4minute releases first full-length album in several countries in Asia

The cover of 4minute's album "4MINUTES LEFT" [Cube Entertainment]

Korean female idols 4minute had released their first full-length album in various countries in Asia simultaneously, according to their agency Cube Entertainment.

"The girls' latest album '4MINUTES LEFT' went on sale throughout Asia on the day it was released in Korea on April 5," a PR official from Cube told 10Asia over the phone on Tuesday, while adding, "However, it is not be available in Japan, China and India."

The quartet recently returned to the local music scene with "4MINUTES LEFT" and have been promoting title tracks "Heart to Heart" and "Mirror Mirror" which have fared well on various online music charts since its release.

The group, composed of members Hyun-a, Ji-hyun, Ji-yoon, Ga-yoon and So-hyun, splashed into the local music scene with their debut single "Hot Issue" in 2009 and has enjoyed success in several Asian countries including Taiwan and the Philippines with their mini-album "For Muzik."

They were the first K-pop girl group to branch out into the Japanese market in early May last year where they produced three Japanese singles including "Muzik," "I My Me Mine" and "First." The group's first full-length album "DIAMOND" was released in the country in early December.

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