''Parallel'' (stylized in
all caps
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) is the fifth
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
GFriend
GFriend (stylized in all caps; ) was a South Korean girl group formed by Source Music in 2015. The group consisted of six members: Sowon, Yerin, Eunha, Yuju, SinB, and Umji. They debuted with the extended play (EP) '' Season of Glass'' on Jan ...
. The EP was released digitally and physically by
Source Music
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on August 1, 2017 and distributed by
LOEN Entertainment
Kakao M (; formerly Seoul Records, YBM Seoul Records and LOEN Entertainment) was a South Korean entertainment company established by Min Yeong-bin in 1978. It is currently one of the largest co-publisher companies in South Korea. The company op ...
. The album contains eight songs, including the single "
Love Whisper
"Love Whisper" (; : "If you listen carefully") is a song recorded by South Korean girl group GFriend for their fifth extended play ''Parallel'' (2017). The song was released by Source Music on August 1, 2017, as the EP title track. It has sold o ...
", and one instrumental track. It has sold over 60,000 physical copies as of August 2017. The extended play was re-released on September 13 under the title ''Rainbow'' with the single "
Summer Rain" and a bonus track of the same name.
Commercial performance
''Parallel''
''Parallel'' debuted at number 3 on the
Gaon Album Chart
The Circle Album Chart, previously known as the Gaon Album Chart, is a record chart ranking the 100 most popular albums, extended plays and single albums in South Korea based on their Record sales, pure sales. It is a part of the Circle Chart, pr ...
, on the chart for July 30 – August 5, 2017.
The EP also debuted at number 10 on the US
World Albums
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chart, on the week ending August 19.
The EP debuted at number 5 on the Gaon Album Chart, for the month of August 2017 with 61,473 physical copies sold.
Three songs from the EP entered the
Gaon Digital Chart
The Circle Digital Chart, previously known as the Gaon Digital Chart, is the music industry standard record chart ranking the 200 most popular singles in South Korea. It provides rankings on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis, which is based o ...
on the chart issue dated July 30 – August 5, 2017: "
Love Whisper
"Love Whisper" (; : "If you listen carefully") is a song recorded by South Korean girl group GFriend for their fifth extended play ''Parallel'' (2017). The song was released by Source Music on August 1, 2017, as the EP title track. It has sold o ...
" at number 2; "One Half" at number 52 and "Ave Maria" at number 72.
''Rainbow''
''Rainbow'' debuted at number 2 on the
Gaon Album Chart
The Circle Album Chart, previously known as the Gaon Album Chart, is a record chart ranking the 100 most popular albums, extended plays and single albums in South Korea based on their Record sales, pure sales. It is a part of the Circle Chart, pr ...
for September 10–16, 2017.
The two new songs from the repackage EP entered the
Gaon Digital Chart
The Circle Digital Chart, previously known as the Gaon Digital Chart, is the music industry standard record chart ranking the 200 most popular singles in South Korea. It provides rankings on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis, which is based o ...
for September 10–16, 2017. "
Summer Rain" charted at number 11 and "Rainbow" at number 86.
Track listing
Charts
Sales
Awards and nominations
Music program awards
References
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GFriend EPs
2017 EPs
Korean-language EPs
Kakao M EPs
Hybe Corporation EPs