The ReVe Festival: Day 1
| The ReVe Festival: Day 1 | ||||
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 Digital and Day 1 version cover | ||||
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| Released | June 19, 2019 | |||
| Studio | SM Studios, Seoul, South Korea | |||
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| Length | 20:10 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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| Producer | Lee Soo-man (exec.) | |||
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| Singles from The ReVe Festival: Day 1 | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[3] |
The ReVe Festival: Day 1 (occasionally referred as Day 1) is the third special extended play and the tenth overall by South Korean girl group Red Velvet. Released on June 19, 2019 through SM Entertainment and Dreamus as the native distributor, the extended play served as the first installation of the group's The ReVe Festival trilogy, which was eventually followed by two additional releases, namely Day 2 and Finale. A dominant electro-pop and dance-pop record, the extended play features six Korean songs that sees the group "trying in new genres" in order to offer "something new" to their listeners, further embarking on their "colorful music activities" in 2019.[4] SM founder Lee Soo-man remained as the executive producer for the release, while various songwriters and production teams, namely Caesar & Loui, Ollipop, Moonshine, Trinity Music, Ylva Dimberg, Cazzi Opeia, Ryan S. Jhun, and others, contributed both lyrics and production to the extended play.
Upon its release, Day 1 received mixed to positive reviews from critics, who are polarized over its experimental and genre-hopping nature.[5] The extended play, however, was a commercial success for the group, becoming their ninth chart-topper on the Gaon Album Chart for one week, while becoming their best-selling release to date. It also attained international success for the group, helping them become the first Korean girl group to top the US iTunes album chart.[6] It was the group's eleventh top-ten entry on the Billboard World Albums chart, their third appearance on the component UK Digital Albums chart, and their fourth top-twenty entry on the Oricon Albums Chart. The album's lead single "Zimzalabim" was a moderate success, however, peaking at number eleven and ten on the Gaon Digital Chart and Billboard World Digital Songs chart, respectively.[2] To further promote the release, Red Velvet embarked on their third concert tour, titled La Rouge, to perform several songs from the extended play in between November 2019 and February 2020.
Background and release[]
Following the release of their second Japanese extended play Sappy on May 29, 2019, SM Entertainment shared the first preview of The ReVe Festival through social media platforms on June 4, 2020, along with the release announcement for the trilogy within 2019.[7] The name ReVe was stemmed from the abbreviation of Red Velvet, also meaning "dream" or "fantasy" in French. It was also named after the fictional robotic character that served as a mascot during the group's second concert tour, titled Redmare. In addition, the label also revealed that The character also appeared in promotional material for the trilogy as well.[8][9] The lead single, "Zimzalabim", has additionally been described as an "addictive electro pop with rhythmic drums and cool melodies".[8][10]
Promotion[]
The EP was announced through social media on June 4, 2019, with a teaser image of a gold coin featuring the band members' names, the title and date on it.[11][12] On June 10, the band confirmed the lead single would be "Zimzalabim" through their social media.[2]
A special music video for "Milkshake" was uploaded on August 1, 2019 to coincide with the group's fifth anniversary.[13] The video was first shown at the group's anniversary fan-meeting event, 'inteRView vol.5'.
Commercial performance[]
The CD version of the EP debuted atop the Gaon Weekly Album Chart, and sold 156,993 copies by the end of 2019 in South Korea, placing thirty-seventh for the year.[14] While the kihno version of the EP placing forty-ninth in the monthly chart with 3,611 copies.[15]
Track listing[]
Credits adapted from Naver
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Zimzalabim" (Korean: 짐살라빔; RR: Jimsallabim) |
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| 3:10 |
| 2. | "Sunny Side Up!" |
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| 3:23 |
| 3. | "Milkshake" |
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| 3:30 |
| 4. | "Bing Bing" (Korean: 친구가 아냐; RR: Chin-guga Anya; lit. Not A Friend) |
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| 3:27 |
| 5. | "Parade" (Korean: 안녕, 여름; RR: Annyeong, Yeoreum; lit. Hello, Summer) |
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| 3:13 | |
| 6. | "LP" |
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| 3:27 | |
| Total length: | 20:10 | ||||
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
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Year-end charts[]
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Accolades[]
| Critic/Publication | List | Song | Rank | Ref. |
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| MTV | The Best K-pop B-sides of 2019 | "Sunny Side Up" | 10 | [26] |
| Year | Organization | Award | Result |
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| 2020 | Golden Disc Awards | Album Bonsang | Nominated |
Release history[]
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Various | June 19, 2019 | SM Entertainment | |
| South Korea | June 28, 2019 | SMC |
References[]
- ^ "Red Velvet Take a Magical Ride in 'Zimzalabim' Video: Watch". Billboard. June 20, 2019. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Red Velvet will open the curtains of 2019's music festival with the 'Addictive Magic Spell' 'Dream-Come-True song' 'Zimzalabim'! Get ready to fall into Red Velvet's fantastic magic spell on June 19th!