We Can (EP)

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We Can
Weeekly wecan 2020.jpg
Digital and "Orb" version cover
EP by
Weeekly
ReleasedOctober 13, 2020 (2020-10-13)
Genre
Length16:07
LanguageKorean
Label
Weeekly chronology
We Are
(2020)		We Can
(2020)		 We Play
(2021)
Singles from We Can
  1. "Zig Zag"
    Released: October 13, 2020

We Can is the second extended play by South Korean girl group Weeekly. It was released on October 13, 2020, by Play M and distributed by Kakao M. The physical version of the EP was made available in two versions: "Orb" and "Wave". It contains five tracks, including the lead single "Zig Zag". [1]

Contents

Background and release

On September 21, 2020, Play M Entertainment released a teaser photo and announced that Weeekly would make a comeback with their second EP We Can. [2]

On September 25, they released the first set of concept photos for We Can. [3] On September 29, they released the second set of concept photos for We Can. [4] Six days later, on October 5, the tracklist for We Can was released. It also revealed "Zig Zag" as the lead single. [5] On October 7, the highlight medley for We Can was released. [6] On October 9, the music video teaser for "Zig Zag" was released. [7]

On October 13, We Can and the music video for "Zig Zag" was released. [8]

Promotion

At the same day as the EP release, on October 13, they had an online media showcase. [1] [9]

They promoted the single "Zig Zag" at Mnet's M Countdown , [10] Arirang TV's Simply K-Pop , [11] KBS2's Music Bank , [12] MBC's Show! Music Core , [13] SBS's Inkigayo [14] and SBS MTV's The Show . [15]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Melon. [16]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Unnie" (언니; eonni [lit. "Sister"])
  • Lee Seu-ran
  • VINCENZO
  • Fuxxy
  • Any Masingga
  • Anna Timgren
  • VINCENZO
  • Fuxxy
3:13
2."My Earth"
  • Jiyoon (Weeekly)
  • BlueRhythm
  • BlueRhythm
3:19
3."Zig Zag"
  • Lee Seu-ran
  • danke
  • Moon Kim (153/Joombas)
  • STAINBOYS
  • Kim Jeong-woo
  • STAINBOYS
3:17
4."Top Secret" (몰래몰래; mollaemollae [lit. "Secret secret"])
  • Lee Seu-ran
  • PhD
3:07
5."Weeekly" (월화수목금토일; weolhwasumokgeumtoil [lit. "MonTueWedThuFriSatSun"])
  • Jiyoon (Weeekly)
  • Kim Chang-rak (AIMING)
  • Kim Su-bin (AIMING)
  • Jo Se-hee (AIMING)
  • Forever Noh
  • Kim Su-bin (AIMING)
  • Jo Se-hee (AIMING)
  • Chae Gang-hae (AIMING)
3:01
Total length:16:21

Accolades

Year-end lists
PublisherYearListicleWorkRankRef.
MTV 2020The Best K-Pop B-Sides of 2020"Top Secret"23 [17]
Metro 2020The Best K-Pop Comebacks of 2020"Zig Zag"16 [18]

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
South KoreaOctober 13, 2020 Play M, Kakao M
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming

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