New Wave (EP) explained

New Wave
Type:	ep
Artist:	Cravity
Cover:	Cravity - New Wave.png
Caption:	Digital cover
Genre:	K-pop
Length:	19:18
Language:	Korean
Label:	Starship
Prev Year:	2022
Next Title:	Master: Piece
Next Year:	2023

New Wave is the fourth extended play by South Korean boy band Cravity. It was released on September 27, 2022, by Starship Entertainment and distributed by Kakao Entertainment. It was released alongside the music video for lead single "Party Rock".^[1]

The album debuted at number one on the South Korean Circle Album Chart with sales of over 183,000 copies.

Background

The EP includes four songs co-written by members Serim and Allen, including "Automatic" and "Colorful", as well as the band's first English-language song, "Boogie Woogie",^[1] and the first song self-produced by Woobin, "Colorful".^[2]

Promotion

On September 27, Cravity began the EP's promotion with a performance at the Yes24 Live Hall in the Gwangjin District of eastern Seoul, where they also interacted with fans and discussed the EP's creation.^[3]

The group's promotions for the song "Party Rock" on music show programs began on Mnet's M Countdown on September 29, 2022. The promotion continued on KBS2's Music Bank on September 30, MBC M's Show! Music Core on October 1, and SBS Inkigayo on October 2, capping off the first week of promotions.^[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Peak position
South Korean Albums (Circle)^[5]	1

Monthly charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[6]	36
South Korean Albums (Circle)^[7]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
South Korean Albums (Circle)^[8]	64

Notes and References

Web site: CRAVITY drop energetic single 'Party Rock' and talk building 'intimacy with our fans'. NME. Tan. Derrick. September 28, 2022. October 6, 2022.
Web site: Fan Chant: When It Comes to Cravity, Everyone's Invited to the Party. Consequence. Siroky. Mary. September 28, 2022. October 6, 2022.
Web site: Boy band Cravity to release EP 'New Wave' in September. Korea JoongAng Daily. Shin. Min-hee. September 16, 2022. October 6, 2022.
Web site: CRAVITY Caught K-Pop Fans with 'Party Rock'. Maeil Economic Daily. Park. Se-yeon. October 3, 2022. October 7, 2022.
Web site: Circle Album Chart – Week 40, 2022. Circle Chart. ko. October 6, 2022.
Web site: Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-10 . . November 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221109054422/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2022-10/p/4/ . November 9, 2022 . ja.
Web site: Circle Album Chart – September 2022. Circle Chart. ko. October 6, 2022.
Web site: Album Chart 2022. Circle Chart. https://web.archive.org/web/20230113031815/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=2022&hitYear=2022&termGbn=year&yearTime=3. January 13, 2023. live. January 14, 2023.