Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1 () is the first extended play by South Korean pop singer Psy, though it is treated as his sixth major album release due to the cancellation of its second installment. It was released on July 15, 2012, the same day "Gangnam Style" was released as the lead single. The EP has sold 106,594 copies in South Korea.
Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1 was released in a tin that had a fishbowl-like appearance. Inside the tin is a card that contains the album artwork, cards which contain artwork and lyrics for each of the songs (the artwork for "Gangnam Style" was different from the Germany-released single's art), a card for the credits, two cards of advertising from YG Entertainment and the CD. The whole ensemble is packaged in a white box printed with information.
Samples and covers The track "Year of 77" samples Switch's "I Call Your Name" (featuring Bobby DeBarge) from their album Switch II (1979). This sample contains vocals from that song. He also translated a part of the lyrics from "La Di Da Di" by Slick Rick feat. Doug E. Fresh to use here. South Korean recording artist Roy Kim covered "Blue/Tree Frog" on the eleventh episode of Mnet's talent competition series Superstar K4, where he was crowned the final winner of the show.
Cancellation of sequel In 2015, Psy addressed the lack of the follow-up for Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1, stated it was skipped because he wanted to move on from the popularity of "Gangnam Style" and start anew with the lucky number seven. He was also looking to release a studio album rather than EP, saying he "hasn't released that many" in his 15-year career.
Track listing
Notes Track 2 is a remake of the song under the same title, which was originally performed by South Korean one-man project band Toy, from their sixth studio album Thank You released in 2007. The title of track 4 literally means "Seventy-Seven 101".
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (2012) Peakposition Japanese Albums (Oricon) (subscription only) 92 South Korean Albums (Gaon) 1 US World Albums (Billboard) 2
Monthly charts Chart (July 2012) Peakposition South Korean Albums (Gaon) 5
Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position South Korean Albums (Gaon) 15
Sales come from the South Korean imported version.
Sales Chart Sales South Korea (Gaon) 129,688 Japan (Oricon) 10,534
Other songs charted Song Peak chart position Gaon KOR Hot "Passionate Goodbye" 4 6 "What Would Have Been?" 9 7 "Blue/Tree Frog" 9 17 "Year of 77" 10 13 "Never Say Goodbye" 14 29
References
Notes
External links
Official website