Kpop Girl Groups Update August 2018

            It's time to update the blog again. For August 2018, the number girl group comeback is pretty much around same as July 2018, but less well known.

Red Velvet - Power Up

On August 6th 2018, their second special "summer" EP following The Red Summer, which was released in July 2017. Released on August 6, 2018, the EP contains seven tracks, including the lead single "Power Up" and the English version of "Bad Boy" as a bonus track, making it their first song to be released in English.

Commercial Success: 

The EP was a commercial success domestically and internationally, topping South Korea's Gaon chart's Album Chart, Single Chart and Download Chart. Elsewhere, it debuted at number three on the US Billboard World Albums chart. It also charted on the website's Heatseekers Albums chart at number 3, the Digital Albums at number 21, and became the group's first release to enter the Top Album Sales chart at number 91. The lead single "Power Up" also debuted at number 6 on its World Digital Songs chart. In France, the album charted at number 42 on the French Album Downloads Chart. The EP is also the group's first release to chart in the UK and Australia, debuting at number 38 on the UK Album Downloads Chart and at 31 on the Australian Top 50 Digital Albums Chart

DIA - WooWoo

The group released on their fourth album Summer Ade on August 9, 2018 with the title track "Woo Woo". On August 14, the group received their first music show win on SBS MTV's The Show.
When I learnt this dance, I heard about the lead dancer of DIA Eunjin quit the group, which is not good.

 DIA lead dancer Eunjin

Loona - favOriTe, Hi High.

Loona's debut extended play as a full group, ++, was released on August 20, 2018.  On August 7, 2018, Loona released "Favorite" as the lead single from ++ (read as plus plus), their debut extended play as a full group. ++ debuted at number 2 on the Gaon Album Chart, at number 4 on the US World Albums and US Heatseekers Albums and at number 20 on the US Independent Albums. The album was the 6th best-selling album of August 2018, with 41,583 physical copies sold.

The extended play was released on August 20, 2018 alongside the second single "Hi High".

Berry Good - Green Apple

 On August 16, the group made a comeback with their first full album Free Travel, that they had been recording since August 2017. They commemorated the release through a showcase held that afternoon at Ilji Art Hall in Cheongdam-dong, with the lead single "Green Apple".

It was well known that Berry Good always change their music style, so this is different from last release as well.

Nature - Allegro Cantabile 

    Ok, this is a new girl group, so I will briefly introduce it here.Nature (Hangul: 네이처; Stylized as NATURE) is a kpop girl group formed by n.CH Entertainment in Seoul, South Korea. The group debuted on August 3, 2018, with the single album Girls And Flowers with the title track "Allegro Cantabile"

Kpop Girl Groups Update July 2018

         It's time to update the blog again. For July 2018, the girl group comeback is pretty much around same as last month.

APink - I'm so sick

       On July 2, Apink released their seventh mini album One & Six. The title track, "I'm So Sick", was used to promote the album along with B-track "Alright". Once again, Apink worked with common collaborator Black Eyed Pilseung for the title track, who had previously produced "Only One". With this comeback, Apink took on a different direction conceptually, with a bolder image and a more sophisticated sound. "I'm So Sick" topped several music charts in South Korea after its release. The album itself topped the Gaon chart and led Apink to reach their highest-ever position on Billboard's World Albums chart at No. 11. The success of the song and album further led to Apink making their debut on Billboard's Social 50 chart, opening at No. 39

        And Until July 17th 2018, APink got 4 wins already for various music program.

GFriend- Sunny Summer

In early July, it was announced that the group would return on July 19th with a special summer mini album for fans entitled Sunny Summer, which would include five new tracks for the group.

The album is marketed as their first special "summer" EP. It was released by Source Music on July 19, 2018, and distributed by kakao M (formerly LOEN Entertainment). The album contains five songs, including the eponymous title track, "Sunny Summer," described by Billboard as having "airy, exuberant vocals that bounce along over the melody, the song is driven by the group's refreshing vocals tones as they sing about having a memorable summer together.

Twice - Dance the night away

In July, an expanded reissue of What Is Love? named Summer Nights, along with its title track "Dance the Night Away" written by Wheesung, was released.

                      One of my fav singer and song writter from YG Entertainment back in early 2000s Wheesung.

"Dance the Night Away" was composed by several music producers and has lyrics written by Wheesung. It was described as a "song that offers a fresh tune that suits the summer weather" and was meant to showcase the group's youthfulness. It is a vivacious electronic dance music (EDM) with up-beat tempo. Tamar Herman from Billboard described the song as a "summery EDM and groovy pop track that bounces around over a beat of thumping bass, bright horns, and blaring synths."

The music video of "Dance the Night Away" was filmed on an Okinawa beach in early June 2018.

 

Mamamoo - Egotistic

Mamamoo released their seventh EP, Red Moon, on July 16, 2018, with "Egotistic" as its lead single.On the first week of its release, the EP debuted at number four on Billboard World Albums with 1,000 copies, making it their best U.S. sales week. The EP also peaked at number three on the weekly Gaon Album Chart. Mamamoo also made their first-ever appearance on Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart at number 25. The promotions for "Egotistic" ended on July 5, 2018 on SBS' Inkigayo, in preparation for their third solo concert.

                                  

Laboum -Between Us

On July 9, a teaser image for the group's upcoming single album, Between Us was released. The following day, it was revealed that the single was produced by member Soyeon, and that all five members would participate in promotional activities