Master: Piece Explained

Master: Piece
Type:	ep
Artist:	Cravity
Cover:	Cravity - Master Piece.png
Genre:	K-pop
Length:	19:58
Language:	Korean
Label:	Starship
Prev Title:	New Wave
Prev Year:	2022
Next Title:	Sun Seeker
Next Year:	2023

Master: Piece is the fifth extended play by South Korean boy band Cravity. It was released on March 6, 2023, by Starship Entertainment and distributed by Kakao Entertainment. It was released alongside the music video for lead single "Groovy".^[1]

The album debuted at number two on the South Korean Circle Album Chart with sales of over 238,000 copies.^[2]

Background

The EP includes four songs co-written by members Serim and Allen, namely "Fly", "Get Lifted", and "Baddie", as well as the lead single, "Groovy". Member Woobin has also participated in the album through his second self-produced song, "Light the way".^[1]  In addition, WJSN's Exy has also participated through the lyrics of "A to Z".^[3]

Promotion

On March 6, Cravity began the EP's promotion through a live comeback show with YouTube channel Zanmang Loopy, entitled CRAVITY COMEBACK SHOW in Jean Mang House. The group interacted through real-time communication with fans as well as discussing the EP's creation.^[4]

The group's promotion for the song "Groovy" on music show programs began on Mnet's M Countdown on March 9, 2023. The promotion continued on MBC's Music Core on March 11. Cravity also appeared on entertainment program Weekly Idol before capping off the first week of promotions through Sunmi's Show! Interview.^[5]

On April 3, Cravity successfully wrapped up the music broadcast promotion of their 5th mini-album, "Master: Piece, ending with a performance on SBS' 'Inkigayo', which aired on the 2nd of the month.^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"

Peak position
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)^[7]	25
South Korean Albums (Circle)	2

Monthly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"

Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[8]	42
South Korean Albums (Circle)^[9]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"

Position
South Korean Albums (Circle)^[10]	73

Certifications and sales

Region! scope="col"

Certification	Sales
South Korea (KMCA)^[11]	Platinum	1 000 000^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Watch CRAVITY get 'Groovy' in their new music video. NME. Ziwei. Puah. March 6, 2023. March 16, 2023.
2. Web site: Circle Album Chart – Week 10, 2023. Circle Chart. ko. March 16, 2023.
3. Web site: 크래비티, '마스터: 피스' 트랙리스트 공개…타이틀곡 '그루비'. SpoTVNews. Jang. Jin-ri. February 24, 2023. March 16, 2023.
4. Web site: '컴백' 크래비티, 잔망루피와 '마스터 : 피스' 컴백쇼. Sports Khan. Som. Bong-seok. March 7, 2023. March 16, 2023.
5. Web site: 크래비티 '그루비' 국내외 호평 속 첫 주 활동 성료. Newsis. Moon. Ye-bin. March 13, 2023. March 16, 2023.
6. Web site: '청량돌' 크래비티, 음방 1위→美 빌보드 극찬. Sports Khan. Lee. Yo-min. April 3, 2023. June 14, 2023.
7. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-05-08 . . May 5, 2023. ja.
8. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-04 . . May 10, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230510062305/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2023-04/p/5/ . May 10, 2023 . ja.
9. Web site: Circle Album Chart – March 2023. Circle Chart. ko. April 12, 2023.
10. Web site: Album Chart 2023. Circle Chart. January 12, 2024.
11. Web site: Circle Chart Certification – Album. Circle Chart. ko. October 6, 2022. October 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221006035732/https://circlechart.kr/page_cert/chart.circle?serviceGbn=ALBUM. deviated.
12. • Web site: Circle Album Chart – Week 10, 2023. Circle Chart. ko. March 16, 2023.
    • Web site: Circle Album Chart – April 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230511030301/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=04&hitYear=2023&termGbn=month. May 11, 2023 . May 11, 2023 . Circle Music Chart . ko .
    • Web site: Circle Album Chart – Week 21, 2023. Circle Chart. ko. June 1, 2023.