''Violet'' is the second Japanese
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 boy group
Pentagon, released on January 17, 2018 by
Cube Entertainment Japan. The EP contains Japanese-language versions of their previous songs, the title track "Violet" from ''
Demo_02'' and "Beautiful" from ''
Ceremony'', and four original songs.
Background
On November 16, 2017, it was announced that Pentagon would release their second Japanese EP on January 17, 2018. The track list and physical album types were also revealed on the same day.
The EP was released early on January 6, exclusively on the music streaming service
Line Music
Line Music (stylized as LINE MUSIC) is a subscription-based music streaming service by Line Corporation that combines existing Line Messenger app with the entertainment system that users not only can stream the music on-demand, but users can sha ...
.
Commercial performance
The week of the release, ''Violet'' took the number 1 spot on all of
Tower Records
Tower Records is an international retail franchise and online music store that was formerly based in Sacramento, California, United States. From 1960 until 2006, Tower operated retail stores in the United States, which closed when Tower Recor ...
' weekly album charts, and ranked fourth on Oricon's weekly album chart. The EP ranked number 8 on Tower Records' highest-selling Japanese albums by Korean artists in 2018. ''Violet'' placed tenth on Oricon's annual Indie Albums rankings for 2018.
Track listing
Charts
Sales
Release history
References
{{Pentagon (South Korean band)
2018 EPs
Cube Entertainment EPs
Japanese-language EPs
Pentagon (South Korean band) EPs
Albums produced by Kino (singer)