Expectation (Girl's Day album)

Expectation (기대; Gidae) is the first studio album by South Korean girl group Girl's Day. The album was released on March 14, 2013, with the song "Expectation" (기대해; Gidaehae) serving as the promotional track. The album's release date coincides with White Day. The album was re-released under the title Female President on June 24, 2013. The song "Female President" (여자 대통령; Yeoja Daetongryeong), was used as the re-release's promotional track.

Background

The album was initially slated for a February 2013 release, however, it was delayed until March 14 for unknown reasons. On March 5, 2013, it was reported that member Yura will be the female lead for the group's music video for "Expectation". The album was available for pre-order on South Korean online music stores on March 7, 2013, revealing the album cover and track list. On March 9, a 30-second music video preview for "Expectation" was aired on the SBS variety show Star King, showing a more mature and sexy side to them. The official teaser for the music video was released on March 11, 2013, on the group's YouTube channel. Both the music video and album were digitally released at 12:00 p.m. KST.