The ReVe Festival: Day 1

The ReVe Festival: Day 1 (occasionally referred as Day 1) is the sixth extended play and the tenth overall by South Korean girl group Red Velvet. Released on June 19, 2019 through SM Entertainment and Dreamus as the native distributor, the extended play served as the first installation of the group's The ReVe Festival trilogy, which was eventually followed by two additional releases, namely Day 2 and Finale. A dominant electro-pop and dance-pop record, the extended play features six Korean songs that sees the group "trying in new genres" in order to offer "something new" to their listeners, further embarking on their "colorful music activities" in 2019.[4] SM founder Lee Soo-man remained as the executive producer for the release, while various songwriters and production teams, namely Caesar & Loui, Ollipop, Moonshine, Trinity Music, Ylva Dimberg, Cazzi Opeia, Ryan S. Jhun, and others, contributed both lyrics and production to the extended play.

The ReVe Festival: Day 1
Digital and Day 1 version cover
EP by
Red Velvet
ReleasedJune 19, 2019 (2019-06-19)
StudioSM Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Genre
Length20:10
LanguageKorean
Label
ProducerLee Soo-man (exec.)
Red Velvet chronology
Sappy
(2019)		 The ReVe Festival: Day 1
(2019)		 The ReVe Festival: Day 2
(2019)
Singles from The ReVe Festival: Day 1
  1. "Zimzalabim"
    Released: June 19, 2019[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!7/10[3]

Upon its release, Day 1 received mixed to positive reviews from critics, whom are polarized over its experimental and genre-hopping nature.[5] The extended play, however, was a commercial success for the group, becoming their ninth chart-topper on the Gaon Album Chart for one week, while becoming their best-selling release to date. It also attained international success for the group, helping them become the first Korean girl group to top the US iTunes album chart.[6] It was the group's eleventh top-ten entry on the Billboard World Albums chart, their third appearance on the component UK Digital Albums chart, and their fourth top-twenty entry on the Oricon Albums Chart. The album's lead single "Zimzalabim" was a moderate success, however, peaking at number eleven and ten on the Gaon Digital Chart and Billboard World Digital Songs chart, respectively.[2] To further promote the release, Red Velvet embarked on their third concert tour, titled La Rouge, to perform several songs from the extended play in between November 2019 and February 2020.

Background and release

Following the release of their second Japanese extended play Sappy on May 29, 2019, SM Entertainment shared the first preview of The ReVe Festival through social media platforms on June 4, 2020, along with the release announcement for the trilogy within 2019.[7] The name ReVe was stemmed from the abbreviation of Red Velvet, also meaning "dream" or "fantasy" in French. It was also named after the fictional robotic character that served as a mascot during the group's second concert tour, titled Redmare. In addition, the label also revealed that The character also appeared in promotional material for the trilogy as well.[8][9] The lead single, "Zimzalabim", has additionally been described as an "addictive electro pop with rhythmic drums and cool melodies".[8][10]

Promotion

The EP was announced through social media on June 4, 2019, with a teaser image of a gold coin featuring the band members' names, the title and date on it.[11][12] On June 10, the band confirmed the lead single would be "Zimzalabim" through their social media.[2]

A special music video for "Milkshake" was uploaded on August 1, 2019 to coincide with the group's fifth anniversary.[13] The video was first shown at the group's anniversary fan-meeting event, 'inteRView vol.5'.

Commercial performance

The CD version of the EP debuted atop the Gaon Weekly Album Chart, and sold 182,210 copies in June 2019 in South Korea, placing second for the month, while the kihno version of the EP placing forty-ninth in the monthly chart with 3,611 copies.[14] Together, this EP has sold 185,821 copies in the first month.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Naver

The ReVe Festival: Day 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Zimzalabim" (Korean: 짐살라빔; RR: Jimsallabim)
  • Ollipop (The Kennel)
  • Daniel Caesar (Caesar & Loui)
  • Ludwig Lindell (Caesar & Loui)
  • Hayley Aitken
  • The Kennel
3:10
2."Sunny Side Up!"
  • Jeon Gan-di
  • Moonshine
3:23
3."Milkshake"
  • Moonshine
3:30
4."Bing Bing" (Korean: 친구가 아냐; RR: Chin-guga Anya; lit. Not A Friend)
3:27
5."Parade" (Korean: 안녕, 여름; RR: Annyeong, Yeoreum; lit. Hello, Summer)
  • Fredrik Häggstam (Trinity Music)
  • Johan Gustafsson (Trinity Music)
  • Sebastian Lundberg (Trinity Music)
  • Ylva Dimberg (The Kennel)
  • Trinity Music
3:13
6."LP"
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Hanif Sabzevari (Hitmanic)
  • Dennis DeKo Kordnejad (Hitmanic)
  • Pontus PJ Ljung (Hitmanic)
  • Anna Isbäck
3:27
Total length:20:10

Charts

Accolades
Year-end list
Critic/Publication List Song Rank Ref.
MTV The Best K-pop B-sides of 2019 "Sunny Side Up" 10 [25]
Year-end award
Year Organization Award Result
2020 Golden Disc Awards Disc Bonsang Nominated

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Various June 19, 2019
SM Entertainment
South Korea June 28, 2019 SMC

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  3. Hoogenband, Corey van den (June 24, 2019). "Exclaim!'s review for Red Velvet's mini album 'The ReVe Festival: Day 1'". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  4. ""이수만 강력추천"…'썸머퀸' 레드벨벳, 혁신적인 중독성으로 귀환 [종합]". www.xportsnews.com (in Korean). 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
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