Bloom (Red Velvet album) explained
Bloom is the first Japanese studio album by South Korean girl group Red Velvet. It was released on April 6, 2022, through Avex Trax. Bloom is Red Velvet's first studio album released in four years and five months after the group's second Korean studio album Perfect Velvet (2017).
Background and release
On December 10, 2021, it was announced that Red Velvet would be releasing their first Japanese studio album, Bloom.[1] The album will mark the girl group's first Japanese release in almost two years, following the May 2019 extended play (EP) Sappy, which featured the singles "Sappy" and "Sayonara".[2] Five of Bloom's eleven tracks are new, including the lead single "Wildside".[3] In addition to the digest video of the premium event Red Velvet ReVeluv-Baby Party held in 2019, the first production limited edition DVD and Blu-ray will include footage of previous activities in Japan, live videos from A-Nation, and behind-the-scenes videos of the album shoot.[4] Each member also created individualized shots with "special" designs for the release.[5]
The album was initially set to be released on February 2, 2022, but postponed due to production issues, with no new release date stated.[6] By March 12, the group opened their official Japanese Twitter account and announced that Bloom would be released on April 6.[7] A content schedule was also posted, indicating that the gradual release of various promotional content for the album.[8] The lead single was released on March 28, ahead of the album itself.[9]
Composition
The lead single, "Wildside", is a "cool" and "seductive" song "unique" to Red Velvet, and the lyrics contain a message that they will support themselves who do not give up to reach where they want to go.[10] "Marionette" samples a xylophone signature line from the classic song, "The Nutcracker".[11] "Jackpot" is a song described for its "exciting" atmosphere.[12] "Snap Snap" expresses an era that relies on social media.[13] "Color of Love" is a song described for its "charming" and "soft" melody.[14] In addition, there are a total of 11 existing songs including "Sappy", "#Cookie Jar", "Sayonara", "Aitai-tai", "Swimming Pool", and "Cause It's You".[15]
Commercial performance
Bloom debuted at number five on Japan's weekly Oricon Albums Chart in the chart issue dated April 4–10, 2022.[16] It also peaked at number two on the component daily Albums Chart.[17] The album debuted at number two on Billboard Japan Hot Albums in the chart issue dated April 7–13, 2022.[18] Additionally, it also debuted at numbers 41 and two on the component Download Albums and Top Albums Sales in the chart issue dated April 7–13, 2022.[19] [20]
Track listing
Notes
- "Wildside" and "Sappy" are stylized in all caps.[21]
- "Cause It's You" is stylized in sentence case.[22]
- "Marionette" samples a xylophone signature line from Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker".[23]
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
Notes and References
- Web site: December 10, 2021 . ja:Red Velvet 初の"全曲日本オリジナル楽曲"となるフルアルバム発売決定 . Red Velvet's First Full Album to be Released "All Songs, Original Japanese Songs" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211212093234/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2217150/full/ . December 12, 2021 . March 12, 2022 . Oricon News . ja.
- Web site: Yeo . Gladys . March 14, 2022 . Red Velvet unveil teasers for first-ever Japanese studio album 'Bloom' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314111602/https://www.nme.com/news/music/red-velvet-japanese-studio-album-bloom-release-date-music-video-3181790 . March 14, 2022 . March 14, 2022 . NME . en-GB.
- Web site: December 10, 2021 . ja:Red Velvet、日本1stフルアルバム『Bloom』2月にリリース . Red Velvet's First Full Album in Japan, "Bloom", Will be Released in February . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211210145215/https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000212240 . December 10, 2021 . March 12, 2022 . Barks . ja.
- Web site: March 13, 2022 . ja:K-POP人気ガールズグループRed Velvet!日本1stフルアルバム『Bloom』ジャケットが解禁!春らしい花をあしらったポップでキュートなビジュアル! . K-POP Popular Girl Group Red Velvet! Japan 1st Full Album "Bloom" Jacket has been Lifted! Pop and Cute Visuals Decorated with Spring Flowers! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314022258/https://kanstarpress.com/?p=97986 . March 14, 2022 . March 14, 2022 . KanStarpress . ja.
- Web site: December 10, 2021 . ja:Red Velvet、全曲オリジナル楽曲!日本で初のフルアルバム「Bloom」2022年2月2日に発売決定 . Red Velvet, All Original Songs! Japan First Full Album "Bloom" will be Released on February 2, 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211210102324/https://news.kstyle.com/article.ksn?articleNo=2182637 . December 10, 2021 . March 12, 2022 . Kstyle . ja.
- Web site: January 14, 2022 . Red Velvet Japan 1st Full Album "Bloom" Release Date Postponed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220114034931/https://redvelvet-jp.net/en/news/detail.php?id=1097034 . January 14, 2022 . March 12, 2022 . Red Velvet . en.
- Web site: March 12, 2022 . ja:RedVelvet、全曲日本オリジナルアルバム『Bloom』4・6発売 日本公式ツイッター開設 . Red Velvet's Original Japanese Album "Bloom" will be Released on April 6, Official Twitter Opening in Japan . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220312142005/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2227648/full/ . March 12, 2022 . March 12, 2022 . Oricon News . ja.
- Web site: March 12, 2022 . th:Red Velvet วงเกิร์ลกรุ๊ป K-pop ประกาศวันวางจำหน่ายอัลบั้มเต็มญี่ปุ่นชุดแรก 'Bloom' . Red Velvet, A K-pop Girl Group, Announced the Release Date of their First Japanese Full-Length Album 'Bloom' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220312143038/https://music.trueid.net/th-th/detail/91VPAQ342jkL . March 12, 2022 . March 12, 2022 . TrueID Music . th.
- Web site: March 13, 2022 . Red Velvet: todo lo que sabemos de su próximo álbum "Bloom" . Red Velvet: All We Know About their Next Album, "Bloom" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314024512/https://elcomercio.pe/respuestas/red-velvet-todo-lo-que-sabemos-de-su-proximo-album-bloom-material-discografico-comeback-k-pop-revtli-noticia/?ref=ecr . March 14, 2022 . March 14, 2022 . El Comercio Perú . es.
- Web site: Park . Seol-i . April 5, 2022 . ko:레드벨벳 日 첫 정규 앨범 'Bloom' 4월 6일 발매 [공식] . Red Velvet's First Full-length Album 'Bloom' Released on April 6 [Official] . April 5, 2022 . TV Report . ko.
- Web site: Ji . Min-kyung . April 5, 2022 . ko:레드벨벳, 6일 日 첫 정규 앨범 'Bloom' 발매 [공식] . Red Velvet, To Release Its First Full-length Album 'Bloom' on the 6th . April 5, 2022 . Osen . ko.
- Web site: Kim . Min-ji . April 5, 2022 . ko:레드벨벳, 6일 日 첫 정규 '블룸' 발매…11곡 수록 . Red Velvet, Will Release Its First Full-length Album 'Bloom' on the 6th…11 Tracks in the Album . April 5, 2022 . News1 . ko.
- Web site: Lee . Seul . April 5, 2022 . ko:레드벨벳, 6일 日 첫 정규 'Bloom' 발매…타이틀곡은 'WILDSIDE' . Red Velvet, Will Release Its First Full-length Album 'Bloom' on Thursday…The Title Track is 'WILDSIDE' . April 5, 2022 . Xports News . ko.
- Web site: Oh . Yoon-joo . April 5, 2022 . ko:레드벨벳, 日 첫 정규 앨범 'Bloom' 발매 [공식] . Red Velvet, To Release Its First Full-length Album 'Bloom' in Japan [Official] . April 5, 2022 . MyDaily . ko.
- Web site: Lee . Deok-haeng . April 5, 2022 . ko:레드벨벳 日 첫 정규 앨범 'Bloom' 4월 6일 발매 . Red Velvet's First Full-length Album 'Bloom' will be Released on April 6 . April 5, 2022 . StarNews . ko.
- Web site: April 4–10, 2022 . ja:2022年04月04日~2022年04月10日 オリコン週間 アルバムランキング . April 04, 2022 ~ April 10, 2022 Oricon Weekly Album Ranking . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220413023000/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2022-04-18/ . April 13, 2022 . April 13, 2022 . Oricon . ja.
- Web site: April 6, 2022 . ja:2022/04/06付 オリコンデイリー アルバムランキング . Oricon Daily Album Ranking on April 6, 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220407100519/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2022-04-06/ . April 7, 2022 . April 13, 2022 . Oricon . ja.
- Web site: April 7–13, 2022 . ja:Billboard Japan Hot Albums – 2022/04/13 公開 . Billboard Japan Hot Albums – 2022/01/12 Release . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220413094814/https://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2022&month=04&day=18 . April 13, 2022 . April 13, 2022 . . ja.
- Web site: April 7–13, 2022 . ja:Billboard Japan Download Albums – 2022/04/13 公開 . Billboard Japan Download Albums – 2022/04/13 Release . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220413095915/https://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlalbums&year=2022&month=04&day=18 . April 13, 2022 . April 13, 2022 . Billboard Japan . ja.
- Web site: April 7–13, 2022 . ja:Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales – 2022/04/13 公開 . Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales – 2022/04/13 Release . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220413100238/https://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2022&month=04&day=18 . April 13, 2022 . April 13, 2022 . Billboard Japan . ja.
- Web site: December 10, 2021 . ja:Red Velvet、全曲日本オリジナル楽曲のJapan 1stアルバム『Bloom』2月リリース . Red Velvet's Japan 1st Album "Bloom", All Original Japanese Songs, Will be Released in February . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220312132744/https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/106782/2 . March 12, 2022 . March 12, 2022 . Billboard Japan . ja.
- Web site: March 13, 2022 . ja:Red Velvet、日本1stフルアルバム「Bloom」集合ジャケットを公開…華やかな雰囲気 . Red Velvet Unveils Japan's 1st Full Album "Bloom" Collective Jacket…Gorgeous Atmosphere . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313100655/https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/c6462d21b3f5cba2ef909cbfedc504ecf8ce98d0 . March 13, 2022 . March 13, 2022 . Kstyle . ja . Yahoo! Japan.
- Web site: Dongre . Divyansha . April 6, 2022 . RED VELVET Release Their Highly Anticipated Japanese Album 'Bloom' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220406082431/https://rollingstoneindia.com/red-velvet-release-their-highly-anticipated-japanese-album-bloom/ . April 6, 2022 . December 8, 2022 . Rolling Stone India.
- Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2022-04/p/2/. ja:月間 アルバムランキング - 2022年04月度. Monthly album ranking - April 2022. Oricon. ja. May 11, 2022.
- Web site: Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Year-End 2022 . . December 9, 2022.
- Web site: March 12, 2022 . Red Velvet Japan 1st Full Album "Bloom" will be released on April 6th (Wednesday)! !! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220312161513/https://redvelvet-jp.net/en/news/detail.php?id=1098390 . March 12, 2022 . March 13, 2022 . Red Velvet.