''Holiday Night'' is the sixth Korean
studio album and ninth overall by South Korean girl group
Girls' Generation. It was released digitally on August 4 and physically on August 7, 2017, by
SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies where it was established in 1995 by record executive and record producer Lee Soo-man. The company ha ...
to commemorate the group's tenth anniversary since their debut in 2007.
Lee Soo-man
Lee Soo-man (, born 18 June 1952) is a South Korean business executive and record producer who is best known for being the founder of SM Entertainment, a multinational South Korean entertainment company based in Seoul. He has also been referred ...
, founder of SM Entertainment, served as the album's
executive producer.
The album is a primarily
pop record containing ten tracks including the double singles "
Holiday" and "
All Night", which were released simultaneously with the digital release of the album. It peaked at number two on the
Gaon Album Chart and has sold over 160,000 physical copies as of September 2017. The album also peaked atop the
''Billboard'' World Albums and the
Taiwanese G-Music Chart and appeared on record charts of Australia, France, Japan, and New Zealand.
Background and composition
''Holiday Night'' consists of ten tracks in various genres. The first single "All Night" was written by
Kenzie, who penned Girls' Generation's debut single "
Into the New World", while the second single "Holiday" was co-written by member
Seohyun
Seo Ju-hyun (; born June 28, 1991), known professionally as Seohyun, is a South Korean singer, actress and songwriter. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup Girls' Generation-TTS) in August 2007, which ...
, who also wrote the track "Sweet Talk". Another track "It's You", a tribute to a fan-letter received by the group, was written by member
Yuri Yuri may refer to:
People and fictional characters
Given name
*Yuri (Slavic name), the Slavic masculine form of the given name George, including a list of people with the given name Yuri, Yury, etc.
*Yuri (Japanese name), also Yūri, feminine Jap ...
.
Release and promotion
On July 4, 2017, Girls' Generation was announced to be releasing their sixth studio album in August 2017 to commemorate the group's tenth debut anniversary.
On July 27, the album's title was revealed to be ''Holiday Night'', ostensibly referring to its singles. The album and its singles' music videos were released online on August 4, while physical copies became available on August 7, 2017.
To celebrate their anniversary, Girls' Generation held a fanmeeting titled "Holiday to Remember" on August 5, 2017, at
Olympic Hall Olympic Hall is a music venue located within the Olympic Park, in Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
In 2011, the Olympic Hall was renovated as a concert hall by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Sports Promotion ...
, where they performed "Holiday", "All Night" and "One Last Time" for the first time.
They performed the singles on South Korean music television shows on August 10, 12 and 13, 2017.
Commercial performance
''Holiday Night'' sold over 90,000 copies within one week after being released, surpassing ''
The Boys'' as Girls' Generation's fastest-selling Korean-language album.
It debuted atop the ''
Billboard''
World Album chart, and peaked at number 2 on the South Korean
Gaon Album Chart.
It was the 18th best-selling album of 2017 with 167,638 physical copies.
Track listing
Credits adapted from
Naver
Charts
Sales
Release history
References
{{authority control
2017 albums
Girls' Generation albums
SM Entertainment albums
Korean-language albums