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Released | February 6, 2023 |
Genre | K-pop |
Length | 9:59 |
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Second Wind is the debut single album by BSS, a sub-unit of the South Korean boy band Seventeen. It was released on February 6, 2023, alongside its lead single "Fighting", featuring Lee Young-ji. [1] [2] Serving as BSS's first release in almost five years, Second Wind topped the Circle Album Chart and broke the first-week sales record for an album released by a K-pop sub-unit. [3] [4] [5]
On January 7, 2023, BSS announced their plans of releasing a new single album, marking the sub-unit's first return since their debut digital single "Just Do It" nearly five years prior. [6] Although the track was intended to be a one-time skit created for Caratland, a fan meeting event for Seventeen, positive feedback and demand from fans prompted BSS to plan for another project. [7] On January 12, Pledis Entertainment further revealed details of the album's name, Second Wind; album versions; and February 6 release date. [8] Conceived as an album with an active sports aesthetic, a special version of Second Wind was launched, featuring BSS-themed sports apparel (a t-shirt, scrunchie, hairband, mask, and socks) arranged inside a shoebox-inspired package. [9]
On February 2, BSS teased the single album's three-song tracklist through a highlight medley designed to mimic a fitness app's goal tracker progression. [10] "Going BSS", a two-episode special of Seventeen's web variety show Going Seventeen, as well as two official teasers, were also aired to support the album's release. [11]
Second Wind was digitally and physically released worldwide on February 6, 2023. Its lead single, "Fighting", was released with an accompanying music video on the same day. [12] On February 23, BSS shared a special performance video of the track "7PM", featuring Norwegian singer Peder Elias. [13]
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NME | [14] |
Lee Ha-na of Newsen commended the album for "breathing a new wind into the music industry" with its charming ability to transform into a "support group that is always by your side". [15] In a review for NME , Tanu Raj scored Second Wind four out of five stars, noting the album as the "perfect pick-me-up" and "a record that exudes endless, sunny optimism". [14]
On the first day of its release, Second Wind was reported to have sold over 478,000 copies, immediately breaking the first-week sales record for an album released by a sub-unit of a K-pop band. [4] [5] By the end of the first week, it sold a record 610,189 copies in total. [16] The album also debuted at number one on the Circle Album Chart on the week-ending date of February 11, 2023. [3]
The album's lead single "Fighting" entered the Circle Digital Chart at number five and topped its component Download Chart in the issue dated February 5–11, 2023. [17] [18] The song debuted at number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart dated February 15, 2023. [19] It also debuted at number eight on the World Digital Song Sales chart issued on February 18, 2023. [20]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Fighting" (파이팅 해야지; featuring Lee Young-ji) |
| 3:24 | |
2. | "Lunch" |
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| 3:20 |
3. | "7PM" (7시예 들어줘; featuring Peder Elias) |
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| 3:15 |
Total length: | 9:59 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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South Korea (KMCA) [34] | 2× Platinum | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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