AOA discography explained

South Korean-based girl group AOA have released three studio albums, one compilation album, six extended plays, five single albums, nineteen singles (including 14 digital singles in Korean and five physical singles in Japan), and four promotional singles.

Formed by FNC Entertainment, AOA debuted in July 2012 with the release of their first single album, Angels' Story, and its single Elvis.^[1] Three months later, they released a second single album, Wanna Be, in October 2012. In 2013, they released two more single albums, Moya (as a sub-unit AOA Black) and Red Motion, in July and October respectively. A fifth single album titled Miniskirt was released in January 2014, which spawned the first Top 20 single on the Gaon Singles Chart for the group. In 2014, AOA returned twice more times with the release their first and second EPs, Short Hair and Like a Cat, in June and November respectively. The third EP, Heart Attack (2015), becomes the group's best-selling album in Korean with total sales of more than 47,000 physical copies. AOA's fourth EP titled Good Luck, which was released in May 2016, sold more than 40,000 physical copies as of December 2016. In January 2017, AOA released their debut Korean studio album titled Angel's Knock. One year hiatus after the member Choa's departure, the group returned with their fifth EP, Bingle Bangle, released on May 28, 2018. AOA returned with their sixth EP, New Moon, released on November 26, 2019.

A Japanese version of AOA's breakout hit, "Miniskirt," was released as their debut Japanese-language single in October 2014 and peaked at number 13 on the Oricon Singles Chart. AOA then released their debut Japanese studio album titled Ace of Angels one year later in October 2015. The Japanese versions of "Like a Cat" and "Heart Attack" were also released as singles, reaching number four and number six respectively on the Oricon Singles Chart. Their fourth and first original Japanese single, "Give Me the Love," featuring vocals of Takanori Nishikawa was released in April 2016. AOA's fifth Japanese single, "Good Luck," was released in August 2016. In November 2016, AOA released their second Japanese studio album titled Runway.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! rowspan="2" scope="col"

Album details	Peak chart positions		Sales
KOR [2]	US World [3]
Ace of Angels	Released: October 14, 2015 (JPN) Label: Delicious Deli, Universal Music Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	rowspan="2"
Runway	Released: November 30, 2016 (JPN) Label: Virgin Music, Universal Music Format: CD, digital download	—	—
Angel's Knock	Released: January 2, 2017 (KOR) Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	3	5	KOR: 35,013[4]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"

Album details	Peak chart positions
KOR
AOA Best Songs for Asia	Released: September 26, 2014 (TWN) Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	—

Extended plays

Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"

EP details	Peak chart positions			Sales
KOR [5]	JPN [6]	US World
Short Hair	Released: June 19, 2014 Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	4	—	—	KOR: 16,196[7]
Like a Cat	Released: November 11, 2014 Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	3	—	—	KOR: 22,259[8]
Heart Attack	Released: June 22, 2015 Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	2	—	5	KOR: 47,094[9]
Good Luck	Released: May 16, 2016 Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	2	48	7	KOR: 40,282[10]
Bingle Bangle	Released: May 28, 2018 Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	3	—	10	KOR: 21,872[11]
New Moon	Released: November 26, 2019 Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	3	—	—	KOR: 15,553[12]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

As lead artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"

Year	Peak chart positions				Sales	Album
KOR [13]	KOR Hot [14]	JPN [15]	US World [16]
Korean
"Elvis"	2012	69	87	—	—	Angels' Story
"Get Out"		77	88	—	—		Wanna Be
"Confused"	2013	40	38	—	—		Red Motion
"Miniskirt"	2014	11	8	—	—	KOR: 1,104,681[17]	Miniskirt
"Short Hair"		5	4	—	—	KOR: 954,508[18]	Short Hair
"Like a Cat"		5	—	—	7	KOR: 1,135,544[19]	Like a Cat
"Heart Attack"	2015	2	—	—	7	KOR: 1,604,763[20]	Heart Attack
"Good Luck"	2016	2	—	—	5	KOR: 672,022[21]	Good Luck
"Excuse Me"	2017	22	—	—	6	KOR: 570,632[22]	Angel's Knock
"Bing Bing"		47	—	—	15	KOR: 90,215[23]
"Bingle Bangle"	2018	4	3	—	—	Bingle Bangle
"Sorry"	2019	—	—	—	—		Queendom Final Comeback and New Moon
"Come See Me"		51	29	—	8		New Moon
Japanese
"Miniskirt"	2014	—	—	13	—	Ace of Angels
"Like a Cat"	2015	—	—	4	—
"Heart Attack"		—	—	6	—
"Give Me the Love"	2016	—	—	3	—	Runway
"Good Luck"		—	—	3	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Oh Boy"	2015	Ace of Angels
"Wow War Tonight: Toki ni wa Okose yo Movement"	2016	Runway
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"

Year	Peak chart positions		Album
KOR [24]	US World
"Luv Me"	2015	99	—	Heart Attack
"Egotistic"	2019	108	14	Queendom: Cover Contest Part 1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Videography

DVDs

• 2014: AOA's Hot Summer Photobook
• 2015: 1st Concert in Japan "ANGELS WORLD 2015 ~Oh BOY ACADEMY~" Digest
• 2016: AOA Summer Concert in Japan 〜Angels World 2016〜 at Tokyo Dome City Hall

Music videos

List of music videos, with other versions, showing year released

Title	Year	Director	Other version(s)	Ref.
Korean
"Elvis"	2012	Hong Won-ki (Zanybros)	Band Version
"Get Out"
"Moya" (as AOA Black)	2013
"Confused"
"Miniskirt"	2014		Extended Cut Version	[25]
"Short Hair"
"Like a Cat"
"Heart Attack	2015		Choreography Version	[26]
"I'm Jelly Baby" (as AOA Cream)	2016
"Good Luck"
"Excuse Me"	2017			[27]
"Bing Bing"
"Bingle Bangle"	2018	Ziyong Kim (FantazyLab)		[28]
"Come See Me"	2019	Kim Ja-Kyoung (Flexible Pictures)
Japanese
"Miniskirt"	2014	Hong Won-ki (Zanybros)
"Like a Cat"	2015		Dance Version
"Heart Attack"			Dance Version
"Oh Boy"			Dance Version
"Give Me the Love" (feat. Takanori Nishikawa)	2016		Dance Version
"Good Luck"
"Wow War Tonight 〜Get On Up Join Our Movement (Girls Version)"			Dance Version

Notes and References

1. http://www.soompi.com/2012/07/30/fnc-musics-new-girl-group-aoa-releases-debut-mv-for-elvis/ FNC Music's New Girl Group AOA Releases Debut MV for “Elvis”
2. Web site: Gaon Album Chart . Gaon Music Chart . January 13, 2017 . ko . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150827134421/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T . August 27, 2015 .
3. AOA Chart History: World Albums . Billboard . June 8, 2018.
4. Web site: 2017년 Album Chart . Gaon Music Chart . January 13, 2018 . ko.
5. Web site: Gaon Album Chart . Gaon Music Chart . January 13, 2017 . ko . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150827134421/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T . August 27, 2015 .
   • Web site: Angel's Story . August 4, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150608170515/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=32&hitYear=2012&termGbn=week . June 8, 2015 .
   • Web site: Wanna Be . October 13, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150608171233/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=42&hitYear=2012&termGbn=week . June 8, 2015 .
   • Web site: Moya . July 27, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150608171357/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=31&hitYear=2013&termGbn=week . June 8, 2015 .
   • Web site: Red Motion . October 19, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150608171515/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=43&hitYear=2013&termGbn=week . June 8, 2015 .
   • Web site: Miniskirt . January 18, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150608171619/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=04&hitYear=2014&termGbn=week . June 8, 2015 .
   • Web site: Short Hair . June 28, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150608171712/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=27&hitYear=2014&termGbn=week . June 8, 2015 .
   • Web site: Like a Cat . November 15, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150608171755/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=47&hitYear=2014&termGbn=week . June 8, 2015 .
   • Web site: Heart Attack . July 2, 2015.
   • Web site: Bingle Bangle . May 27, 2018.
   • Web site: New Moon . November 30, 2018.
6. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/624071/rank/album/ . ja:AOAのアルバム売上ランキング . Album sales ranking for AOA . Oricon . ja . June 8, 2015.
7. Total sales:
   • Web site: Gaon Album Chart, 2014 (see #97). Gaon Music Chart. August 4, 2016.
   • Web site: Gaon Album Chart, 1st Half of 2016 . Gaon Music Chart . August 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160815104342/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/total.gaon?pageNo=3&serviceGbn=S1060&termGbn=year&hitYear=2016&targetTime=&nationGbn=T . August 15, 2016 . dead .
8. Total sales:
   • Web site: Gaon Album Chart, 2014 . Gaon Music Chart . August 4, 2016 .
   • Web site: Gaon Album Chart, 1st Half of 2016 . Gaon Music Chart . August 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160815103414/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/total.gaon?pageNo=2&serviceGbn=S1060&termGbn=year&hitYear=2016&targetTime=&nationGbn=T . August 15, 2016 . dead .
9. Total sales:
   • Web site: Gaon Album Chart, 2015 . Gaon Music Chart . August 4, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160111080741/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2015&hitYear=2015&termGbn=year . January 11, 2016 .
   • Web site: Gaon Album Chart, 1st Half of 2016 . 2 . Gaon Music Chart . August 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160815103414/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/total.gaon?pageNo=2&serviceGbn=S1060&termGbn=year&hitYear=2016&targetTime=&nationGbn=T . August 15, 2016 . dead .
10. Web site: Gaon Album Chart, 2016 . Gaon Music Chart . January 13, 2017.
11. Web site: Gaon Album Chart, June 2018 . Gaon Music Chart . July 12, 2018.
12. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=12&hitYear=2019&termGbn=month. ko:2019년 12월 Album Chart. December 2019 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. January 9, 2019. ko.
13. Peak positions on the Gaon Digital Chart:
    • Web site: Elvis . August 4, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150608173403/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=32&hitYear=2012&termGbn=week . June 8, 2015 .
    • Web site: Get Out . October 13, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150608173210/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=42&hitYear=2012&termGbn=week . June 8, 2015 .
    • Web site: Moya . August 3, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150205000803/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=32&hitYear=2013&termGbn=week . February 5, 2015 .
    • Web site: Confused . October 19, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150210231752/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=43&hitYear=2013&termGbn=week . February 10, 2015 .
    • Web site: Miniskirt . February 1, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150404014915/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=week&hitYear=2014&targetTime=06&nationGbn=T . April 4, 2015 .
    • Web site: Short Hair . June 28, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150608172729/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=27&hitYear=2014&termGbn=week . June 8, 2015 .
    • Web site: Like a Cat . November 15, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150608172634/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=47&hitYear=2014&termGbn=week . June 8, 2015 .
    • Web site: Bingle Bangle . May 27, 2018.
    • Web site: Come See Me. November 24–30, 2019.
14. AOA Chart History: Billboard Korea K-Pop 100. Billboard. January 18, 2020.
    • Elvis. . August 11, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20190622042932/https://www.billboard.com/charts/k-pop-hot-100/2012-08-11. June 22, 2019. dead.
    • Moya. . August 10, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20190727000041/https://www.billboard.com/charts/k-pop-hot-100/2013-08-10. July 27, 2019. dead.
    • Confused. . November 2, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20180618155556/https://www.billboard.com/charts/k-pop-hot-100/2013-11-02. June 18, 2018. dead.
    • Miniskirt. . February 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20181016023411/https://www.billboard.com/charts/k-pop-hot-100/2014-02-15. October 16, 2018. dead.
    • Web site: Short Hair. July 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140723005013/http://www.billboard.co.kr/?c=chart&m=k100&basedate=20140702. July 23, 2014. dead.
15. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/624071/rank/single/. ja:AOAのシングル売上ランキング . Single sales ranking for AOA. Oricon. ja. June 8, 2015.
16. AOA Chart History: World Digital Song Sales. Billboard. November 21, 2019.
    • I'm Jelly Baby. . March 5, 2016. subscription.
17. • Web site: Gaon Download Chart, 2014 . Gaon Music Chart . August 5, 2016 . ko . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161003185810/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2014&hitYear=2014&termGbn=year . October 3, 2016 .
18. • Web site: Gaon Download Chart, 2014 . Gaon Music Chart . August 5, 2016 . ko . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161003185810/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2014&hitYear=2014&termGbn=year . October 3, 2016 .
19. Cumulative sales for "Like A Cat":
    • Web site: Gaon Download Chart, 2014 . Gaon Music Chart . August 5, 2016 . ko . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160807153230/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageno=2&nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2014&hitYear=2014&termGbn=year . August 7, 2016 .
    • Web site: Gaon Download Chart, 2015 . Gaon Music Chart . August 4, 2016 . ko . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160815080753/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=2&nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2015&hitYear=2015&termGbn=year . August 15, 2016 .
20. Cumulative sales for "Heart Attack":
    • Web site: Gaon Download Chart, 2015. Gaon Music Chart. August 5, 2016. ko.
    • Web site: Gaon Download Chart, First Half Year 2016. Gaon Music Chart. August 4, 2016. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20160812213216/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/total.gaon?pageno=1&serviceGbn=S1020. 2016-08-12. dead.
21. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/total.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020 . ko:2016년 총결산 Download Chart . 2016 Year-End Download Chart . Gaon Music Chart . January 13, 2017 . ko . https://web.archive.org/web/20180205115349/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/total.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020 . 2018-02-05 . dead .
22. Cumulative sales for "Excuse Me":
    • Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/total.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=year&hitYear=2017&targetTime=&nationGbn=K . ko:2017 half year Download Chart . 2017 Half Year Download Chart . Gaon Music Chart . July 7, 2017 . ko . https://web.archive.org/web/20170707041549/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/total.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=year&hitYear=2017&targetTime=&nationGbn=K . 2017-07-07 . dead .
23. Cumulative sales for "Bing Bing":
    • Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=01&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week . ko:2017년 01주차 Download Chart . Week 1 of 2017 Download Chart . Gaon Music Chart . February 4, 2017 . ko.
    • Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=02&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week . ko:2017년 02주차 Download Chart . Week 2 of 2017 Download Chart . Gaon Music Chart . February 4, 2017 . ko.
    • Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=03&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week . ko:2017년 03주차 Download Chart . Week 3 of 2017 Download Chart . Gaon Music Chart . February 4, 2017 . ko.
24. Web site: Egotistic – Week 38 of 2019. Gaon Chart. ko. September 26, 2019.
25. Web site: AOA : 짧은치마 Miniskirt. Zanybros. January 16, 2014.
26. Web site: AOA : 심쿵해 HEART ATTACK. Zanybros. June 22, 2015.
27. Web site: AOA : Excuse Me. Zanybros. January 2, 2017.
28. Web site: AOA_ "빙글뱅글 (Bingle Bangle)" MV. Vimeo. Ziyong Kim. June 2, 2018.