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Violet (EP)

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2018 EP by Pentagon
Violet
EP by
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2018 (2018年01月17日)
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)
Singles from Violet
  1. "Violet (Japanese Version)"
    Released: January 17, 2018
Music video
"Violet (Japanese ver.)" on YouTube

Violet is the second Japanese extended play by South Korean boy group Pentagon, released on January 17, 2018 by Cube Entertainment Japan. The EP contains Japanese-language versions of their previous songs, the title track "Violet" from Demo 02 and "Beautiful" from Ceremony , and four original songs.

Background

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On November 16, 2017, it was announced that Pentagon would release their second Japanese EP on January 17, 2018. The track list and physical album types were also revealed on the same day.[1] The EP was released early on January 6, exclusively on the music streaming service Line Music.[2]

Commercial performance

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The week of the release, Violet took the number 1 spot on all of Tower Records' weekly album charts, and ranked fourth on Oricon's weekly album chart.[3] The EP ranked number 8 on Tower Records' highest-selling Japanese albums by Korean artists in 2018.[4] Violet placed tenth on Oricon's annual Indie Albums rankings for 2018.[5]

Track listing

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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

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

Sales

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Sales for Violet
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan — 21,918[10]

Release history

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Release history and formats for Violet
Country Date Format Label Ref.
Japan January 6, 2018 Streaming (Line Music exclusive) [2]
January 17, 2018 Digital download [1]
Various CD

References

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  1. ^ a b "渋谷店『LIVE LIVEFUL! COLLECTION』最新作に"PENTAGON"が決定!". Tower Records Japan. 2017年11月16日. Archived from the original on 2018年08月27日. Retrieved 2021年08月21日.
  2. ^ a b "PENTAGON JAPAN ORIGINAL 2ND MINI ALBUM 'VIOLET'". Line Music (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021年09月03日.
  3. ^ Kwon, Soo-bin (2018年01月24日). "펜타곤, 일본 두번째 앨범으로 타워레코드 주간차트 1위". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2021年08月28日.
  4. ^ "〈2018ベストセラーズ〉タワーレコードの年間チャートをジャンル別に大発表!K-POP チャート". Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). 2018年12月03日. Archived from the original on 2018年12月15日.
  5. ^ "オリコン年間 インディーズアルバムランキング 2018年度". Oricon News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021年05月02日. Retrieved 2021年08月28日.
  6. ^ "PENTAGON/Violet (TYPE-A)". Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021年08月21日.
  7. ^ "PENTAGON/Violet (TYPE-B)". Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021年08月21日.
  8. ^ "PENTAGON/Violet (TYPE-C) [CD+DVD+Mini Photobook]". Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021年08月21日.
  9. ^ "2018年01月15日〜2018年01月21日 オリコン週間 アルバムランキング". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021年08月21日.
  10. ^ 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2018年01月15日〜2018年01月21日) [CD album weekly ranking from January 15, 2018 to January 21, 2018] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.

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