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Planet Nine: Alter Ego
EP by
ReleasedJune 16, 2021 (2021-06-16)
Recorded2021
GenreRock[1]
Length22:08
LanguageKorean
Label
Onewe chronology
Memory: Illusion
(2020)
Planet Nine: Alter Ego
(2021)
Studio We: Recording #2
(2021)
Singles from Planet Nine: Alter Ego
  1. "Rain To Be"
    Released: June 16, 2021
Music videos
"Rain To Be" on YouTube
"Veronica" on YouTube
"AuRoRa" on YouTube

Planet Nine: Alter Ego is the first extended play by the South Korean band Onewe. The album was released by RBW on June 16, 2021, and distributed by Kakao Entertainment.[2] It consists of seven songs, including the lead single "Rain To Be".

Background and release

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On January 22, 2021, a special teaser was released for Onewe's Studio We : Live #6 "Onewe? or Onewe!" online concert revealing the band's new unreleased song "Aurora".[3] The song was unveiled through a live performance at the concert on January 23 and 24.[4]

On May 31, RBW posted a teaser announcing Onewe's first EP Planet Nine: Alter Ego which would be released on June 16 at 6pm KST.[5]

On June 3, the full track list was revealed with a total of seven songs, self-written and composed by the band with all five members participating in the song production, including the lead single "Rain to Be" and the official release of "Aurora".[6]

On June 16, the EP was released along with a music video for "Rain to Be", following which music videos for the songs "Veronica" and "Aurora" from the EP were also subsequently released on June 28 and July 2 respectively.[7][8]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Intro: Spaceship" (Intro: 우주선)CyACyACyA, Kanghyun, Harin1:00
2."Rain to Be" (비를 몰고 오는 소년)Kanghyun, CyAKanghyun, Jeon Da-woon (RBW), CyAJeon Da-woon (RBW), Kanghyun3:15
3."Aurora"Kanghyun, Yonghoon, CyAKanghyun, Jeon Da-woon (RBW)Jeon Da-woon (RBW), Kanghyun, CocoDubuPapa (RBW)3:41
4."Logo"Yonghoon, Harin, Dongmyeong, CyAYonghoon, Kanghyun, CyA, CocoDubuPapa (RBW)CocoDubuPapa (RBW), Yonghoon, Kanghyun, CyA3:13
5."A.I." (로보트도 인간에게 감정을 느낀다)CyA, Yonghoon, DongmyeongCyA, Yonghoon, Jeon Da-woon (RBW)Jeon Da-woon (RBW), CyA, Kanghyun4:07
6."Veronica" (베로니가의 섬)CyA, YonghoonCyA, Yonghoon, Kanghyun, Jeon Da-woon (RBW)Jeon Da-woon (RBW), CyA, Kanghyun3:19
7."Cosmos" (천체)Kanghyun, CyAKanghyun, CocoDubuPapa (RBW)CocoDubuPapa (RBW), Kanghyun3:30
Total length:22:08

Accolades

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Year-end lists
Publisher Year Listicle Work Placement Ref.
MTV 2021 MTV Best Kpop Bsides of 2021 AuRoRa 1 [9]

Charts

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Chart (2021) Peak

position

South Korean Albums (Gaon)[10] 12

Release history

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Country Date Format Label Ref
South Korea June 16, 2021 CD, digital download, streaming [2]
Various [11]

References

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  1. ^ "Planet Nine : Alter Ego - VIBE". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Planet Nine : Alter Ego - 원위 (ONEWE)". 멜론 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  3. ^ OSEN (2021-01-22). "원위, 미공개곡 제목은 '오로라'..23일 온택트 라이브서 최초 공개". m.osen.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  4. ^ OSEN (2021-01-25). "원위, 2021 첫 온택트 라이브 성료..'밴드 퍼포먼스 신흥강자' 입지 굳혔다". m.osen.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  5. ^ 김수진|기자|. "실력파 보이밴드 원위(ONEWE), 오는 6월 16일 오후 6시 컴백 [공식]". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  6. ^ 한국경제티브이 (2021-06-03). "원위 첫 미니앨범 Planet Nine Alter Ego 트랙리스트 공개멤버 전원 곡 작업 참여". www.wowtv.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  7. ^ ONEWE(원위) '베로니카의 섬 (Veronica)' MV, 28 June 2021, retrieved 2024-03-14
  8. ^ "원위, 수록곡 'AuRoRa' 뮤직비디오 깜짝 공개…팬사랑 폭발 - 열린세상 열린방송 MBN". star.mbn.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  9. ^ "MTV Best Kpop Bsides of 2021". MTV. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  10. ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 30, 2021". Gaon Album Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  11. ^ Planet Nine : Alter Ego by ONEWE on Apple Music, 2021-06-16, retrieved 2024-03-23