Eternity (April EP)

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Eternity
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ReleasedSeptember 20, 2017 (2017-09-20)
Recorded2017
Genre
LanguageKorean
Label
April chronology
Prelude
(2017)
Eternity
(2017)
The Blue
(2018)
Music video
Take My Hand on YouTube

Eternity is the fourth extended play by South Korean girl group April, released on September 20, 2017 by DSP Media and distributed by LOEN Entertainment.

Contents

Background and release

In August, the group revealed during an interview with "International BnT" that they were already preparing for their next album, with the goal for a comeback before the end of the year. [1] [2] On August 23, DSP Media announced that the group's comeback was set for some time in September. [3] On September 5, DSP Media announced that the group's comeback had been set for September 20 with an album titled Eternity. [4] On September 5, DSP Media revealed the album's track list, confirming Eternity to be April's fourth mini-album, accompanied by the lead single "Take My Hand" (Korean : 손을 잡아줘). [5]

Commercial performance

Eternity debuted at number 7 on the Gaon Album Chart, on the chart issue dated September 17–23, 2017. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Take My Hand" (손을 잡아줘)e.onee.onee.one3:30
2."Tting" (띵)어벤전승, e.one어벤전승, e.one 3:13
3."Magic in Love"SeionSeion 3:33
4."Hey Yo Hey"Lee Joo-hyung (MonoTree)MonoTree, 권덕근 3:23
5."Zzi Rit Zzi Rit" (찌릿찌릿)ZigZagNote, 노는어린이ZigZagNote, 노는어린이 3:01
6."Shall We Love" (사랑해도 될까요)이신성ZigZagNote 3:37
Total length:20:22

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon) [7] 7

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
South KoreaSeptember 20, 2017
VariousDigital download

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References

  1. https://www.soompi.com/2017/08/14/april-shares-thoughts-lineup-changes-not-personal-phones-2-years/
  2. http://www.allkpop.com/article/2017/08/april-reveal-that-they-havent-had-cell-phones-for-over-two-years
  3. https://www.soompi.com/2017/08/22/april-confirmed-join-september-comeback-lineup/
  4. https://www.soompi.com/2017/09/05/april-announces-comeback-eternity/
  5. https://www.allkpop.com/article/2017/09/april-drop-track-list-for-eternity
  6. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
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