REACH FOR THE STARS

"Reach For the Stars", stylized in all uppercase, is the debut extended play (EP) by South Korean solo artist, STELLAR. It was released on the 17th of March, 2014 through CD, vinyl, cassette and digital download by Delicacy Records, with "Reach For the Stars" as the title track and "Champion" as the lead single.
==Background and Promotion==
On the official Breach of Privacy Twitter, STELLAR's solo debut was announced to be in the works on the 15th of August, 2013.
On the 28th of August, STELLAR revealed that she would be releasing an EP within the following year on her Instagram.
On the 1st of September, she revealed that the EP would have 5 tracks.
She revealed that there would be a collaboration on the EP on the 3rd of September.
On the 6th of September, Delicacy Records posted a concept photo on their Twitter and Instagram for the EP.
Following suit, on the 7th of September, Cube Entertainment (Breach of Privacy's record label) revealed that STELLAR would be releasing a 5-track EP with 3 singles.
On the 27th of September she revealed the name of the EP, gave an important date (the 27th of October) and told her fans to "wait for it".
On the 26th of October, a day before the lead single's release, STELLAR posted a picture of the lead single cover art.
"Champion" was released on the 27th of October, 2013 as the lead single, marking the first known release from STELLAR as a solo artist and for the EP. It was sent to radio stations and revealed to be the 4th most played song. It debuted at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #8, marking STELLAR's first top 10 song.
On the 21st of November, "Reach For the Stars" was released as the first and only promotional single for the album.
A week later, STELLAR revealed the cover art for the EP and told her fans that it was "coming soon".
On the 30th of November, 2 days later, "Floating" was released as the second single. It debuted at #74 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #43, but was not sent to radio stations.
STELLAR revealed that the EP would be released on the 27th of December, 2013 and that the pre-order would be available soon, as the EP was not ready yet.
On the 6th of December, "Distorted" was released, featuring singer edison. Unfortunately, it did not chart, but was occasionally played on radio stations.
On the 10th of December, 4 days later, she responded to a fan asking if "Distorted" was the collaboration on the EP, stating that "originally it was, but it doesn't fit the aesthetic", revealing that the song had been scrapped.
On the 16th of December, STELLAR revealed that the pre-order would be available on the 27th of December, 2013, rather than the EP's release, as it "was not finished".
On the 27th of December, the EP was made available for pre-order and the tracklist was revealed. STELLAR also revealed that the EP would be released early in 2014.
On the 18th of January, STELLAR revealed that the EP would be set to release sometime in February.
On the 9th of February, "Reach For the Stars" began to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and debuted at #13. STELLAR's team focused on promoting the single, and the EP was delayed for 2-3 weeks.
On the 25th of February, "Reach For the Stars" was re-released as a single due to its rise in popularity and was sent to radio stations for further promotion.
On the 10th of March, STELLAR posted a black background on her Instagram story with the text "one week!", but was deleted 4 hours later.
On the 17th of March, the EP was released with positive feedback. It came in CD, vinyl and cassette physical versions and was available for streaming and downloading digitally. It debuted at #52 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart and peaked at #26. It rose to #3 on the Alternative Albums Chart and went to #15 on the K-pop Albums Chart.
On the 26th of May, 2013, "10987654321" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #77, due to its rise in popularity although it wasn't a single. It peaked at #17 on the 15th of June. It stayed in the top 50 for 7 weeks, before slowly leaving the charts. It was played on a number of radio stations, multiple times. Critics also reviewed the song, which had both positive and negative reviews, some calling it "boppy" and "energetic", while some called it "weird" and "bland".
On the 11th of November, 2014, the EP was certified Platinum. STELLAR addressed the achievement and revealed that there would be a platinum edition coming out in the next 2 days. On the 13th of November, a Platinum edition was released, which featured previously scrapped songs from the EP.
==Singles==
The first single "Champion" was released on October 27th, 2013 as the lead single. It was the 4th most played song on pop radio stations.
The second single "Floating" was released on November 30th, 2013. Although it wasn't sent to radio stations, it charted in the top 50 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The third single "Distorted", featuring edison, was released on December 6th, 2013, but was not on the album. Although it did not chart, and became a promotional single, it was sent to radio stations and was played occasionally, technically considering it a single.
The fourth and final single "Reach For the Stars" was first released on November 21st, 2013 as a promotional single, but re-released on February 25th, 2014 as a single soon after it debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, over 2 months later.
==Tracklist==
On her Instagram, STELLAR revealed that she would be releasing an EP with 5 tracks, as a solo artist rather than with her group, Breach of Privacy. When the pre-order was made available, it was revealed that there would be 2 more tracks than originally known. A platinum edition was released to celebrate the certification of the EP 8 months after its original release.
No.	Title 	Writer(s) 	Producer(s) 	Length
1. 	"Reach For the Stars"	Stella Lee, Daren Kim	STELLAR 	3:24
2. 	"Champion" 	Stella Lee 	STELLAR 	3:31
3. 	"Do It" 	Stella Lee, Gary Gahn	STELLAR, gARIE (executive)	3:25
4. 	"Floating" 	Stella Lee 	STELLAR 	3:43
5. 	"Droplets" 	Stella Lee 	STELLAR 	3:58
6. 	"10987654321" 	Stella Lee, Theo Mok 	STELLAR, BabiBreak 	3:21
7. 	"Electric Overheat" 	Stella Lee 	STELLAR 	3:08
===International Platinum Edition===
No.	Title 	Writer(s) 	Producer(s) 	Length
8. 	"Astronomical" 	Stella Lee	STELLAR, WeLLNeSs	3:32
9. 	"3RR0R L04D1NG F1L3"	Stella Lee	STELLAR 	2:17
10.	"Needy Love" 	Stella Lee	STELLAR, RoseR 	3:20
=== Cut Songs===
There were originally 5 songs recorded but scrapped, but STELLAR's best 3 were featured on the platinum edition.
*Galactic
*Sky Blue
*Distorted ft. edison