Retro Futurism

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Retro Futurism
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EP by
ReleasedJuly 18, 2018 (2018-07-18)
Genre
Length13:53
Label Cube
Producer
  • JayJay
  • E'Dawn
  • Lim Kwang-wook
  • Yummy Tone
  • Hyuna
  • 1of1
  • Lee Dong-wook
  • ELTO
Triple H chronology
199X
(2017)
Retro Futurism
(2018)
Singles from Retro Futurism
  1. "Retro Future"
    Released: July 18, 2018

Retro Futurism (stylized as REtro Futurism) is the second and final extended play by South Korean co-ed group Triple H. It was released on July 18, 2018 by Cube Entertainment, with "Retro Future" serving as its lead-single.

Contents

Background and release

On June 26, 2018, a source from Cube Entertainment stated that the group will be making a comeback on July 18 with no further details. [1] On the same day, the group revealed through a magazine interview that theme for this album will be the collaboration of retro and futurism, resulting in the album's name, Retro Futurism. They also revealed that they were going to a time where people were using folder phones and pagers, and also were inspired by retro singers. [2] On July 13, the group revealed the track list through a video on various platforms. [3]

The EP was released on July 18, 2018, through several music portals, including MelOn in South Korea and iTunes for the global market. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Feeling" (느낌)
  • JayJay (MosPick)
  • E'Dawn
JayJay (MosPick)3:29
2."Retro Future"
  • Hyuna
  • E'Dawn
  • Lim Kwang-wook
  • Yummy Tone
  • Lim Kwang-wook
  • Yummy Tone
  • Hyuna
  • E'Dawn
  • Lim Kwang-wook
  • Yummy Tone
3:15
3."Show ME"
  • 1of1
  • E'Dawn
  • 1of1
  • Lee Dong-wook
  • 1of1
  • ELTO
3:54
4."Retro Future" (Inst.) 
  • Lim Kwang-wook
  • Yummy Tone
  • Hyuna
  • E'Dawn
  • Lim Kwang-wook
  • Yummy Tone
  • Hyuna
  • E'Dawn
3:15
Total length:13:53

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon) [5] 8

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