The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One

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The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One
Billlie CollectiveChapterOne.jpg
Digital and Soul version cover
EP by
Billlie
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2022 (2022-02-23)
StudioStudio89
Genre
Length15:13
Language
  • Korean
  • English
Label Mystic Story
Producer Han Peacedelic Jungsu
Billlie chronology
The Billage of Perception: Chapter One
(2021)		The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One
(2022)		 The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One Original Soundtrack from "What Is Your B?"
(2022)
Singles from The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One
  1. "GingaMingaYo (The Strange World)"
    Released: February 23, 2022

The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One (stylized in lower-case) is the second EP by South Korean girl group Billlie. [1] It was released on February 23, 2022, by Mystic Story and distributed by Kakao Entertainment. [2] The physical album is available in two versions as Soul and Unconscious. [3] [ better source needed ]The EP is produced by Han Peacedelic Jungsu and is primarily a pop record, with bass house, jazz, alternative R&B, post-trip hop, and synth-pop influences.

Contents

Background and release

On January 27, 2022, Mystic Story confirmed all the reports that Billlie is preparing for a new and a speedy release, slated for a late-February release. [4] A teaser posted on February 11 revealed the EP and the lead single "GingaMingaYo" would be released on February 23. [5] [6] The album was officially released on 23 February. [7] It was scheduled to have a showcase on the day of the release but since 3 members, namely Siyoon, Haram, and Tsuki was diagnosed with COVID-19, the showcase was cancelled. [8] [9]

Composition

The group's sophomore album is primarily a pop record with influences of bass house, jazz, alternative R&B, post-trip hop and synth-pop. The EP is 15 minutes and 13 seconds and features 5 songs. [10] Many critics observed that has a lighter, more whimsical feel with catchy deep house beats rather than their debut EP The Billage of Perception: Chapter One . [11] [12] One of the members of the group, Suhyeon, stated to The Korea Times that "In our debut track, we mostly focused on revealing our everyday life in a mysterious village," Suhyeon explained. "In our second release 'Snowy Night' that dropped in December, we offered a glimpse into our unconscious world. And this time, we will have people explore the deeper layers of our unconsciousness." [13]

Songs

The lead single "GingaMingaYo (The Strange World)" was described as "containing the questions and emotions that he asks himself during the process of becoming an adult." The music video was directed by Zanybros. [14] "GingaMingaYo" was composed in the key of B minor, with a tempo of 122 beats per minute. [15] Other tracks include, "a sign ~ anonymous" , broken beat style Jazz track, "overlap (1/1)" , an alternative R&B track, "Moon Palace" (stylized as M◐◑N palace) a post-trip hop track and "Believe" , a synth-pop track.

Commercial performance

The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One debuted at number 5 on Gaon Album Chart in the chart issue dated February 20–26, 2022; [16] on the monthly chart, the album debuted at number 20 in the chart issue for February 2022 with 29,966 copies sold. [17] It has then sold 88,763 copies. [18] It peaked at number eighteen on Japanese Oricon Weekly Album Charts, selling 2,681 copies in Japan. [19]

Track listing

The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One track listing [20]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."GingaMingaYo (The Strange World)"Le'mon (153/Joombas)
  • Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas)
  • Mrey (153/Joombas)
  • Ashley Alisha (153/Joombas)
  • Le'mon (153/Joombas)
  • Mrey (153/Joombas)
3:35
2."A Sign ~ Anonymous"Le'mon
  • MinGtion
  • Mayu Wakisaka
MinGtion3:09
3."Overlap (1/1)"Le'mon
  • MinGtion
  • Theresia Svensson
  • Matilda Frommegard
MinGtion2:50
4."Moon Palace"Jo Jung-seo (153/Joombas)
  • MinGtion
  • Farida Benounis
  • Rasmus Thallaug
MinGtion2:24
5."Believe"
  • Jang Ji-eun
  • Lim Kwang-kyun
  • 16
  • Siyoon
  • Tsuki
  • Sheon
  • Suhyeon
  • Haram
  • Moon Sua
  • Haruna
  • Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone"
  • Justin Reinstein
  • Lee W.
  • Reinstein
3:13
Total length:15:13

Notes

Charts

Accolades

Mid-year lists
Critic/PublicationListWorkRankRef.
Time The Best K-pop Songs and Albums of 2022 So Far (Songs)"GingaMingaYo (the strange world)"— [22]

Certification and sales

Sales for The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
South Korea—85,858 [23]

The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One Original Soundtrack from "What Is Your B?"

The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One Original Soundtrack from "What Is Your B?"
Billlie - The Collective Soul and Unconscious Chapter One Original Soundtrack from "What Is Your B%3F".png
Soundtrack album for "What is Your B"by
Billlie
ReleasedMarch 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)
Length17:43
Label Mystic Story
Producer Han Peacedelic Jungsu
Billlie chronology
The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One
(2022)		The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One Original Soundtrack from "What Is Your B?"
(2022)		 The Billage of Perception: Chapter Two
(2022)

The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One Original Soundtrack from "What Is Your B?" is the first soundtrack album by Billlie. It was released on March 1, 2022, with "A Sign ~ Overture to Billlie" serving as the album's lead single.

The album includes the original soundtracks for the documentary film "What Is Your B?" that accompanied the EP The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One. The jazz, alternative, R&B, trip-hop, synth pop album was made available for download and streaming. [24]

Track listing

The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One Original Soundtrack from "What Is Your B? track listing
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Prologue ~ 1/1"
  • MinGtion
  • Theresia Svensson
  • Matilda Frommegård
 Jeong Dong-hwan 0:33
2."The Rumor ~ Whatchamacallit"JeongJeong1:12
3."Flipping a Coin" (instrumental version)
  • Alexander Karlsson (JeL)
  • Alexej Viktorovitch (JeL)
  • Bobii Lewis
  • Cazzi Opeia
  • Ellen Berg
JeL3:15
4."A Sign ~ Overture to Billlie"
  • MinGtion
  • Mayu Wakisaka
Jeong1:41
5."Everybody's Got a Secret" (instrumental version)
  • C-Young
  • Anna Timgren
C-Young3:02
6."Moon Palace ~ The Invitation"
  • MinGtion
  • Farida Benounis
  • Rasmus Thallaug
Jeong2:37
7."Welcome to the Strange World ~ GGMGY"
  • Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas)
  • Mrey (153/Joombas)
  • Ashley Alisha (153/Joombas)
  • Le'mon (153/Joombas)
Jeong1:15
8."Moon in the Fog"
  • MinGtion
  • Benounis
  • Thallaug
Jeong2:16
9."Epilogue ~ Reprise"
  • MinGtion
  • Svensson
  • Frommegård
Jeong1:14
10."A Sign ~ Overture to Billlie Reprise"
  • MinGtion
  • Wakisaka
Jeong0:38
Total length:17:43

Notes

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from NetEase Music [25]

Recording and management

Personnel

Visual Credits

Release history

Release history for The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One
RegionDateFormatLabel
South KoreaFebruary 23, 2022 CD
Various

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