As You Wish Explained

As You Wish
Type:EP
Artist:WJSN
Cover:Cosmic Girls - As You Wish.png
Genre:[1]
Length:24:36
Label:
Prev Title:For the Summer
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Neverland
Next Year:2020

As You Wish is the seventh extended play by South Korean-Chinese girl group WJSN. It was released on November 19, 2019, by Starship Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M.[2] It contains a total of seven songs, including the lead single "As You Wish".

Background and release

On October 24, 2019, WJSN revealed through its official social media accounts that the group would release a new mini-album.[3] They published their promotional schedule on October 30, confirming the release date as November 19.[4] The track listing was released on November 7.[5] WJSN released the mini-album on November 19, and held a comeback showcase on V Live in commemoration.[6]

Commercial performance

As You Wish sold 49,410 copies in its first week of release according to Hanteo. It debuted at number 2 on the weekly Gaon Album Chart. The album went on to sell over 63,000 copies in the month of November 2019, thus in just 11 days, ranking 8th on the monthly Gaon Album Chart. As of April 2020, the album has sold 96,647 copies in South Korea.

The album's title track, "As You Wish" was charted at number 106 on the Gaon Digital Chart on the week ending November 23, 2019.

Despite being released in November 2019, "As You Wish" has topped the major South Korean real-time charts such as MelOn, Bugs, and Genie in the morning of New Year's Day[7] for five consecutive years from 2020 to 2024. This phenomenon has been attributed to its hopeful lyrics and the belief among MZ (Millennials and Generation Z) that the first song one listens to on New Year's Day determines their luck for the year.[8]

Awards and nominations

Music program wins

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly chartsYear-end charts

Release history

!Region!Date!Format!Label
South KoreaNovember 19, 2019
VariousDigital download

Notes and References

  1. Web site: As You Wish.
  2. News: [단독] 우주소녀, 11월 컴백 확정..연말까지 열일 행보]. OSEN. October 19, 2019. ko.
  3. News: 우주소녀, 11월 컴백 확정…연말까지 대세 활약 잇는다 [공식입장]]. Xports News. October 25, 2019. ko.
  4. Web site: Lee . Dae-woong . October 30, 2019 . ko:우주소녀, 새 앨범 'As You Wish' 스케줄러 이미지 깜짝 오픈...'컴백 카운트 다운 돌입' . Cosmic Girls Surprise Open of Schedule Image for New Album 'As You Wish'...'Comeback Countdown Begins' . https://www.newsfreezone.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=204533 . September 10, 2024 . News Free Zone.
  5. Web site: Yoo . Byung-chul . November 8, 2019 . ko:우주소녀 새 앨범 'As You Wish' 타이틀곡은 이루리 . Cosmic Girls' New Album 'As You Wish' Title Song is 'As You Wish' . https://www.wowtv.co.kr/NewsCenter/News/Read?articleId=A201911080720 . 2024-09-10 . Korea Economic TV . ko.
  6. Web site: November 24, 2019 . ko:"As You Wish" 정점을 찍는 영상미를...? . "As You Wish" The peak of visual beauty...? . https://www.incheonilbo.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1003968 . September 10, 2024 . Incheon Ilbo.
  7. Web site: Lee . Yu-jin . January 1, 2021 . ko:우주소녀 '이루리' 음원 차트 1위 이뤘다 . WJSN "As You Wish" tops music charts . https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/144/0000709155 . September 9, 2024 . . ko . Naver.
  8. Web site: January 2, 2024 . ko:[문화연예 플러스] 우주소녀 '이루리' 역주행‥새해 첫날 음원 차트 1위 . [Culture and Entertainment Plus] WJSN 'As You Wish' reverses... #1 on music charts on New Year's Day . https://imnews.imbc.com/replay/2024/nwtoday/article/6558448_36524.html . September 9, 2024 . . ko.
  9. Web site: Gaon Album Chart – Week 51, 2019. Gaon Chart. ko. December 26, 2019.
  10. Web site: Gaon Album Chart – 2019년 11월 Album Chart. Gaon Chart. ko. June 6, 2020.
  11. Web site: 2019년 Album Chart. Gaon Chart. ko. June 6, 2020.