Violet (EP)

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Violet
Pentagon Violet.png
EP by
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2018 (2018-01-17)
Genre J-pop
Length22:45
LanguageJapanese
Label Cube Entertainment Japan
Producer
Pentagon chronology
Demo 02
(2017)
Violet
(2018)
Positive
(2018)
Pentagon Japanese chronology
Gorilla
(2017)
Violet
(2018)
Shine
(2018)
Violet track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Wake Up" Giz'Mo
  • Masaki Iehara
  • Giz'Mo
Masaki Iehara3:18
2."Burnin' Love"
  • ArmySlick
  • Giz'Mo
ArmySlick3:36
3."Violet" (Japanese version)
  • Kino
  • Nathan
Nathan3:55
4."Beautiful" (Japanese version)
  • Jung Il-hoon
  • IL
  • IL
  • Jung Il-hoon
3:43
5."Love"Yu-ki Kokubo
  • Kohei Yokono
  • Yu-ki Kokubo
Kohei Yokono4:17
6."Up! Up! Up!"Samuelle Soung
  • Donna
  • Ricky
  • CuzD
  • Donna
  • Ricky
  • CuzD
3:56
Total length:22:45
Type A (CD) [6]
No.TitleLength
1."Wake Up" 
2."Burnin' Love" 
3."Violet" (Japanese version) 
4."Love" 
5."Up! Up! Up!" 
Type B (CD) [7]
No.TitleLength
1."Wake Up" 
2."Burnin' Love" 
3."Violet" (Japanese version) 
4."Beautiful" (Japanese version) 
5."Up! Up! Up!" 
Type C (CD + DVD + Mini Photobook) [8]
No.TitleLength
1."Wake Up" 
2."Burnin' Love" 
3."Violet" (Japanese version) 
4."Beautiful" (Japanese version) 
5."Love" 
6."Up! Up! Up!" 

Charts

Chart performance for Violet
Chart (2018)Peak
position
Japan Albums (Oricon) [9] 4

Sales

Sales for Violet
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan21,918 [10]

Release history

Release history and formats for Violet
CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
JapanJanuary 6, 2018 Streaming (Line Music exclusive) [2]
January 17, 2018 Digital download [1]
Various CD

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