Play (stylized as PLAY) is the first by South Korean brother-sister duo, , and their first release since winning the previous year.
Background
On March 31, 2014, revealed the first teaser picture. On April 1, the second teaser picture was revealed, followed by the album's tracklist on April 2.
Composition
Lee Chanhyuk produced and wrote all the songs on the album. YG Entertainment's CEO explained,
"Up to now, I was in charge of producing albums for many singers. However, Akdong Musician's was the hardest for me. The musical genres I had mainly worked with were hip hop and R&B. However, Akdong Musician's genre is folk. It was a genre I have never tried before, so it was only right that they did it themselves. The two members of Akdong Musician debuted at an extremely young age. This year, Chanhyuk will be 18 and Suhyun will be 15. Because they are so young, if I were to order them to do this and that, their purity could get ruined. I decided it might actually be much more effective if the siblings personally [produced] it. As you can see by the results, this was verified after the album came out.
Promotion and release
The album was digitally released on April 7, 2014. The album, consisting of 11 songs, was released worldwide through , , Genie, and other online music portals. The physical album hit stores on April 9. The group's first stage comeback was on on April 6. "200%" and "Melted" had been chosen directly as the title tracks, and the third title track, "Give Love", was chosen on April 14 after a round of fan voting.
Track listing
01. Give Love
02. 200%
03. Melted [얼음들]
04. On the Subway [지하철에서]
05. Hair Part [가르마]
06. Artificial Grass [인공잔디]
07. Hello [안녕]
08. Little Star [작은별]
09. Anyway [길이나]
10. Idea [소재]
11. Galaxy
