New Wave (EP)

New Wave
Digital cover
EP by
Cravity
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)
GenreK-pop
Length19:18
LanguageKorean
LabelStarship
Cravity chronology
Liberty: In Our Cosmos
(2022) 		New Wave
(2022) 		Master: Piece
(2023)
Singles from New Wave
  1. "Boogie Woogie"
    Released: August 12, 2022
  2. "Party Rock"
    Released: September 27, 2022

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.[2]

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".[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

Track listing

New Wave track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Boogie Woogie"Jonas Jurstrom, Victor Thell, CRAVITYJonas Jurstrom, Victor Thell, CRAVITY3:10
2."Party Rock"Yubin Hwang, Brother Su, Serim, AllenOLLIPOP, Gabriel Brandes, Realmeee3:04
3."New Addiction"Anna Kim (PNP), Serim, AllenHarold Philippon, Kyler Niko, Andy Love2:50
4."Automatic"Brother Su, Serim, AllenBrother Su, Ludwig Lindell, Johan Gustafsson3:18
5."Colorful"Woobin, Serim, AllenWoobin, Saimon3:41
6."Knock Knock"The Name, Junji129, Junji, Hangil3:15
Total length:19:18

Charts

References

  1. ^ a b Tan, Derrick (September 28, 2022). "CRAVITY drop energetic single 'Party Rock' and talk building 'intimacy with our fans'". NME. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Circle Album Chart – Week 40, 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  3. ^ Siroky, Mary (September 28, 2022). "Fan Chant: When It Comes to Cravity, Everyone's Invited to the Party". Consequence. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  4. ^ Shin, Min-hee (September 16, 2022). "Boy band Cravity to release EP 'New Wave' in September". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  5. ^ Park, Se-yeon (October 3, 2022). "CRAVITY Caught K-Pop Fans with 'Party Rock'". Maeil Economic Daily. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-10-17/p/2" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-10" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "Circle Album Chart – September 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "Album Chart 2022". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.


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