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| Released | April 29, 2019 | |||
| Genre | K-pop | |||
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| Label | Pledis Entertainment | |||
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Happily Ever After is the sixth Korean extended play by the South Korean boy band NU'EST, released on April 29, 2019.
Happily Ever After is the first album release from NU'EST since Canvas in 2016, marking the return of the group as five after Minhyun's activities with Wanna One had ended earlier in 2019. [1] [2] The album was later confirmed to be in production on April 13, 2019. [3] Happily Ever After was released on April 29, 2019; to accompany its release, the physical version was bundled with a 92-page photobook in four different versions, CD artwork featuring one of the five members at random, and two random photocards (with 10 total collectible). [4]
The title track of Happily Ever After, "Bet Bet", is the final part in the "Three-part Knight Series" that began in NU'EST's 2016 extended play, Q is. [2] It is described as a future bass song composed of "whistling synths" and "staccatoed beats", with lyrics about an "addiction-like love." [2] The song "Different" was described as having a part that sounds like "going through the universe." [5]
Minhyun's solo song "Universe" was released digitally on April 3, 2019 along with its music video as a pre-release track. [6] The music video was filmed in Budapest and Milan. [7] The song was later included in physical releases of Happily Ever After. [8]
Happily Ever After peaked at #1 on the Gaon Music Chart. [9] The album sold over 250,000 physical copies in South Korea, [10] and it was certified platinum. [11] It debuted at #8 on the US Billboard World Albums Chart, [12] while "Bet Bet" peaked at #2 on the Billboard Korea K-pop 100. [13] The music video for "Bet Bet" drew 10 million views on YouTube in one week after it was posted. [14]
All tracks are written by Baekho and Bumzu [8]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Segno" |
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| 3:58 | |
| 2. | "Bet Bet" |
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| Royal Dive | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Bass" |
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| 3:10 |
| 4. | "Talk About Love" |
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| 3:10 |
| 5. | "Different" |
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| 3:08 |
| 6. | "Fine" |
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| Bumzu | 3:31 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 7. | "Universe" (별의 언어lit. Star Language; Minhyun solo) |
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| 3:21 |
| Total length: | 23:38 | ||||
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| South Korean Albums (Gaon) [9] | 1 |
| US World Albums (Billboard) [15] | 8 |
| Chart (2019) | Position |
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| South Korean Albums (Gaon) [16] | 23 |
| Song | Program | Date |
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| "Bet Bet" | Show Champion (MBC Music) | May 8, 2019 |
| M Countdown (Mnet) | May 9, 2019 [17] | |
| Music Bank (KBS2) | May 10, 2019 [18] | |
| Show Champion (MBC Music) | May 22, 2019 | |
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Ren: For me, I want to recommend "Different." There's a part that sounds like you're going through the universe. It always makes me excited, so that's the song I recommend.
