All Light

{{Infobox album

| name = All Light

| type = studio

| cover = Astro - All Light.png

| alt =

| artist = Astro

| released = {{start date|2019|01|16}}

| recorded = 2018

| genre = {{hlist|K-pop|electropop|dance}}

| length = 33:48

| label = Fantagio

| producer = LDN Noise

| prev_title = Rise Up

| prev_year = 2018

| next_title = Venus

| next_year = 2019

| misc = {{Singles

| name = All Light

| type = studio

| single1 = All Night

| single1date = January 16, 2019

}}

All Light is the debut Korean-language studio album by South Korean boy band Astro. It was released on January 16, 2019, through Fantagio Music.{{cite web|url=http://www.kpopherald.com/view.php?ud=201901161926197504948_2|title=Astro returns full of light with 'All Light'|work=The Korea Herald|date=January 16, 2019|accessdate=January 31, 2019}} The album was released following a hiatus due to internal issues at their label.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8493899/astro-all-night-video|title=Astro Spends 'All Night' Among the Flowers in New Video: Watch|magazine=Billboard|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=January 17, 2019|accessdate=January 31, 2019}} It debuted atop the Gaon Album Chart and reached the top 10 of the US Billboard World Albums chart.

Background

The lead single from the album, "All Night", was called a "soulful dance track" with a "snapping beat guided by groovy synths", a "dynamic beat drop" and a "rhythmic chorus" by Billboard. It was described as showing a "mature" side to the group. The song's lyrics are about a man wanting to talk on the phone "all night" with his love interest. The rest of the album features ballads, as well as electronic pop and dance songs.

Promotion

The album was teased through concept videos posted by the band's members on social media.{{cite web|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201901091604194088252_2|title=[V Report] Astro's Cha Eun-woo drops album trailer for 'All Light'|work=The Korea Herald|date=January 9, 2019|accessdate=January 31, 2019}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline =

| extra_column = Arrangement

| title1 = Starry Sky

| length1 = 2:58

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Korangi|Moon Hanmiru (220volt)|Jinjin|Rocky}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Korangi|Moon Hanmiru (220volt)}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Korangi|ODD-CAT}}

| title2 = All Night

| note2 = {{Korean|hangul=전화해|rr=Jeonhwahae}}

| length2 = 3:43

| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Jo Yoon-kyung|Jinjin|Rocky}}

| music2 = {{hlist|LDN Noise|Kyler Niko}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|LDN Noise}}

| title3 = Moonwalk

| length3 = 3:19

| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Jo Yoon-kyung|Jinjin|Rocky}}

| music3 = {{hlist|Choi Jin-seok|Jakob Mihoubi|Rudi Daouk}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Choi Jin-seok}}

| title4 = Treasure

| length4 = 3:29

| lyrics4 = {{hlist|ZUPITER (Flying Lab)|100% Seo-jeong|Jinjin|Rocky}}

| music4 = {{hlist|Lee Ju-hyeong|Inner Child (MonoTree)}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Inner Child (MonoTree)}}

| title5 = Role Play

| length5 = 3:13

| lyrics5 = {{hlist|Mirror Boy (220volt)|D.HAM (220volt)|Moon Hanmiru (220volt)}}

| music5 = {{hlist|Mirror Boy (220volt)|Moon Hanmiru (220volt)}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Mirror Boy (220volt)|Moon Hanmiru (220volt)}}

| title6 = 1 in a Million

| length6 = 3:05

| lyrics6 = {{hlist|EastWest|Maxine|Jinjin|Rocky}}

| music6 = {{hlist|EastWest|Yeul|Maxine|91.6}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Eastwest|Yeul|91.6}}

| title7 = Love Wheel

| length7 = 3:29

| lyrics7 = {{hlist|Lee Mi-so (Music Cube)|ZNEE (Flying Lab)|Jinjin|Rocky}}

| music7 = {{hlist|David Amber|Andy Love}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|David Amber}}

| title8 = Heart Brew Love

| length8 = 3:32

| lyrics8 = {{hlist|Dr.JO|Jinjin|Rocky}}

| music8 = {{hlist|Obi Mhondera|Al Swettenham|Kyler Niko}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Geek Boy}}

| title9 = Merry-Go-Round

| length9 = 3:09

| lyrics9 = {{hlist|EastWest|Maxine|Astro}}

| music9 = {{hlist|EastWest|Yeul|Maxine}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Eastwest|Yeul}}

| title10 = Bloom

| note10 = {{Korean|hangul=피어나|rr=Pieona}}

| length10 = 3:43

| lyrics10 = {{hlist|Jinjin|MJ|Rocky}}

| music10 = {{hlist|Village}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Kim Jin-hwan}}

| total_length = 33:48

}}

Charts

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Chart performance for All Light ! scope="col"\| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{album chart\|Oricon\|11\|date=2019-02-25\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=February 20, 2019}}
scope="row"\| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web\|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=03&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week\|title=Gaon Album Chart – Week 3, 2019\|website=Gaon Chart\|language=ko\|accessdate=January 31, 2019}} \| 1
{{album chart\|BillboardWorld\|6\|artist=Astro\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=January 31, 2019}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Chart performance for All Light

! scope="col"| Chart (2019)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Oricon|11|date=2019-02-25|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 20, 2019}}

scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=03&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Album Chart – Week 3, 2019|website=Gaon Chart|language=ko|accessdate=January 31, 2019}}

| 1

{{album chart|BillboardWorld|6|artist=Astro|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 31, 2019}}

Accolades

class="wikitable"

|+Music program awards

!Song

!Program

!Date

All Night

|The Show (SBS MTV)

|January 29, 2019

class="sortable wikitable"

|+Year-end lists

!Critic/Publication

!List

!Song

!Rank

!Ref.

align="center"| Dazed

| align="center"| The 20 best K-pop songs of 2019

| align="center"| "All Light"

| align="center"| 12

| {{cite web |title=The 20 best K-pop songs of 2019 |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/47023/1/the-20-best-k-pop-songs-of-2019 |work=Dazed |accessdate=December 6, 2019 |date=December 6, 2019}}

align="center"| Refinery29

| align="center"| The Best K-Pop Songs Of 2019

| align="center"| "Moonwalk"

| align="center"| 20

| {{cite web |title=The Best K-Pop Songs Of 2019|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/12/8836113/best-k-pop-songs-2019|website=Refinery29 |last=Morin|first=Natalie|date=December 20, 2019|url-status=live|accessdate=December 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220173131/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/12/8836113/best-k-pop-songs-2019 |archive-date=2019-12-20 }}

Sales

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Sales figures for All Light}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=album|relyear=2019|nocert=yes|salesamount=8,797|salesref=Japanese sales:

{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-01-28/p/5/|script-title=ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年01月28日付|trans-title=Weekly CD Album Ranking on January 28, 2019|work=Oricon News|access-date=February 20, 2019|language=ja}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-02-25/|script-title=ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年02月25日付|trans-title=Weekly CD Album Ranking on February 25, 2019|work=Oricon News|access-date=February 20, 2019|language=ja}}}}

References

Category:2019 debut albums

Category:Astro (South Korean band) albums

Category:2010s Korean-language albums