The Only (EP)

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The Only
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ReleasedNovember 29, 2018 (November 29, 2018)
Recorded2018
Genre
Length19:36
Language
  • Korean
Label
The Boyz chronology
The Sphere
(2018)
The Only
(2018)
Bloom Bloom
(2019)
Singles from The Only
  1. "No Air"
    Released: November 29

The Only is the third extended play by South Korean boy group The Boyz. It was released on November 29, 2018 through Cre.ker Entertainment. The EP consists of six tracks.

Contents

Background

The Boyz released their third extended play The Only and its lead single "No Air" on November 29, 2018. [1]

Track listing

The Only track listing [2]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Breath to Breath" 
  • Wonderkid
  • Wonderkid
0:57
2."No Air"
  • ROYDO
  • Sunwoo (The Boyz)
  • Wonderkid
  • ROYDO
  • Wonderkid
4:04
3."Only One"
  • Shin Kung
  • Dal Lee
  • BreadBeat
  • Ollounder
  • Sunwoo (The Boyz)
  • Wonderkid
  • Shin Kung
  • BreadBeat
  • Ollounder
  • Wonderkid
3:25
4."Lucid Dream (자각몽)"
  • TOYO
  • Drew Ryan Scott
  • Sean Michael Alexander
  • TOYO
3:20
5."36.5° (Melting Heart)"
  • Hwang Yoo-bin
  • Sunwoo (The Boyz)
  • Kriz
  • Curtis F
  • Kriz
  • Curtis F
4:04
6."4Ever"
  • 1of1
  • 1of1
  • Lee Dong-woo
  • 1of1
3:44
Total length:19:36

Charts

Chart performance for The Only
Chart (2018)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [3] 39
South Korean Albums (Gaon) [4] 3

Release history

Release history and formats for The Only
RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousNovember 29, 2018
CD

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References

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  2. "The Only". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-12-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  4. "The Only (2018)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). December 16–22, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.