The Billage of Perception: Chapter Two
The Billage of Perception: Chapter Two is the third extended play by South Korean girl group Billlie. It was released on August 31, 2022, by Mystic Story and distributed by Kakao Entertainment.
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| Released | August 31, 2022 | |||
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| Length | 19:40 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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| Singles from The Billage of Perception: Chapter Two | ||||
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Background and release
On August 8, 2022, it was announced the group would be releasing a new installation to their The Billage Of Perception series.[1] On August 16, it was announced that their third EP The Billage Of Perception: Chapter Two, featuring lead single "Ring Ma Bell (What a Wonderful World)", will be released on August 31.[2] The physical album was opened for pre-orders in three versions as Lux, Mane, and Quies. The concept film for the EP titled The End of the World and the Awakening was released on August 25.[3] The group then went on to release teaser clips for their B-side tracks, with "My B = The Birth of Emotion" and "Sun Palace (Stroop Effect)" released on August 26,[4] "B'rave ~ A Song for Matilda" and "Mcguffins ~ Who's the Joker?" on August 27 and "Back 2 Where We Belong" on August 28, with the album officially released on August 31.[5]
Composition
The album has incorporated various genres such as hard rock, synth-pop, and pop-R&B.[6] During the showcase, the group revealed that the storyline and the lyricism is connected to their debut EP, The Billage of Perception: Chapter One. The opening track, "My B = The Birth of Emotion", is a synth-pop number with a "psychedelic" synth phrase. The second and the pop-R&B track "B'rave ~ A Song for Matilda" is inspired by the 1988 novel Matilda written by Roald Dahl. The third and the title track "Ring Ma Bell (What a Wonderful World)" is a hard rock number that starts with a 70's crunchy overdrive guitar riff. "Sun Palace (Stroop Effect)" is a follow-up for "Moon Palace" from their second EP The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One. "Mcguffins ~ Who's the Joker?" is a dance-pop track that fusions latin trap and Chicago hip hop. "Back 2 Where We Belong" is a rock number that acts as a fan song.[7]
Promotion
On the afternoon of August 31, a showcase to commemorate the release was held at Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.[8]
Commercial performance
According to the data released by South Korean Hanteo Charts, The Billage Of Perception: Chapter Two recorded 43,823 copies sold on its first day, marking a new career high for the group which was previously held by Track by Yoon: Patbingsu, which had around 34,000 first-day album sales.[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "My B = The Birth of Emotion" | Llano |
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| 3:07 |
| 2. | "B'rave ~ A Song for Matilda" |
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| 3:37 |
| 3. | "Ring Ma Bell (What a Wonderful World)" | Llano |
| Sjoerd de Vries | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Sun Palace (Stroop Effect)" | Le'mon |
| Mingtion | 2:59 |
| 5. | "Mcguffins ~ Who's the Joker?" | Le'mon |
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| 3:23 |
| 6. | "Back 2 Where We Belong" |
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| Max Weinik | 3:06 |
| Total length: | 19:40 | ||||
Notes
- "Ring Ma Bell (What a Wonderful World)" is stylized "RING ma Bell (what a wonderful world)"
- "Sun Palace (Stroop Effect)" is stylized "$UN palace (Stroop effect)"
- "my B = The Birth of Emotion" is stylized "my B = the Birth of emotion"
- "B'rave ~ A Song for Matilda" is stylized "B'rave ~ a song for Matilda"
- "Mcguffins ~ Who's the Joker?" is stylized "Mcguffins ~ who's the Joker?"
- "Back 2 Where We Belong" is stylized "B@ck 2 where we Belong"
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Melon.[10]
Recording and management
- Mixed at Studio89, Glab Studios, SoulTriii Lab Studio, Studio DDeepKick, WSound Studio and Alawn Music Studios
- Recorded at Studio89
- Mastered at Sterling Sound
- Published by MonoTree, EKKO Music Rights, Warner Chappell Music Holland BV, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Marcan Entertainment, NuVibe Music, Musikade, Angels on My Shoulder Music, MRKW Publishing.
Personnel
- Billlie – vocals (all tracks), lyrics (track 6)
- Anna Timgren – composition (track 5)
- Arcon – composition, arrangement (track 5)
- Catalina Schweighauser – composition (track 3)
- Deez (SoulTriii) – composition, arrangement (track 4)
- Emily Kim – composition (track 4)
- Galeyn Tenhaeff – composition (track 3)
- Jiyun Choi (153/Joombas) – lyrics (track 6)
- Kella Armitage – composition (track 6)
- Le'mon – lyrics (tracks 3, 4, 5)
- Llano – lyrics (track 1, 3)
- Mayu Wakisaka – composition (track 1)
- Max Weinik – composition, arrangement (track 6)
- Mingtion – composition, arrangement (track 4)
- Mosin – composition, arrangement (track 5)
- Pdly – composition, arrangement (track 1)
- Riley Biederer – composition (track 6)
- Ryan S. Jhun – composition, arrangement (track 5)
- Saay (SoulTriii) – lyrics, composition (track 4)
- Sjoerd de Vries – composition, arrangement (track 3)
- Yoon Jong-song (MonoTree) – composition, arrangement (track 1)
- Yunsu (SoulTriii) – lyrics, composition (track 4)
- Jungsu Peacedelic Han – production
- Kim Ji-hyun – recording engineer
- Seo Yu-duk – recording engineer
- Shin Bong-won (Glob) – mixing engineer
- Junki Hyung-kwon – mixing engineer
- JoXuatrii – mixing engineer
- Yoon Won-kwon – mixing engineer
- Jo Jun-sung – mixing engineer
- Alawn – mixing engineer
- Kim Il-ho – mixing engineer
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
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Monthly charts
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| South Korea | August 31, 2022 | ||
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References
- Park, Ah-reum (August 8, 2022). "빌리, 8월 말 초고속 컴백‥걸그룹 대전 합류[공식]" [Billlie, a high-speed comeback at the end of August…[Official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022 – via Naver.
- Yeo, Gladys (August 16, 2022). "Billlie announce release date for third mini-album 'the Billage of perception: chapter two'". NME. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- Seon, Mi-kyung (August 26, 2022). ""나의 이름은…" 빌리, 미니 3집 콘셉트 필름 공개" ["My name is..." Billlie, 3rd mini album concept film released]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022 – via Naver.
- Kwak, Hyun-soo (August 26, 2022). "빌리, 수록곡 트랙 비디오 첫 공개…특급 서사 응축" [Billlie releases the first track video for the b-side song... Condensed epic narrative]. YTN (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022 – via Naver.
- Yeo, Gladys (2022-08-31). "Billlie rock out in music video for 'RING ma Bell (what a wonderful world)'". NME. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- Hong, Bam-eum (August 31, 2022). "빌리(Billlie), '카리스마 록스타로 변신!' 컴백 포토타임('RING ma Bell' 쇼케이스)[뉴스엔TV]" [Billie, 'Transformed into a charismatic rock star!' Comeback photo time ('RING ma Bell' showcase) [News N TV]]. Newsen. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- Im, Jae-ho (August 31, 2022). "'빌리(Billlie)'로부터 도착한 새로운 세계의 초대장" [An invitation to a new world from 'Billlie']. BNT News (in Korean). Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- Lee, Jae-ha (August 31, 2022). "빌리 Billlie, RING ma Bell [포토엔HD]" [Billlie, RING ma Bell [Photoen HD]]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- "[Daily Ranking: August 31st] BILLLIE's 'THE BILLAGE OF PERCEPTION: CHAPTER TWO: The 3rd Mini Album' Places 2nd". HANTEONEWS. 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- "The Billage Of Perception: Chapter Two" (in Korean). Kakao Entertainment. Mystic Story. August 31, 2022. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Melon.
- "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-09-19/p/3" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- "Circle Album Chart – Week 36, 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- "Circle Album Chart – August 2022". Circle Chart. Retrieved September 8, 2022.