Midnight Guest

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Midnight Guest
Fromis 9 - Midnight Guest.jpg
Digital and "After Midnight" version cover
EP by
Fromis 9
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2022 (2022-01-17)
Genre K-pop
Length16:25
LanguageKorean
Label
Fromis 9 chronology
Talk & Talk
(2021)		Midnight Guest
(2022)		 From Our Memento Box
(2022)
Singles from Midnight Guest
  1. "DM"
    Released: January 17, 2022 (2022-01-17)

Midnight Guest is the fourth extended play by South Korean girl group Fromis 9. It consists of five tracks, including the lead single "DM". The extended play was released by Pledis Entertainment on January 17, 2022.

Contents

Background and release

On December 15, 2021, Pledis Entertainment announced that Fromis 9 would be releasing a new extended play in January 2022. [1] On December 30, it was announced the extended play would be release on January 17, 2022, and titled Midnight Guest, in the same announcement, a concept trailer was also released. [2] On December 31, the promotional schedule was released. [3] On January 6, 2022, nine concept film for each members was released. [4] On January 10, the track listing was released with "DM" announced as the lead single. [5] On January 11, the highlight medley video was released. [6] On January 15 and 16, the teaser music video for "DM" was released. [7] The extended play alongside the music video for "DM" was released on January 17. [8]

Composition

"DM" was described as a pop song with "faint chord progression and funky bassline" with lyrics about "the excitement of the moment when Fromis 9, who succeeded in escaping at dawn, approaches the person [they] likes and boldly confesses [their] love". [9] "Escape Room" was described as a R&B dance song characterized by "addictive piano lines, dreamy guitar sound, synth bass, and sensuous chord progression". [9] "Love is Around" was described as a pop ballad song and sung by members Lee Sae-rom, Song Ha-young, Jang Gyu-ri, and Lee Chae-young. [9] "Hush Hush" was described as a house genre song and sung by members Park Ji-won, Roh Ji-sun, Lee Seo-yeon, Lee Na-gyung, and Baek Ji-heon. [9] Park Ji-won and Lee Seo-yeon also participated in writing and composition of "Hush Hush". "0g" was described as a song with "warn syntax sound" and characterized by "various instruments". [9]

Promotion

Prior to the extended play's release, on January 17, 2022, Fromis 9 held a in-person live event, which was also broadcast live online, to introduce the extended play and communicate with their fans. [10]

Commercial performance

On January 13, YG Plus announced Midnight Guest had more than 120,000 pre-order sales. [11] Midnight Guest debuted at position 2 on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart in the chart issue dated January 16–22, 2022. [12]

Track listing

Track listing for Midnight Guest
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Escape Room"Seo Jung-ah
  • Xelor
  • BYMORE
BYMORE3:26
2."DM"
  • Jo Su-jin
  • Gu Tae-woo
  • Yi U-min "collapsedone"
  • Justin Reinstein
  • Louise Frick Sveen
  • Caroline Gustavsson
  • Yi U-min "collapsedone"
  • Justin Reinstein
3:24
3."Love is Around" (Sung by Lee Sae-rom, Song Ha-young, Jang Gyu-ri, and Lee Chae-young) Moon Seol-ri
  • Yi Ju-hyung (MonoTree)
  • Sophia Pae
Yi Ju-hyung (MonoTree)3:16
4."Hush Hush" (Sung by Park Ji-won, Roh Ji-sun, Lee Seo-yeon, Lee Na-gyung, and Baek Ji-heon)
  • Jo Su-jin
  • Park Ji-won
  • Lee Seo-yeon
  • Nmore (PrismFilter)
  • Park Ji-won
  • Lee Seo-yeon
Nmore (PrismFilter)3:03
5."0g"Yi Seul-ran
  • Park Ki-tae (PrismFilter)
  • Shannon
  • Elum (PrismFilter)
  • Lee Beom-hoon (PrismFilter)
Park Ki-tae (PrismFilter)3:16
Total length:16:25

Charts

Release history

Release history for Midnight Guest
RegionDateFormatLabel
South KoreaJanuary 17, 2022 CD
Various

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