Travel (Mamamoo EP)

Travel is the tenth extended play by South Korean girl group Mamamoo. It was released by RBW on November 3, 2020 and distributed by Kakao M. It contains six songs, including pre-released single "Dingga" and new single "Aya."

Travel
EP by
Mamamoo
ReleasedNovember 3, 2020
Genre
Length20:08
LanguageKorean
LabelRBW
Producerexec.: Kim Do-hoon, Kim Jin-woo
Mamamoo chronology
Reality in Black
(2019)		 Travel
(2020)
Singles from Travel
  1. "Dingga"
    Released: October 20, 2020
  2. "Aya"
    Released: November 3, 2020

Background and release

On November 13, 2019, Mamamoo released their second Korean full-length studio album Reality in Black. The album became the group's best selling effort to date, peaking atop the Gaon Album Chart and becoming their first album to surpass 100,000 physical copies sold.[1] The album's lead single "Hip" also became a commercial success, peaking at number four on the Gaon Digital Chart and staying in the top ten for 13 weeks. After the promotions for the album concluded, RBW CEO Kim Do-hoon announced in January 2020 that group would mainly focus on solo activities for the upcoming year.[2] These activities included the release of Moonbyul's debut EP Dark Side of the Moon on February 14[3] (and its subsequent reissue, Moon, on May 29), Solar's debut single album Spit It Out on April 23,[4] and Hwasa's debut EP María on June 29.[5] Hwasa later joined the cast of MBC show Hangout with Yoo in August 2020. On the show, she became member of the supergroup Refund Sisters along with Uhm Jung-hwa, Lee Hyori and Jessi. Their debut single, "Don't Touch Me," released in October, reached the peak position of the Gaon Digital Chart.[6]

On October 6, 2020, the EP, its title, the cover, and a release date were announced through Mamamoo's official social media accounts.[7] The promotional roll-out was announced on October 11, consisting of two singles as well as several picture and video teasers.[8] On October 20, pre-release single "Dingga" was released to digital retailers & streaming platforms, and a music video premiered on YouTube. The full EP was released to both physical and digital retailers and streaming platforms on November 3, 2020. A music video for the second single, "Aya," was released simultaneously.

The Japanese edition of Travel was announced on November 25, 2020 and is scheduled to be released on February 3, 2021.[9] It is set to include the Japanese versions of singles "Dingga" and "Aya" as well as an original Japanese song.[10]

Promotion

In order to promote Travel, Mamamoo starred in their own hour-long comeback show, titled "Monologue," which aired on South Korean music television channel Mnet on November 3, 2020. The broadcast featured several Mamamoo performances, interspersed with monologues from the members. The "Monologue" show served as one of the prizes the group has received from winning the competition show Queendom the year prior.[11] Additionally, the group performed the EP's two singles on several South Korean music shows, including M Countdown, Music Bank, Show! Music Core, Inkigayo, and You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook.

Singles

"Dingga" (Korean: 딩가딩가) was released as the EP's lead single on October 20, 2020.[12] The single has peaked at number seven on the Gaon Digital Chart, five on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100, and eight on the Billboard World Digital Songs Sales chart.[13][14][15] The music video for the single has 31.5 million views on YouTube as of December 2020.

"Aya" was released as the second single from Travel on November 3, 2020, in conjunction with the release of the full EP. The single peaked at number 37 on the Gaon Digital Chart, number 21 on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100, and 17 on the Billboard World Digital Songs Sales chart.[13][14][15] On November 19, "Aya" earned its first and only music show win on Mnet's M Countdown.[16] As of December 2020, the music video for "Aya," posted simultaneously to Mamamoo's official channel and the 1theK distribution channel, has a combined total of 34.6 million views.

Commercial performance

Travel debuted at number two on the Gaon Album Chart for the 45th issued week of 2020, behind only Monsta X's album Fatal Love.[17] According to the Hanteo sales chart, the EP sold just over 101,000 copies in its first day of release, a personal record for the group.[18] On the monthly edition of the Gaon Album chart, Travel placed at number six and sold 164,000 copies, breaking the group's personal record that they set with Reality in Black the previous year.[19]

Track listing
Standard Edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Travel"
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Park Woo-sang
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Park Woo-sang
3:32
2."Dingga" (딩가딩가)
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Park Woo-sang
  • Moonbyul
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Park Woo-sang
  • Hwasa
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Park Woo-sang
2:59
3."AYA"
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Lee Sang-Ho
  • Moonbyul
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Lee Sang-Ho
  • Moonbyul
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Lee Sang-Ho
  • Minky
3:31
4."Chuck" (척)
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • TENTEN
  • Moonbyul
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • TENTEN
TENTEN3:17
5."Diamond"
  • Kim Eana
  • Park Woo-sang
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Park Woo-sang
Kim Do-hoon2:40
6."Good Night" (잘자)
  • Jeon Dawoon
  • Coco Tofu Dad
  • Moonbyul
  • Jeon Dawoon
  • Coco Tofu Dad
  • Jeon Dawoon
  • Coco Tofu Dad
4:09
Total length:20:08
Physical Edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
7."Wanna Be Myself" (나는 안다르다)
  • Cosmic Sound
  • Cosmic Girl
  • Cosmic Sound
  • Cosmic Girl
  • Cosmic Sound
  • Cosmic Girl
3:24
Total length:23:32
Japanese Edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
8."AYA (Japanese Version)"
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Lee Sang-ho
  • Moonbyul
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Lee Sang-ho
  • Moonbyul
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Lee Sang-ho
  • Minky
3:31
9."Dingga (Japanese Version)"
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Park Woo-sang
  • Moonbyul
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Park Woo-sang
  • Hwasa
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Park Woo-sang
2:59
10."Just Believe In Love"    

Charts

Album

Singles

"Dingga" (딩가딩가)

"Aya"

Accolades
Music program awards
Song Program Network Date Ref.
"AYA" M Countdown Mnet November 19, 2020 [32]
Awards and Nominations
Year Organization Nominee Category Result Ref.
2021 Golden Disc Awards Travel Album Division Bonsang Nominated [33]
Seoul Music Awards "Dingga" Main Award Nominated [34]

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