Get a Guitar

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Get a Guitar
Riize - Get a Guitar.png
Digital cover
Single album by
Riize
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2023
Studio
  • SM Big Shot Studio
  • SM Yellow Tail Studio
  • Doobdoob Studio
  • Sound Pool Studio
  • SM Starlight Studio
Genre Dance [1]
Length5:38
Language
  • Korean
  • English
Label
Riize chronology
Get a Guitar
(2023)		 Riizing
(2024)
Singles from Get a Guitar
  1. "Memories"
    Released: August 21, 2023
  2. "Get a Guitar"
    Released: September 4, 2023

Get a Guitar is the debut single album by South Korean boy group Riize. Released on September 4, 2023, by SM Entertainment through Kakao Entertainment, the single album consists of two tracks, "Memories" and the title track of the same name, which both were released to promote the single album on August 21 and September 4, respectively.

Contents

Background

SM Entertainment announced in May 2023 that they will debut their new boy group, seven years after the debut of NCT, with the announcement that former NCT members Shotaro and Sungchan would withdraw from the group to join the lineup and SM Rookies members Eunseok and Seunghan would make their debut. [3] [4] On August 1, the label revealed the seven-member boy group name "RIIZE", with three more members; Wonbin, Sohee, and Anton. [5] [ unreliable source? ] [6] [ unreliable source? ]

On August 7, SM announced that Riize will making their debut with their first single album, Get a Guitar, which is slated for release on September 4, 2023. The single album will contain a total of 2 songs, with "Memories" was released as the pre-release single on August 21, and the title track was released on the same date as the album. [7] [8] [9]

Composition

The pre-release single, "Memories", is a song with synthesizer and guitar sounds, and lyrics about cherishing the memories of preparing and practicing together while dreaming the same dream. [10] "Get a Guitar", the album's title track and the group's official debut single, is a song with retro synths and funky guitar rhythm, with the lyrics that show the process of understanding and empathizing with each other and becoming a team through music, and at the same time, the members gathered in one place according to the sound of the guitar, while conveying the message that they will realize their shining dreams. [11]

Promotion

Riize began the promotional cycle for Get a Guitar by attending the KCON 2023 in Los Angeles on August 20, 2023, where they performed "Memories" and the group's introduction performance "Siren". [12] The group also performed "Memories" and "Siren" on national television for the first time at SBS's Inkigayo on August 27, 2023, a week prior their official debut. [13]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Carmen Chin of NME wrote that the EP's "expectations were high – and they were successfully met", and she added that the group "have successfully highlighted their ability to craft a distinctive sound and establish themselves as emerging talents worth keeping an eye on". [14]

Commercial performance

Prior to its release on September 4, 2023, it was reported that Get a Guitar received 1.03 million pre-order sales, setting a new record as the most pre-ordered debut album out of any SM artist, and made Riize the first SM artist since H.O.T. in 1996 to have sold over a million copies with their debut album. [15]

Track listing

Get a Guitar track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Get a Guitar"
PhD2:40
2."Memories" Kenzie
2:58
Total length:5:38

Credits

Credits adapted from the single album's liner notes. [16]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Get a Guitar
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA) [26] Million1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for Get a Guitar
RegionDateFormatLabel
South KoreaSeptember 4, 2023 CD
Various
United StatesSeptember 8, 2023CD

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