''Once Upon a Time'' 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. (EP) by South Korean girl group
Lovelyz
Lovelyz () is a South Korean girl group formed in 2014 by Woollim Entertainment and is the company's first girl group. The group consists of eight members: Baby Soul, Jiae, Jisoo, Mijoo, Kei, Jin, Sujeong and Yein. Their debut album, ''Girls' In ...
. The album was released on May 20, 2019 by
Woollim Entertainment
Woollim Entertainment () is a South Korean entertainment company founded in 2003 by Lee Jung-yeop.
The label is home to artists such as Golden Child, Rocket Punch, Drippin, and Kwon Eun-bi. It has previously handled artists Epik High, Infinit ...
and distributed by
Kakao M. The album contains six tracks, including the lead single "Beautiful Days".
Background and release
On May 8, Woollim Entertainment released the concept picture for Once Upon a Time along with the release date on May 20. They start releasing the individual teaser picture for the album in the next day through the group's official accounts on Twitter and Facebook. The short version teaser of the title track was uploaded in YouTube and Twitter on May 14.
The title track "Beautiful Days" was revealed with the release of the album's tracklist on May 16. The next day, Lovelyz released a longer version of the music video teaser for "Beautiful Days". Their EP officially released online and physically on May 20 along with their comeback showcase.
Composition
''Billboard'''s Tamar Herman described the
lead single "Beautiful Days (When We Were Us)" as a bright and airy
synth-pop
Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s ...
track with quirky
retro synths. Lyrically it tells the story of the most beautiful time.
Track listing
Charts
References
{{Lovelyz
2019 EPs
Lovelyz albums
Korean-language EPs
Woollim Entertainment EPs