Cosmic (EP)

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Cosmic
Red Velvet - Cosmic.png
Digital cover
EP by
Red Velvet
ReleasedJune 24, 2024 (2024-06-24)
Length20:11
LanguageKorean
Label
Red Velvet chronology
Chill Kill
(2023)		Cosmic
(2024)
Singles from Cosmic
  1. "Cosmic"
    Released: June 24, 2024
  2. "Sweet Dreams"
    Released: August 1, 2024

Cosmic is the seventh Korean extended play and fifteenth overall by South Korean girl group Red Velvet. It was released by SM Entertainment on June 24, 2024, and contains six tracks including the lead single of the same name. On August 1, 2024, an alternate version with the addition of the EP's second single "Sweet Dreams" was released to commemorate the group's 10th anniversary.

Contents

Background and release

On June 10, 2024, SM Entertainment announced that Red Velvet would be releasing their seventh Korean extended play titled Cosmic. [1] A day later, the promotional schedule was released. [2] On June 13, it was announced that the lead single would be titled "Cosmic". [3] A day later, mood teasers of individual members was released. [4] On June 20, a trailer video titled "Love is Cosmic" was released. [5] Three days later, the music video teaser for "Cosmic" was released. [6] The extended play was released alongside the music video for "Cosmic" on June 24. [7]

On July 14, it was announced that a new version titled "Cosmie version" containing the single "Sweet Dreams" would be released on August 1. [8]

Composition

Cosmic contains six tracks. The lead single, "Cosmic", was described as a dance-pop song characterized by "synth strings and disco rhythm" with "fairytale-like" lyrics about "about meeting [the listener], a lonely traveler who crash-landed on [Red Velvet] and learning about infinite love like the universe". [9] The second track, "Sunflower", was described as a dance-pop song featuring "lively yet emotional melody" with lyrics about "a sunflower having a crush on the sun and wanting to stay with you even if I had to fly into space and change day and night". The third track, "Last Drop, was described as a "bass heavy" R&B pop song with lyrics about "I was able to shine because you were always protecting me like the universe". [10] The fourth track, "Love Arcade", was described as a "medium-tempo" dance-pop song featuring "fun sound effects reminiscent of an arcade and keyboard sounds" with lyrics about "a witty story about letting go and creating our own world as our hearts guide us, including breaking all the rules that stand in the way between you and me". [11] The fifth track, "Bubble", was described as a synth-pop and dance song featuring "drum beat, bass, and keyboard performance" with lyrics about "the world is so dazzling around you that the entire universe will envy you wherever you are". [10] The last track, "Night Drive", was described as a "medium-tempo" R&B pop song featuring a "dream-like atmosphere with languid melody over a dreamy synth rhythm" with lyrics about "a drive on a wonderful night with our memories engraved like stars, expressing the desire to trust each other and move forward together wherever we go in the future". [11]

Promotion

Prior to the release of Cosmic, on June 24, 2024, Red Velvet held a live event called "Red Velvet 'Cosmic' Countdown Live" on YouTube, TikTok, and Weverse, aimed at introducing the extended play and connecting with their fanbase. [12]

Track listing

Cosmic standard version track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Cosmic" Kenzie
  • Kenzie
  • Jonatan Gusmark
  • Ludvig Evers
  • Adrian McKinnon
  • Ellen Berg
3:46
2."Sunflower"
  • Kim In-hyung (JamFactory)
  • Jeong Mul-hwa (JamFactory)
Moonshine3:17
3."Last Drop"
  • Bay (153/Joombas)
  • Zaya (153/Joombas)
James Wong3:23
4."Love Arcade"Liljune (153/Joombas)
  • Ryan Kim
  • Devine Channel
  • Jayna Brown
  • denzelworldpeace
  • Sakehands
  • Yumi K.
  • Geist Way
  • Ryan Kim
  • Devine Channel
  • denzelworldpeace
  • Sakehands
2:57
5."Bubble"
Daniel "Obi" Klein3:28
6."Night Drive"
  • Danke
  • Moon Seol-ri
  • Na Jeong-ah (153/Joombas)
  • Yoo Jae-eun (JamFactory)
  • Flip_00
  • Isak Alvedahl
  • 37
  • Rachael Chevlin
  • Flip_00
  • 37
3:20
Total length:20:11
Cosmie version bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
7."Sweet Dreams"
  • Moon Seol-ri
  • Danke
  • Zaya (153/Joombas)
  • Choi Bo-ra (153/Joombas)
  • Kim Soo-ji (lalala studio)
  • Alexei Viktorovitch
  • Kella Armitage
  • Gavin Jones
  • Alexei Viktorovitch
3:09
Total length:23:20

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes. [13]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Release history

Release history for Cosmic
RegionDateFormatVersionLabel
South KoreaJune 24, 2024 CD Standard
Various
South KoreaAugust 1, 2024CDCosmie
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming

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