Identity (Victon EP) explained

Identity
Type:ep
Artist:Victon
Cover:Identity by Victon album cover.png
Released:August 23, 2017
Genre:
  • K-pop
Length:17:45
Label:
Prev Title:Ready
Prev Year:2016
Next Title:From. Victon
Next Year:2017

Identity is the third extended play by the South Korean boy group Victon. It was released on August 23, 2017 with the lead single "Unbelievable" by Plan A Entertainment and distributed by Kakao Entertainment.

Background and release

The EP contains five songs, including the lead single "Unbelievable", released on August 23, 2017. Victon began promotions for the album with a showcase on August 23 and their performance on M Countdown on August 24.[1] The group's rapper, Do Han-se, participated in the writing of four of the five songs, and Han Seung-woo participated in writing for three songs and he co-composed the lead single.[2] [3]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at number six on the Gaon weekly album chart.[4] By October 2017, the EP had sold 22,145 copies in South Korea.[5] The song also sold 1,096 copies in Japan, ranking number 50 on the Oricon Albums Chart, despite the group not having made an official Japanese debut.[6] [7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)50
South Korean Albums (Gaon)6

Monthly chart

Sales

RegionSales
Album
scope=rowSouth Korea (Gaon)[9] 23,483
scope=rowJapan (Oricon)1,096

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/544574. ko:'2년차 그룹' 빅톤의 색깔 찾기 "청량함과 자유로움이 우리만의 장점". Sports Seoul. 2018-08-23. 2021-10-24. ko.
  2. Web site: Identity - album details. Melon. 2021-10-18. ko.
  3. Web site: http://www.stardailynews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=160613. ko:빅톤(VICTON) DAY, 쇼케이스 개최 ‘본격 활동 돌입’. Star Daily News. 2017-08-23. 2021-11-13. ko.
  4. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=34&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week. ko:2017년 34주차 Album Chart. 2021-10-24. ko.
  5. Web site: http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=month&hitYear=2017&targetTime=10&nationGbn=T. ko:2017년 10월 Album Chart. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Association. 2021-04-01. ko.
  6. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2017-10-16/p/5/. ja:週間 アルバムランキング 2017年10月16日付. Weekly Album Ranking on October 16, 2017. Oricon. October 11, 2017. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20171011100718/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2017-10-16/p/5/. October 11, 2017. dead.
  7. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2017-10-16/p/5/. ja:2017年10月16日付. 2021-10-24. ja.
  8. Web site: http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=month&hitYear=2017&targetTime=08&nationGbn=T. ko:2017년 08월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. 2021-10-18. ko.
  9. Cumulative sales for Identity: