Bran New Kiss is the fifth extended play

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 released by South Korean boy band

Boy band

A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...

 U-KISS

U-Kiss

U-KISS is a South Korean boy band formed by NH Media in 2008. The members of the group are Soohyun, Eli, Kevin, Dongho, Kiseop, Hoon and AJ . Alexander and Kibum became former members, when their contracts were terminated in early 2011,The group has released two full-length albums, five extended...

. It is the first EP to feature the third line-up, introducing new members Hoon and AJ, after members Alexander and Ki Bum

Marumir

Kim Kibum Born on December 29, 1990 in Seoul, South Korea to Korean parents and an older brother, who is most famously known as SS501's maknae Kim Hyung Jun. Kibum made his music debut in 2006 with the k-pop group XING, alongside Cheon Hye Sung, Yume, and Kevin Woo. But a year after debuting with...

's contracts were terminated.

Release

On March 23, U-Kiss revealed their first teaser for their upcoming EP. The second video teaser followed on the 25th. The music video was released March 29, the same day as the digital download, via Youtube. An alternate version of the music video for "0330", noted as the "Drama Version", was released on April 1st via Mnet

Mnet Media

Mnet Media is a South Korean entertainment company under the label CJ Group, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It produces, broadcasts, distributes and provides variety of music and entertainment. Once the home to top-selling groups such as Lee Hyori and SG Wannabe...

.

The digital version of the album was released on March 30, 2011 and the physical on April 1st in South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

. A Japanese version of the EP was released on August 24, 2011 in 3 versions: 2 CD+DVD and CD only. The CD only edition comes with a Japanese version of the single "0330". The album debuted on the Oricon

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 chart at #5 on the first day of release, eventually climbing to #3 the following day.

The single "0330" off the album debuted on the Hanteo Single Charts, one of South Korea's official music charts, at number one due to high digital download sales and airway play.

Track listing

Album chart

Chart	Peak position
South Korea Gaon Gaon Chart The Gaon Chart is a national record chart of South Korea. It is complied by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; with an aim to create a national chart for Korea similar to the Billboard charts and Oricon charts... Weekly album chart	2
South Korea Gaon Monthly album chart	9
Japan Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Daily albums chart	3
Japan Oricon Weekly albums chart	7
Japan Oricon Monthly albums chart	39

Single chart

Song	Peak position
	Gaon Chart Gaon Chart The Gaon Chart is a national record chart of South Korea. It is complied by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; with an aim to create a national chart for Korea similar to the Billboard charts and Oricon charts...
"0330"	27

Sales and certifications

Chart	Amount
Gaon physical sales	19,194
Oricon physical sales	13,012

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...	March 30, 2011	Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...	NH Media LOEN Entertainment LOEN Entertainment LOEN Entertainment , formerly Seoul Records , is a South Korean record label which distributes some of its bigger compatriots.-About the Company:...
	April 1, 2011	CD
Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	August 24, 2011	CD, Digital download	Avex Group
Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...	September 5, 2011	CD	Sony Music
Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...	October 22, 2011		Sony Ivory
Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...	September 8, 2011	CD+DVD	Alpha Music