''Flower 4 Seasons'' is the sixth
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 girl group
DIA. It was digitally released on June 10, 2020, by PocketDol Studio. The EP features six tracks, including the title track "Hug U". The EP physically released a day later, available in two versions: flower version and season version. It marked their first released under MBK's label PocketDol Studio and managed by the label since then. Members Chaeyeon and Somyi didn't take part in this album due to personal reasons.
Background and release
On May 26, 2020, MBK Entertainment announced through a poster that the group will be returning with their sixth mini album titled ''Flower 4 Seasons'' on June 10. This will be their first release since their fifth mini album, ''
Newtro
''Newtro'' is the fifth extended play by South Korean girl group DIA. It was released digitally on March 19, 2019 and physically on March 29, 2019 by MBK Entertainment under Kakao M's music distribution. The EP includes a total of five tracks in ...
'', was released in March 2019. A day later, a time table was released, stating that from May 29 concept photos, special films and an album highlight will be released leading to the album release. It was also revealed that pre-orders for the EP will start on June 1.
On May 30, it was reported that members
Chaeyeon and Somyi will not take part in this release with no further details. It was also noted that the album will be promoted as a unit of five members with Eunice,
Huihyeon,
Yebin, Eunchae and Jueun.
It was digitally released on June 10, 2020, through several music portals, including
MelOn
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and
Apple Music
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. A day later, the album was released physically in South Korea in two versions: flower version and season version.
Commercial performance
''Flower 4 Seasons'' debuted and peaked at number 17 on the
Gaon Album Chart
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for the week ending June 13, 2020.
In its second week the album fell to number 73 but rose to number 70 in its third week. It's the lowest charting album of the group.
The album placed at number 63 on the Gaon Album Chart for the month of June 2020 with 6,280 copies sold.
Track listing
Charts
Release history
References
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2020 EPs