Black Dress (EP)

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Black Dress
CLC Black Dress EP Cover.jpg
Digital edition
EP by
CLC
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2018 (2018-02-22)
Genre
Length16:38
Label
Producer
  • Cho Sung-ho
  • Ferdy
  • Kang Dong-Ha
  • NOPARI
  • MonoTree
  • Harry Potter
  • Seo Jae-woo
CLC chronology
Free'sm
(2017)		Black Dress
(2018)		 No.1
(2019)
Singles from Black Dress
  1. "To the Sky"
    Released: February 1, 2018
  2. "Black Dress"
    Released: February 22, 2018
  3. "Distance"
    Released: April 3, 2018

Black Dress is the seventh Korean extended play (ninth overall) by South Korean girl group CLC. It was released on February 22, 2018, by Cube Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment. It consists of five songs, including the previously released song "To the Sky" and the title track "Black Dress".

Contents

The EP peaked at number 7 on the US World Albums chart and at number 12 on the Gaon Album Chart.

Background and release

On February 6, 2018, an image teaser was released online, revealing that the group will be releasing their seventh EP, Black Dress, on February 22. [1] Two days later, a comeback schedule was released, revealing that starting February 12, the group will release image and video teasers ahead of an online release on February 22, and a physical release a day later. [2] On February 12, the agency stated that their upcoming EP "will show off its charm and maturity by focusing on a chic and charismatic performance with a hip-hop, EDM and dance-based composition". [3] A day later, behind the scene photos were revealed. [4]

On February 14, the pre-order for the album was opened for online and offline music sites, revealing that the EP will contain a booklet of 146 pages, a post card, a photo card and a poster of the group. It was also revealed that a postcard and stamp sticker set will be available for those who buy the album on 20SPACE. [5] [6] On February 18, the full track list was release, revealing the title track as "Black Dress". [7] On February 19, an audio snippet for each song was released on the group's official YouTube channel. [8]

The EP was released on February 22, 2018, through several music portals, including MelOn in South Korea and iTunes for the global market. [9] [10]

Promotion

Singles

"To the Sky" was released as a digital pre-release track on February 1, 2018. [11] [12] On February 9, a choreography practice video was released for the song. [13]

"Black Dress" was released as the title track in conjunction with the EP on February 22, alongside its music video. [9] [10] The song expresses the woman's mind to seduce the other person with a fashion item called black dress. It is a song with a heavy beat and addictive sound. [8] The music video is directed by Kim Ji-hoon. [8] On February 20, the first music video teaser was released through the group's official YouTube channel and their distributor channel, 1theK. [14]

Live performances

Music show promotions commenced on February 22, on Mnet's, M Countdown , performing the title song, "Black Dress".

Commercial performance

Black Dress debuted at number 11 on Billboard's World Albums Chart, on the week ending March 3, 2018. [15] It also debuted at number 12 on the Gaon Album Chart, on the chart issue dated February 18–24, 2018. [16]

The album placed at number 35 for the month of February 2018, with 4,671 physical copies sold. [17]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Black Dress"
  • Cho Sung-ho
  • Ferdy
  • Kang Dong-Ha
  • Cho Sung-ho
  • Ferdy
  • Kang Dong-Ha
3:13
2."Like That"
  • NOPARI
  • MonoTree
  • Jaeri Potter
  • MonoTree
  • NOPARI
2:59
3."Distance" (선; seon)
  • Seo Jae-woo
  • Cho Sung-ho
  • Jang Ye-eun
  • Seo Jae-woo
  • Cho Sung-ho
  • Seo Jae-woo
  • Cho Sung-ho
3:07
4."To the Sky"
  • Cho Sung-ho
  • Ferdy
  • Jang Ye-eun
  • Cho Sung-ho
  • Ferdy
  • Cho Sung-ho
  • Ferdy
3:05
5."7th" (일곱번째; ilgob beonjjae)
  • Cho Sung-ho
  • Kang Dong-Ha
  • Jang Ye-eun
  • Cho Sung-ho
  • Kang Dong-Ha
  • Cho Sung-ho
  • Kang Dong-Ha
4:11
Total length:16:38

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon) [16] 12
US World Albums (Billboard) [18] 7

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
South KoreaFebruary 22, 2018 Digital download Cube Entertainment
Various
South KoreaFebruary 23, 2018 CD

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  2. ↑ "CLC 7th Mini Album BLACK DRESS, Comeback Schedule". Twitter. February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ "CLC's comeback on February 22 will focus from hip-hop to EDM" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-02-12.
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