Magic Hour (EP)

Magic Hour
Magic Hour
	Digital cover
EP by Kep1er
Released	September 25, 2023
Genre	K-pop
Length	14:53
Language	Korean
Label	WakeOne ; Swing ;
Kep1er chronology
Singles from Magic Hour
	"Galileo"; Released: September 25, 2023;

Last updated October 20, 2024

Magic Hour is the fifth extended play by South Korean girl group Kep1er. It was released by WakeOne on September 25, 2023, and contains five tracks, including the lead single "Galileo".

Background

On August 4, 2023, it was reported that Kep1er would make a comeback in September, five months after their last release Lovestruck! .^[1] On August 29, Wake One Entertainment confirmed that Kep1er would be releasing their fifth extended play titled Magic Hour on September 25 through the release of a teaser poster.^[2] A day later, the comeback promotion schedule was released.^[3] On September 3, the track listing was released with "Galileo" announced as the lead single.^[4]

Track listing

Track listing for *Magic Hour*
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Galileo"	Seo Ji-eum	Yejune Synne (SNNNY) Josh Fountain Lauren Aquilina Marcus Andersson Hero (SNNNY) Deeno (SNNNY)	SNNNY, Josh Fountain	3:08
2.	"The Door"	Jinli (Full8loom) Youra (Full8loom)	Johan Gustafsson Teodor Dahlbom Rebbi James	Johan Gustafsson Teodor Dahlbom	3:01
3.	"Love on Lock"	Jo Yoon-kyung	Jjean Andy Love E.one	E.one	2:51
4.	"Tropical Light" (Yujin, Xiaoting, Youngeun, Yeseo)	Imsuho N!ko	Imsuho N!ko Naasim Dr.Han	Naasim Dr.Han	3:02
5.	"Tape" (Mashiro, Chaehyun, Dayeon, Hikaru, Huening Bahiyyih)	Skinner Box Yang Seo-yeon (Jam Factory)	Morgan Connie Smith Taneisha Jackson E.one	E.one	2:51
Total length:					14:53

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Magic Hour*
Chart (2023)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[5]	7
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)^[6]	7
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan )^[7]	61
South Korean Albums (Circle)^[8]	3

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for *Magic Hour*
Chart (2023)	Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[9]	23
South Korean Albums (Circle)^[10]	11

Release history

Release history and formats for *Magic Hour*
Region	Date	Format	Label
South Korea	September 25, 2023	CD	WakeOne Swing
Various	September 25, 2023	Digital download streaming	WakeOne Swing

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References

↑ Yoon-ji, Ahn (August 4, 2023). "[단독]케플러, 9월 컴백 확정..4세대 '올라운더' 돌아온다" [[Exclusive] Kep1er confirms comeback in September... 4th generation 'all-rounder' returns]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 30, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023– via Naver.
↑ Hyo-jin, Jeon (August 30, 2023). "케플러, 9월 25일 컴백…'매직 아워' 티저" [Kep1er, comeback on September 25th... Teaser for 'Magic Hour']. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 30, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023– via Naver.
↑ Hyo-jin, Jeon (August 31, 2023). "케플러, 컴백 예열…다양한 콘텐츠 스케줄러 공개" [Kep1er, warming up for a comeback... Revealing various content schedulers]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 31, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023– via Naver.
↑ Min-kyung, Ji (September 4, 2023). "케플러, 신곡 'Galileo'로 컴백..'Magic Hour' 트랙리스트 오픈" [Kep1er returns with new song 'Galileo'...'Magic Hour' tracklist opened]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023– via Naver.
↑ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-10-09" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
↑ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-10-09" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved October 6, 2023.
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[1] Yoon-ji, Ahn (August 4, 2023). "[단독]케플러, 9월 컴백 확정..4세대 '올라운더' 돌아온다" [[Exclusive] Kep1er confirms comeback in September... 4th generation 'all-rounder' returns]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 30, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023– via Naver.

[2] Hyo-jin, Jeon (August 30, 2023). "케플러, 9월 25일 컴백…'매직 아워' 티저" [Kep1er, comeback on September 25th... Teaser for 'Magic Hour']. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 30, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023– via Naver.

[3] Hyo-jin, Jeon (August 31, 2023). "케플러, 컴백 예열…다양한 콘텐츠 스케줄러 공개" [Kep1er, warming up for a comeback... Revealing various content schedulers]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 31, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023– via Naver.

[4] Min-kyung, Ji (September 4, 2023). "케플러, 신곡 'Galileo'로 컴백..'Magic Hour' 트랙리스트 오픈" [Kep1er returns with new song 'Galileo'...'Magic Hour' tracklist opened]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023– via Naver.

[ac_Oricon_-5] "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-10-09" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 4, 2023.

[6] "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-10-09" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved October 6, 2023.

[7] "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of October 4, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 4, 2023.

[8] "Circle Album Chart – Week 39, 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[9] "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-10" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

[10] "Circle Album Chart – September 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 12, 2023.

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