Fever Season (EP)

Fever Season is the seventh extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released by Source Music on July 1, 2019, and distributed by kakao M. It debuted at number 10 on the Billboard World Albums chart.[2] It topped the Gaon Album Chart.[3] A music video was released for "Fever".[4]

Fever Season
Digital and 熱(열) version cover.
EP by
GFriend
ReleasedJuly 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)[1]
Genre
Length27:20
Label
GFriend chronology
Time for Us
(2019)		 Fever Season
(2019)		 Fallin' Light
(2019)
Singles from Fever Season
  1. "Fever"
    Released: July 1, 2019

Promotion

The group promoted the single "Fever" in several music shows having received 7 music shows wins with the single during the promotion of the EP.

Singles
Logo used for promotion of Fever Season.

"Fever" was released as the lead single in conjunction with the EP on July 1, 2019.

All GFriend members participated in writing lyrics for the song "Hope" with Lee Won-jong.[5]

The EP includes the song the Korean version of the group's third Japanese single "Flower".[6]

Music video

As of March 2020, the song's music video has accumulated over 20 million views on YouTube[7]

Commercial performance

The EP debuted at number one on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart becoming the group's 4th album to achieve[8]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Fever" (열대야; Yeoldaeya: lit. Tropical Night)Igi (Oreo), Cino (Oreo), Ung Kim (Oreo)Igi (Oreo), Cino (Oreo), Ung Kim (Oreo)Cino (Oreo), Ung Kim (Oreo)3:34
2."Mr. Blue"1313133:17
3."Smile" (좋은 말 한때; Joeun mal hanttae: lit. Good Words)Noh Joo-hwanRoh Joo-hwan and Lee Won-jongRoh Joo-hwan and Lee Won-jong3:15
4."Wish" (바라; Bara: lit. Want)MosPickMosPickMosPick3:16
5."Paradise"IslanJeong Ho-hyun (e.one)Jeong Ho-hyun (e.one)3:14
6."Hope" (기대; Gidae: lit. Expectation)Sowon, Yerin, Eunha, Yuju, SinB, Umji, Lee Won-jongLee Won-jongLee Won-jong3:28
7."Flower" (Korean version)1313133:37
8."Fever" (instrumental) Igi (Oreo), Cino (Oreo), Ung Kim (Oreo)Cino (Oreo), Ung Kim (Oreo)3:33
Total length:27:20

Charts

Single

"Fever"

Chart (2019) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[12] 27
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[13] 13


Accolades
Year-end song lists
Critic/Publication List Song Rank Ref.
MTV THE BEST K-POP B-SIDES OF 2019 "Paradise" 16 [14]
Music program awards
Song Program Network Date Ref.
"Fever" The Show SBS MTV July 9, 2019 [15]
Show Champion MBC Music July 10, 2019 [16]
M Countdown Mnet July 11, 2019 [17]
Music Bank KBS July 12, 2019 [18]
Show! Music Core MBC July 13, 2019
Inkigayo SBS July 14, 2019

References
  1. Martin, Annie (June 18, 2019). "GFriend shares track list for new EP 'Fever Season'". United Press International. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  2. Benjamin, Jeff (July 12, 2019). "GFriend Returns to the Top 10 of World Albums With 'Fever Season'". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  3. Cha, E. (July 12, 2019). "GFRIEND, BTS, And More Top Gaon Weekly Charts". Soompi. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  4. Herman, Tamar (July 1, 2019). "GFriend Have Tropical 'Fever' in Vibrant New Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  5. "기대 (Hope)". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  6. "FLOWER (Korean Ver.)". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  7. "YouTube stats of GFRIEND 'FEVER'". kworb. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  8. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 27, 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  9. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 27, 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  10. "World Music: Top World Album Charts". Billboard. July 13, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  11. "2019년 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  12. "2019년 27주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  13. "BILLBOARD K-POP HOT 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  14. "THE BEST K-POP B-SIDES OF 2019". MTV. December 19, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  15. "'더 쇼' 여자친구, '열대야'로 1위 "목 쉬어가며 응원한 버디에게 감사해"". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  16. "[사진]여자친구,'열대야 컴백무대 1위, 벌써 2관왕'". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  17. "'1위' '여자친구'의 섹시 카리스마! '열대야' 무대". Genie (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  18. "여자친구, '열대야'로 그랜드슬램 달성...활동 마무리 '총 6관왕' - 싱글리스트". Slist (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2020.
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