Fun Factory is the second single album by South Korean girl group Fromis 9. The album was released on June 4, 2019 by Off the Record and distributed by Stone Music. The physical version of the single album is available in two versions: "Fun" and "Factory". Both of them consist of the same three songs, including the lead single "Fun!".[1]
| Fun Factory | ||||
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 Digital and "FUN" version cover | ||||
| Single album by | ||||
| Released | June 4, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
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| Length | 9:47 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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| Fromis 9 chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Fun Factory | ||||
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| "Fun!" on YouTube | ||||
Background and release
editOn May 22, it was revealed that Fromis 9 would come back on June 4 with their first single album Fun Factory.[1]
Concept images were released on May 23[2] and music video teasers featuring each of the members were released from May 24 to June 2.[3][4]
The single contains three tracks, including the lead single "Fun!", "Love RumPumPum" and "Fly High". The members Song Ha-young and Park Ji-won wrote and composed the song "Fly High".[5]
The music video teaser was released on May 31 and the full music video was released on June 4 together with the single release.[6]
Promotion
editThe group began promoting the single "Fun!" on June 6. They first performed the lead single on Mnet's M Countdown, followed by performances on KBS' Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core and SBS' Inkigayo.
After finishing the promotions for "Fun!", it was announced that the group would carry out an additional round of performances, this time promoting the B-side "Love RumPumPum". The first performance was on Music Bank on June 12.[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Fun!" | Kim Ji-hyang, Cho Sim, Koo Bon-am, Hwang Yu-bin | Drew Ryan Scott, Sean Michael Alexander, Melodesign | Avenue 52, Melodesign | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Love RumPumPum" (Lee Sae-rom, Jang Gyu-ri, Roh Ji-sun, Lee Seo-yeon, Lee Chae-young, Lee Na-gyung & Baek Ji-heon) | Baekgom[a], Baekgu[b] | Anchor, Park Ki-tae, Baekgom, Baekgu | Anchor, Park Ki-tae, Baekgom, Baekgu | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Fly High" (Song Ha-young & Park Ji-won) | Song Ha-young, Park Ji-won | Nmore, Song Ha-young, Park Ji-won | Nmore | 3:39 |
| Total length: | 9:47 | ||||
Charts and Sales
edit| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| South Korean Albums (Gaon)[8] | 2 |
| Region | Sales |
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| South Korea | 56,121[9] |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Distributor |
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| Various | June 4, 2019 |
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b (in Korean) 프로미스나인, 8개월만 컴백…6월 4일 새 싱글 앨범 발매
- ^ (in Korean) '6월 4일 컴백' 프로미스나인, '9色 청량미'…개인 오피셜 포토 공개
- ^ (in Korean) 컴백 프로미스나인, 개인 콘셉트 영상 공개…박지원 첫주자
- ^ (in Korean) 컴백 D-2’ 프로미스나인, ‘펀 팩토리’ 9色 콘셉트 영상..송하영 마지막 주자
- ^ (in Korean) 프로미스나인, ‘펀 팩토리’ 트랙리스트 공개..타이틀곡은 ‘FUN!’
- ^ (in Korean) FUN FACTORY by Fromis 9
- ^ (in Korean) 프로미스나인, '러브 럼펌펌' 후속곡 활동 돌입…'뮤뱅'서 무대 최초 공개
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 23, 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ^ 2019年GAON專輯榜(結算)91位