Violet is the second Japanese extended play by South Korean boy group Pentagon, released on January 17, 2018 by Cube Entertainment Japan. The EP contains Japanese-language versions of their previous songs, the title track "Violet" from Demo 02 and "Beautiful" from Ceremony, and four original songs.
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| Released | January 17, 2018 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 22:45 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Cube Entertainment Japan | |||
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| Singles from Violet | ||||
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| "Violet (Japanese ver.)" on YouTube | ||||
Background
editOn November 16, 2017, it was announced that Pentagon would release their second Japanese EP on January 17, 2018. The track list and physical album types were also revealed on the same day.[1] The EP was released early on January 6, exclusively on the music streaming service Line Music.[2]
Commercial performance
editThe week of the release, Violet took the number 1 spot on all of Tower Records' weekly album charts, and ranked fourth on Oricon's weekly album chart.[3] The EP ranked number 8 on Tower Records' highest-selling Japanese albums by Korean artists in 2018.[4] Violet placed tenth on Oricon's annual Indie Albums rankings for 2018.[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wake Up" | Giz'Mo |
| Masaki Iehara | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Burnin' Love" |
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| ArmySlick | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Violet" (Japanese version) |
| Nathan | 3:55 | |
| 4. | "Beautiful" (Japanese version) |
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| 3:43 | |
| 5. | "Love" | Yu-ki Kokubo |
| Kohei Yokono | 4:17 |
| 6. | "Up! Up! Up!" | Samuelle Soung |
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| 3:56 |
| Total length: | 22:45 | ||||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wake Up" | |
| 2. | "Burnin' Love" | |
| 3. | "Violet" (Japanese version) | |
| 4. | "Love" | |
| 5. | "Up! Up! Up!" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wake Up" | |
| 2. | "Burnin' Love" | |
| 3. | "Violet" (Japanese version) | |
| 4. | "Beautiful" (Japanese version) | |
| 5. | "Up! Up! Up!" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wake Up" | |
| 2. | "Burnin' Love" | |
| 3. | "Violet" (Japanese version) | |
| 4. | "Beautiful" (Japanese version) | |
| 5. | "Love" | |
| 6. | "Up! Up! Up!" |
Charts
edit| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan Albums (Oricon)[9] | 4 |
Sales
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | — | 21,918[10] |
Release history
edit| Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | January 6, 2018 | Streaming (Line Music exclusive) | [2] | |
| January 17, 2018 | Digital download | [1] | ||
| Various | CD |
References
edit- ^ a b "渋谷店『LIVE LIVEFUL! COLLECTION』最新作に"PENTAGON"が決定！". Tower Records Japan. 2017-11-16. Archived from the original on 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ a b "PENTAGON JAPAN ORIGINAL 2ND MINI ALBUM 'VIOLET'". Line Music (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ Kwon, Soo-bin (2018-01-24). "펜타곤, 일본 두번째 앨범으로 타워레코드 주간차트 1위". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "〈2018ベストセラーズ〉タワーレコードの年間チャートをジャンル別に大発表！K-POP チャート". Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). 2018-12-03. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15.
- ^ "オリコン年間 インディーズアルバムランキング 2018年度". Oricon News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "PENTAGON/Violet (TYPE-A)". Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ "PENTAGON/Violet (TYPE-B)". Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ "PENTAGON/Violet (TYPE-C) ［CD+DVD+Mini Photobook］". Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ "2018年01月15日～2018年01月21日 オリコン週間 アルバムランキング". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2018年01月15日～2018年01月21日） [CD album weekly ranking from January 15, 2018 to January 21, 2018] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.