One Shot, Two Shot is the first Korean extended play by South Korean singer-songwriter BoA. Released digitally on February 20, 2018, by her native label SM Entertainment with Iriver as the distributor, the extended play is the singer's first major Korean release in nearly three years since her eighth Korean studio album Kiss My Lips (2015), and subsequently her second major release in 2018 just one week after releasing Watashi Kono Mama de li no Kana, her first Japanese album in over four years also.

Composition

Featuring seven new tracks that center around the singer's "alternate perspectives and approaches to matured romance", the extended play incorporates "heavy-bass" deep house and EDM genres, while seeing BoA exploring herself in new genres, such as trap and hip-hop. Wanting to "breathe some freshness" into her discography, the singer went on to collaborate with rapper Junoflo and producer Chancellor, whom also contributed lyrically and musically to the extended play along with several other producers, such as Yoo Young-jin, Devine Channel, Josh Cumbee, Tayla Parx, Micah Powell, Mike Daley, Mitchell Owens, Harvey Mason Jr., The Stereotypes, and more.

Reception

Upon its release, One Shot, Two Shot received positive reviews from critics, whom regarded the extended play as one of her best releases, further praising its mature sound comparing to her previous release. It was, however, a moderate commercial success in her native country, becoming her fifth top-ten entry on the Gaon Album Chart, as well as her second top-ten entry on the Billboard World Albums chart. To further promote the extended play, three singles were released in between 2017 and 2018; namely "Camo", "Nega Dola", and the titular "One Shot, Two Shot".

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."One Shot, Two Shot"BoAGradesCaroline AilinSophia PaeGrades3:31
2."Everybody Knows"Yoo Young-jinYoo Young-jinDevine ChannelRyan HendersonRichard BeynonAurora PfeifferLena LeonYoo Young-jinDevine ChannelRyan HendersonRichard Beynon3:36
3."Nega Dola (내가 돌아)"JQKang Eun-yooOn-gyulHyun Ji-wonBoAAfshin SalmaniJosh CumbeeSara ForsbergYoo Young-jinAFSHeeNJosh Cumbee2:56
4."Your Song" (featuring Junoflo)JQSeolim (Makeumine Works)Micah PowellTayla ParxTKDevine ChannelJunofloMicah Powell3:32
5."Recollection"BoABoAMike DaleyRodnae 'Chikk' BellMitchell OwensMike DaleyMitchell Owens3:38
6."Always, All Ways" (featuring Chancellor)Jam FactoryThe StereotypesKam ParkerRoseThe Stereotypes3:42
7."Camo"Cho Yoon-kyungHarvey Mason Jr.Britt BurtonKevin RandolphHarvey Mason Jr.Kevin Randolph3:19
8."One Shot, Two Shot" (instrumental)GradesCaroline AilinSophia PaeGrades3:31
Total length:27:45

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)6
US World Albums (Billboard)7

Sales

RegionSales
South Korea (Gaon)9,628

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
WorldwideFebruary 20, 2018Digital downloadSM Entertainment
South KoreaSM Entertainment, iRiver
February 21, 2018CD