Return of the Girl is the third extended play by South Korean girl group Everglow. The EP was released by Yuehua Entertainment on December 1, 2021, and contains five tracks, including the lead single "Pirate".
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| Released | December 1, 2021 | |||
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| Length | 16:35 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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Background and release
editOn November 15, 2021, Yuehua Entertainment announced Everglow would be releasing their third extended play titled Return of the Girl on December 1.[1] A day later, the promotional schedule was released.[2] On November 22, the track listing was released with "Pirate" announced as the lead single.[3] On November 24, the music video teaser for "Pirate" was released.[4] A day later, the highlight medley teaser video was released.[5] On November 28, the choreography performance teaser video for "Pirate" was released.[6]
Commercial performance
editReturn of the Girl debuted at number ten on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart in the chart issue dated November 28 – December 4, 2021;[7] on the monthly chart, the EP debuted at number 12 in the chart issue for December 2021 with 40,809 copies sold.[8]
Promotion
editPrior to the extended play's release, on December 1, 2021, Everglow held a live showcase event online to introduce the EP and communicate with their fans.[9] The group performed "Pirate" on various music shows, and made a special performance for "Don't Speak" at The Show.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Back Together" |
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| Tobias Näslund | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Pirate" |
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| Ollipop | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Don't Speak" |
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| 3:27 |
| 4. | "Nighty Night" |
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| Ollipop | 2:42 |
| 5. | "Company" |
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| 2:57 | |
| Total length: | 16:35 | ||||
Credits and personnel
editAdapted from the album liner notes.[10]
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Charts
editSales
edit| Region | Sales |
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| South Korea[11] | 46,015 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| South Korea | December 1, 2021 | CD | |
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References
edit- ^ Lee, Min-ji (November 15, 2021). "에버글로우, 12월 1일 컴백 확정...7개월만 돌아온다(공식)" [Everglow confirmed comeback on December 1st...Return only after 7 months (official)] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Jeong, Hye-yeon (November 16, 2021). "에버글로우, 미니 3집 '리턴 오브 더 걸' 타임테이블 공개..본격 컴백 카운트다운" [Everglow's 3rd mini album 'Return of the Girl' timetable released...Full-scale comeback countdown] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Yoon, Sang-geun (November 23, 2022). "에버글로우 트랙리스트 공개..컴백 타이틀 'Pirate'" [Everglow track list revealed..Comeback title 'Pirate'] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Seul (November 25, 2022). "에버글로우, '파일럿' MV 티저 공개...6人 6色 해적 카리스마" [Everglow's 'Pilot' MV teaser released...6 people 6 colors pirate charisma] (in Korean). X-port News. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Jeong, Hye-yeon (November 26, 2021). "에버글로우, 새 앨범 '리턴 오브 더 걸' 하이라이트 메들리 영상 공개" [Everglow releases new album 'Return of the Girl' highlight medley video] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim, Su-jin (November 29, 2021). "에버글로우, 새 타이틀곡 'Pirate' 리릭+퍼포먼스 선공개" [Everglow, new title song 'Pirate' lyric + performance pre-release] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ a b "2021년 49주차 Album Chart" [Week 49 of 2022 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). November 28 – December 4, 2021. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ a b "2021년 12월 Album Chart" [December 2021 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ Lee, Deok-haeng (December 1, 2021). "'컴백' 에버글로우 "마지막이라는 생각으로 열심히 준비"" ['Comeback' Everglow "Prepare hard with the thought that it will be the last time"] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Return of the Girl (Booklet). Yuehua Entertainment. 2021.
- ^ Accumulated sales for Return of the Girl:
- "2021년 12월 Album Chart" [December 2021 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- "2022년 01월 Album Chart" [January 2022 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.