Yellow Flower

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Yellow Flower
Yellow Flower EP.jpg
EP by
Mamamoo
ReleasedMarch 7, 2018
StudioRBW Studio
Genre
Length21:52
LanguageKorean
LabelRBW
Producerexec.: Kim Do-hoon, Kim Jin-woo
Mamamoo chronology
Purple
(2017) 		Yellow Flower
(2018) 		Red Moon
(2018)
Singles from Yellow Flower
  1. "Paint Me"
    Released: January 4, 2018 (2018-01-04)
  2. "Star Wind Flower Sun"
    Released: March 6, 2018 (2018-03-06)
  3. "Starry Night"
    Released: March 7, 2018 (2018-03-07)
  4. "Be Calm"
    Released: March 25, 2018 (2018-03-25)
Music video
"Starry Night" on YouTube

Yellow Flower is the sixth extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group Mamamoo. It was released by RBW on March 7, 2018 and distributed by LOEN Entertainment.[1] The EP contains seven total songs, including the singles "Paint Me" and "Starry Night."[2] The EP is the first album under the Four Seasons, Four Colors project.

Background and release[]

Following the release of "Paint Me" as a digital single in January 2018, Mamamoo announced their sixth mini-album Yellow Flower on February 20, with the release of the first teaser image. The group posted more teaser photos on February 26, the official track listing on February 27, daily teaser trailers featuring each member from February 28 to March 3, a group teaser trailer on March 4, and a "highlight medley" of the EP's seven tracks on March 5.[3] The first album in a series of albums titled Four Seasons, Four Colors, Yellow Flower focuses on member Hwasa, represented by the color yellow and spring season, and features her new solo track "Be Calm."[4]

Yellow Flower was released to physical and digital retailers on March 7, 2018.[5]

Promotion[]

Singles[]

"Paint Me" (Korean: 칠해줘, RR: chil-hae jwo) was released as a digital single on January 4, 2018.[6] The tentative and minimalist[7] power ballad[8] peaked at number 36 on the Gaon Digital Chart and 43 on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100.[9][10] It also entered the charts in the United States, peaking at number 23 on the Billboard World Digital Songs Sales chart.[11] The music video for the single, released in conjunction with the single itself, was posted to both Mamamoo's official and the 1theK distribution YouTube channels.[12][13] As of February 2021, the music video has 9.9 million views when the totals from both channels are combined.

"Starry Night" (Korean: 별이 빛나는 밤, RR: byul-i bich na-neun bam) was released as the main single (second overall) from the EP on March 7, 2018, in conjunction with the release of the EP itself. A dance track featuring "latin-inspired strings,"[14] "Starry Night" peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart, one on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100, and eight on the Billboard World Digital Songs Sales chart.[9][10][11] The song landed at number 13 on the year-end edition of the Gaon Digital Chart for 2018[15] and earned the group their first Platinum certification from the Korea Content & Music Association (KMCA); it surpassed 100 million streams in November 2018[16] and 2.5 million paid digital downloads in July 2019.[17] Like with "Paint Me," the music video for "Starry Night" was posted to both Mamamoo's official YouTube channel and the 1theK channel.[18][19] Directed by Won Ki Hong,[20] the video was shot entirely in New Zealand[21] and has 169.9 million views as of 2021.

Other songs[]

A music video for "Star Wind Flower Sun" was released on March 6, 2018, preceding Yellow Flower's release, to Mamamoo's YouTube channel and the 1theK channel.[22][23] The music video has six million views combined as of 2021 and features the EP's introductory track, "From Winter to Spring."

A music video for Hwasa's solo track, "Be Calm" (Korean: 덤덤해지네), was posted on March 25, 2018. Posted solely to the group's YouTube channel, the video has 6.5 million views as of 2021.[24]

Commercial performance[]

Yellow Flower debuted and peaked at number one on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart for the week 10th issued week of 2018, becoming the group's first number-one album.[25] The EP sold 42,280 copies in March 2018, placing at number eight on the monthly chart.[26] It also entered at number 87 on the Gaon Album Chart's yearly edition for 2018.[27] As of 2020, Yellow Flower has sold 60,114 copies in South Korea.[28] In the United States, the album peaked at number seven on the Billboard World Albums chart.[29]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."From Winter to Spring" (겨울에서 봄으로) (intro)SolarSolarSolar0:24
2."Star Wind Flower Sun" (별 바람 꽃 태양)
Solar
  • Lee Hyun-seung
  • TM
3:43
3."Starry Night" (별이 빛나는 밤)
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Park Woo-sang
  • Moonbyul
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Park Woo-sang
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Park Woo-sang
3:31
4."Be Calm" (덤덤해지네) (Hwasa solo)Hwasa
  • Park Woo-sang
  • Hwasa
Park Woo-sang3:28
5."Rude Boy"
  • Cosmic Sound
  • Cosmic Girl
  • Moonbyul
  • Cosmic Sound
  • Cosmic Girl
  • Cosmic Sound
  • Cosmic Girl
3:10
6."Spring Fever" (봄타)
  • Jowul
  • Moonbyul
  • Command Freaks
  • Mayu
Command Freaks3:48
7."Paint Me" (칠해줘)Jowul
  • Mich Hansen
  • Peter Wallevik
  • Daniel Davidsen
  • Chelcee Grimes
  • Kara DioGuardi
  • Mich Hansen
  • Peter Wallevik
  • Daniel Davidsen
  • Chelcee Grimes
  • Kara DioGuardi
3:39
Total length:21:52

Charts[]

Other charted songs[]

Main article: Mamamoo discography
Title Year Peak chart positions
KOR
[37] 		KOR
Hot
[38]
"Star Wind Flower Sun" (별 바람 꽃 태양) 2018 51 28

Awards[]

Year Awards Work Category Recipient
2018 Soribada Best K-Music "Starry Night" Music video ZanyBros
Best Producer Kim Do Hoon
Mnet Asian Music Awards Favorite Vocal Artist Mamamoo
Golden Disc Awards Digital Song Bonsang Mamamoo

Music Programs[]

Song Program Date
Starry Night The Show (SBS MTV) March 13, 2018
March 20, 2018
Show Champion (MBC Music) March 14, 2018
M Countdown (Mnet) March 15, 2018
March 22, 2018
Music Bank (KBS) March 16, 2018
Inkigayo (SBS) March 18, 2018
March 25, 2018
April 1, 2018

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