"Hot Issue" is a song by a South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

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Girl group

A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...

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4minute

4Minute is a popular South Korean girl group founded by Cube Entertainment in 2009. The group consists of Nam Jihyun , Heo Gayoon, Jeon Jiyoon, Kim Hyuna and Kwon SoHyun. The girls released their first single on June 15, 2009 and made their debut stage last June 18, 2009 on Mnet M! Countdown...

. The song became one of the tracks for their first mini-album, For Muzik

For Muzik

For Muzik is the first mini-album by South Korean girl group 4minute. It features their debut single "Hot Issue". The title track "Muzik" was used to promote the mini-album, as well as "What a Girl Wants" later that year.- Release :...

. It also has a remix version included in their mini-album.
The song peaked at 5 on the GAON singles chart.

Release

Within hours of the song release, it quickly climbed onto top five within various digital music charts such as Cyworld

Cyworld

Cyworld is a South Korean social network service operated by SK Communications , a subsidiary of SK Telecom .Members cultivate relationships by forming Ilchon or "friendships" with each other through their minihompy....

, Bugs, Soribada, and Mnet.

Remix

The remix version was done by Shinsadong Tiger. It was released together with their mini-album.

Performances

4minute had their debut performances on June 18–21 with "Hot Issue" on Mnet's M!Countdown, KBS's Music Bank

Music Bank (TV series)

Music Bank is a South Korean music television program broadcast by Korean Broadcasting System, KBS. It airs live every Friday at 6:10 PM KST. It is currently hosted by guest MCs...

, MBC

Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation

Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...

's Show! Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo.

Music video

On June 11, 2009, the silhouette teaser video was released online, along with their official website.