Season of Memories

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Season of Memories
GFriend - Season of Memories.png
Digital cover
Single album by
GFriend
ReleasedJanuary 13, 2025 (2025-01-13)
Length6:07
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
  • Lee Won-jong
  • Leevi Haapanen
  • Lenno Linjama
  • Noh Joo-hwan
  • Shintaro Yasuda
GFriend chronology
Walpurgis Night
(2020)		Season of Memories
(2025)
Singles from Season of Memories
  1. "Season of Memories"
    Released: January 6, 2025

Season of Memories is the first single album [a] by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released on January 13, 2025, by Source Music. The album is a special project to celebrate the group's tenth anniversary, and is their first release since Walpurgis Night in 2020.

Contents

Background and release

GFriend debuted in 2015 with Season of Glass . In May 2021, Source Music announced that the group would be leaving the agency upon the completion of their exclusive contracts. [2] In 2022, former members Eunha, SinB, and Umji reunited to form Viviz under BPM Entertainment. [3]

On September 24, 2024, Source Music confirmed that the members of GFriend would be reuniting in January 2025 for a special project in celebration of their tenth anniversary. [4] In November 2024, Ilgan Sports reported that January 2025's "special project" would be an album, but the size and concept had yet to be determined. [5]

GFriend's reunion project, Season of Memories, was officially announced on December 2, 2024 as a "special album", to be released on January 13, 2025, being preceded by a pre-release single on January 6. At the same time, it was announced that the group will hold two concerts at Olympic Hall, Seoul on January 18 and 19. [6] [1] Speaking of the comeback, GFriend member Sowon stated that "no matter what, we've never reunited or disbanded. I'm so happy to be back on stage because I've waited for four years." [7]

Promotion

Season of Memories will be promoted by the group with a concert tour of Asia, beginning on January 17, 2025 in Seoul. Originally announced along with the album as two standalone concerts at Seoul's Olympic Hall, [8] a third show was added after tickets quickly sold out on December 9. [9] On December 18, the concert series was further expanded, with a tour of Asia being announced, visiting cities in Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong in March. [10] The announcement included a teaser poster for the concerts that shows the group members running through a field of snow. [8]

The group also performed at the 39th Golden Disc Awards on January 5 in Fukuoka, Japan. [11] [12]

Track listing

Season of Memories track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Season of Memories" (우리의 다정한 계절 속에)
  • Noh Joo-hwan
  • Shintaro Yasuda
  • Lee Won-jong
  • Takayuki "Kojiro" Sasaki
  • Noh
  • Lee
  • Yasuda
3:06
2."Always"
  • Lauren Mandel
  • Rollo
  • Lenno Linjama
  • Lee Won-jong
  • Leevi Haapanen
  • Yuju
  • Umji
  • Danke
  • Jeong Chilli (PNP)
  • Kim Soo-ji
  • Baek Sae-im (PNP)
  • Linjama
  • Lee
  • Haapanen
3:01
Total length:6:07

Notes

Charts

Release history

Release history for Season of Memories
RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousJanuary 13, 2025 Source Music
South Korea CD
Japan CD single Hybe Japan

Notes

  1. ↑ Marketed as a "special album" [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lee, Jae-hoon (December 2, 2024). '4년 만에 재결합' 여자친구, 내달 10주년 기념 스페셜앨범·콘서트 ['Reunited after 4 years' GFriend, 10th anniversary special album and concert next month]. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  2. ↑ "GFRIEND Conclusion of Contract Announcement". Weverse. May 17, 2021.
  3. ↑ Dong, Sun-hwa (February 10, 2022). "'We don't want to tarnish GFriend's reputation': VIVIZ". The Korea Times . Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ Lee, Seung-gil (September 24, 2024). [공식] 여자친구, 4년만에 재결합 한다...쏘스뮤직 "데뷔 10주년 기념 프로젝트" (전문) [[Official] GFriend reunites after 4 years... Source Music "10th Anniversary Debut Project" (Full Text)] (in Korean). My Daily  [ ko ]. Archived from the original on September 24, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Naver.
  5. ↑ Kim, Ji-hye (December 1, 2024). 러블리즈·여자친구 '청순돌'이 온다...가요계는 '고인돌 잔치' [줌인] [Lovelyz·Girlfriend 'Innocence Doll' is coming... The music industry is 'Doldol Feast' [Zoomin]]. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  6. ↑ Jeon, Min-gyeong (December 2, 2024). 여자친구 돌아온다...10주년 앨범→콘서트 확정 "내년 1월 개최" [공식입장] [Girlfriend is back... 10th Anniversary Album → Concert Confirmed "To be Held in January Next Year"]. Xports News  [ ko ] (in Korean). Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  7. ↑ Seo, Seung-ah (December 2, 2024). "해체한 적 없다"...여자친구, 내년 1월 완전체 컴백과 동시에 콘서트 개최 ["Never disbanded"... GFriend to hold concert with full group comeback in January next year]. Top Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 5, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  8. 1 2 Kim, Soo-young (December 2, 2024). 여자친구의 귀환...10주년 스페셜 앨범 발매·단독 콘서트 개최 [GFriend's Return... 10th Anniversary Special Album Release and Solo Concert Held]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  9. ↑ Lee, Gyu-lee (December 18, 2024). "GFriend to celebrate 10th anniversary with Asia tour". The Korea Times . Archived from the original on December 24, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  10. ↑ Yoon, Seung-jin (December 18, 2024). "GFriend to begin Asian tour in honor of 10th anniversary". Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  11. ↑ Yeo, Gladys (December 9, 2024). "GFRIEND, aespa, NewJeans and more to perform at the 39th Golden Disc Awards". NME . Archived from the original on December 24, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  12. ↑ 완전체로 '39회 골든' 뜬 여자친구 신곡 무대 깜짝 공개 : 네이트 연예. 네이트 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  13. ↑ Oricon Weekly Single Ranking – 2025-02-03/p/3 Oricon News. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales – Week of January 29, 2025". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Circle Album Chart – Week 03 of 2025". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Circle Album Chart – January 2025". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 6, 2025.
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