Violet (EP) explained

Violet
Type:EP
Artist:Pentagon
Cover:Pentagon Violet.png
Genre:J-pop
Length:22:45
Language:Japanese
Label:Cube Entertainment Japan
Prev Title:Demo 02
Prev Year:2017
Next Title:Positive
Next Year:2018

Violet is the second Japanese extended play by South Korean boy group Pentagon, released on January 17, 2018 by Cube Entertainment Japan. The EP contains Japanese-language versions of their previous songs, the title track "Violet" from Demo 02 and "Beautiful" from Ceremony, and four original songs.

Background

On November 16, 2017, it was announced that Pentagon would release their second Japanese EP on January 17, 2018. The track list and physical album types were also revealed on the same day.[1] The EP was released early on January 6, exclusively on the music streaming service Line Music.[2]

Commercial performance

The week of the release, Violet took the number 1 spot on all of Tower Records' weekly album charts, and ranked fourth on Oricon's weekly album chart.[3] The EP ranked number 8 on Tower Records' highest-selling Japanese albums by Korean artists in 2018.[4] Violet placed tenth on Oricon's annual Indie Albums rankings for 2018.[5]

Charts

Chart (2018)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Japan Albums (Oricon)[6] 4

Release history

Country! scope="col"
DateFormatLabel
JapanJanuary 6, 2018
January 17, 2018Digital download
VariousCD

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-11-16. 渋谷店『LIVE LIVEFUL! COLLECTION』最新作に"PENTAGON"が決定!. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180827195357/http://tower.jp/article/news/2017/11/16/n101. 2018-08-27. 2021-08-21. Tower Records Japan.
  2. Web site: PENTAGON JAPAN ORIGINAL 2ND MINI ALBUM 'VIOLET'. 2021-09-03. Line Music. ja.
  3. Web site: Kwon. Soo-bin. 2018-01-24. 펜타곤, 일본 두번째 앨범으로 타워레코드 주간차트 1위. 2021-08-28. Hankook Ilbo. ko-KR.
  4. Web site: 2018-12-03. 〈2018ベストセラーズ〉タワーレコードの年間チャートをジャンル別に大発表!K-POP チャート. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181215223827/https://tower.jp/article/campaign/2018/12/03/03/04. 2018-12-15. Tower Records Japan. ja.
  5. Web site: オリコン年間 インディーズアルバムランキング 2018年度. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210502094330/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ia/y/2018/. 2021-05-02. 2021-08-28. Oricon News. ja.
  6. Web site: 2018年01月15日~2018年01月21日 オリコン週間 アルバムランキング. 2021-08-21. ORICON NEWS. Japanese.