On July 31, 2013, Ren posted a picture of himself on Twitter in the recording booth and wrote, "By. REN. Final recording! Not long till our comeback guys!!!"[1] Then on August 5, Pledis Entertainment confirmed that Nu'est was working with Duble Sidekick for their new comeback.[2] Finally, on August 8, Nu'est announced their comeback date as August 22, 2013 and reported that it was a mini album. Along with that, they released teaser photos of Ren and JR.[3] They also released Baekho, Minhyun, and Aron's teaser photo later on and announced that they would be introducing a new genre of music called "mystic fantasy".[4]
On August 15, 2013, Nu'est released the intro rap video for their upcoming comeback. In the video, it had both JR and Aron in the recording booth saying their lines.[5] On August 19, they released the teaser for their upcoming comeback Sleep Talk onto their official YouTube channel.[6] Then on the 22nd they followed up with the release of their title song 'Sleep Talking' and announced their showcase for their new EP.[7]
Sleep Talking entered at number 8 on the Gaon Album Chart on the chart issue dated August 18–24, 2013.[8] In its second week, the EP fell to number 14 and to number 18 in its third week.[9][10] In its fourth week, the EP placed at number 50 and at number 97 in its fifth and final week.[11][12]
The EP entered at number 15 on the chart for the month of August 2013, with 11,935 physical copies sold.[13] In September the EP placed at number 45 with 1,414 copies.[14] The EP charted at number 100 for the year 2013, with 13,825 copies sold.[15]
In May 2017, the EP re-entered the chart, alongside other 4 albums from the group, at number 53 with 1,610 copies.[16]
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