Blue;s

Blue;s (stylized as BLUE;S) is the eighth extended play by South Korean girl group Mamamoo. It was released by RBW on November 29, 2018 and distributed by LOEN Entertainment.[1] The EP consists of six songs, including the lead single "Wind Flower" and member Solar's solo track "Hello."[2] Blue;s is the third album under the 4 Seasons, 4 Colors project.

Blue;s
Digital cover
EP by
Mamamoo
ReleasedNovember 29, 2018
Recorded2018
StudioRBW Studio
GenreK-pop
Length19:30
LanguageKorean
LabelRBW
Mamamoo chronology
Red Moon
(2018)		 Blue;s
(2018)		 White Wind
(2019)
Singles from Blue;s
  1. "Wind Flower"
    Released: November 29, 2018

Promotion

Single

"Wind Flower" was released as the EP's lead single in conjunction with the EP itself on November 29, 2018. A "comforting" breakup song,[3] "Wind Flower" peaked at number nine on the Gaon Digital Chart and 10 on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100.[4][5] It also peaked at number 16 on the Billboard World Digital Songs Sales chart in the United States.[6] Mamamoo first performed the song on MBC's Show! Music Core on December 1, 2018.[7] The music video for the single, released in conjunction with the song, was posted simultaneously to Mamamoo's official YouTube channel and the 1theK distribution channel and has 74 million combined views as of December 2022.[8][9]

Other songs

Though not released as a single, Mamamoo performed "No More Drama," the second track on the album, on several occasions, including on SBS MTV's The Show on December 4[10] and MBC Music's Show Champion on December 5.[11]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."From Autumn to Winter" (가을에서 겨울로) (intro)Kim Do-hoonDo-hoonDo-hoon1:37
2."No More Drama"
  • Do-hoon
  • Moonbyul
  • Solar
Do-hoon3:11
3."Wind Flower"
  • Do-hoon
  • Moonbyul
  • Park Woo-sang
  • Do-hoon
  • Woo-sang
  • Do-hoon
  • Woo-sang
3:57
4."Hello" (Solar solo)SolarSolar
  • Do-hoon
  • Mingky
3:17
5."Better Than I Thought" (생각보단 괜찮아)
  • Moonbyul
  • Lee Hoo-sang
Hoo-sangHoo-sang3:23
6."Morning"
  • Moonbyul
  • Woo-sang
Woo-sangWoo-sang4:05
Total length:19:30

Notes
  • "No More Drama," "Wind Flower," and "Better Than I Thought" are stylized in sentence case.
  • "From Autumn to Winter" is known simply as "Intro" on international digital platforms, including Spotify[12] and Apple Music.[1]

Commercial performance

Blue;s debuted at number seven on the Gaon Album Chart.[13] It fell to number 12 in its second week, and it fell again to number 58 in its third.[14][15] The EP sold 39,148 physical copies for the month of November 2018[16] and 6,345 copies in December 2018.[17] In 2018, it sold 45,493 total copies, placing at number 99 on the year-end edition of the Gaon Album Chart.[18] As of 2020, the EP has sold 59,568 total copies in South Korea.[19] Blue;s also entered the charts in France, peaking at number 173 on the now-defunct SNEP Downloaded Albums chart.[20]

Charts

References
  1. "BLUE;S - EP by MAMAMOO on Apple Music". Apple Music. November 29, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  2. "Mamamoo Return With Gorgeous 'Wind Flower' Video: Watch". Billboard.
  3. Thompson, Avery (November 29, 2018). "Mamamoo Drops Hot New Music Video For'Wind Flower' & Fans Are Loving It". Hollywood Life. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. "2018년 49주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  5. "Billboard Kpop Hot 100". Billboard Korea. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  6. "US World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. December 15, 2018. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  7. "[Comeback Stage] MAMAMOO - Wind Flower, 마마무 - Wind Flower Show Music core 20181201". YouTube. December 1, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  8. [MV] 마마무(MAMAMOO) - Wind flower, retrieved 2022-12-30
  9. [MV] MAMAMOO(마마무) _ Wind flower, retrieved 2022-12-30
  10. "MAMAMOO, No more drama [THE SHOW 181204]". YouTube. The K-Pop: SBS Plus. December 4, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  11. "Show Champion EP.294 MAMAMOO - NO MORE DRAMA". YouTube. MBC Plus. December 5, 2018.
  12. "BLUE;S - Single by MAMAMOO | Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  13. "2018년 48주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  14. "2018년 49주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  15. "2018년 50주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  16. "2018년 11월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  17. "2018년 12월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  18. "2018년 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  19. Cumulative Sales of Blue's:
  20. "Blue;s on France Album Download Charts (2019)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  21. "Blue;s on France Album Download Charts (2019)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  22. "Blue;s on Gaon Album Chart (2019)". Gaon. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  23. "South Korean Gaon Chart: Albums – November 2018". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  24. "2018년 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved May 22, 2019.


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