A Walk to Remember | |
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Released | May 30, 2019 |
Recorded | 2016-2019 |
Genre | K-pop |
Language | Korean |
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Singles from A Walk to Remember | |
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"Summer Night" on YouTube |
A Walk to Remember is the debut extended play by South Korean singer Yoona. The EP was released digitally and physically on May 30,2019,by SM Entertainment,to celebrate her 29th birthday. "Summer Night",featuring indie singer 20 Years of Age,was released as a single.
On May 24 it was announced that Im Yoon-ah will release her Korean debut EP "A Walk To Remember" with title track Summer Night on May 30,2019. [1]
Concept images were released from May 22 to May 27 and the music video teaser for "Summer Night" was released on May 27. [2]
The music video,together with the EP,was released on May 30. [3]
The song "Deoksugung Stonewall Walkway" featuring 10cm was released on March 11,2016,as part of SM Station Season 1. [4]
The song "When The Wind Blows" was released on September 8,2017,as part of SM Station Season 2. [5]
The song "To You" was released on May 13,2018,the song was written by Im Yoon-ah and composed by Lee Sang-soon during Hyori's Homestay 2. [6]
A Walk to Remember debuted at number 3 on the Gaon Albums Chart. [7] It also debuted at number 47 on Billboard Japan's Top Download Albums. [8]
The EP went on to become the third best-selling album by a female soloist of 2019,behind IU's Love Poem and bandmate Taeyeon's Purpose. [9]
On the iTunes Comprehensive Album Chart,it ranked first in 10 regions around the world,including Hong Kong,Malaysia,Philippines,Singapore,Taiwan,Thailand,Vietnam,Saudi Arabia,Peru,and Chile. [10]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Deoksugung Stonewall Walkway" (덕수궁 돌담길의 봄; featuring 10cm) | Marco, Kwon Jung-yeol | Marco | Marco | 3:16 |
2. | "Summer Night" (여름밤; featuring 20 Years of Age) | Foresko, Heo Sang-eun | Foresko, Heo Sang-eun | Foresko, Heo Sang-eun | 4:01 |
3. | "When The Wind Blows" (바람이 불면) | YoonA, Conan (Rocoberry) | Conan (Rocoberry) | Conan (Rocoberry) | 3:46 |
4. | "To You" (너에게) | YoonA | Lee Sang-soon | Lee Sang-soon, Cho Yoon-sung | 4:35 |
5. | "Promise" | Godak | Godak, Park Tae-jin | Godak, Park Tae-jin | 3:32 |
Total length: | 19:19 |
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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Region | Sales |
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South Korea [13] | 49,862 |
South Korea (kihno ver) [14] | 3,355 |
Region | Date | Format | Distributor |
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Various | May 30, 2019 | Digital download | |
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South Korea | June 5, 2019 | kihno | |
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