Fever Season (EP)

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Fever Season
GFriend - Fever Season.png
Digital and 熱(열) version cover.
EP by
GFriend
ReleasedJuly 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) [1]
Recorded2019
Genre
Length27:20
Label
GFriend chronology
Time for Us
(2019)		Fever Season
(2019)		 Fallin' Light
(2019)
Singles from Fever Season
  1. "Fever"
    Released: July 1, 2019

Fever Season is the seventh extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released by Source Music on July 1, 2019, and distributed by kakao M. It debuted at number 10 on the Billboard World Albums chart. [2] A music video was released for "Fever". [3]

Contents

Promotion

The group promoted the single "Fever" in several music shows having received 7 music shows wins with the single during the promotion of the EP.

Production and composition

"Fever" was released as the lead single in conjunction with the EP on July 1, 2019.

All GFriend members participated in writing lyrics for the song "Hope" with Lee Won-jong. [4]

The EP includes the song the Korean version of the group's third Japanese single "Flower". [5]

Commercial performance

The EP debuted at number one on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart becoming the group's 4th album to achieve [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Fever" (열대야; Yeoldaeya: lit. Tropical Night)Igi (Oreo), Cino (Oreo), Ung Kim (Oreo)Igi (Oreo), Cino (Oreo), Ung Kim (Oreo)Cino (Oreo), Ung Kim (Oreo)3:34
2."Mr. Blue"1313133:17
3."Smile" (좋은 말 한때; Joeun mal hanttae: lit. Good Words)Noh Joo-hwanNoh Joo-hwan, Lee Won-jongNoh Joo-hwan, Lee Won-jong3:15
4."Wish" (바라; Bara: lit. Want)MosPickMosPickMosPick3:16
5."Paradise"IslanJeong Ho-hyun (e.one)Jeong Ho-hyun (e.one)3:14
6."Hope" (기대; Gidae: lit. Expectation)Sowon, Yerin, Eunha, Yuju, SinB, Umji, Lee Won-jongLee Won-jongLee Won-jong3:28
7."Flower" (Korean version)1313133:37
8."Fever" (instrumental) Igi (Oreo), Cino (Oreo), Ung Kim (Oreo)Cino (Oreo), Ung Kim (Oreo)3:33
Total length:27:20

Charts

Single

"Fever"

Chart (2019)Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon) [10] 27
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100) [11] 13

Accolades

Year-end song lists
Critic/PublicationListSongRankRef.
MTV The Best K-pop B-sides of 2019"Paradise"16 [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Martin, Annie (June 18, 2019). "GFriend shares track list for new EP 'Fever Season'". United Press International . Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  2. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff (July 12, 2019). "GFriend Returns to the Top 10 of World Albums With 'Fever Season'". Billboard . Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  3. ↑ Herman, Tamar (July 1, 2019). "GFriend Have Tropical 'Fever' in Vibrant New Video: Watch". Billboard . Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  4. ↑ "기대 (Hope)". Melon (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
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