K-Pop Is Ready To Stir Up The World With New Comebacks!
A comeback is a term used for groups’ or artists’ releases of their new projects including albums, singles, music videos, etc. It is common for K-Pop fans to eagerly await their favorite K-Pop groups or artists to update their music every year and these comebacks could just blow your mind. Here’s a list of new comebacks that will make you amazed! Read until the very end of this Byeol Korea article to find out about all the dazzling comebacks made in 2019.
iKON – I’m OK
iKON revealed their comeback on January 7th, 2019, with their repackage album New Kids Repackage: The New Kids. The track “I’m OK” was the lead track of this album written by iKON’s B.I. and Future Bounce with lyrics by B.I, Bobby, and Kim Jong Won.
This album is the last iKON album with B.I before his departure in June 2019 making a compilation of the 2017 single album New Kids: Begin, the 2018 album Return, the digital single “Rubber Band,” and the EPs New Kids: Continue and New Kids: The Final.
The meaning of the title track “I’m OK” is: “The message of the song comes from an idea of how people get sadder when people ask them, ‘Are you OK?’ and how they cry even more when told not to cry,” stated by B.I.
Bobby also said, “The song has its strength in its catchy melody. Many listeners will be able to empathize with the song.”
Tracklist
| Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length | |
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| 1. | “Bling Bling” |
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Millennium | 3:39 |
| 2. | “Love Scenario” (사랑을 했다; Sarang-eul haetda) |
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Millennium | 3:29 |
| 3. | “Killing Me” (죽겠다; juggetda) | B.I |
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3:13 |
| 4. | “Freedom” |
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Millennium | 3:21 |
| 5. | “B-Day” (벌떼; beoltte) |
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3:34 |
| 6. | “Rubber Band” (고무줄다리기; gomujuldaligi) |
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Millennium | 3:17 |
| 7. | “Beautiful” |
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3:16 |
| 8. | “Cocktail” (칵테일; kagteil) |
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Millennium | 3:46 |
| 9. | “Only You” |
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Kang Uk-jin | 3:32 |
| 10. | “Everything” |
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3:34 |
| 11. | “Love Me” (나를 사랑하지 않나요?; nareul saranghaji anhnayo?) |
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Choice37 | 3:28 |
| 12. | “Don’t Let Me Know” (내가 모르게; naega moleuge) |
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Millennium |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | “I’m OK” |
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Future Bounce | 3:36 |
| 2. | “Goodbye Road” (이별길; ibyeolgil) |
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Future Bounce | 3:59 |
| 3. | “Long Time No See” |
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Choice37 | 3:26 |
| 4. | “Best Friend” |
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Future Bounce | 3:50 |
| 5. | “Just Go” | B.I |
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Kang Uk-jin | 3:36 |
| 6. | “Adore You” (좋아해요; joh-ahaeyo) |
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3:30 |
| 7. | “Don’t Forget” (잊지마요; ij-jimayo) |
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4:13 |
| 8. | “Jerk” (나쁜놈; nappeunnom) |
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Kang Uk-Jin | 3:43 |
| 9. | “Perfect” (꼴좋다; kkoljohda) | B.I |
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Future Bounce | 3:33 |
| 10. | “Hug Me” (안아보자; an-aboja) |
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Tablo | 3:36 |
| 11. | “Just for You” (줄게; julge) | B.I |
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3:21 |
Chart
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 30 |
| South Korean Albums (Gaon) | 1 |
Dreamcatcher – PIRI
Dream Catcher, a group under Happy Face Entertainment, released “Piri” on February 13th, 2019. This song has a horror concept and an edgy vibe. In the music video, the scary ghost was shown in a chase down a hall, surrounded by creepy dolls, receiving a scary phone call, and the members dressed in red performing an unexpected dance choreography.
Dreamcatcher really offered a unique and different concept, especially compared to other girl groups in K-Pop. The vibe is somewhat similar to the one the girl group Crayon Pop used to give off.
“PIRI” is the title track off the group’s new mini-album The End of Nightmare.
Tracklist
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
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| KOR | FRA Down. | JPN | US World | |||
| The End of Nightmare |
Tracklist
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3 | 138 | 43 | 6 |
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TXT – Crown
The boy band TXT under Big Hit Entertainment released their comeback in 2019 with the title track “Crown” from the album The Dream Chapter: Star.
The concept of TXT’s “Crown” is a story about a boy who suddenly grows horns on his head. The boy is afraid of what people would say and he decides to hide in a place where there is no one until he sees a light. The boy meets another boy with wings and finally, he smiles. The boys recognize each other and since then they are not alone anymore.
Some news said this album of TXT has a correlation with BTS since the concept of the song is using wings and it is meaningful for someone who is different and is not just alone anymore.
Here’s the tracklist of the album.
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||
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| KOR | BEL (FL) |
CAN | FRA Dig. |
JPN | SWI | US | |||
| The Dream Chapter: Star |
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1 | 98 | 100 | 11 | 3 | 58 | 140 |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||||
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| KOR | KOR Hot |
JPN | NZ Hot |
US World |
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| “Crown” (어느 날 머리에서 뿔이 자랐다) | 2019 | 86 | 21 | — | 29 | 1 | N/A | The Dream Chapter: Star |
| “Cat & Dog” (English version) | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| “Our Summer” (Acoustic mix) | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| “9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)”
(9와 4분의 3 승강장에서 너를 기다려) |
109 | 71 | 2 | 26 | 2 |
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The Dream Chapter: Magic | |
BLACKPINK – Kill This Love
BLACKPINK is in the house! In 2019, they released the phenomenal song “Kill This Love.” This girl group under YG Entertainment launched the song on April 5th, 2019, in collaboration with Interscope Records. “Kill This Love” was released as the title track of their latest album.
In one of their interviews, Rose said that “Kill This Love” is an empowering song that speaks within every word of the lyrics. Jennie also added, “It’s about killing toxic love that hurts us, makes us vulnerable, that makes us weak, and to really find ourselves within [that] love. [Finding] what makes us confident and comfortable when we’re in love.”
Here are the achievements of this song:
| Critic/Publication | List | Work | Rank |
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| MTV | The Best K-pop B-sides of 2019 | “Kick It” | 20 |
| Paper | Paper’s Top 20 Albums of 2019 | Kill This Love | 9 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9th Gaon Chart Music Awards | Album of the Year – 2nd Quarter | Nominated |
| Top Music Universe Awards | K-pop Album Of The Year | Won |
Also, the tracklist of the album is shown below.
Tracklist
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | “Kill This Love” |
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3:13 |
| 2. | “Don’t Know What to Do” | Teddy |
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3:22 |
| 3. | “Kick It” |
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24 | 3:12 |
| 4. | “Hope Not” (아니길) |
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Seo Won Jin | 3:12 |
| 5. | “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” (뚜두뚜두, remix) | Teddy |
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R.Tee | 3:22 |
| Total length: | 16:19 | ||||
This album with the title track “Kill This Love” has spread around the world and has gained worldwide popularity.
Weekly charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) | 18 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 8 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA) | 52 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 17 |
| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) | 9 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 10 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 21 |
| South Korean Albums (Gaon) | 3 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) | 30 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 23 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 40 |
| US Billboard 200 | 24 |
| US Digital Albums (Billboard) | 6 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard) | 10 |
| US World Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| China (QQ Music) | Diamond | 645,000 |
| South Korea (KMCA) | Platinum | 324,577 |
NCT 127 – Superhuman
NCT 127 released We Are Superhuman on May 24th, 2019, under the label SM Entertainment. This South Korean boy band also announced their first Japanese album, Awaken a month earlier on April 18th, 2019. Both the albums have the lead single “Superhuman” and five other tracks.
The superb track “Superhuman” is talking about how we all have our super-power possibilities. Mark, NCT rapper explains to Forbes, “We wanted to show that to people.” This song has offered disco, house and hit electro-pop which might be the band’s catchiest chorus to date. You need to listen up too!
The band launched “Superhuman” with a performance on Good Morning America on April 18th. They are the third Korean act to appear on the program.
Mark the rapper explained that this song was also inspired by the movie Superman where Clark Kent begins transforming into Superman by opening up his shirt at his chest which they use as the main choreography point.
You will see the choreography that ends with a move where the guys are near-ripping open their shirts in a nod to one of the most iconic superheroes. And this move has become the signature of the choreography.
Among their achievements with the track “Superhuman” is debuting at number three on the World Digital Song Sales chart, with one thousand downloads sold, becoming the group’s seventh top-ten song on the chart. Moreover, We Are Superhuman also debuted at number 11 on the US Billboard 200 with 27,000 equivalent album units (with 25,000 being traditional sales) which has made NCT 127’s highest-charted album in the chart, also, second highest-charted K-Pop group in the chart.
Tracklist
| Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | |
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| 1. | “Highway to Heaven” |
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3:20 |
| 2. | “Superhuman” |
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3:57 |
| 3. | “Fool” (아 깜짝이야) | Rick Bridges |
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2:41 |
| 4. | “Jet Lag” (시차) |
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3:15 |
| 5. | “Paper Plane” (종이비행기) | Oh Min-ju |
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3:44 |
| 6. | “Outro: We Are 127” | Tak | 1:27 |
Weekly charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) | 15 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 64 |
| French Digital Albums (SNEP) | 43 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 6 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 77 |
| South Korean Albums (Gaon) | 1 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) | 77 |
| UK Digital Albums (OCC) | 54 |
| UK Physical Albums (OCC) | 71 |
| US Billboard 200 | 11 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
| US World Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2019) | Position |
|---|---|
| South Korean Albums (Gaon) | 20 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 24 |
| US World Albums (Billboard) | 9 |
Year-end lists
| Critic/Publication | List | Rank |
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| PopCrush | Best Pop Albums of 2019 | N/A |
fromis_9 – FUN!
Fromis 9 also released their comeback on June 4th, 2019. Their lead track “Fun Factory” is the first on their latest single album. They launched first this single on Mnet’s M Countdown, followed by performances on KBS’ Music Bank, MBC’s Show! Music Core, and SBS’ Inkigayo.
The concept of the song is about having fun which starts with the girls appearing stressed and bored and then doing something fun and enjoying in different forms. Jiwon eats a plate of macarons, Gyuri waits until midnight to unbox various objects, Jiheon tries out virtual reality, Jisun engages in a gaming marathon, Seoyeon gets lost inside books, Nakyung believes she can fly on a trampoline, Saerom exercises with the TV, Chaeyoung watches a scary movie, and finally, Hayoung plays some board games.
They also imitate television advertisements from various brands such as Gyuri’s set as a hair model for Funsilk (Sunsilk) mixing references from the other brand and from a touching Pantene-like advertisement from Thailand. There is also a clip about a deaf girl learning how to play the violin despite criticism from her peers, and making a breathtaking performance wrapped up by Pantene’s slogan, “you can shine.”
Another reference to a commercial that they showed in the MV is Seoyeon doing the model for Fromisnine’s (Maybelline) makeup ads, Saerom shining for Fr’óreal (L’Óreal), Jiheon and Hayoung selling bottles of Fromi Sweat (Pocari Sweat), Nakyung and Jiwon are best friends for Clear&Clean (Clean&Clear), Seoyeon and Saerom double up as dark, sporty models in a Fromis (Adidas) parody, and Jisun and Jiwon lend their visuals to sell a green plum drink (Woongjin Green Plum Drink). So smart!
Fromis 9 also performed an energetic dance routine highlighting the Bomb Noodles. The noodle product that has been popular nowadays. They threw the ingredients to the screen as audiences or viewers were part of their magical ingredients. They also did form poses that mirrored “Love Bomb.”
It is so entertaining and interesting to watch their MV by combining all the various commercials or ads in another form of fun. This MV brings the opportunity to show the behind the scenes footage of the girls doing the ads.
Here the tracklist of the album:
Tracklist
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | “Fun!” | Kim Ji-hyang, 초심, 구본암, Hwang Yu-bin | Drew Ryan Scott, Sean Michael Alexander, Melodesign | Avenue 52, Melodesign | 3:03 |
| 2. | “Love RumPumPum” | Bumzu, Woozi (Seventeen) | Anchor, Park Ki-tae, Bumzu, Woozi (Seventeen) | Anchor, Park Ki-tae, Bumzu, Woozi (Seventeen) | 3:05 |
| 3. | “Fly High” | Song Ha-young, Park Ji-won | Nmore, Song Ha-young, Park Ji-won | Nmore | 3:39 |
Charts and Sales
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| South Korean Albums (Gaon) | 2 |
GFriend – Fever
In 2019, GFriend also made a comeback by releasing their new album Fever Season with the title track “Fever.” It was released on July 1st, 2019, by Source Music. It immediately hit the charts well by hitting at number 10 on the Billboard World Albums chart and topping the Gaon Album Chart.
GFRIEND talked about their new album concept, explaining, “We received a lot of love for our school trilogy at the beginning of our debut. We wanted to create a series again, so we brought ‘season’ from ‘Season of Glass.’”
Yerin also expressed, “Before, we had a soft concept, and this time, we tried to look cool.” Umji commented, “Although our images on stage are important, we wanted to show you how our album itself has developed, so we paid special attention to the songs.”
Yuju said, “It’s the first time I’ve been in charge of the verse part since ‘Fingertip’, so I’m excited.” Eunha added, “We worked hard to sing in a cool way.”
About the styles they use, Yuju described, “Rather than changing styles completely, we grew and transformed naturally. Rather than saying we tried on styles that didn’t suit us, we had fun practicing while thinking that it was ours.” Umji added, “We felt that it fit our age and concept well. We’re growing up, so it doesn’t seem right if we go with the same style and we don’t grow up in our songs. It’s a little new, but we’re trying not to lose too much of our [original image]. We will work harder so that many people can say, ‘GFRIEND is good at pulling this off too.’”
GFRIEND usually brings to life highschool and cute styles but now they made a change in the choreography as well. Sowon explained, “You’ll be able to see GFRIEND’s musical style upgraded to a new level. We’ll show you how much we’ve grown performance-wise, so look forward to it. There was a change in choreography, so we tried to unite in harmony while saving individual charms.”
SinB concluded, “In the past, we used to focus on sharp synchronization, and this time we focused more on individual feel and swag. Personally, I’ve never done this style of choreography, so I tried to look cool. I’ve dyed my hair an unusual color so I’m trying to maintain it.”
Here is the tracklist of their new comeback album Fever Season:
Tracklist
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | “Fever” (열대야; yeol-dae ya: lit. Tropical Night) | Igi (Oreo), Cino (Oreo), Ung Kim (Oreo) | Igi (Oreo), Cino (Oreo), Ung Kim (Oreo) | Cino (Oreo), Ung Kim (Oreo) | 3:34 |
| 2. | “Mr. Blue” | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3:17 |
| 3. | “Smile” (좋은 말 한때; joh-eun mal hanttae: lit. Good Words) | Noh Ju-hwan | Roh Ju-hwan and Lee Won-jong | Roh Ju-hwan and Lee Won-jong | 3:15 |
| 4. | “Wish” (바라; bala: lit. Want) | MosPick | MosPick | MosPick | 3:16 |
| 5. | “Paradise” | Islan | Jeong Ho Hyun (e.one) | Jeong Ho Hyun (e.one) | 3:14 |
| 6. | “Hope” (기대; gidae: lit. Expectation) | Sowon, Yerin, Eunha, Yuju, SinB, Umji, Wonjong Lee | Wonjong Lee | Wonjong Lee | 3:28 |
| 7. | “Flower” (Korean version) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3:37 |
| 8. | “Fever” (instrumental) | Igi (Oreo), Cino (Oreo), Ung Kim (Oreo) | Cino (Oreo), Ung Kim (Oreo) | 3:33 |
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Korean Albums (Gaon) | 1 |
| US World Albums (Billboard) | 10 |
EVERGLOW – Adios
EVERGLOW made a comeback with a fierce concept through their new song “Adios.” This song is more powerful and demonstrates confidence in strong performances.
EVERGLOW, a band under Yuehua Entertainment, released “Adios” with such a concept that is guaranteed to easily enter your ears; their EDM-heavy chorus can make people want to dance with them, same as their previous song “Bon Bon Chocolat.” The difference is, “Adios” is stronger and gives off a girl-crush concept. Surprisingly, there is also the line: “Goodbye, au revoir, adios…” slowly whispered through the chorus that can provoke you to remember.
How they dance and the choice of fashion is fit to the theme of “Adios” itself. EVERGLOW members are wearing white military-type uniforms or black leather outfits that are tailored to each member.
Single album
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| KOR [17] |
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| Hush |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||
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| KOR | KOR Hot. |
US World | ||||
| “Adios” | 2019 | — | 74 | 2 |
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Hush |
Seventeen – HIT
Seventeen released “HIT” under Pledis Entertainment for their 2019 comeback which is a high-energy EDM anthem and contains several words like “powerful” and “mind-blowing.” This song is the title track of their album An Ode which was released on September 16th, 2019.
The song hit the top of the South Korean Gaon Album Chart, and topped the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart in its third week. “HIT” also reached number seven on the US Billboard World Albums chart.
“Hit” itself was released on August 5th, 2019, and has the concept of hip-hop and electric music. “Hit” debuted on the World Digital Song Sales chart at No. 4 (selling 1,000 copies in its first week out, according to Nielsen Music) and a headlining performance in KCON Los Angeles.
Tracklist
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | “Hit” |
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3:23 |
| 2. | “Lie Again” (거짓말을 해) |
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Simon Petrén | 3:20 |
| 3. | “독: Fear” |
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2:55 |
| 4. | “Let Me Hear You Say” |
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3:00 |
| 5. | “247” (Performance Team) |
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3:33 |
| 6. | “Second Life” (Vocal Team) |
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Bumzu | 3:22 |
| 7. | “Network Love” (Joshua,Jun,The8,Vernon) |
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3:29 |
| 8. | “Back It Up” (Hip-Hop Team) |
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3:07 |
| 9. | “Lucky” |
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3:17 |
| 10. | “Snap Shoot” |
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2:55 |
| 11. | “Happy Ending” (Korean version) |
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3:28 |
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| French Digital Albums (SNEP) | 108 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 1 |
| Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) | 7 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV) | 38 |
| South Korean Albums (Gaon) | 1 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 25 |
| US World Albums (Billboard) | 7 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2019) | Position |
|---|---|
| South Korean Albums (Gaon) | 2 |
| Critic/Publication | List | Work | Rank |
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| Dazed | The 20 best K-Pop songs of 2019 | “Hit” | 18 |
Super Junior – Super Clap
Who doesn’t know Super Junior, one of the legends of K-Pop? Their comeback in 2019 was released on October 14th, 2019, by SM Entertainment. This time, Super Junior was marking coming back with a nine-member lineup, since the return of Kyuhyun from military service. So there are Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, and Kyuhyun.
Their new song “Super Clap” has a concept with high-energetic and fun melody which has retro, funky, and brassy music peppered with plenty of claps. Ryewook and Yessung have delivered high vocals that sound incredible with heart-stopping notes. As a matter of fact, their comeback was supposed to be at the same time of their labelmate Sulli’s premature demise. So, as a sign of respect, Super Junior delayed the comeback.
Tracklist
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement |
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| 1. | “The Crown” | Lee Yoo-jin, danke (lalala Studio) | Jake K (ARTiffect), Nick Kaelar, Andy Love | Jake K (ARTiffect), Nick Kaelar |
| 2. | “Super Clap” | lalala Studio | Sebastian Thott, Andress Oberg, Ninos Hanna | Sebastian Thott |
| 3. | “I Think I” | January 8, Jo Yoon-kyung, Eunhyuk | Jo Yoon-kyung, Nermin Harambasic, Jakob Mihoubi, Rudi Daouk | Jo Yoon-kyung |
| 4. | “Game” | ZNEE (153/Joombas), Jung Ku-ru & Kim Ji-soo (Jam Factory), Heechul, Eunhyuk | Davey Nate, ROVIN | ROVIN |
| 5. | “Somebody New” | Seo Ji-eum | Hyuk Shin, MRey (153/Joombas) | Hyuk Shin, MRey (153/Joombas) |
| 6. | “Skydive” | Lee Yoo-jin | FRANTS, Drew Ryan Scott, Sean Michael Alexander | FRANTS |
| 7. | “Heads Up” | Jo Yoon-kyung | Alexander Karlsson, Alexej Viktorovitch, Sandra Lyng | JeL |
| 8. | “Stay with Me” | seizetheday, Le’mon | Trippy, Le’mon | Trippy |
| 9. | “No Drama” | Leeteuk, Oneway | Leeteuk, Oneway | Oneway, Jamie Llagan |
| 10. | “Show” | Kim Dong-ryul | Kim Dong-ryul | Lee Jae Myeong (ButterFly) |
Singles
- “Super Clap” weekly charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong Top Korean Singles (KKBox) | 2 |
| Malaysian Top Korean Singles (KKBox) | 1 |
| Singaporean Top Korean Singles (KKBox) | 1 |
| South Korean Digital Chart (Gaon) | 83 |
| South Korean Download Chart (Gaon) | 2 |
| Taiwanese Top Korean Singles (KKBox) | 1 |
EXO – Obsession
EXO released “Obsession” on November 27th, 2019, by SM Entertainment which is part of their sixth full-length album. Their lead track “Obsession” easily hit the tops of the charts. The release date coincides with Chanyeol’s birthday making this comeback even more special for EXO. The concept of the title track “Obsession” is explained as a hip-hop dance song featuring repeating spell-like vocal samples and a prominent heavy beat.
In their 2019 comeback, six of the members, Kai, Chanyeol, Sehun, Suho, Baekhyun, and Chen power the latest album. D.O. and Xiumin are absent from the album due to mandatory military enlistment. While Lay is busy with his other activities in his home country.
The album features 10 tracks in a variety of genres and has a completely new resonate and impression so you have to check it out!
Tracklist
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | “Obsession” | Kenzie |
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Dem Jointz | 3:23 |
| 2. | “Trouble” | Hwang Yoo-bin | Jin Suk Choi, Karen Poole, Bobii Lewis | Jin Suk Choi | 3:17 |
| 3. | “Jekyll” (지킬) |
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3:41 |
| 4. | “Groove” (춤) |
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3:28 |
| 5. | “Ya Ya Ya” | Kenzie |
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Dem Jointz | 3:42 |
| 6. | “Baby You Are” |
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Wendy Wang | 2:58 |
| 7. | “Non Stop” | Jo Yoon-kyung |
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Obi Klein | 3:24 |
| 8. | “Day After Day” (오늘도) | Jo Yoon-kyung |
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3:42 |
| 9. | “Butterfly Effect” (나비효과) | Lee Su-ran (Jam Factory) |
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LDN Noise | 3:10 |
| 10. | “Obsession” (嗜) (Chinese version) | Arys Chien |
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Dem Jointz | 3:23 |
Weekly charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) | 22 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 124 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 89 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 16 |
| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) | 20 |
| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) | 72 |
| South Korean Albums (Gaon) | 1 |
| UK Digital Albums (OCC) | 37 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) | 33 |
| US Billboard 200 | 182 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 5 |
| US World Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2019) | Position |
|---|---|
| South Korean Albums (Gaon) | 3 |
Accolades
| Critic/Publication | List | Works | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunch Magazine | The 10 best K-Pop albums in 2019 | Obsession | N/A |
| Billboard | The 25 Best K-Pop Albums of 2019 | 4 |
That was all about the K-Pop groups who made a comeback in 2019! Don’t forget to share your thoughts and leave a comment in the section below!
