| Artist | WJSN |
|---|---|
| Cover | Cosmic Girls - For the Summer.png |
| Released | June 4, 2019 |
| Language | Korean |
| Recorded | April–May 2019 |
| Genre | Electropop · disco · bubblegum pop |
| Length | 16:20 |
| Label | |
| Prev year | 2019 |
| Next year | 2019 |
For the Summer is the first summer special album by South Korean-Chinese girl group WJSN. It was released on June 4, 2019, by Starship Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M.[1] It contains a total of five songs, including the lead single "Boogie Up".
Background and release
On May 19, 2019, WJSN revealed through its official social media accounts that the group would release a special album on June 4, 2019.[1][2]
On the day of the album's release, the music video of the lead single "Boogie Up" was also released.[3][4]
Commercial performance
For the Summer debuted at number one on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart on the week dated June 8, 2019, becoming the group's first number one album in the country. It ranked at number seventy-one on the Year-End chart with 78,555 copies sold in 2019.
The lead single "Boogie Up" peaked at number 133 on the Gaon Digital Chart and at number 60 on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100.
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Korean Albums (Gaon)[5] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2019) | Position |
|---|---|
| South Korean Albums (Gaon)[6] | 71 |
Awards and nominations
Music program wins
| Song | Program | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Boogie Up" | |||
| The Show (SBS MTV) | June 11, 2019 | [7] | |
| June 18, 2019 | |||
| Show Champion (MBC Music) | June 19, 2019 | [8] | |
| M Countdown (Mnet) | June 13, 2019 | [9] |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | June 4, 2019 | CD · digital download | Starship Entertainment · kakao M |
| Various | Digital download |
References
- ^ "우주소녀, 6월 4일 기습 컴백…청량한 커밍순 이미지 공개" (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. 2019-05-19.
- ^ "Cosmic Girls unveil teaser photos for June 4". The Korea Times. 2019-05-27.
- ^ MV 우주소녀 (WJSN) - Boogie Up on YouTube
- ^ "WJSN Want to 'Boogie Up' This Summer: Watch the Music Video". Billboard. 2019-06-04.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 23, 2019" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ^ "2019년 Album Chart". Gaon. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "'더 쇼' 우주소녀, 신곡 'Boogie Up'로 컴백 후 첫 1위 올라" (in Korean). m-i.kr. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "우주소녀, '쇼챔' 첫 1위·4관왕 "항상 발전하는 그룹 될 것"" (in Korean). news1.kr. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ "'엠카운트다운' 우주소녀, 1위·2관왕..솔로공개 배진영·데뷔 비비 [종합]" (in Korean). entertain.naver.com. Retrieved 2019-06-13.