Forever 1

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Forever 1
Girls' Generation - Forever 1.png
Digital cover
Studio album by
Girls' Generation
ReleasedAugust 5, 2022 (2022-08-05)
Studio
  • SM (Seoul)
  • MonoTree (Seoul)
Genre K-pop
Length32:39
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
Girls' Generation chronology
Holiday Night
(2017)		Forever 1
(2022)
Singles from Forever 1
  1. "Forever 1"
    Released: August 5, 2022

Forever 1 is the seventh Korean studio album and tenth overall by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released digitally on August 5 and physically on August 8, 2022, by SM Entertainment to commemorate the group's fifteenth anniversary since their debut in 2007. Forever 1 is Girls' Generation first music release in five years, following their hiatus after the release of their sixth Korean studio album Holiday Night (2017). The album contains ten tracks, including the lead single of the same name.

Contents

Background and release

On May 17, 2022, SM Entertainment announced that Girls' Generation would be returning for their fifteenth anniversary with a new album in August, ending their five-year hiatus. [1] On July 4, member Sooyoung teased on tvN's Take Care of Me This Week that the group would be releasing their seventh studio album. [2] On July 24, SM Entertainment announced that the group would be releasing their seventh studio album, titled Forever 1, on August 8. [3] One day later, the promotional schedule was released, with the digital version of the album to be released on August 5, three days earlier than the physical release, to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary. [4] On July 27, it was announced that Forever 1 would contain ten tracks, including lead single "Forever 1". Songwriter Kenzie, who previously helped write the group's singles "Into The New World" (2007), "Oh!" (2010), and "All Night" (2017), announced to be participating in the album's production. [5] Two days later, the album's mood sampler was released. [6] Music video teasers for "Forever 1" were released on July 4 and 5. [7] [8] The album was released digitally alongside the music video for "Forever 1" on August 5. [9]

Composition

Forever 1 consists of ten tracks. The lead single "Forever 1" was described as dance-pop song with "energetic melody" and "exciting festival-like atmosphere" with lyrics about "eternal love for precious people who give strength anytime and anywhere". [5] The second track, "Lucky Like That", is a pop song characterized by "strong guitar performance and powerful drum beats". [10] The third track, "Seventeen", is an R&B dance song with a "synth sound, heavy drum beats, and light piano melody"; members Tiffany and Sooyoung participating write lyrics for the song. [11] The fourth track "Villain" was described as a dance song with "heavy bass and drum beat", with lyrics written by Tiffany and Sooyoung and the former also participating the composition. [11] The fifth track, "You Better Run", is an electropop song with "sharp sound and strong vocals" and lyrics about "a main character who returns and making the opponent fall into fear after foretelling revenge earlier", labeled a continuation from the group's 2010 single "Run Devil Run". [10]

"Closer" was described as a pop song with "light piano riff and sensual disco rhythm" and "an exciting vibe". [12] "Mood Lamp," the seventh track, is an R&B song with a "soft guitar melody that creates a warm atmosphere" and lyrics that "compare the desire to protect a loved one from darkness to a scene where a mood lamp softly illuminates the bedside". [13] The eighth track, "Summer Night", was described as medium-tempo pop song characterized by "bouncing synth and beautiful melody". [12] The ninth track, "Freedom", is a "dreamy" synth-pop song with "rich harmony" and lyrics "about discovering who you really are and feeling free when you are with the person you love". [12] The last track, "Paper Plane", was described as a medium-tempo pop song with "heavy bass and a cheerful flux synth" and lyrics containing "warm messages of supports for those who endlessly pursue their dreams with paper airplanes". [13]

Commercial performance

Forever 1 debuted at number two on South Korea's Circle Album Chart in the chart issue dated August 7–13, 2022; [14] on the monthly chart, the album debuted at number five in the chart issue dated August 2022. [15] In Japan, the album debuted at number 18 on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums in the chart issue dated August 10, 2022. [16] On the Oricon's chart, the album debuted at number 14 on the Albums Chart in the chart issue dated August 29, 2022; [17] on the monthly chart, the album debuted at number 48 in the chart issue dated August 2022. [18] The album also debuted at number four on the Digital Albums Chart in the chart issue dated August 15, 2022, [19] and number 48 on the Combined Albums Chart in the chart issue dated August 22, 2022. [20] It ascended to number nine on the Oricon Albums Chart, [21] and number eight on the Combined Albums Chart in the chart issue dated September 12, 2022. [22]

In United States, Forever 1 debuted at number 16 on the Billboard Heatseekers Album, [23] and number 88 on the Billboard Top Current Album Sales in the chart issue dated August 20, 2022. [24] In United Kingdom, the album debuted at position 28 on the OCC's UK Digital Albums in the chart issue dated August 12–18, 2022. [25] In Australia, the album debuted at number ten on the ARIA Top 50 Digital Albums Chart, and number one on the ARIA Top 20 Hitseekers Albums Chart in the chart issue dated August 15, 2022. [26]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [27]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [28]

Forever 1 received generally positive reviews by critics. In a four-star review, Tanu I. Raj of NME described Forever 1 as "a revisit of their classic sounds and songs that were recast into a more modern, mature image, creating a charming medley of the past and the present". [27] Joshua Minsoo Kim of Pitchfork praised the album for being a "concise record" and named it among Girls' Generation's best due to the group's "lack of musical identity compared to their juniors, making them as versatile as ever". [28] Nylon and Idology ranked it amongst the best K-pop albums of 2022. [29] [30]

Promotion

Prior to the release of Forever 1, on August 5, 2022, the group held a live event called "Girls' Generation 'Forever 1' Countdown Live" on YouTube and TikTok to introduce the album and to commemorate their fifteenth anniversary with their fans. [31]

Track listing

Track listing for Forever 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Forever 1" Kenzie
  • Kenzie
  • Ylva Dimberg
  • Kenzie
  • Moonshine
3:22
2."Lucky Like That"Hwang Yu-bin (Verygoods)
Sebastian Thott2:51
3."Seventeen"
  • Daniel "Obi" Klein
  • Imlay
3:08
4."Villain"
  • Sooyoung
  • Tiffany
  • Josh Cumbee
  • Moonshine
3:02
5."You Better Run"Moon Hye-min
  • Grace Tither
  • Kyle MacKenzie
  • Keir MacCulloch
  • Katya Edwards
  • Kyle MacKenzie
  • Keir MacCulloch
2:45
6."Closer"Moon Hye-min
PhD3:58
7."Mood Lamp" Jo Yoon-kyung
  • Jamie Jones
  • Jack Kugell
  • Lamont Neuble
  • Tim Stewart
  • Treasure Davis
  • Jamie Jones
  • Jack Kugell
  • Lamont Neuble
  • Tim Stewart
3:48
8."Summer Night" (Korean : 완벽한 장면; RR : Wanbyeokhan Jangmyeon)Yun (153/Joombas)
  • Royal Dive
  • Sofia Kay
Royal Dive3:13
9."Freedom"Jeong Ha-ri (153/Joombas)
  • Gabriella Bishop
  • Camden Cox
  • Cameron Warren
St. Louis3:02
10."Paper Plane" (Korean : 종이비행기; RR : Jongi-bihaenggi)Charlie (153/Joombas)
Fredrik "Figge" Hakan Boström3:30
Total length:32:39

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes. [32]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Forever 1
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan—13,401 [18] [33]
South Korea (KMCA) [35] Platinum294,948 [36]

Release history

Release history for Forever 1
RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousAugust 5, 2022
South KoreaAugust 8, 2022 CD

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