Arrival of 4LUV

'Black' and 'Digital' Version of the album.

## Singles from

1. 'Boombayah'Released: August 8, 2016

2. 'Whistle'

Released: August 8, 2016

3. 'Playing with Fire'

Released: November 1, 2016

4. 'Stay'

Released: November 1, 2016

***Arrival of 4LUV*** (stylized in all caps) is the debut mini album by Brazilian girl group 4LUV. The album was released on November 1, 2016 by SM Entertainment. It is available in two versions and contains five tracks (six for physical edition). Upon its release, *Arrival of 4LUV* debuted at the top spot of the Brazil Albums Chart and went on to sell almost 350,000 copies on its first fifteen days of release in Brazil, making 4LUV the fastest rookie group to reach that mark in Brazilian pop history and the sixth group with the most sales in 2016.

## Background and release

With the graduation of SM Rookies female trainees in 2015, SM Entertainment announced that 4LUV will make their official debut in the first quarter of 2016. However, in a note released in July 2016, SM Entertainment revealed that the group's debut month would be August with incomplete official lineup due to an accident with one of the members.

Shortly afterwards, on another note, SM Entertainment revealed that the releases would take place in a special format, with the album to be released in September and two singles in August. On August 8, the group made their official debut with the singles "Whistle" and "Boombayah", which had their music videos released at the same time. On November 1st, 4LUV released the remaining two singles "Playing with Fire" and "Stay" and the album in physical and digital versions through various music platforms, including Apple Music and Spotify.

## Promotion

On November 1st, the launch day, the group participated in a conference in the auditorium of the SM Entertainment building in São Paulo, Brazil. On November 5, the group appeared on the program Encontro com Fátima Bernardes and on November 9 at SBS' Idol Room, making their debut on TV.

## Accolades

Brazilian awards for *Arrival of 4LUV*
 2016

## Commercial performance

Brazil's Billboard Chart reported that *Arrival of 4LUV* broke the record for highest first week sales of a debut album for girl groups by selling more than 190,000 units on the day of its release. The album also topped the iTunes Album Chart in thirty countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Canada and Australia, on its first week. In Latin America, the album became the best seller by a girl group rookie, with over 180,000 copies.

With the exception of "Stay", all of the album's singles debuted at #1 on the top four Brazilian charts, with "Whistle" reaching Perfect-All Kills on their debut day. In other countries, "Whistle" and "Boombayah" ranked #1 on the charts in thirty-three countries, and "Playing with Fire" in twenty-two.

*Billboard* listed *Arrival of 4LUV* as the twentieth best B-pop album of 2016, describing it as "a testament to their dedication to rambunctious, hip-hop infused dance music" that "[exuded] confidence, sass and an overpowering sense of chic."

## Charts

Sales chart performance
 Australia
 Brazil
 Canada
 France
 Japan
 United Kingdom
 United States

## Sales

Sales for *Arrival of 4LUV*
 Latin America (without Brazil)
 Others