Clé: Levanter Explained

Clé: Levanter
Type:	EP
Artist:	Stray Kids
Cover:	File:Stray Kids - Clé Levanter.jpg
Caption:	Digital cover
Released:	December 9, 2019
Recorded:	2019
Length:	27:20
Language:	Korean
Prev Year:	2019
Next Title:	Step Out of Clé
Next Year:	2020

Clé: Levanter (stylized as Clé : LEVANTER) is the fifth extended play (sixth overall) by South Korean boy group Stray Kids. It was released on December 9, 2019, by JYP Entertainment and distributed through Dreamus. The EP spawned three singles. Its lead single, "Double Knot", was released on October 9, 2019, followed by "Astronaut" on November 14, 2019, and the title track "Levanter" on the same day as the EP released date.

The EP was originally set to be released on November 25, 2019, but was delayed to December 9, 2019, due to member Woojin's departure from the group on October 27, 2019.^[1] Woojin's departure resulted in the group having to re-record the songs on the EP without Woojin's voice as well as having to re-organize the choreographies shortly before the album drop.

Background

On the half of October with the success of its lead single of "Double Knot", JYP announced that the group will held Olympic Hall starting November 23–24, with their upcoming mini-album Clé: Levanter will be released on November 25.

Following Woojin's departure was announced on October 27, the release date was pushed back to December as a result. Concept teasers were released on November 27 following the music video teasers on December 6–7 and the full music video release on December 9.

Commercial performance

Clé: Levanter was a success in term of album sales, debuting atop the Gaon Album Chart and topping the chart for two consecutive weeks. The EP became the second best-selling album for the December issue of Gaon Monthly Album Chart with 182,300 copies sold.^[2] The EP also charted at number 30 of Gaon Year-End Album Chart for 2019, became the best-selling album of the group in 2019.^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019-2021)	Peak position
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)^[4]	20
Japanese Download Albums (Billboard)^[5]	67
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[6]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)	Position
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[7]	79
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[8]	30

Accolades

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Program	Date
"Levanter"	M Countdown (Mnet)	December 19, 2019	^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 안녕하세요, JYPE입니다.. JYP Fans. October 27, 2019.
2. Web site: 2019년 12월 Album Chart. Gaon. ko.
3. Web site: 2019년 Album Chart. Gaon. ko.
4. Web site: Stray Kidsの合算アルバム売上 . . August 12, 2023 . ja.
5. Web site: Download Albums [2019/12/23 付け ]]. Billboard Japan. ja. November 4, 2020.
6. Web site: 2019년 51주차 Album Chart. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191226020400/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=51&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week . December 26, 2019 . December 26, 2019. Gaon Chart.
7. Web site: Összesített album- és válogatáslemez-lista - eladási darabszám alapján . . September 19, 2021 . hu.
8. Web site: 2019년 Album Chart. Gaon. December 21, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200808094159/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr:80/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&termGbn=year&hitYear=2019 . 2020-08-08 .
9. Web site: Aram. Jeon. December 20, 2019. ko:스트레이 키즈, 신곡 '바람'으로 '엠카' 1위…"음악방송 접수 시작". Stray Kids, 'M Countdown' 1st place with new song 'Levanter'... "Starting to receive music broadcasting wins". https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/311/0001089351. November 6, 2020. X Sports News. ko. Naver.