24H is the second Japanese extended play (EP) and tenth overall by South Korean boy group Seventeen. It was released on September 9, 2020, through Pledis Japan. It featured a lead single of the same name.

24H
EP by
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2020 (2020-09-09)
Genre
Length17:34
LanguageJapanese
LabelPledis Japan
ProducerWoozi, Bumzu
Seventeen chronology
Heng:garæ
(2020)
24H
(2020)
Semicolon
(2020)
Singles from 24H
  1. "24H"
    Released: August 24, 2020

Background and release

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After releasing their second Japanese single "Fallin' Flower" in April 2020, Seventeen announced their second Japanese EP 24H, which was to be promoted with a title track of the same name as a pre-release single.[1] The song "24H" was released on Japanese radio through the station Tokyo FM School of Lock on August 18.[1] It was digitally released alongside its accompanying music video on August 24.[2] The EP was released on September 9, 2020.[3]

Commercial performance

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In Japan, 24H accumulated a pre-order volume of 450,000 copies and sold 240,000 copies during its first week of release.[3] It debuted at number one on the Oricon Albums Chart for the week of September 7 to 15, 2020.[3] Following Seventeen's other successes atop the chart with their Korean-language EPs You Made My Dawn and Heng:garæ, as well as their third studio album An Ode, this achievement marked Seventeen as the first foreign international male artist to top the Oricon weekly album chart with four consecutive albums.[3]

Accolades

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The EP was awarded as one of the records selected for The Best 3 Albums (Asia) category at the 35th Japan Gold Disc Awards.[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementsLength
1."24H"
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Park Gitae
Park Gitae3:05
2."Pinwheel (Japanese Ver)" (Vocal Unit)Woozi
  • Woozi
  • Dong Ne-hyeong
  • Won Yeong-heon
  • Dong Ne-hyeong
  • Won Yeong-heon
3:39
3."247 (Japanese Ver)" (Performance Unit)
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Park Gitae
  • Bumzu
  • Park Gitae
3:34
4."Chilli (Japanese Ver)" (Hiphop unit)
  • Vernon
  • Bumzu
  • Poptime
  • PopTime
3:04
5."Together (Japanese Ver)"
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • S.Coups
  • Hoshi
  • Mingyu
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Park Gitae
  • Bumzu
  • Park Gitae
  • Nmore
4:04
Total length:17:34

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales for 24H
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[10] Platinum 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Kim, Jihye (August 19, 2020). "세븐틴, 9월 9일 발매 日 미니 2집 타이틀곡 '24H' 선공개..글로벌 돌풍 예고" [SEVENTEEN, pre-release of title song '24H' of 2nd Japanese mini album to be released on September 9th.. global sensation expected]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024 – via Naver.
  2. ^ Sim, Eon-gyeong (August 25, 2020). "세븐틴, 日 신곡 '24H' 음원+MV 선공개..현지 차트 최상위권 '글로벌 대세' [공식]" [SEVENTEEN, Japanese new song '24H' sound source + MV pre-release.. Top local charts 'global trend' [Official]]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024 – via Naver.
  3. ^ a b c d Chang, Dong-woo (September 15, 2020). "(LEAD) Seventeen earns fourth-consecutive Oricon album chart win with '24H'". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on September 23, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  4. ^ Ko, Seunghee (March 15, 2021). "세븐틴 '24H' 日 골드디스크 대상 '베스트 3 앨범' 수상" [SEVENTEEN '24H' wins 'Best 3 Album' at Japan Gold Disc Awards]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2020-09-21" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2020/09/16 公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  7. ^ 月間 アルバムランキング 2020年09月度 [Monthly Album Ranking: September 2020] (in Japanese). Oricon. p. 1. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  8. ^ 年間 アルバムランキング 2020年度 [Annual Album Ranking Year 2020] (in Japanese). Oricon. p. 1. Archived from the original on October 13, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  9. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2020年". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  10. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Seventeen – 24H" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 3, 2022. Select 2020年9月 on the drop-down menu