Sunny Summer Explained

Sunny Summer
Type:	EP
Artist:	GFriend
Cover:	GFRIEND_Sunny_Summer_EP_Cover.jpg
Caption:	Digital and Sunny version cover
Length:	16:51
Prev Year:	2018
Next Title:	Time for Us
Next Year:	2019

Sunny Summer is a special extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group GFriend. The album is marketed as their first special "summer" EP. It was released by Source Music on July 19, 2018, and distributed by kakao M (formerly LOEN Entertainment).

Composition

The album contains five songs, including the eponymous title track, "Sunny Summer," described by Billboard as having "airy, exuberant vocals that bounce along over the melody, [the song] is driven by the group's refreshing vocals tones as they sing about having a memorable summer together."^[1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)^[2]	112
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[3]	2
Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)^[4]	1
US World Albums (Billboard)^[5]	13

Year-end charts

Sales

Region	Sales
South Korea (Gaon)^[7]	54,913+
Japan (Oricon)	1,159+

Notes and References

1. GFriend Celebrates the 'Sunny Summer' In New Single and Music Video: Watch. Billboard. 2018-08-12. 2018-08-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180812121059/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8466294/gfriend-celebrates-the-sunny-summer-new-single. live.
2. Web site: ja:オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 －CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック－. http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/. Japanese. Oricon Style. Oricon. subscription. August 14, 2018. July 16, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716064722/http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/. live.
3. Web site: Gaon Album Chart – Week 29, 2018. Gaon Chart. ko. August 11, 2018. January 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200129063842/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=29&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week. live.
4. Web site: 第30 週 統計時間：2018/7/20 - 2018/7/26. 5music. Five Music. August 14, 2018. zh. July 13, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160713164233/http://www.5music.com.tw/CDTop.asp?top=2. live. To access, select the indicated week and year in the bottom-left corner
5. World Music: Top World Albums Chart. Billboard. August 14, 2018. June 3, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190603083834/https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums. live.
6. Web site: 2018년 Album Chart. ko. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Gaon. January 20, 2019. January 11, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190111193122/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2018&hitYear=2018&termGbn=year. live.
7. Cumulative sales of Sunny Summer: 54,913
   • Web site: Gaon Album Chart Year-end 2018. ko. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Gaon. January 20, 2019. January 11, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190111193122/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2018&hitYear=2018&termGbn=year. live.