Magic Hour (EP) explained

Magic Hour
Type:EP
Artist:Kep1er
Cover:Kep1er - Magic Hour.png
Caption:Digital cover
Genre:K-pop
Length:14:53
Language:Korean
Label:
Prev Title:Lovestruck!
Prev Year:2023
Next Title:Kep1going
Next Year:2024

Magic Hour is the fifth extended play by South Korean girl group Kep1er. It was released by WakeOne on September 25, 2023, and contains five tracks, including the lead single "Galileo".

Background

On August 4, 2023, it was reported that Kep1er would make a comeback in September, five months after their last release Lovestruck!.[1] On August 29, Wake One Entertainment confirmed that Kep1er would be releasing their fifth extended play titled Magic Hour on September 25 through the release of a teaser poster.[2] A day later, the comeback promotion schedule was released.[3] On September 3, the track listing was released with "Galileo" announced as the lead single.[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[5] 7
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[6] 61
South Korean Albums (Circle)[7] 3

Monthly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] 23
South Korean Albums (Circle)[9] 11

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatLabel
South KoreaSeptember 25, 2023CD
Various<--Inclusive of South Korea-->

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yoon-ji . Ahn . August 4, 2023 . [단독]케플러, 9월 컴백 확정..4세대 '올라운더' 돌아온다 ]. [Exclusive] Kep1er confirms comeback in September... 4th generation 'all-rounder' returns . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230830055550/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003172241 . August 30, 2023 . August 30, 2023 . Star News . ko . Naver.
  2. Web site: Hyo-jin . Jeon . August 30, 2023 . 케플러, 9월 25일 컴백…'매직 아워' 티저 . Kep1er, comeback on September 25th... Teaser for 'Magic Hour' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230830010658/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0001071974 . August 30, 2023 . August 30, 2023 . Sports Donga . ko . Naver.
  3. Web site: Hyo-jin . Jeon . August 31, 2023 . 케플러, 컴백 예열…다양한 콘텐츠 스케줄러 공개 . Kep1er, warming up for a comeback... Revealing various content schedulers . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230831021630/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0001072166 . August 31, 2023 . August 31, 2023 . Sports Donga . ko . Naver.
  4. Web site: Min-kyung . Ji . September 4, 2023 . 케플러, 신곡 'Galileo'로 컴백..'Magic Hour' 트랙리스트 오픈 . Kep1er returns with new song 'Galileo'...'Magic Hour' tracklist opened . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230904014924/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004919891 . September 4, 2023 . September 4, 2023 . Osen . ko . Naver.
  5. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-10-09 . . October 6, 2023. ja.
  6. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of October 4, 2023. Billboard Japan. ja. October 4, 2023.
  7. Web site: Circle Album Chart – Week 39, 2023. Circle Chart. ko. October 5, 2023.
  8. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-10 . . November 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231108035920/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2023-10/p/3/ . November 8, 2023 . ja.
  9. Web site: Circle Album Chart – September 2023. Circle Chart. ko. October 12, 2023.

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