Blue;s
{{Infobox album
| name = Blue;s
| type = EP
| artist = Mamamoo
| cover = Mamamoo Blues EP.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Digital cover
| released = November 29, 2018
| recorded = 2018
| studio = RBW Studio
| genre = K-pop
| length = 19:30
| language = Korean
| label = RBW
| producer =
| prev_title = Red Moon
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = White Wind
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Blue;s
| type = EP
| single1 = Wind Flower
| single1date = November 29, 2018
}}
}}
Blue;s (stylized as BLUE;S) is the eighth extended play by South Korean girl group Mamamoo. It was released by RBW on November 29, 2018 and distributed by LOEN Entertainment.{{Cite web|date=November 29, 2018|title=BLUE;S - EP by MAMAMOO on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/blue-s-ep/1444996256|access-date=February 9, 2021|website=Apple Music}} The EP consists of six songs, including the lead single "Wind Flower" and member Solar's solo track "Hello."{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8487120/mamamoo-wind-flower-video|title=Mamamoo Return With Gorgeous 'Wind Flower' Video: Watch|publisher=Billboard}} Blue;s is the third album under the 4 Seasons, 4 Colors project.
Promotion
= Single =
"Wind Flower" was released as the EP's lead single in conjunction with the EP itself on November 29, 2018. A "comforting" breakup song,{{Cite web|last=Thompson|first=Avery|date=November 29, 2018|title=Mamamoo Drops Hot New Music Video For'Wind Flower' & Fans Are Loving It|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/11/29/mamamoo-wind-flower-music-video-reaction/|access-date=February 9, 2021|website=Hollywood Life}} "Wind Flower" peaked at number nine on the Gaon Digital Chart and 10 on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100.{{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=49&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|title=2018년 49주차 Digital Chart|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association|accessdate=May 22, 2019|language=ko}}{{cite web|url=http://billboard.co.kr/index_subpage.html?mainwhat=1&subwhat=0&nchart_pos=73|title=Billboard Kpop Hot 100|work=Billboard Korea|accessdate=May 22, 2019|archive-date=March 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329085928/http://billboard.co.kr/index_subpage.html?mainwhat=1&subwhat=0&nchart_pos=73|url-status=dead}} It also peaked at number 16 on the Billboard World Digital Songs Sales chart in the United States.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2018-12-15/world-digital-song-sales|title=US World Digital Song Sales|magazine=Billboard|date=December 15, 2018|accessdate=May 22, 2019|url-access=subscription|archive-date=May 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506010657/https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2018-12-15/world-digital-song-sales|url-status=dead}} Mamamoo first performed the song on MBC's Show! Music Core on December 1, 2018.{{Cite web|date=December 1, 2018|title=[Comeback Stage] MAMAMOO - Wind Flower, 마마무 - Wind Flower Show Music core 20181201|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmtRnUHC7JQ|access-date=February 9, 2021|website=YouTube}} The music video for the single, released in conjunction with the song, was posted simultaneously to Mamamoo's official YouTube channel and the 1theK distribution channel and has 74 million combined views as of December 2022.{{Citation |title=[MV] 마마무(MAMAMOO) - Wind flower | date=29 November 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOZ2r_UAfdc |language=en |access-date=2022-12-30}}{{Citation |title=[MV] MAMAMOO(마마무) _ Wind flower | date=29 November 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8NCOA2bK6k |language=en |access-date=2022-12-30}}
= Other songs =
Though not released as a single, Mamamoo performed "No More Drama," the second track on the album, on several occasions, including on SBS MTV's The Show on December 4{{Cite web|date=December 4, 2018|title=MAMAMOO, No more drama [THE SHOW 181204]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tEe8zMBFds|access-date=February 9, 2021|website=YouTube|publisher=The K-Pop: SBS Plus}} and MBC Music's Show Champion on December 5.{{Cite web|date=December 5, 2018|title=Show Champion EP.294 MAMAMOO - NO MORE DRAMA|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge7k1xbs3kc|website=YouTube|publisher=MBC Plus}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 19:30
| title1 = From Autumn to Winter
| note1 = 가을에서 겨울로) (intro
| lyrics1 = Kim Do-hoon
| music1 = Do-hoon
| extra1 = Do-hoon
| length1 = 1:37
| title2 = No More Drama
| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Do-hoon|Moonbyul|Solar}}
| music2 = {{hlist|Do-hoon|Moonbyul|Solar}}
| extra2 = Do-hoon
| length2 = 3:11
| title3 = Wind Flower
| length3 = 3:57
| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Do-hoon|Moonbyul|Park Woo-sang}}
| music3 = {{hlist|Do-hoon|Woo-sang}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Do-hoon|Woo-sang}}
| title4 = Hello
| note4 = Solar solo
| length4 = 3:17
| lyrics4 = Solar
| music4 = Solar
| extra4 = {{hlist|Do-hoon|Mingky}}
| title5 = Better Than I Thought
| note5 = 생각보단 괜찮아
| length5 = 3:23
| lyrics5 = {{hlist|Moonbyul|Lee Hoo-sang}}
| music5 = Hoo-sang
| extra5 = Hoo-sang
| title6 = Morning
| length6 = 4:05
| lyrics6 = {{hlist|Moonbyul|Woo-sang}}
| music6 = Woo-sang
| extra6 = Woo-sang
}}
= Notes =
- "No More Drama," "Wind Flower," and "Better Than I Thought" are stylized in sentence case.
- "From Autumn to Winter" is known simply as "Intro" on international digital platforms, including Spotify{{Cite web|title=BLUE;S - Single by MAMAMOO {{!}} Spotify|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/59QELOU685J1AMB2paryAx|access-date=February 9, 2021|website=Spotify}} and Apple Music.
Commercial performance
Blue;s debuted at number seven on the Gaon Album Chart.{{Cite web|title=2018년 48주차 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=48&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|access-date=February 9, 2021|website=Gaon Music Chart}} It fell to number 12 in its second week, and it fell again to number 58 in its third.{{Cite web|title=2018년 49주차 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=49&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|access-date=February 9, 2021|website=Gaon Music Chart}}{{Cite web|title=2018년 50주차 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=50&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|access-date=February 9, 2021|website=Gaon Music Chart}} The EP sold 39,148 physical copies for the month of November 2018{{Cite web|title=2018년 11월 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=11&hitYear=2018&termGbn=month|access-date=February 9, 2021|website=Gaon Music Chart}} and 6,345 copies in December 2018.{{Cite web|title=2018년 12월 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=12&hitYear=2018&termGbn=month|access-date=February 9, 2021|website=Gaon Music Chart}} In 2018, it sold 45,493 total copies, placing at number 99 on the year-end edition of the Gaon Album Chart.{{Cite web|title=2018년 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2018&hitYear=2018&termGbn=year&year_time=3|access-date=February 9, 2021|website=Gaon Music Chart}} As of 2020, the EP has sold 59,568 total copies in South Korea.Cumulative Sales of Blue's:
- {{cite web|title=2018년 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2018&hitYear=2018&termGbn=year|website=Gaon Music Chart}}
- {{cite web|title=2019년 12월 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=12&hitYear=2019&termGbn=month|website=Gaon Music Chart}}
- {{cite web|title=2020년 03월 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=03&hitYear=2020&termGbn=month|website=Gaon Music Chart}} Blue;s also entered the charts in France, peaking at number 173 on the now-defunct SNEP Downloaded Albums chart.{{cite web|title=Blue;s on France Album Download Charts (2019)|url=http://snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-albums-telecharges/?ye=2018&we=49|accessdate=April 4, 2019|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}
Charts
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| French Download Albums (SNEP){{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-albums-telecharges/?ye=2018&we=49|title=Blue;s on France Album Download Charts (2019)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|accessdate=April 4, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| 173 |
| scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALBUM&targetTime=48&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|title=Blue;s on Gaon Album Chart (2019)|publisher=Gaon|accessdate=April 4, 2019}}
| 7 |
{{col-2}}
=Monthly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=11&hitYear=2018&termGbn=month|title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Albums – November 2018|website=Gaon Chart|language=ko |accessdate=May 22, 2019}}
| 17 |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2018&hitYear=2018&termGbn=year|title=2018년 Album Chart|website=Gaon Chart |language=ko |accessdate=May 22, 2019}}
| 99 |
{{col-end}}