Color (EP)

{{Infobox album

| name = Color

| type = EP

| artist = Kwon Eun-bi

| cover = Kwon Eun-bi - Color.png

| caption = Digital and B cover

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2022|04|04}}

| recorded = 2022

| studio =

| genre = K-pop

| length = 18:57

| language = Korean

| label = {{hlist|Woollim|Kakao}}

| producer =

| prev_title = Open

| prev_year = 2021

| next_title = Lethality

| next_year = 2022

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Color

| type = EP

| single1 = Glitch

| single1date = April 4, 2022

}}

}}

Color is the second extended play by South Korean singer Kwon Eun-bi. The album consists of six songs including the lead single, "Glitch". It was released digitally and physically on April 4, 2022 by Woollim Entertainment and distributed by Kakao Entertainment.

Background

On March 21, alongside a series of teasers, it was officially announced that Kwon would be making her comeback in April with her second mini album Color. Alongside the first teaser image, four images titled "Color Mood" were released. Two of the images depict a hazy vibe with shafts of sunlight peeking through clouds of smoke, the other two images take on a blue hue.{{cite web |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/kwon-eun-bi-announces-first-ever-solo-comeback-second-mini-album-color-1050247?amp |title=Kwon Eun Bi announces first-ever solo comeback with second mini album 'Color' |publisher=Pink Villa |date=March 21, 2022 |access-date=September 4, 2022 |archive-date=September 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903182000/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/kwon-eun-bi-announces-first-ever-solo-comeback-second-mini-album-color-1050247?amp |url-status=dead }}{{cite web| url= https://www.nme.com/news/music/kwon-eun-bi-announces-sophomore-mini-album-color-comeback-3186518 | title= Kwon Eun-bi announces sophomore mini-album 'Color'|work=NME |date=March 21, 2022 |access-date=September 4, 2022}} On March 22, the teaser schedule as well as three colour pieces was released. Following this, on March 23, two more underwater concept photos were released. The palette film and concept photo were released on March 24. On March 25, the third palette film and concept photo, showing a bright and bold red theme from the previously released piece.{{cite web| url= https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/kwon-eun-bi-releases-ethereal-underwater-concept-images-solo-comeback-color-1053531?amp | title= Kwon Eun Bi releases ethereal underwater concept images for solo comeback with 'Color'|publisher=Pink Villa |date=|access-date=September 4, 2022}} The fourth concept teaser, sound painting and music video teaser were released on March 26, 29 and 31 respectively.

On April 4, the second mini album along with the music video for the lead single "Glitch" were released.

Composition

The EP consists of six tracks. The singer explained that "Glitch" illustrates that despite being "incomplete and flawed", even that side of her is "charming" and she "still has confidence" in herself.{{cite web| url= https://www.nme.com/news/music/kwon-eun-bi-glitch-music-video-comeback-color-mini-album-release-3197253 | title= Kwon Eun-bi returns with futuristic music video for new single "Glitch"|work=NME |date=April 4, 2022|access-date=September 4, 2022}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Color track listing

| extra_column = Arrangement

| title1 = The Colors of Light

| lyrics1 =

| music1 = TAK

| extra1 = TAK

| length1 = 1:22

| title2 = Glitch

| lyrics2 = {{hlist|TAK|Corbin (NEWTYPE)}}

| music2 = {{hlist|TAK|Corbin (NEWTYPE)}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|TAK|Corbin (NEWTYPE)}}

| length2 = 3:44

| title3 = Magnetic

| lyrics3 = 진리 (Full8loom)

| music3 = {{hlist|영광의 얼굴들 (Full8loom)|진리 (Full8loom)}}

| extra3 = 영광의 얼굴들 (Full8loom)

| length3 = 3:03

| title4 = Colors

| lyrics4 = 원택 (1Take)

| music4 = 원택 (1Take)

| extra4 = 원택 (1Take)

| length4 = 3:39

| title5 = Speed of Love

| note5 = {{Korean|hangul=우리의 속도|rr=Uri-ui Sokdo|lit=We Speed}}

| lyrics5 = 이주형 (MonoTree)

| music5 = {{hlist|이주형 (MonoTree)|김해론}}

| extra5 = 이주형 (MonoTree)

| length5 = 3:55

| title6 = Off

| lyrics6 = Kassy, Han-gil

| music6 = {{hlist|Kwon Eun-bi, Han-gil}}

| extra6 = Han-gil

| length6 = 3:12

| total_length = 18:57

}}

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for Color

! scope="col"| Chart (2022)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=15&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Album Chart – Week 15, 2022|website=Gaon Chart|language=ko|access-date=September 4, 2022}}

| 4

Release history

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|+Release dates and formats for Color

! scope="col" | Region

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Format

! scope="col" | Label

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" | Various

| rowspan="2" | April 4, 2022

| rowspan="2" | {{hlist|CD|digital download|streaming}}

|{{hlist|Woollim}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | {{cite news|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/213/0001210450|title=권은비, 4월 4일 컴백 확정...앨범 타이틀은 'Color' [공식] |language=ko |publisher=TV Report |first=Seo-li |last=Park |date=March 21, 2022 }}

scope="row" | South Korea

| {{hlist|Woollim|Kakao}}

References