Monster (EP)

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Monster
Red Velvet Irene & Seulgi - Monster.png
Digital and Top Note version cover
EP by
Red Velvet - Irene & Seulgi
ReleasedJuly 6, 2020 (2020-07-06)
Recorded2020
StudioSM Studio Center (Seoul)
GenreK-pop
Length19:42
Language
  • Korean
  • English
Label
  • SM
  • Dreamus
Singles from Monster
  1. "Monster"
    Released: July 6, 2020
  2. "Naughty"
    Released: July 20, 2020

Monster is the debut extended play by Red Velvet - Irene & Seulgi, the first sub-unit of South Korean girl group Red Velvet. It was released on July 6, 2020 by SM Entertainment, with Dreamus serving as the South Korea distributor.[1] The EP contains six tracks, including the title track of the same name and a follow-up single "Naughty".

Background and release[]

On April 21, 2020, SM Entertainment confirmed that Irene and Seulgi would form Red Velvet's first sub-unit and that the duo was in preparation for their first major release in around June 2020. The release of the mini album was postponed from June 15 to July 6, 2020 on the grounds that it needed additional production on the album, in order to achieve a higher quality of music.[2] The physical release contains two different versions with a CD, a photo booklet, a lyric book and collectibles.[3]

Commercial performance[]

According to Hanteo, Monster sold over 80,000 copies on its first day of availability, beating Red Velvet's first day and first week album sales records of the group's sixth extended play The ReVe Festival: Day 1, which set the record at 45,080 copies for its first day, and 71,431 copies for its first week. It also became the best-selling girl group sub-unit album of all time, surpassing Twinkle (2012) by Girls' Generation-TTS.[4] The EP reached 100,000 copies sold on Hanteo in under 3 days, making it the first Red Velvet album to do so.[5][better source needed] It was certified Platinum for selling over 55,000 copies on China's biggest music platform QQ Music, and Gold for selling over 5,000 copies on Kugou Music in China.[6][better source needed] The EP also reached No 1 on the iTunes top album for 52 countries.[7]

The EP debuted at number five on the Billboard World Album Chart, becoming the duo's top-five entry.[citation needed]

Track listing[]

Monster track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Monster"
  • Yaakov "Yash" Gruzman
  • Delaney Jane
  • Jenson David Aubrey Vaughan
  • Yoo Young-jin
2:58
2."Naughty" (Korean: 놀이; RR: Nori; lit. Play)
  • JQ (Makeumine Works)
  • Lee Yeon-ji (Makeumine Works)
  • Jonatan Gusmark (Moonshine)
  • Ludvig Evers (Moonshine)
  • Louise Frick Sveen
  • Charite Viken Reinås
  • Yoo Young-jin
3:18
3."Diamond"Kim Yeon-seo (ADC Music)
Daniel "Obi" Klein3:16
4."Feel Good"Lee Seu-ran
  • Jonatan Gusmark (Moonshine)
  • Ludvig Evers (Moonshine)
  • Tania Doko
  • Maribelle Anes
Moonshine3:13
5."Jelly"Park Green (Joombas)
ADC Music3:12
6."Uncover" (Seulgi solo)Kim Yeon-seo (ADC Music)
Joseph Hong3:41
Total length:19:42

Notes:

  • "Naughty" in only available in the EP as a CD-only track. It was omitted from the digital release of the EP until July 20, 2020, when it was released on Korean music sites as part of the EP and as a standalone digital single in international music sites.

Charts[]

Weekly chart performance for Monster
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 188
South Korean Album (Gaon)[9] 2
US World Albums (Billboard)[10] 5

Certifications and sales[]

Certifications for Monster
Region Certification Certified units/sales
China — 102,243[11]
South Korea — 232,498[12]

Release history[]

Release history and formats for Monster
Region Date Format Label
South Korea July 6, 2020
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 SM Entertainment

References[]

  1. ^ "Monster - The 1st Mini Album". Melon Music (in Korean). July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  2. ^ Lee, Min-ji (21 April 2020). "SM 측 "레드벨벳 아이린X슬기 유닛 준비 중"(공식입장)". naver.com (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Red Velvet Irene & Seulgi - 1st Mini Album: Monster".
  4. ^ Hwang Hye-jin (July 6, 2020). "유닛도 강력한 레드벨벳, 하루만에 앨범 판매량 8만장 돌파+음원도 1위[차트오피스]". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Red Velvet - IRENE & SEULGI surpassed 100,000 sales on Hanteo chart". Twitter. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "QQ Music Official Report". Weibo. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  7. ^ Son Bong-Seok (July 7, 2020). "레드벨벳-아이린&슬기(Red Velvet-IRENE & SEULGI) 유닛 'Monster' 글로벌 45개 차트 1위". Sports Kyunghang (in Korean). Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "ultratop.be – Red Velvet - Irene & Seulgi - Monster" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  9. ^ "2020년 28주차 Album Chart". gaonchart.co.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  10. ^ "World Albums Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  11. ^ "Monster - The 1st Mini Album". y.saoju.net (in Chinese).
  12. ^ "2020년 Album Chart". gaonchart.co.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
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