormous amount of traffic that even caused the server to go down for a moment.^[3] In the teaser, member Yong Jun Hyung was seen laying on the ground where Son Naeun, dressed in red, put on an oxygen mask for him and gains conscience. Other scenes in the teaser video showed Lee Gi Kwang and Jang Hyun Seung dancing and showing off their muscular builds in the rain.^[3]

On September 25 and 26, teaser audio clips for "Soom" was revealed on KBS's COOL FM Narsha's Raise the Volume. A military-look concept photo for Mastermind was revealed on September 27 showing off Beast's manly side along with a chic modern feel.^[4]

Beast released the full music video to "Soom" on September 28 and made a comeback on KBS's Music Bank on September 30 performing "Breath" and a shorter version of "Mastermind".

Choreography

The dance for "Soom" was choreographed by Haw from South Korean hip hop dance crew, Prepix^[5] and co-choreographed by Mike Song from Kabba Modern.

Tracklisting

※ Bold at the space of "Tracks" means promotional singles in each album.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Mastermind"	Shinsadong Tiger, Yong Junhyung	Shinsadong Tiger	1:35
2.	"숨 (Soom) [1]" ("Breath")	Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Gyusung, Rado, Yong Junhyung	Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Gyusung	3:31
3.	"V.I.U (Very Important U)"	Super Changthai	Super Changthai	3:06
4.	"Break Down"	Lim Sanghyuk, Lee Joohyung	Lim Sanghyuk, Lee Joohyung	3:35
5.	"주먹을 꽉 쥐고 (Jumeogeul Kkwak Jwigo)" ("Clenching a Tight Fist")	Ahn Youngmin	Ahn Youngmin	4:02
Total length:				15:50

Charts

Album chart Chart Peak position Gaon album chart[6] 2

Single chart Song Peak position Gaon Chart[6] "Soom" 4 "Clenching a Tight Fist" 10

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
South Korea	September 28, 2010	Digital download	Cube Entertainment
	September 30, 2010	CD

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "YES24 - /음반/ 비스트 (Beast) - 3rd Mini Album : Mastermind". YES24. http://www.yes24.com/24/goods/4220087?scode=032&OzSrank=1. Retrieved 2010-09-18. 
2. ^ "‘9월말 컴백’ 비스트, ‘주먹을 꽉 쥐고’ 17일 선공개". Break News. 2010-09-16. http://n.breaknews.com/sub_read.html?uid=145575&section=sc4. Retrieved 2010-10-01. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Hyung-woo, Kim (2010-09-24). "컴백 비스트 파격변신 예고 ‘티저공개에 서버다운’ 대박조짐". Newsen. http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201009241034041002. Retrieved 2010-10-01. 
4. ^ Uhn-hyuk, Lee (2010-09-27). "‘컴백 초읽기’ 비스트, 밀리터리룩 콘셉트사진 최초공개". Newsen. http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201009270945411002. Retrieved 2010-10-01. 
5. ^ Ji-eun, Baek (2010-09-23). "비스트, 신곡 '숨' 스포일러 영상 떴다". Newsen. http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype2.htm?ut=1&name=/news/entertainment/201009/20100924/a9x75131.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-01. 
6. ^ ^{a b} (Korean) "Gaon Search - BEAST". Gaon. August 6, 2011. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?Search_str=%EB%B9%84%EC%8A%A4%ED%8A%B8. 

External links

• (Korean) Beast Official website