Colors (EP)

Not to be confused with Color (EP).
Colors
EP by Miss A
Released 30 March 2015
Recorded 2015
Genre
Length 21:09
Language Korean, English
Label JYP Entertainment
Miss A chronology

Hush
(2013)		 Colors
(2015)
Singles from Colors
  1. "Only You"
    Released: 30 March 2015

Colors is the third mini-album by South Korean girl group Miss A, which was released on 30 March 2015 by JYP Entertainment. "Only You" serves as the lead single for the album.

Background and release

In an interview with Star News in November 2014, JYP Entertainment founder Park Jin-young revealed that the group will start working on their next album once member Suzy is finished shooting her upcoming film The Hymn in December.[1] The album was slated for a summer 2015 release, and was later announced that they will return sometime in the first half of the year.[2] On 18 March 2015, it was revealed that the album would be released on 30 March, with their first live performance to be held on the same day at K-Art Hall in Olympic Park, Seoul.[3]

On the question of why it took more than a year for the group's return, member Min explained that the process of finding good songs for their album was longer than they thought with member Jia adding that Park Jin-young gave them one of his songs but was not included as it didn't had the "right feel."[4][5]

Composition

Colors consists a total of six songs of various genres.[6] The lead track "Only You" was written and composed by Black Eyed Pilseung, who had produced Sistar's "Touch My Body" and is a dance-pop song that includes hip-hop and trap rhythms. "One Step" is a retro neo soul song that incorporates groove, electronic and acoustic piano sounds. The track "Love Song" blends in violin sounds with a trap beat while "Melting" was composed by Norwegian producer group Dsign Music and is described as a "simple but strong song" with a "polished melody." "I Caught Ya" was written by member Suzy and talks about a girl witnessing her boyfriend cheating. "Stuck" is a medium tempo ballad characterized with "strong beats". The lyrics were written by member Min and is based on her own experiences, describing a love story about whether or not to date someone else.[7][8][4]

Commercial performance

Following the release of "Only You", the song topped on all the real-time music charts in South Korea.[9][10] Colors debuted at number three on the Gaon Album Chart while "Only You" debuted at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart for the week ending 4 April 2015. As of March 2015, the album has sold 5,668 copies.[11][12][13]

Tracklisting

Tracklist[8][14]
No. TitleLyricsMusicArrangement Length
1. "One Step" (한걸음; Hangeoreum)Yorkie, Sung Hyun-binIm Gwan-guk (Devine Kei), Ryan Kim (Devine Ryan), Mistazo, Kara Tenae, Dauri, ChaseIm Gwan-guk (Devine Kei), Ryan Kim (Devine Ryan), Mistazo, Kara Tenae, Dauri, Chase 3:39
2. "Only You" (다른 남자 말고 너; Dareun Namja Malgo Neo)Black Eyed Pilseung, Sam LewisBlack Eyed PilseungBlack Eyed Pilseung 3:18
3. "Love Song"  Daniel KimDaniel Kim, Mayu WakisakaDaniel Kim 3:50
4. "Melting" (녹아; Noga)Daniel KimNermin Harambasic, David Siegel, Jesse Saint John, Courtney Woolsey, Jin Suk-choiJin Suk-choi 2:59
5. "I Caught Ya"  SuzyHanif "Hitmanic" Sabzevari, Henrik Janson, Emelie FjällströmHanif "Hitmanic" Sabzevari 4:11
6. "Stuck"  MinSophia Pae, Erik LidbomErik Lidbom 3:12
Total length:
 21:09

Charts

Charts (2015) Peak
position
Korean Albums (Gaon)[11] 3
US World Albums (Billboard)[15] 4

Release history

Region Date Format Label
South Korea 30 March 2015 CD, digital download JYP Entertainment
Worldwide Digital download

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Ji-hyun (11 November 2014). 박진영 "JYP 수입서열 1위? 수지 아닌 2PM". Star News (in Korean) (Naver). Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Kim, Mi-hwa (27 January 2015). 미쓰에이, 올 봄 새 앨범 컴백..1년반 만에 뭉친다. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Lim, Jeong-yeo (18 March 2015). "Miss A to comeback on March 30". K-Pop Herald (The Korean Herald). Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ahn, Woo-rim (30 March 2015). "miss A Is Back With Its Own ‘Colors’". BNT News. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Lee, Ji-ho (30 March 2015). "miss A′s Min and Jia Talk about Rejecting a Song from Park Jin Young". Newsen. Translated by Grace Danbi Hong (Mwave). Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Miss A off to running start with ‘Only You’". K-Pop Herald (The Korean Herald). 30 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Hwang, Hye-jin (30 March 2015). "miss A Takes Over Music Charts with ‘Only You’". Newsen. Translated by Yeawon Jung (Mwave). Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Colors" (in Korean). Melon. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  9. ↑ 미쓰에이 '다른 남자 말고 너' 10개 음원사이트서 1위. Yonhap (in Korean). 1 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  10. ↑ Gwon, Seok-jeong (2 April 2015). 미쓰에이, ‘다른 남자 말고 너’ 음원차트 연속 3일째 1위 행진. Tenasia (in Korean). Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 2015년 15주차 Album Chart [15th week of 2015 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  12. ↑ 2015년 15주차 Digital Chart [15th week of 2015 Digital Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  13. ↑ 2015년 03월 Album Chart [March 2015 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Colors - EP by Miss A". itunes.apple.com. Apple Inc. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "World Albums - Week of April 18, 2015". Billboard. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.