Time for Us
studio
ArtistGFriend
CoverGFriend Time for Us Album Artwork.jpg
ReleasedJanuary 14, 2019
Recorded2017–2019
GenreK-pop · hip hop · R&B · tropical house · pop rock · ballad
Length46:22
LabelSource · Kakao M
Prev year2018
Next year2019

Time for Us is the second studio album by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released by Source Music on January 14, 2019, distributed by kakao M. The album contains thirteen songs, including the lead single "Sunrise" and its instrumental version, along with a Korean version of the group's first Japanese single "Memoria".

Release and promotion

Time for Us is GFriend's second studio album, released two years and six months after their first studio album, LOL. Time for Us was released on January 14, 2019, in three versions: "Daybreak", "Daytime" and "Midnight". Following this, a limited version of the album was then released on January 25, 2019. GFriend started their promotions with Mnet's M Countdown on January 17, 2019, where they performed "Sunrise" and "Memoria (Korean ver.)".[1] On January 19, 2019, they performed their side track "A Starry Sky" on MBC's Show! Music Core as part of their comeback stage.[2] During the second week of promotions, GFriend took first place on all music shows, making them the first artist in 2019 to achieve a "grand slam".[3]

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.[4]

Locations

  • Recorded at VIBE Studio (all tracks)
  • Recorded at Seoul Studio (tracks 1, 13)
  • Mixed at KoKo Sound Studio (tracks 1, 7, 13)
  • Mixed at Cube Studio (track 2)
  • Mixed at J's Atelier Studio (tracks 3–4, 8, 12)
  • Mixed at Mapps Studio (tracks 5–6)
  • Mixed at W Sound (track 9)
  • Mixed at LAFX Studios (track 10)
  • Mixed at 821 Sound (track 11)
  • Mastered at 821 Sound Mastering (all tracks)

Personnel

  • Kim Ba-ro – string arrangement (tracks 1, 13)
  • Kim Ye-il – bass guitar (tracks 1, 13)
  • Lee Won-jong – programming (tracks 1, 8, 13), piano, keyboard (track 8)
  • No Joo-hwan – piano, keyboard, programming (tracks 1, 13)
  • Jung Dong-yoon – drum (tracks 1, 13)
  • Ryu Hyeon-woo – guitar (tracks 1, 8, 13)
  • Kwon Nam-woo – mastering (all tracks)
  • Go Hyeon-jung – mixing (tracks 1, 7, 13)
  • Yoong String – strings (tracks 1, 13)
  • Seo Yong-bae – drum programming (track 2)
  • Iggy – guitar, synth (track 2)
  • Young – guitar (tracks 2, 6)
  • Jeon Bu-yeon – mixing assistant (track 2)
  • Jo-ssi Ajeossi – mixing (track 2)
  • Darren Smith – keyboard, programming (track 3)
  • Sean Michael Alexander – keyboard, programming (track 3)
  • Jeong-jin – mixing (tracks 3–4, 8, 12)
  • Ko Myung-jae – guitar (track 5)
  • Kim Seok-min – mixing (tracks 5–6)
  • B.Eyes – piano, keyboard, electric piano, bass, drum, synth (track 5)
  • Minki – piano, bass (track 6)
  • Kim Woong – piano, drum, bass, synth (track 7)
  • Choi Young-joon – string arrangement (track 9)
  • Lee Tae-wook – guitar (tracks 9, 11)
  • Jo Joon-sung – mixing (track 9)
  • Spacecowboy – piano, keyboard, electric piano, bass, drum, synth, programming (track 9)
  • Kim Dong-min – guitar (track 10)
  • Son Go-eun – keyboard (track 10)
  • Alan Foster – mixing (track 10)
  • Kim Jin-hee – keyboard, drum (track 11)
  • Master Key – mixing (track 11)
  • Kim Byeong-seok – piano, bass (track 11)
  • Miz – strings, string arrangement (track 12)
  • Ryo Miyata – string arrangement, piano, keyboard, bass, programming (track 12)
  • Carlos K. – keyboard, electric piano, bass, drum, drum programming, synth, programming (track 12)
  • Toshi-Fj – guitar (track 12)
  • Joe – keyboard, synth (track 12)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[5]55
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[6]2
US World Albums (Billboard)[7]12

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[8]63

Sales

RegionSales
South Korea (Gaon)[9]91,099+
Japan (Oricon)[5]1,457+

References

  1. ^ "Watch: Apink Takes 2nd Win For "%%(Eung Eung)" On "M Countdown"; Performances By GFRIEND, Chungha, ASTRO, And More". Soompi. 17 January 2019. Archived January 27, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 27, 2019.[unreliable source?]
  2. ^ "Watch: Chungha Takes 6th Win For "Gotta Go" On "Music Core"; Performances By GFRIEND, ASTRO, Minhyuk, And More". Soompi. 19 January 2019. Archived January 19, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 27, 2019.[unreliable source?]
  3. ^ "여자친구, 2019년 첫 그랜드슬램 주인공…'해야' 6관왕 등극" (in Korean). Naver. Archived November 2, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  4. ^ Time for Us (CD). Source Music. 2019.
  5. ^ "ja:オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 －CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック－" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Oricon. Archived July 16, 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  6. ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 3, 2019" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Archived January 24, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  7. ^ "World Music: Top World Album Charts". Billboard. Archived 2019-01-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  8. ^ "2019년 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived August 10, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  9. ^ Cumulative sales of Time For Us: 86,952 + 4,147 * "Gaon Album Chart February 2019" (in Korean). Gaon. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived August 15, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 7, 2019.