Violet (EP)

Violet
Violet
EP by Pentagon
Released	January 17, 2018
Genre	J-pop
Length	22:45
Language	Japanese
Label	Cube Entertainment Japan
Producer	ArmySlick; CuzD; Donna; Giz'Mo; IL; Jung Il-hoon; Kino; Kohei Yokono; Masaki Iehara; Nathan; Ricky; Yu-ki Kokubo;
Pentagon chronology
Pentagon Japanese chronology
Singles from Violet
	"Violet (Japanese Version)"; Released: January 17, 2018;
Music video
	"Violet (Japanese ver.)" on YouTube

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[edit]

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[edit]

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]

Track listing[edit]

*Violet* track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Wake Up"	Giz'Mo	Masaki Iehara Giz'Mo	Masaki Iehara	3:18
2.	"Burnin' Love"	Yu Shimoji [ja] Giz'Mo	ArmySlick Giz'Mo	ArmySlick	3:36
3.	"Violet" (Japanese version)	Kino E'Dawn Yuto Wooseok Yu Shimoji	Kino Nathan	Nathan	3:55
4.	"Beautiful" (Japanese version)	Jung Il-hoon IL Risa Horie [ja]	Jung Il-hoon IL	IL Jung Il-hoon	3:43
5.	"Love"	Yu-ki Kokubo	Kohei Yokono Yu-ki Kokubo	Kohei Yokono	4:17
6.	"Up! Up! Up!"	Samuelle Soung	Donna Ricky CuzD	Donna Ricky CuzD	3:56
Total length:					22:45

Type A (CD)^[6]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wake Up"
2.	"Burnin' Love"
3.	"Violet" (Japanese version)
4.	"Love"
5.	"Up! Up! Up!"

Type B (CD)^[7]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wake Up"
2.	"Burnin' Love"
3.	"Violet" (Japanese version)
4.	"Beautiful" (Japanese version)
5.	"Up! Up! Up!"

Type C (CD + DVD + Mini Photobook)^[8]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wake Up"
2.	"Burnin' Love"
3.	"Violet" (Japanese version)
4.	"Beautiful" (Japanese version)
5.	"Love"
6.	"Up! Up! Up!"

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for *Violet*
Chart (2018)	Peak position
Japan Albums (Oricon)^[9]	4

Sales[edit]

Sales for *Violet*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan	—	21,918^[10]

Release history[edit]

Release history and formats for *Violet*
Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Japan	January 6, 2018	Streaming (Line Music exclusive)	Cube Entertainment Japan	^[2]
Japan	January 17, 2018	Digital download		^[1]
Various	January 17, 2018	CD		^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "渋谷店『LIVE LIVEFUL! COLLECTION』最新作に"PENTAGON"が決定！". Tower Records Japan. 2017-11-16. Archived from the original on 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
^ ^a ^b "PENTAGON JAPAN ORIGINAL 2ND MINI ALBUM 'VIOLET'". Line Music (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-03.
^ Kwon, Soo-bin (2018-01-24). "펜타곤, 일본 두번째 앨범으로 타워레코드 주간차트 1위". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-08-28.
^ "〈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". Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). 2018-12-03. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15.
^ "オリコン年間インディーズアルバムランキング 2018年度". Oricon News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
^ "PENTAGON/Violet (TYPE-A)". Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-21.
^ "PENTAGON/Violet (TYPE-B)". Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-21.
^ "PENTAGON/Violet (TYPE-C) ［CD+DVD+Mini Photobook］". Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-21.
^ "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". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-21.
^ 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2018年01月15日～2018年01月21日） [CD album weekly ranking from January 15, 2018 to January 21, 2018] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.

[:0-1] "渋谷店『LIVE LIVEFUL! COLLECTION』最新作に"PENTAGON"が決定！". Tower Records Japan. 2017-11-16. Archived from the original on 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2021-08-21.

[:1-2] "PENTAGON JAPAN ORIGINAL 2ND MINI ALBUM 'VIOLET'". Line Music (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-03.

[3] Kwon, Soo-bin (2018-01-24). "펜타곤, 일본 두번째 앨범으로 타워레코드 주간차트 1위". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-08-28.

[4] "〈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". Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). 2018-12-03. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15.

[5] "オリコン年間インディーズアルバムランキング 2018年度". Oricon News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2021-08-28.

[6] "PENTAGON/Violet (TYPE-A)". Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-21.

[7] "PENTAGON/Violet (TYPE-B)". Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-21.

[8] "PENTAGON/Violet (TYPE-C) ［CD+DVD+Mini Photobook］". Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-21.

[9] "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". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-21.

[10] 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2018年01月15日～2018年01月21日） [CD album weekly ranking from January 15, 2018 to January 21, 2018] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.

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