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Violet (EP)

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Violet
EP by
Released January 17, 2018  ( 2018-01-17 )
Genre J-pop
Length 22 : 45
Language Japanese
Label Cube Entertainment Japan
Producer
Pentagon chronology
Demo 02
(2017)
Violet
(2018)
Positive
(2018)
Pentagon Japanese chronology
Gorilla
(2017)
Violet
(2018)
Shine
(2018)
Singles from Violet
  1. "Violet (Japanese Version)"
    Released: January 17, 2018
Music video
"Violet (Japanese ver.)" on YouTube

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.

Background [ edit ]

On 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 [ edit ]

The 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 ]

Violet track listing
No. Title Lyrics Music Arrangement Length
1. "Wake Up" Giz'Mo
  • Masaki Iehara
  • Giz'Mo
Masaki Iehara 3:18
2. "Burnin' Love"
  • ArmySlick
  • Giz'Mo
ArmySlick 3:36
3. "Violet" (Japanese version)
  • Kino
  • Nathan
Nathan 3:55
4. "Beautiful" (Japanese version)
  • Jung Il-hoon
  • IL
  • IL
  • Jung Il-hoon
3:43
5. "Love" Yu-ki Kokubo
  • Kohei Yokono
  • Yu-ki Kokubo
Kohei Yokono 4:17
6. "Up! Up! Up!" Samuelle Soung
  • Donna
  • Ricky
  • CuzD
  • Donna
  • Ricky
  • CuzD
3:56
Total length: 22:45
Type A (CD) [6]
No. Title Length
1. "Wake Up"  
2. "Burnin' Love"  
3. "Violet" (Japanese version)  
4. "Love"  
5. "Up! Up! Up!"  
Type B (CD) [7]
No. Title Length
1. "Wake Up"  
2. "Burnin' Love"  
3. "Violet" (Japanese version)  
4. "Beautiful" (Japanese version)  
5. "Up! Up! Up!"  
Type C (CD + DVD + Mini Photobook) [8]
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 performance for Violet
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Japan Albums ( Oricon ) [9] 4

Sales [ edit ]

Sales for Violet
Region Certification Certified units /sales
Japan ? 21,918 [10]

Release history [ edit ]

Release history and formats for Violet
Country Date Format Label Ref.
Japan January 6, 2018 Streaming ( Line Music exclusive) [2]
January 17, 2018 Digital download [1]
Various CD

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b "?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 .
  2. ^ a b "PENTAGON JAPAN ORIGINAL 2ND MINI ALBUM 'VIOLET' " . Line Music (in Japanese) . Retrieved 2021-09-03 .
  3. ^ Kwon, Soo-bin (2018-01-24). "펜타곤, 日本 두番째 앨범으로 타워레코드 週刊차트 1位" . Hankook Ilbo (in Korean) . Retrieved 2021-08-28 .
  4. ^ "〈2018ベストセラ?ズ〉タワ?レコ?ドの年間チャ?トをジャンル別に大?表!K-POP チャ?ト" . Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). 2018-12-03. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15.
  5. ^ "オリコン年間 インディ?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 .
  6. ^ "PENTAGON/Violet (TYPE-A)" . Tower Records Japan (in Japanese) . Retrieved 2021-08-21 .
  7. ^ "PENTAGON/Violet (TYPE-B)" . Tower Records Japan (in Japanese) . Retrieved 2021-08-21 .
  8. ^ "PENTAGON/Violet (TYPE-C) [CD+DVD+Mini Photobook]" . Tower Records Japan (in Japanese) . Retrieved 2021-08-21 .
  9. ^ "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 .
  10. ^ 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 .