The Billage of Perception: Chapter Two

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The Billage of Perception: Chapter Two
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ReleasedAugust 31, 2022 (2022-08-31)
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Length19:40
LanguageKorean
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Billlie chronology
The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One
(2022)
The Billage of Perception: Chapter Two
(2022)
The Billage of Perception: Chapter Three
(2023)
Singles from The Billage of Perception: Chapter Two
  1. "Ring Ma Bell (What a Wonderful World)"
    Released: August 31, 2022

The Billage of Perception: Chapter Two is the third extended play by South Korean girl group Billlie. It was released on August 31, 2022, by Mystic Story and distributed by Kakao Entertainment.

Contents

Background and release

On August 8, 2022, it was announced the group would be releasing a new installation to their The Billage Of Perception series. [1] On August 16, it was announced that their third EP The Billage Of Perception: Chapter Two, featuring lead single "Ring Ma Bell (What a Wonderful World)", will be released on August 31. [2] The physical album was opened for pre-orders in three versions as Lux, Mane, and Quies. The concept film for the EP titled The End of the World and the Awakening was released on August 25. [3] The group then went on to release teaser clips for their B-side tracks, with "My B = The Birth of Emotion" and "Sun Palace (Stroop Effect)" released on August 26, [4] "B'rave ~ A Song for Matilda" and "Mcguffins ~ Who's the Joker?" on August 27 and "Back 2 Where We Belong" on August 28, with the album officially released on August 31. [5]

Composition

The album has incorporated various genres such as hard rock, synth-pop, and pop-R&B. [6] During the showcase, the group revealed that the storyline and the lyricism is connected to their debut EP, The Billage of Perception: Chapter One . The opening track, "My B = The Birth of Emotion", is a synth-pop number with a "psychedelic" synth phrase. The second and the pop-R&B track "B'rave ~ A Song for Matilda" is inspired by the 1988 novel Matilda written by Roald Dahl. The third and the title track "Ring Ma Bell (What a Wonderful World)" is a hard rock number that starts with a 70's crunchy overdrive guitar riff. "Sun Palace (Stroop Effect)" is a follow-up for "Moon Palace" from their second EP The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One . "Mcguffins ~ Who's the Joker?" is a dance-pop track that fusions latin trap and Chicago hip hop. "Back 2 Where We Belong" is a rock number that acts as a fan song. [7]

Promotion

On the afternoon of August 31, a showcase to commemorate the release was held at Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. [8]

Commercial performance

According to the data released by South Korean Hanteo Charts, The Billage Of Perception: Chapter Two recorded 43,823 copies sold on its first day, marking a new career high for the group which was previously held by Track by Yoon: Patbingsu, which had around 34,000 first-day album sales. [9]

Track listing

The Billage of Perception: Chapter Two track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."My B = The Birth of Emotion"Llano
  • Pdly
  • Yoon Jong-song (MonoTree)
3:07
2."B'rave ~ A Song for Matilda"
  • Le'mon
  • Saay (SoulTriii)
  • Deez (SoulTriii)
  • Yunsu (SoulTriii)
  • Saay (SoulTriii)
  • Deez (SoulTriii)
  • Yunsu (SoulTriii)
3:37
3."Ring Ma Bell (What a Wonderful World)"Llano
  • Sjoerd de Vries
  • Galeyn Tenhaeff
  • Catalina Schweighauser
Sjoerd de Vries3:26
4."Sun Palace (Stroop Effect)"Le'mon
  • Mingtion
  • Emily Kim
Mingtion2:59
5."Mcguffins ~ Who's the Joker?"Le'mon
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Mosin
  • Arcon
3:23
6."Back 2 Where We Belong"
  • Kella Armitage
  • Riley Biederer
  • Max Weinik
Max Weinik3:06
Total length:19:40

Notes

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Melon. [10]

Recording and management

Personnel

  • Billlie – vocals (all tracks), lyrics (track 6)
  • Anna Timgren – composition (track 5)
  • Arcon – composition, arrangement (track 5)
  • Catalina Schweighauser – composition (track 3)
  • Deez (SoulTriii) – composition, arrangement (track 4)
  • Emily Kim – composition (track 4)
  • Galeyn Tenhaeff – composition (track 3)
  • Jiyun Choi (153/Joombas) – lyrics (track 6)
  • Kella Armitage – composition (track 6)
  • Le'mon – lyrics (tracks 3, 4, 5)
  • Llano – lyrics (track 1, 3)
  • Mayu Wakisaka – composition (track 1)
  • Max Weinik – composition, arrangement (track 6)
  • Mingtion – composition, arrangement (track 4)
  • Mosin – composition, arrangement (track 5)
  • Pdly – composition, arrangement (track 1)
  • Riley Biederer – composition (track 6)
  • Ryan S. Jhun – composition, arrangement (track 5)
  • Saay (SoulTriii) – lyrics, composition (track 4)
  • Sjoerd de Vries – composition, arrangement (track 3)
  • Yoon Jong-song (MonoTree) – composition, arrangement (track 1)
  • Yunsu (SoulTriii) – lyrics, composition (track 4)
  • Jungsu Peacedelic Han – production
  • Kim Ji-hyun – recording engineer
  • Seo Yu-duk – recording engineer
  • Shin Bong-won (Glob) – mixing engineer
  • Junki Hyung-kwon – mixing engineer
  • JoXuatrii – mixing engineer
  • Yoon Won-kwon – mixing engineer
  • Jo Jun-sung – mixing engineer
  • Alawn – mixing engineer
  • Kim Il-ho – mixing engineer
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering

Charts

Release history

Release history and formats for The Billage of Perception: Chapter Two
RegionDateFormatLabel
South KoreaAugust 31, 2022
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming

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