Waterfall (B.I album)

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Waterfall
B.I Waterfall Album Cover.jpg
Digital cover
Studio album by
B.I
ReleasedJune 1, 2021 (2021-06-01)
StudioTitan Recording Studio, Seoul, South Korea
Genre
Length40:07
Language Korean
Label
  • IOK Music
  • 131 Label
Producer
B.I chronology
Midnight Blue (Love Streaming)
(2021)		Waterfall
(2021)		 Cosmos
(2021)
Singles from Waterfall
  1. "Re-Birth"
    Released: April 15, 2021
  2. "Illa Illa"
    Released: June 1, 2021
Waterfall track listing
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Waterfall"
  • Choice37
  • Hae
2:45
2."Illa Illa" (해변; Haebyeon [lit. "Beach"])
  • B.I
  • Millennium
  • Kang Uk-jin
  • Diggy
  • Sihwang
  • Millennium
  • Sihwang
3:25
3."Daydream" (featuring Lee Hi) (긴 꿈; Gin Kkum [lit. "Long Dream"])
  • B.I
  • Saint Leonard
Saint Leonard3:14
4."Numb"
  • B.I
  • Stally
  • Basecamp
  • Stally
  • Basecamp
3:46
5."Illusion" (꿈결; Kkumgyeol [lit. "Dream"])
  • B.I
  • JFKID
JFKID3:18
6."Flow Away"
  • B.I
  • Millennium
Millennium3:44
7."Help Me"
  • B.I
  • Millennium
  • Sihwang
  • Millennium
  • Sihwang
3:20
8."Remember Me" (역겹겠지만; Yeokgyeobgetjiman [lit. "It May Be Disgusting"])
  • B.I
  • Millennium
Millennium3:39
9."Stay" (featuring Tablo; lyrics co-written by Tablo)
  • B.I
  • Choice37
  • Hae
  • Choice37
  • Hae
2:56
10."Gray" (비 온 뒤 흐림; Bi On Dwi Heurim [lit. "Cloudiness After Rain"])
  • B.I
  • Kang Uk-jin
  • Diggy
  • Eddy
  • Kang Uk-jin
  • Diggy
3:22
11."Then" (그땐 내가; Geuttaen Naega [lit. "Back Then, I"])
  • B.I
  • Padi
Padi3:11
12."Re-Birth" (다음 생; Daeum Saeng [lit. "Next Life"])
  • B.I
  • Sihwang
  • Millennium
  • Sihwang
  • Millennium
3:23
Total length:40:07

Accolades

Year-end lists
PublisherYearListicleWorkRankRef.
Time 2021The Best K-Pop Songs and Albums of 2021Waterfall— [17]
MTV News The 21 Best K-Pop B-Sides Of 2021"Waterfall"— [20]

Charts

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [27]

Production

Additional personnel

  • Sim Hye-jin – A&R director
  • Oh Su-min – A&R
  • Lim Da-hye – A&R
  • Yang Jin-woo – A&R
  • Choi Tae-won – A&R
  • Yoo Pil-jong – management director
  • Kim Woogie – music video director
  • Yeom Woo-jin – track film director
  • AFF – track film director
  • Kimheejune – photography (Waterfall version)
  • Rie – photography (Seaside version)
  • Narae – design director
  • Jung Fwan-wook – styling
  • Kim So-hee – hair
  • Choi Hyeon-sung – hair assistant
  • Park So-yeon – hair assistant
  • Noh Hang-yeol – make-up
  • Lee Young-ji – make-up assistant
  • Youngbeen – choreography ("Waterfall")
  • Lee Han-sol – choreography ("Illa Illa")
  • Yu Jung-wan – choreography ("Illa Illa")
  • Kinjaz – choreography ("Illa Illa")
  • Xin Seoul – promotion photography
  • Jang Jin-woo – executive adviser

Release history

Release dates and formats for Waterfall
RegionDateFormat(s)Edition(s)LabelRef.
VariousJune 1, 2021
StandardIOK Music x 131 Label [11]
South Korea CD (2 versions: Waterfall and Seaside)Standard
JapanJuly 5, 2021CD (2 versions: Waterfall and Seaside)Japanese [13]
South KoreaDecember 6, 2021 LP (1 version)Limited [14]

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