''Canvas'' is the fifth Korean
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. by South Korean boy group
NU'EST
NU'EST (; short for New Establish Style Tempo) was a South Korean boy band formed and managed by Pledis Entertainment. The group consisted of five members: JR, Aron, Baekho, Minhyun and Ren. They debuted on March 15, 2012, with the single t ...
. It was released on August 29, 2016 by
Pledis Entertainment
Pledis Entertainment () is a South Korean entertainment company founded by Han Sung-Soo in 2007. The label is home to actress Nana, Hwang Min-hyun, Baekho, and K-pop groups Seventeen and Fromis 9. Its name originates from the pleiades, a star cl ...
and distributed by
Loen Entertainment. The extended play features five original tracks.
Background
On August 20, 2016, NU'EST released a series of individual teaser images, along with a group image.
The following days, individual teaser videos and the official teaser were revealed, following with a highlight medley.
The full music video for the title track "Love Paint" was released on August 29, 2016. "Daybreak" was released as a digital single on October 6, 2016 along with a music video.
Composition
''Canvas'' is a continuation of the narrative that began with the
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. ''
Q is
''Q is'' is the fourth extended play by the South Korean boy band NU'EST. The album was released on February 17, 2016 and was distributed by LOEN Entertainment.
Background and release
''Q is'' is NU'EST's first Korean release in 1.5 years after ...
'' released earlier in 2016, with the sentences "Winter is gone", "But still missing", and "Waiting Q" appearing in the teaser video.
The album was made on the concept of "24 hours in a day", where each track of the song corresponds to a specific time in the day.
"Daybreak", a duet between
Minhyun and
JR, is a medium-tempo soul R&B song mixed with a jazz groove representing the dawn and was written to give both "sad and hopeful feelings" at the same time.
Minhyun and JR both wrote the lyrics during the dawn.
"R.L.T.L." represents morning, with bird chirps in the intro. "Thank You" was written as a message of gratitude to NU'EST's fans, and "Look" is a fast-tempo song conveying the "lively and active feeling of the night."
The title track for ''Canvas'', "Love Paint", was produced by Mafly and
Bumzu, fusing
future bass
Future bass is a style of electronic dance music which developed in the 2010s that mixes elements of dubstep and trap with warmer, less abrasive rhythms. The genre was pioneered by producers such as Rustie, Hudson Mohawke, Lido, San Holo and Ca ...
and R&B with a classical orchestra sound. The song represents the afternoon.
Commercial performance
''Canvas'' debuted at #3 at Gaon Weekly Music Chart and #12 at Gaon Social Chart. Initial album sales were poor upon release, selling only 6,359 copies. Following NU'EST's appearance on ''
Produce 101 Season 2'', ''Canvas'' re-entered the Gaon Weekly Music Chart at #54 with the group's other four albums. By September 2017, the album had sold an additional 19,742 copies.
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The album also peaked at #12 on the US
Billboard World Albums Chart.
Track listing
Charts and sales
Album chart
Sales
References
{{NU'EST
NU'EST albums
K-pop EPs
2016 EPs
Korean-language EPs
Kakao M EPs
Hybe Corporation EPs