DoraDora

Just after they wrapped up with their First Japan Nationwide Live Tour to promote their Japanese album, A Shared Dream, U-KISS reportedly recorded a total of 100 songs from international music producers for their comeback in South Korea.^[1][2][3] The group worked with famous producers Kim Hyung Seok and Brian Kim of Zigzag Note.^[4] U-KISS and NH Media reportedly had a hard time selecting the title track from the album, so they seek help from various famous composers who can assist them in the selection process.^[5] On April 16, 2012, the management announced that DORADORA will be the album's name, as well as the title for their carrier single.^[6] Singer-songwriter Jay Park contributed the "4U (For You)" at the request of long-time friend, main vocalist Soohyun, who is a former JYP Entertainment trainee.^[7][4][8][9] A representative of NH Media stated, "...this will be the band's first release since becoming an international K-pop sensation and the band is getting ready to wow the fans...".^[10] It is the first time that the group worked with Kim Hyun Suk whom contributed a lot for the album.^[9]

After 8 months of hiatus due to their busy promotional activities in Japan, U-KISS released this mini-album on April 25, 2012, physically and online.^[4] The song composed by AJ entitled AMAZING was released weeks prior to the album release.^[11] The teaser for DORADORA was also released on April 21, 2012, that made U-KISS to trend first spot worldwide on Twitter.^[11][12] Kpop News

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