All About Luv

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 Genre
 Length
 Language
 Label

2. "Love U"Released: September 20, 2019
3. "Someone's Someone"Released: October 4, 2019
4. "Middle of the Night"Released: December 6, 2019
5. "You Can't Hold My Heart"Released: April 17, 2020

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***All About Luv*** is the sixth studio album and first English-language album by the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released through Epic Records on February 14, 2020. Its release was preceded by several sporadically released singles, including "Who Do U Love?" featuring French Montana and "Love U". The album ranked number five on the US *Billboard* 200 and number seven on the US *Rolling Stone* Top 200.

## Background

The album is a pop-oriented album with "electro-pop and R&B melodies", a noted difference from the dance music on their Korean releases. The album features the vocals of Wonho, who left the group in October 2019.

## Promotion

The band performed at various locations in and around Los Angeles on the day of the album's release, also holding meet-and-greet and Q&A sessions at Tower Records and The Roxy. Several events on the east coast of the United States were held on February 19 and 20—a release party at the Paramount in Huntington, New York, as well as an appearance at the LiveNation store in Manhattan, and a performance at Chelsea Music Hall.

The band released a new version of the song "Middle of the Night", with new lyrics inspired by the 2020 animated film *Ben 10: The Movie*. The song was used on the end credits of the film.

Monsta X was to tour the United States throughout June and July 2020 in support of the album, but the tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Critical reception

Tamar Herman of *Billboard* called the album a "pure blown pop album full of tracks that relay the emotions of romance" with a focus on "an overwhelming sense of sentimentality and smoothness". It was also described as "an effective and often charming throwback to the harmonizing and hook construction of a bygone era" and as "a time machine worth returning to in recent months".

Reviewing the album for *Variety*, Jae-ha Kim wrote that while it was released on Valentine's Day, "its most powerful tracks deal with breakups and deceit" and that the album is "[f]ull of throbbing beats [and] inquisitive lyrics" and "a sleek production that seamlessly blends soulful pop with elements of hip-hop and EDM". Kim also felt that "the Korean group's powerful vocal delivery doesn't get lost in translation", summarizing that with the release, the group "has proven that K-pop transcends language barriers and that's something to be happy about".

Sarah Deen of *Metro* added that the album "not only shakes off the 'cute' image but boots it up the backside off a cliff" and "the buzzy, EDM sound from their Korean albums has been traded in for club-friendly pop".

### Accolades

#### Year-end lists

 *Billboard* | The 50 Best Albums of 2020
 *Republic World* | Top K-pop Songs of 2020
 *BuzzFeed* | 30 Songs That Helped Define K-pop in 2019

## Commercial performance

*All About Luv* debuted at number five on the US *Billboard* 200 dated February 29, 2020 with 52,000 album-equivalent units, including 50,000 pure album sales. It is Monsta X's first entry on the said chart, although not their first on Billboard charts overall.

The album also debuted at number seven on the US *Rolling Stone* Top 200 on its first week with 41,600 album-equivalent units, including 38,400 pure album sales. It is the group's first entry on the said chart.

## Track listing

**Extended version bonus track**
* Hyungwon
* Shownu
* Joohoney
* Kihyun
* Minhyuk
* Perez
* Lopez
* Winsch
* Gazit
* Vindver
* Mosley
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## Charts

Chart performance for *All About Luv*
 Canadian Albums (*Billboard*)
 Croatia International Albums (HDU)
 French Albums (SNEP)
 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)
 Japan Hot Albums (*Billboard Japan*)
 Japanese Albums (Oricon)
 Polish Albums (ZPAV)
 Portuguese Albums (AFP)
 Scottish Albums (OCC)
 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)
 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)
 UK Albums Sales (OCC)
 UK Digital Albums (OCC)
 US *Billboard* 200
 US *Rolling Stone* Top 200

Chart performance for "Who Do U Love?"

Chart performance for "You Can't Hold My Heart"

## Awards and nominations

 37th

## Notes

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