{{Infobox album | name = The Keys | type = EP | artist = GWSN | cover = GWSN - The Keys.png | alt = | released = April 28, 2020 | recorded = 2020 | venue = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Dance-pop|disco|jazz}} | length = 14:20 | label = {{hlist|Miles|Sony Music Korea}} | language = Korean | producer = | prev_title = The Park in the Night Part Three | prev_year = 2019 | next_title = The Other Side of the Moon | next_year = 2021 | misc = {{Singles | name = the Keys | type = Ep | single1 = Bazooka! | single1date = April 28, 2020 }} }}
'''''The Keys''''' (stylized as '''''the Keys''''') is the fourth extended play by South Korean girl group GWSN, released by Miles Entertainment on April 28, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-keys-ep/1509385101|title=the Keys by GWSN on Apple Music|website=Apple Music|accessdate=April 28, 2020}}</ref> The EP features four tracks, with "BAZOOKA!" serving as the title track. Member Soso did not participate in this release for health reasons.
==Background== ''The Keys'' is GWSN's first release since moving to a new label (MILES), which is a subsidiary of their original entertainment company, Kiwi Media Group.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mrepublic.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=44263|title=공원소녀(GWSN), 새 음악 레이블 마일즈(MILES)서 이달 말 컴백|website=Media Republic|date=3 April 2020 |access-date=2021-04-23|language=ko}}</ref> Member Soso was absent from this release due to an ankle injury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allkpop.com/article/2020/01/gwsns-soso-to-take-hiatus-due-to-health-issues|title=GWSN's Soso to take hiatus due to health issues|website=allkpop.com|language=en|access-date=2021-04-23}}</ref>
==Commercial performance== ''The Keys'' debuted at number 6 on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart, becoming the group's first top ten entry. The EP sold 4,270 copies for the month of April 2020, thus within two days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&termGbn=month|title=2020년 4월 Album Chart|language=ko|publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association|work=Gaon|access-date=May 7, 2020}}</ref> It has sold 6,879 copies as of June 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&termGbn=month|title=2020년 5월 Album Chart|language=ko|publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association|work=Gaon|access-date=June 11, 2020}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | extra_column = Arrangement | total_length = 14:20 |headline = ''the Keys'' track listing<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/gwsn/the-keys/|title=The Keys by GWSN|website=rateyourmusic|accessdate=April 28, 2020}}</ref> | title1 = Bazooka! | lyrics1 = {{hlist|Llano|peacedelicsu}} | music1 = {{hlist|Nermin Harambašić, Anne Judith Stokke Wik, Ronny Svendsen|Fabian Torsson|Harry Sommerdahl}} | extra1 = {{hlist|Fabian Torsson|Harry Sommerdahl}} | length1 = 3:15
| title2 = the Aerialist (Wonderboy) | note2 = 공중곡예사 | lyrics2 = Kim Yeonseo | music2 = {{hlist|Kim Yeonseo|minGtion|An Shinae}} | extra2 = minGtion | length2 = 3:09
| title3 = Tweaks ~ Heavy cloud but no rain | lyrics3 = Llano | music3 = {{hlist|Andreas Öberg|Daniel "Obi" Klein|Charli Taft}} | extra3 = Daniel "Obi" Klein | length3 = 3:47
| title4 = After the bloom (alone) | lyrics4 = {{hlist|Llano|peacedelicsu}} | music4 = {{hlist|Jan Baars|Rajan Muse|Ronnie Icon|Nathalie Boone}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Jan Baars|Rajan Muse|Ronnie Icon}} | length4 = 4:09 }}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Sales chart performance for ''the Keys'' |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=18&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week|title=2020년 18주차 Album Chart|website=Gaon Chart|language=ko|accessdate=May 7, 2020}}</ref> | 6 |- |}
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