South Korean-based girl group AOA have released three studio albums, one compilation album, six extended plays, five single albums, nineteen singles (including 14 digital singles in Korean and five physical singles in Japan), and four promotional singles.
Formed by FNC Entertainment, AOA debuted in July 2012 with the release of their first single album, Angels' Story, and its single Elvis. Three months later, they released a second single album, Wanna Be, in October 2012. In 2013, they released two more single albums, Moya (as a sub-unit AOA Black) and Red Motion, in July and October respectively. A fifth single album titled Miniskirt was released in January 2014, which spawned the first Top 20 single on the Gaon Singles Chart for the group. In 2014, AOA returned twice more times with the release their first and second EPs, Short Hair and Like a Cat, in June and November respectively. The third EP, Heart Attack (2015), becomes the group's best-selling album in Korean with total sales of more than 47,000 physical copies. AOA's fourth EP titled Good Luck, which was released in May 2016, sold more than 40,000 physical copies as of December 2016. In January 2017, AOA released their debut Korean studio album titled Angel's Knock. One year hiatus after the member Choa's departure, the group returned with their fifth EP, Bingle Bangle, released on May 28, 2018. AOA returned with their sixth EP, New Moon, released on November 26, 2019.
A Japanese version of AOA's breakout hit, "Miniskirt," was released as their debut Japanese-language single in October 2014 and peaked at number 13 on the Oricon Singles Chart. AOA then released their debut Japanese studio album titled Ace of Angels one year later in October 2015. The Japanese versions of "Like a Cat" and "Heart Attack" were also released as singles, reaching number four and number six respectively on the Oricon Singles Chart. Their fourth and first original Japanese single, "Give Me the Love," featuring vocals of Takanori Nishikawa was released in April 2016. AOA's fifth Japanese single, "Good Luck," was released in August 2016. In November 2016, AOA released their second Japanese studio album titled Runway. Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions, and sales Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesKORPeaks on the Gaon Album Chart: Angel's Story: Wanna Be: Red Motion: Miniskirt: Short Hair: Like a Cat: Heart Attack: Angel's Knock: Bingle Bangle: New Moon: JPNUS World Ace of Angels Released: October 14, 2015 (JPN) Label: Delicious Deli, Universal Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — 2 — rowspan="2" Runway Released: November 30, 2016 (JPN) Label: Virgin Music, Universal Music Format: CD, digital download, streaming — 5 — Angel's Knock Released: January 2, 2017 (KOR) Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 3 39 5 KOR: 35,013 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected details Title Album detailsAOA Best Songs for Asia Released: September 26, 2014 (TWN) Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download
Single albums + List of single albums, with selected details, chart positions, and sales Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesKOR Angels' Story Released: July 30, 2012 Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 8 KOR: 2,987 Wanna Be Released: October 10, 2012 Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 5 KOR: 4,406 Red Motion Released: October 14, 2013 Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 12 KOR: 7,378Cumulative sales for Red Motion:
Miniskirt Released: January 16, 2014 Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 9 KOR: 14,653Cumulative sales for Miniskirt:
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions, and sales Title EP details Peak chartpositions SalesKORJPNUS WorldShort Hair Released: June 19, 2014 Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 4 — — KOR: 16,196Total sales:Like a Cat Released: November 11, 2014 Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 3 — — KOR: 22,259Total sales:Heart Attack Released: June 22, 2015 Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 2 — 5 KOR: 47,094Total sales:Good Luck Released: May 16, 2016 Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 2 48 7 KOR: 40,282Bingle Bangle Released: May 28, 2018 Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 3 — 10 KOR: 21,872New Moon Released: November 26, 2019 Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 3 — — KOR: 15,553 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album KORPeak positions on the Gaon Digital Chart: "Elvis": "Get Out": "Confused": "Miniskirt": "Short Hair": "Like a Cat": "Bingle Bangle": "Come See Me": KORHotPeaks on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100: All unless stated otherwise: "Elvis": "Confused": "Miniskirt": "Short Hair": JPN USWorld Korean "Elvis" 2012 69 87 — — rowspan="3" Angels' Story "Get Out" 77 88 — — Wanna Be "Confused" 2013 40 38 — —Red Motion "Miniskirt" 2014 11 8 — — KOR: 1,104,681Miniskirt "Short Hair" 5 4 — — KOR: 954,508 Short Hair "Like a Cat" 5 — 7 KOR: 1,135,544Cumulative sales for "Like A Cat": Like a Cat "Heart Attack" 2015 2 — 7 KOR: 1,604,763Cumulative sales for "Heart Attack": Heart Attack "Good Luck" 2016 2 — 5 KOR: 672,022 Good Luck "Excuse Me"2017 22 — 6 KOR: 570,632Cumulative sales for "Excuse Me": Angel's Knock "Bing Bing" 47 — 15 KOR: 90,215Cumulative sales for "Bing Bing":
"Bingle Bangle" 2018 4 3 — — rowspan="3" Bingle Bangle "Sorry" 2019 — — — — Queendom Final Comebackand New Moon"Come See Me" 51 29 — 8 New Moon Japanese "Miniskirt" 2014 — — 13 — rowspan="5" Ace of Angels "Like a Cat" 2015 — — 4 — "Heart Attack" — — 6 — "Give Me the Love" 2016 — — 3 — Runway "Good Luck" — — 3 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, showing year released and album nameTitleYearAlbum"Oh Boy" 2015 Ace of Angels"Wow War Tonight: Toki ni wa Okose yo Movement" 2016 Runway "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Other charted songs + List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions and sales figures, showing year released and album nameTitleYearPeak chartpositionsAlbumKORKORHotUSWorld"Luv Me" 2015 99 — —Heart Attack"Egotistic" 2019 108 92 14 Queendom: Cover Contest Part 1 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Videography
DVDs 2014: AOA's Hot Summer Photobook 2015: 1st Concert in Japan "ANGELS WORLD 2015 ~Oh BOY ACADEMY~" Digest 2016: AOA Summer Concert in Japan 〜Angels World 2016〜 at Tokyo Dome City Hall
Music videos
+ List of music videos, with other versions, showing year released Title Year Director Other version(s) Ref. Korean"Elvis" 2012 Hong Won-ki (Zanybros) Band Version "Get Out" "Moya" (as AOA Black) 2013 "Confused" "Miniskirt" 2014 Extended Cut Version "Short Hair" "Like a Cat" "Heart Attack 2015 Choreography Version "I'm Jelly Baby" (as AOA Cream) 2016 "Good Luck" "Excuse Me" 2017 "Bing Bing" "Bingle Bangle" 2018 Ziyong Kim (FantazyLab) "Come See Me" 2019 Kim Ja-Kyoung (Flexible Pictures) Japanese"Miniskirt" 2014 Hong Won-ki (Zanybros) "Like a Cat" 2015 Dance Version "Heart Attack" Dance Version "Oh Boy" Dance Version "Give Me the Love" (feat. Takanori Nishikawa) 2016 Dance Version "Good Luck" "Wow War Tonight 〜Get On Up Join Our Movement (Girls Version)" Dance Version
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