Arrival of Everglow

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Arrival of Everglow (stylized in all caps) is the debut single album by South Korean girl group Everglow. The album was released digitally on March 18, 2019 and physically on March 19, 2019 by Yuehua Entertainment, and distributed by Genie Music and Stone Music Entertainment.{{cite web|title=Arrival of EVERGLOW|website=Twitter |publisher=Yuehua Entertainment |url=https://twitter.com/EVERGLOW_STAFF/status/1103309117832097792|accessdate=March 24, 2019|date=March 24, 2019}} The single album contains three tracks: "Moon", "D+1", and the lead single, "Bon Bon Chocolat".

Background and release

On March 6, 2019, Yuehua Entertainment announced via SNS that Everglow would debut with the single album Arrival of Everglow.

Concept images featuring each of the members were released on March 8, 2019. The album contains three tracks: "Moon", the lead single "Bon Bon Chocolat", and "D+1".{{in lang|ko}}[https://www.tvreport.co.kr/?c=news&m=newsview&idx=1114406http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1677940 에버글로우 데뷔 D-1, '팬 사랑X고마움' 보이스 편지로 전해] The music video teaser for "Bon Bon Chocolat" was released on March 12{{cite web|title=Arrival of EVERGLOW|website=Twitter |publisher=Yuehua Entertainment |url=https://twitter.com/StoneMusicEnt/status/1105719045641297920|accessdate=March 24, 2019|date=March 24, 2019}} and the full music video on March 18.

The choreography for "Bon Bon Chocolat" was made by Lia Kim.{{in lang|ko}}[https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=215&aid=0000751213 ‘봉봉쇼콜라’ 리아킴X에버글로우 미친 댄스 콜라보]

Promotion

Everglow held a live showcase at the Blue Square YES24 Live Hall on March 18, where they performed all three songs on the album.{{in lang|ko}}[https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0003888119 '데뷔' 에버글로우 "괴물신인 수식어 갖고파…신인상 욕심"]

The group started promoting the lead single "Bon Bon Chocolat" on March 21. They first performed it on Mnet's M Countdown, and later on KBS' Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core and SBS' Inkigayo.{{in lang|ko}}[https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=410&aid=0000566517 에버글로우, 모두가 롱다리]

Commercial performance

The single "Bon Bon Chocolat" debuted at number 5 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart and number 10 at KKBox Kpop chart.{{in lang|ko}} [https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0000973685 에버글로우 '봉봉쇼콜라', 빌보드 월드 디지털 송 세일즈 차트 TOP5]

Track listing

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| extra2 = {{hlist|Jurek Reunämaki|Michel 'Lindgren' Schulz}}

| length2 = 3:49

| title3 = D+1

| lyrics3 = Brother Su

| music3 = {{hlist|72|Andrew Lane|Breezelle Fox|Geist|Pollock}}

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Charts

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scope="col"| Chart (2019)

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scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=12&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Album Chart – Week 12, 2019|website=Gaon Chart|language=ko|accessdate=March 28, 2019}}

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Accolades

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|+Year-end lists

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!Ref.

align="center"| MTV

| align="center"| The Best K-pop B-sides of 2019

| align="center"| "Moon"

| align="center"| 19

| align="center"|{{cite web |title=The Best K-pop B-sides of 2019, From Twice to BTS |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3150475/best-k-pop-b-sides-2019-bts-twice-list/|website=MTV|last=Bell|first=Crystal|date=December 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227051006/http://www.mtv.com/news/3150475/best-k-pop-b-sides-2019-bts-twice-list/|archive-date=December 27, 2019|url-status=dead|access-date=December 27, 2019}}

align="center"| Refinery29

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

| align="center"| "Bon Bon Chocolat"

| align="center"| 19

| align="center"|{{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 }}

Release history

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Region

! Date

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scope="row"| Various

| rowspan="2" | March 18, 2019

| rowspan="2"| Digital download

| rowspan="3"| {{hlist|Yuehua Entertainment|Genie Music|Stone Music Entertainment}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| South Korea
March 19, 2019

| CD

References