Positive (EP)

Positive is the sixth extended play from South Korean boy band Pentagon. It was released on April 2, 2018, by Cube Entertainment. The album consists of six tracks, including the title track, "Shine".

Positive
EP by
Pentagon
ReleasedApril 2, 2018 (2018-04-02)
Genre
Length20:00
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
Pentagon chronology
Violet
(2018)		 Positive
(2018)		 Shine
(2018)
Pentagon Korean chronology
Demo 02
(2017)		 Positive
(2018)		 Thumbs Up!
(2018)
Singles from Positive
  1. "Shine"
    Released: April 2, 2018
Music video
"Shine" on YouTube

This is the last Korean EP to feature E'Dawn due to his hiatus and subsequent departure from the group.[1]

After seven months and nine days later, on November 11 "Shine" music video surpassed 100 million combined views for the official music video uploaded on 1theK's channel and PENTAGON's official channel.[2]

Commercial performance

The EP debuted at number seven on the Korean Gaon Chart in April 2018,[3] and peaked at number six the following month.[4]

Track listing
Positive[5][6]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Off-Road"
  • Kang Dong-Ha
  • Kino
Kang Dong-Ha3:45
2."Shine" (빛나리)
  • E'Dawn
  • Hui
  • Yuto
  • Wooseok
  • Flow Blow
  • Hui
  • E'Dawn
Flow Blow3:18
3."Think About You" (생각해)
  • Jinho
  • Kang Dong-ha
  • E'Dawn
  • Yuto
  • Wooseok
  • Kang Dong-Ha
  • Jinho
Kang Dong-Ha3:41
4."Do It for Fun" (재밌겠다) (sung by rap unit)
  • E'Dawn
  • Wooseok
  • Yuto
  • E'Dawn
  • Kang Dong-Ha
  • E'Dawn
  • Kang Dong-Ha
3:10
5."Nothing I Can Do" (보낼 수밖에)
  • Son Young-jin
  • Jo Sung-ho
  • E'Dawn
  • Wooseok
  • Son Young-jin
  • Jo Sung-ho
  • Son Young-jin
  • Jo Sung-ho
3:46
6."Let's Go Together" (함께 가자 우리)
  • Kang Dong-Ha
  • E'Dawn
  • Wooseok
  • Kang Dong-Ha
  • E'Dawn
Kang Dong-Ha3:18
Total length:20:00

Accolades
Year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Work Rank Ref.
Billboard Billboard's The 100 Best Songs of 2018: Critics' Picks "Shine" 69 [7]
20 Best K-pop Songs of 2018: Critics' Picks 2 [8]
Bugs 2018 Year End Top 100 89 [9]
Dazed 20 Best K-pop songs of 2018 18 [10]
Paper PAPER's Top 20 K-Pop Songs of 2018 6 [11]
Decade-end lists
Critic/Publication List Work Rank Ref.
Billboard 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List "Shine" 35 [12]

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[4] 6

References
  1. "'퇴출 번복' 현아, 결국 이던과 큐브 떠난다… "신뢰 회복 불가능"". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  2. "펜타곤, '빛나리' 뮤직비디오 1억 뷰 돌파..역주행 신화ing". Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  3. "2018년 14주차 Album Chart". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 20, 2018". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  5. "Pentagon 'Shine' EP".
  6. "Pentagon 'Shine' EP in iTunes".
  7. "Billboard's 100 Best Songs of 2018: Critics' Picks". Billboard. 11 December 2018.
  8. "The 20 Best K-pop Songs of 2018: Critics' Picks". Billboard. 2018-12-17.
  9. "2018 벅스 연말 종합 TOP100". 7 December 2018.
  10. Glasby, Taylor (January 25, 2018). "The 20 best K-pop songs of 2018". Dazed. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  11. Benjamin, Jeff (2018-12-21). "PAPER's Top 20 K-Pop Songs of 2018". PAPER. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  12. "The 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List". Billboard. 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
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