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| Released | July 12, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | Kiss Entertainment Starship Entertainment | |||
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Summer is the first Japanese EP from South Korean boy band Boyfriend. It was released physically and digitally July 12, 2017.
On May 22, 2017, Kiss Entertainment announced through Twitter that the group would be making a return to the Japanese market by releasing their first Japanese EP. [1] It was later confirmed that the EP would be released in two different limited editions along with six different standard editions with individual member covers. [2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Summer" | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Nobody Knows" | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Remember" | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Tell U Dat" | 3:48 |
| 5. | "真夏の夜の夢" | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Believe" (Special Track) | 4:28 |
| 7. | "Summer" (Instrumental) | 4:07 |
| 8. | "DVD" (PV + PV Making) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Summer" | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Nobody Knows" | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Remember" | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Tell U Dat" | 3:48 |
| 5. | "真夏の夜の夢" | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Summer" (Instrumental) | 4:07 |
| Year | Song | Length | Notes | Official MV on YouTube |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Summer" | 4:06 | Full PV | |
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | July 12, 2017 | CD Digital download | Kiss Entertainment Starship Entertainment |
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