''The Awakening'' is the fourth

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(EP) by South Korean girl group

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. The EP was released digitally and physically by

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on March 6, 2017 and distributed by

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. The album consists of six songs, including the single "

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". The EP peaked atop the

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and at number 5 on US

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. The EP has sold over 70,000 physical copies as of April 2017.

Commercial performance

''The Awakening'' debuted and peaked atop the

, on the chart issue dated March 5–11, 2017. The EP placed at number 5 on the chart for the month of March 2017, with 64,802 physical copies sold. The EP has sold over 73,492 physical copies as of April 2017. The EP also debuted at number 5 on the US

chart, as the highest ranking debut of the week ending March 25, 2017. Four songs from the EP entered the

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in its first week: "Fingertip" at number 2, "Hear the Wind Sing" at number 34, "Rain in the Spring Time" at number 94 and "Please Save My Earth" at number 99.

Track listing

Charts

Accolades

Music program awards

References

External links

"Fingertip"
on

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