''Blue;s'' (stylized as ''BLUE;S'') is the eighth

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by South Korean girl group

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. It was released by RBW on November 29, 2018 and distributed by

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. The EP consists of six songs, including the lead single "

Wind Flower "Wind Flower" (stylized in Letter case, sentence case) is a song by South Korean girl group Mamamoo. It was released on November 29, 2018, by RBW (company), RBW as the lead single from the group's eighth extended play (EP), ''Blue;s''. A "comfortin ...

" and member Solar's solo track "Hello." ''Blue;s'' is the third album under the ''4 Seasons, 4 Colors'' project.

Promotion

Single

" was released as the EP's lead single in conjunction with the EP itself on November 29, 2018. A "comforting" breakup song, "Wind Flower" peaked at number nine on the

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and 10 on the ''

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. It also peaked at number 16 on the ''Billboard'' World Digital Songs Sales chart in the

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. Mamamoo first performed the song on MBC's ''Show! Music Core'' on December 1, 2018. The music video for the single, released in conjunction with the song, was posted simultaneously to Mamamoo's official YouTube channel and the 1theK distribution channel and has 74 million combined views as of December 2022.

Other songs

Though not released as a single, Mamamoo performed "No More Drama," the second track on the album, on several occasions, including on SBS MTV's ''The Show'' on December 4 and MBC Music's ''Show Champion'' on December 5.

Track listing

Notes

* "No More Drama," "Wind Flower," and "Better Than I Thought" are stylized in

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. * "From Autumn to Winter" is known simply as "Intro" on international digital platforms, including Spotify and Apple Music.

Commercial performance

''Blue;s'' debuted at number seven on the Gaon Album Chart. It fell to number 12 in its second week, and it fell again to number 58 in its third. The EP sold 39,148 physical copies for the month of November 2018 and 6,345 copies in December 2018. In 2018, it sold 45,493 total copies, placing at number 99 on the year-end edition of the Gaon Album Chart. As of 2020, the EP has sold 59,568 total copies in South Korea. ''Blue;s'' also entered the charts in France, peaking at number 173 on the now-defunct SNEP Downloaded Albums chart.

Promotion

Single

Other songs

Track listing

Notes

Commercial performance

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

References