Witch (Boyfriend EP)

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Witch
Boyfriend witch album cover.png
Album cover
EP by
ReleasedOctober 13, 2014
Recorded2014
Genre K-pop, dance, ballad
Label Starship Entertainment
Producer Sweettune
Boyfriend chronology
Seventh Color
(2014)
Witch
(2014)
Boyfriend in Wonderland
(2015)
Singles from Witch
  1. "On & On"
    Released: May 28, 2013
  2. "Witch"
    Released: October 13, 2014
  3. "White Out"
    Released: October 13, 2014

Witch is the third EP by South Korean boy band Boyfriend. It was released physically October 13, 2014.

Contents

Background and promotion

On May 27, 2013, Starship Entertainment revealed Boyfriend would release a digital single, "On & On", the next day. [1] On May 28, the single was released and its music video uploaded to Starship's official YouTube channel, [2]

On September 26, 2014, Starship Entertainment released the track list for Boyfriend's third EP. [3] No other details, such as the concept or title track, were confirmed by Starship Entertainment. The album name and release date were revealed October 1, and on October 13, Starship Entertainment posted the music video teaser for another single, "White Out".

Boyfriend debuted the EP's songs on Mnet's M!Countdown on October 9. On October 13, physical copies of the EP Witch were released. The official music video for the EP's title track, "Witch", was also released that same day.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Bewitch"Yella Diamond, No Minwoo, Jo KwangminAn Joon-seong1:15
2."Witch"Song Soo-yoon, Min Yeon-jaeHan Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, Go Nam-soo3:49
3."White Out"Song Soo-yoon, Min Yeon-jaeLee Chang-hyeon, Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo4:13
4."On & On"Song Soo-yoonAn Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo3:13
5."친구라도 돼줘" (Just Friends)Song Soo-yoon, Min Yeon-jaeAn Joon-seong, An Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo3:35
6."Suggest"Song Soo-yoon, No Minwoo, Jo KwangminLee Chang-hyeon3:40
7."지내더라" (You've Moved On)Kim Dong-hyun, Lee Jeong-min, LeLKim Dong-hyun, Lee Jeong-min, LeL4:07

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
South KoreaMay 28, 2013 Digital download Starship Entertainment
LOEN Entertainment

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