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Untitled
Singles from Heal
  1. "That Day (그날의 너)"
    Released: April 23, 2018
Music video
"That Day" on YouTube

Heal (Korean: 치유; Hanja: 治癒; RR: Chi-yu) is the fourth extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group Lovelyz. The album was released on April 23, 2018 by Woollim Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M (formerly known as LOEN Entertainment). The album contains six tracks, including the lead single "That Day".

Background and release

On April 6, Woollim Entertainment announced that Lovelyz would make a comeback on April 23.[2] Promotion for the album began with the release of individual teasers of members through the group's official accounts on Twitter and Facebook from April 10 to April 13,[3][4][5][6] with the group teasers being released on April 17.[7] Through these teasers, the name of the album was unveiled, titled Heal.[8] The lead single "That Day" was revealed with the release of the album's tracklist on April 19.[9] The next day, Lovelyz released a longer version of the music video teaser for "That Day", and teased some parts of the chorus.[10] Their EP officially released online and physically on April 23.[11]

Promotions

Lovelyz held their comeback showcase at Blue Square iMarket Hall on April 23, 2018, the same day as the album's release,[12] and was hosted by comedian Park Sung-kwang. It was broadcast live through the Naver app V-Live.[13] During the showcase, they discussed their new songs, including the lead single "That Day", which they performed live for the first time.[14] Lovelyz began their music show promotions, with their first comeback stage on Mnet's M Countdown where they performed "That Day" and "Watercolor" on April 26.[15] They earned their first music show win for "That Day" on SBS MTV's The Show on May 1.[16]

Composition

"That Day (그날의 너)" was written and composed by Sweetune, who previously produced "Emotion" and "The" in the second studio album R U Ready?.[9] The song is described as "having a melodious and energetic melody reminiscent of "Ah-Choo", with the members' voices blended together to fit the season perfectly".[17] The composers of the lead single "Twinkle" of the previous EP Fall in Lovelyz, 1Take and TAK, returned with a new b-side track titled "Shining★Star".

Commercial performance

Heal topped the iTunes K-pop Music Albums in the United States and Hong Kong in the first week of its release.[18]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Heal" (治癒) (치유) SweetuneSweetune0:55
2."That Day" (그날의 너)SweetuneSweetuneSweetune3:14
3."Mi-myo Mi-myo" (미묘미묘해; also known as Bizarre)
  • Shim Eun-ji
  • The Kick Sound
  • Kim Eun-soo
  • Shim Eun-ji
  • The Kick Sound
  • Shim Eun-ji
  • The Kick Sound
3:02
4."Temptation"Davink [ko]DavinkDavink3:27
5."Watercolor" (수채화)Razer (Strike)
  • Razer (Strike)
  • Hongdi
  • Razer (Strike)
  • Hongdi
3:48
6."Shining★Star"
  • 1Take
  • TAK
  • Arran
  • 1Take
  • TAK
  • 1Take
  • TAK
3:20
Total length:17:50

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[19] 2
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[20] 43
Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)[21] 10

Release history

Region Date Format Label
South Korea April 23, 2018
Worldwide Digital download Woollim Entertainment

References

  1. ^ "K-Pop Girl Group Lovelyz Returns With Bright Synthpop Track 'That Day'". Billboard. April 25, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "[공식입장] "더욱 화사해진다"…러블리즈, 4월 23일 컴백 확정". X Sports News (in Korean). April 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "'컴백' 러블리즈, 케이·수정 청순美 넘치는 개인 티저 공개". X Sports News (in Korean). Naver. April 10, 2018.
  4. ^ ""봄의 여신"…러블리즈 미주·예인, 개인 티저 공개". X Sports News (in Korean). Naver. April 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "러블리즈 JIN-지애, 새 미니앨범 '치유(治癒)' 개인 티저 공개 '물오른 미모'". TenAsia (in Korean). Naver. April 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "'컴백' 러블리즈, 베이비소울·지수 '치유' 개인티저 공개". TenAsia (in Korean). Naver. April 13, 2018.
  7. ^ ""묘한 분위기"…러블리즈, 완전체 컴백 티저 공개". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Naver. April 17, 2018.
  8. ^ "러블리즈, 23일 미니 4집 '치유'로 컴백". Yonhap News (in Korean). Naver. April 10, 2018.
  9. ^ a b ""'아츄' 아성 잇는다"…러블리즈, 스윗튠 손잡은 타이틀곡 '그날의 너'" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  10. ^ "'컴백 D-3' 러블리즈, 타이틀곡 '그날의 너' M/V 티저 공개". Sports DongA (in Korean). Naver. April 20, 2018.
  11. ^ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000640789
  12. ^ "[퇴근길신곡] 러블리즈, 봄의 여신들이 선사한 힐링..'그날의 너'". OSEN (in Korean). April 23, 2018.
  13. ^ "'V앱' 러블리즈 네 번째 미니앨범 '치유' 컴백 쇼케이스". Herald Pop (in Korean). April 23, 2018.
  14. ^ "'V앱' 러블리즈 케이, "러블리너스를 '치유'할 수 있도록" 컴백 쇼케이스(종합)". Herald Pop (in Korean). April 23, 2018.
  15. ^ "엠카운트다운 러블리즈, 발랄한 치유 에너지 '그날의 너'". Munhwa News (in Korean). April 26, 2018.
  16. ^ "'더쇼' 러블리즈, '그날의 너'로 컴백하며 초이스(1위) 차지". Hankyung (in Korean). Naver. May 1, 2018.
  17. ^ "러블리즈, '그날의너' MV티저 공개…청량美 발산 요정미모". Chosun (in Korean). Naver. April 20, 2018.
  18. ^ "러블리즈, 아이튠즈 K-POP 앨범 차트 미국·홍콩 다운로드 1위 등극". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Naver. April 27, 2018.
  19. ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 17 of 2018". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  20. ^ "Orican Albums Chart （2018年05月21日～2018年05月27日）" (in Japanese). Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  21. ^ "Five Music Chart – Week 19 of 2017". Retrieved May 31, 2018. To access, select the indicated week and year in the bottom-left corner.
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