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Reality in Black
Studio album by
Mamamoo
ReleasedNovember 14, 2019
Genre
Length36:56
LanguageKorean
LabelRBW
Producerexec.: Kim Do-hoon, Kim Jin-woo
Mamamoo chronology
White Wind
(2019) 		Reality in Black
(2019)
Singles from Reality in Black
  1. "Destiny"
    Released: October 25, 2019
  2. "Hip"
    Released: November 14, 2019

Reality in Black (stylized as reality in BLACK) is the second Korean studio album and the third overall by South Korean girl group Mamamoo. It was released by RBW on November 14, 2019 and distributed by Kakao M. The album topped the weekly charts in South Korea, becoming Mamamoo's third number one album, and entered the Top 20 of Billboard component charts in the United States. It contains eleven songs, including the singles "Destiny" and "Hip", which reached the Top 5 of the Gaon Digital charts.

Background and release

On March 14, 2019, Mamamoo released the EP "White Wind", the fourth and last installment of the 4 seasons, 4 Colors project. Shortly after, they embarked on their fifth concert tour 4Seasons F/W, which saw them visit Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong besides their native South Korea. On September 4, 2019, group member Wheein released a solo single entitled "Good Bye". The song proved to be commercially successful, peaking within the Top 3 of the Gaon Digital Singles Chart.[1]

In July 2019 it was announced that Mamamoo would join the cast of Queendom, a competitive reality television show, in which six female K-Pop acts would compete for their own comeback showcase to air on South Korean Pay-TV channel Mnet.[2] The song Destiny was released within the frame of the competition and later included on the album. During the last episode of Queendom, Mamamoo were declared the winners of the competition.[3]

On November 1st, the impending release of a second full studio album was announced through Mamamoo's official social media accounts. The day after, the title and album cover and release date were revealed through the group's official Twitter account.[4][5] Multiple concept pictures of the individual members and video teasers led up to the release of the album on November 14, showing the members in several alternate universe settings in which they were not part of Mamamoo.[6] The music video for the single Hip was released on the same day to coincide with the album.

Contrary to previous promotional cycles, the group focused explicitly on choreography, exchanging their trademark handheld microphones for headsets.[7] Group leader Solar remarked during an album showcase event, that the choreography for Hip has been their most complex and hardest to learn so far.[8] While appearing on the KBS talk show Happy Together she elaborated, that this change was inspired by previous criticism over the group not having intricate demanding dance routines and being self-choreographed.[9]


Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Destiny" (우린 결국 다시 만날 운명이었지)
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Park Woo-sang
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Park Woo-sang
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Park Woo-sang
4:07
2."Universe"
  • Cosmic Sound
  • Cosmic Girl
  • Cosmic Sound
  • Cosmic Girl
3:35
3."Ten Nights" (열 밤)
  • Won Yeon-jeong
  • Hyuna
  • Hwang Seong-jin
  • Coco Tofu Dad
  • Jang Jin-yeong
  • Hwang Seong-jin
  • Coco Tofu Dad
  • Hwang Seong-jin
3:37
4."Hip"
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Park Woo-sang
  • Hwasa
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Park Woo-sang
  • Hwasa
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Park Woo-sang
3:18
5."4x4ever"
  • Lee Sang-ho
  • IGGY
  • Yongbae
  • Moonbyul
  • Lee Sang-ho
  • IGGY
  • Yongbae
  • Mayu Wakisaka
  • IGGY
  • Yongbae
4:33
6."Better"
  • Cosmic Sound
  • Cosmic Girl
  • Moonbyul
  • Cosmic Sound
  • Cosmic Girl
  • Cosmic Sound
  • Cosmic Girl
3:16
7."Hello Mama"
  • Yongbae
  • Lee Woo-sang
  • Moonbyul
  • Yongbae
  • Lee Woo-sang
Lee Woo-sang3:39
8."ZzZz" (심심해)
  • Lee Woo-sang
  • Ryu Jisoo
  • Moonbyul
  • Lee Woo-sang
  • Ryu Jisoo
Lee Woo-sang3:25
9."Reality"Park Woo-sangPark Woo-sangYeong3:03
10."High Tension"
  • Jarry Potter
  • Moonbyul
  • Park Hae-il
  • Jarry Potter
  • Big Sancho
  • Park Hae-il
  • Big Sancho
3:18
11."I'm Your Fan"SolarSolarMingki2:27
Total length:36:56

Charts

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions
KOR
[21] 		KOR
Hot
[22]
"Ten Nights" 2019 193 —

Awards and nominations

Music program awards

Song Program Date
"Hip" Show Champion (MBC) December 4, 2019
M Countdown (Mnet) November 21, 2019
November 28, 2019
Music Bank (KBS) November 22, 2019
Inkigayo (SBS) November 24, 2019

References

  1. ^ "2019년 37주차 Digital Chart". Gaon. September 19, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Mnet Announces Lineup For Upcoming Variety Show, "Queendom"". HELLOKPOP. July 24, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Mamamoo to drop second album". Korea Joongang Daily. November 4, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "Album announcment". Mamamoo's official Twitter. November 1, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "Album cover and release date". Mamamoo's official Twitter. November 1, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "MAMAMOO To Explore Parallel Realities With Upcoming Full-Length Album". HELLOKPOP. November 4, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  7. ^ "Mamamoo drops 2nd full-length album, 'reality in BLACK'". Korea Herald. November 4, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  8. ^ "Mamamoo drops 2nd full-length album, 'reality in BLACK'". Korea Herald. November 4, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  9. ^ "Solar's MAMAMOO "HIP" [Happy Together/2019.11.28]". KBS World. November 28, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  10. ^ "Reality in Black on Gaon Album Chart (2019)". Gaon. November 21, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  11. ^ "Reality in Black on US World charts (2019)". Billboard. November 20, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  12. ^ "South Korean Gaon Chart: Albums – November 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  13. ^ "2019년 12주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  14. ^ "Mamamoo's Billboard Kpop Hot 100 history". Billboard Korea. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  15. ^ "Mamamoo's US World Digital Song Sales chart history". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  16. ^ "Mamamoo's Japan Hot 100 chart history". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  17. ^ "2019년 48주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  18. ^ "Mamamoo's Billboard Kpop Hot 100 history". Billboard Korea. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  19. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  20. ^ "Mamamoo's US World Digital Song Sales chart history". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  21. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  22. ^ "Mamamoo Chart History: K-Pop 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
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