Glassy (single album)

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Glassy
Jo Yu-ri - Glassy.jpg
Digital cover
Single album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 2021 (2021-10-07)
Genre K-pop
Length10:12
LanguageKorean
Label
Jo Yu-ri chronology
Glassy
(2021)
Op.22 Y-Waltz: in Major
(2022)
Singles from Glassy
  1. "Autumn Memories (가을 상자)"
    Released: September 23, 2021 (2021-09-23)
  2. "Glassy"
    Released: October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07)

Glassy is the debut single album by South Korean singer Jo Yu-ri. It consists of three tracks, including the lead single of the same name. The single album was released by Wake One Entertainment on October 7, 2021.

Contents

Background and release

On September 24, Wake One Entertainment announced that Jo Yu-ri would be making her solo debut with single album titled Glassy on October 7. [1] The photo teaser was released on September 27 and September 30. [2] [3] On October 1, the track listing was released with "Glassy" announced as the lead single. [4] On October 3, the highlight medley video was released. [5] On October 4, the music video teaser for lead single "Glassy" was released. [6] On October 6, the second music video teaser for "Glassy" was released. [7] The single album was released on October 7, along with the music video for "Glassy". [8]

Composition

"Glassy" was described as a dance-pop song with "lively and catchy melody" and characterized by Jo Yu-ri's "charming voice". [9] "Express Moon" was described as a medium-tempo song with "impressive warm yet powerful instrumental tune" and "romantic melody". [9] "Autumn Memories" (가을 상자) was described as an "emotional duet" ballad song. [9]

Promotion

Following the single album's release, Jo Yu-ri held a live event on the same day called "Jo Yuri The 1st Single album [Glassy] Showcase" on Universe to introduce the single album and communicate with her fans. [10]

Commercial performance

On October 5, Wake One Entertainment announced Glassy had more than 50,000 pre-order sales. [11] The album debuted at number 7 on the Gaon Album Chart and moved to number 5 the following week.

Track listing

Digital
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Glassy"Hwang Yu-bin
  • Park Woo-sang
  • Bottle Paik
  • Boran
  • Inner Child (MonoTree)
  • Park Woo-sang
  • Bottle Paik
  • Minky
3:09
2."Express Moon"Honest
  • Kyum Lyk
  • Park Woo-sang
  • Hyezoo
  • Park Woo-sang
  • Kyum Lyk
3:05
Total length:6:15
CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
3."Autumn Memories" (가을 상자; with Lee Seok-hoon)
  • Lee Joo-hyeong (MonoTree)
  • Choo Dae-gwan (MonoTree)
  • Kim Hae-ron (MonoTree)
  • Kwon Ae-jin (MonoTree)
  • Lee Joo-hyeong (MonoTree)
  • Choo Dae-gwan (MonoTree)
  • Kim Hae-ron (MonoTree)
  • Kwon Ae-jin (MonoTree)
Choo Dae-gwan (MonoTree)3:58
Total length:10:13

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Melon. [12]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Glassy
Chart (2021)Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon) [13] 5

Release history

Release history for Glassy
RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousOctober 7, 2021
South Korea CD

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