| Summer Episode | |
| Cover: | AKMU Summer Episode digital album cover.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single album |
| Artist: | AKMU |
| Recorded: | 2017 |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 7:45 |
| Label: | |
| Producer: | Lee Chan-hyuk |
| Prev Title: | Winter |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
| Next Title: | Sailing |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
Summer Episode (stylized in all caps) is the first single album by South Korean brother-sister duo AKMU. It was released digitally by YG Entertainment on July 20, 2017. The single album features two title tracks – "Dinosaur" and "My Darling".
On July 10, 2017, South Korean news outlet Osen exclusively reported that AKMU is going to release a new song in July and have finished filming the music video for the same in Jeju Island.[1] It was later confirmed by YG Entertainment on the same day.[2] On July 14, YG Entertainment revealed two teaser images and a short clip announcing the comeback scheduled on July 20.[3]
The first track, "Dinosaur" marks AKMU's first attempt on electronic dance music genre. Lyrically the song talks about waking up from nightmare of a dinosaur and fighting against it. It is based on Lee Chan-hyuk's childhood memory of similar real-life incident.[4] Tamar Herman of Billboard explains that AKMU's "nostalgic approach to dance music ... showcases a new side to the Lee siblings in a way that still retains the wholesome AKMU charm."[5] The second track, "My Darling" was described as an "acoustic song with cute lyrics with repetitive hooks and easy melodies".[6]
| Date | Format | Label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | July 20, 2017 |