Get a Guitar explained

Get a Guitar
Type:single album
Artist:Riize
Cover:Riize - Get a Guitar.png
Caption:Digital cover
Released:September 4, 2023
Studio:
  • SM Big Shot Studio
  • SM Yellow Tail Studio
  • Doobdoob Studio
  • Sound Pool Studio
  • SM Starlight Studio
Genre:Dance[1]
Length:5:38
Label:
Next Title:Riizing
Next Year:2024

Get a Guitar is the debut single album by South Korean boy group Riize. Released on September 4, 2023, by SM Entertainment through Kakao Entertainment, the single album consists of two tracks, "Memories" and the title track of the same name, which both were released to promote the single album on August 21 and September 4, respectively.

Background

SM Entertainment announced in May 2023 that they will debut their new boy group, seven years after the debut of NCT, with the announcement that former NCT members Shotaro and Sungchan would withdraw from the group to join the lineup and SM Rookies members Eunseok and Seunghan would make their debut.[3] [4] On August 1, the label revealed the seven-member boy group name "RIIZE", with three more members; Wonbin, Sohee, and Anton.[5] [6]

On August 7, SM announced that Riize will making their debut with their first single album, Get a Guitar, which is slated for release on September 4, 2023. The single album will contain a total of 2 songs, with "Memories" was released as the pre-release single on August 21, and the title track was released on the same date as the album.[7] [8] [9]

Composition

The pre-release single, "Memories", is a song with synthesizer and guitar sounds, and lyrics about cherishing the memories of preparing and practicing together while dreaming the same dream.[10] "Get a Guitar", the album's title track and the group's official debut single, is a song with retro synths and funky guitar rhythm, with the lyrics that show the process of understanding and empathizing with each other and becoming a team through music, and at the same time, the members gathered in one place according to the sound of the guitar, while conveying the message that they will realize their shining dreams.[11]

Promotion

Riize began the promotional cycle for Get a Guitar by attending the KCON 2023 in Los Angeles on August 20, 2023, where they performed "Memories" and the group's introduction performance "Siren".[12] The group also performed "Memories" and "Siren" on national television for the first time at SBS's Inkigayo on August 27, 2023, a week prior their official debut.[13]

Reception

Carmen Chin of NME wrote that the EP's "expectations were high – and they were successfully met", and she added that the group "have successfully highlighted their ability to craft a distinctive sound and establish themselves as emerging talents worth keeping an eye on".

Commercial performance

Prior to its release on September 4, 2023, it was reported that Get a Guitar received 1.03 million pre-order sales, setting a new record as the most pre-ordered debut album out of any SM artist, and made Riize the first SM artist since H.O.T. in 1996 to have sold over a million copies with their debut album.[14]

Credits

Credits adapted from the single album's liner notes.[15]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[16] 2
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[17] 2
South Korean Albums (Circle)[18] 1

Monthly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19] 7
South Korean Albums (Circle)[20] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] 74
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[22] 68
South Korean Albums (Circle)[23] 34

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatLabel
South KoreaSeptember 4, 2023CD
Various <-- Inclusive of South Korea -->
United StatesSeptember 8, 2023CD

References

Get A Guitar

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RIIZE The 1st Single Album ‘Get A Guitar’ .
  2. Web site: Yoon. Soyeon. September 4, 2023. Riize, SM Entertainment's newest act, debuts with 'Get A Guitar'. live. September 4, 2023. Korea JoongAng Daily. en. September 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230904152730/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2023-09-04/entertainment/kpop/Riize-SM-Entertainments-newest-act-debuts-with-Get-A-Guitar/1861854.
  3. Web site: Sai. Aishwarya. July 12, 2023. "I'm so happy for them": Netizens react as SM Entertainment gears up to debut new seven-member boy group with former NCT members and SMROOKIES. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230712194411/https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/news-i-m-happy-them-netizens-react-sm-entertainment-gears-debut-new-seven-member-boy-group-former-nct-members-smrookies. July 12, 2023. August 8, 2023. Sportskeeda. Nazara Technologies.
  4. Web site: W) . 스포츠W(Sports . 2022-11-16 . ′NCT 유니버스′ 루키즈 쇼헤이X은석X승한, 선배 NCT 127 향한 팬심-궁금증 폭발 . 2024-05-18 . www.sportsw.kr . ko.
  5. Web site: Floralyn. Teodoro. July 31, 2023. RIIZE Members Revealed: Here's SM's New K-Pop Boy Group In 7 Years. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230802122108/https://www.ibtimes.com/riize-members-revealed-heres-sms-new-k-pop-boy-group-7-years-3707152. August 2, 2023. August 8, 2023. International Business Times. IBT Media.
  6. Web site: "Wtf u got me seated": Fans excited as SM Entertainment reveals all seven members of RIIZE, including Seunghan, Eunseok, and others. Sportskeeda. Afreen Khan. August 1, 2023. August 10, 2023. August 12, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230812025650/https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/news-wtf-u-got-seated-fans-excited-sm-entertainment-reveals-seven-members-riize-including-seunghan-eunseok-others. live.
  7. Web site: Cho. Yong-jun. August 7, 2023. New boy band Riize to debut in September. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230807061238/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/08/07/entertainment/kpop/RIIZE-SM-Entertainment-new-boy-band/20230807105914936.html. August 7, 2023. August 7, 2023. Korea JoongAng Daily.
  8. Web site: Kim. Min-ji. August 7, 2023. 'SM 신인' 라이즈, 9월4일 첫 싱글 '겟 어 기타' 발매. 'SM Rookie' Riize to release first single 'Get A Guitar' on 4 September. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230808194650/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/421/0006974885. August 8, 2023. August 7, 2023. News1. ko. Naver.
  9. Web site: Kim. Se-ah. August 7, 2023. [공식] '어나더급' SM 신인 라이즈, 9월 4일 데뷔한다]. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230807061928/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/312/0000622082. August 7, 2023. August 7, 2023. Ten Asia. ko. Naver.
  10. Web site: Ahn. Tae-hyun. August 14, 2023. 라이즈, 21일 프롤로그 싱글 '메모리즈' 선공개 확정. live. August 14, 2023. News 1. ko. Naver. August 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230816071450/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/421/0006988770.
  11. Web site: Lee. Seul. August 28, 2023. 라이즈 '겟 어 기타', 펑키 그루브 폭발…SM 신인 데뷔 D-7정. live. August 28, 2023. Xport News. ko. August 31, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230831090954/https://www.xportsnews.com/article/1764050.
  12. Web site: Go. In-hye. August 21, 2023. SM 신인 '라이즈', 데뷔 전 싱글 '메모리즈' 오늘 공개. live. August 21, 2023. Newsis. ko. Naver. August 23, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230823030634/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=003&aid=0012041960.
  13. Web site: Chu. Seung-hyun. August 23, 2023. 'SM 신예' 라이즈, '인기가요' 출연…정식 데뷔 전 무대. live. August 23, 2023. Newsis. ko. Naver. August 23, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230823030634/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=003&aid=0012045942.
  14. Web site: Chu. Seung-hyun. September 4, 2023. '데뷔' 라이즈, 선주문 103만장 돌파…'밀리언셀러' 성큼. live. September 4, 2023. Newsis. ko. Naver. September 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230904154016/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=003&aid=0012067409.
  15. Get a Guitar. Riize. 2023. SM Entertainment, Kakao Entertainment. South Korea. photobook.
  16. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-10-02 . . September 29, 2023. ja.
  17. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of September 27, 2023. Billboard Japan. ja. September 27, 2023.
  18. Web site: Circle Album Chart – Week 39, 2023. Circle Chart. ko. October 5, 2023.
  19. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-09 . . October 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231011032245/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2023-09/p/5/ . October 11, 2023 . ja.
  20. Web site: Circle Album Chart – September 2023. Circle Chart. ko. October 12, 2023.
  21. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2023/p/8/. ja:年間　アルバムランキング 2023年度. Oricon. 8. ja. Annual Album Ranking 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231219222401/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2023/p/8/. December 19, 2023. live. December 20, 2023.
  22. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year-End 2023. Billboard Japan. December 24, 2023.
  23. Web site: Album Chart 2023. Circle Chart. January 12, 2024.

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