Cookie Jar (EP)

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{{Infobox album

| name = #Cookie Jar

| type = EP

| artist = Red Velvet

| cover = Red_Velvet_Cookie_Jar_Album_Cover.jpg

| caption = Digital and Regular edition cover

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2018|07|04}}

| recorded = 2017–2018

| studio =

| genre =

  • J-pop
  • electropop{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7857154/red-velvet-red-flavor-song-video | title=Red Velvet Offers a Taste of Summer with 'Red Flavor' Song & Video: Watch| magazine=Billboard}}
  • synth-pop{{cite web|url=http://dc.koreatimes.com/article/20160903/1009584 |accessdate=September 6, 2016 |last1=Jo|first1=In-woo |website=The Korea Times |date=September 3, 2016|title=레드벨벳, '러시안 룰렛'으로 컴백|language=Korean}}

| length = 19:49

| language = Japanese

| label = {{hlist|Avex Trax|SM Entertainment Japan}}

| producer =

| prev_title = Perfect Velvet

| prev_year = 2017

| next_title = Summer Magic

| next_year = 2018

| misc = {{Singles

| name = #Cookie Jar

| type = EP

| single1 = #Cookie Jar

| single1date = July 4, 2018

}}

}}

#Cookie Jar (Hashtag Cookie Jar) is the debut Japanese extended play and the {{tooltip|sixth overall|When combined with Korean-language EP}} by South Korean girl group Red Velvet.{{cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2018/05/15/red-velvet-announce-new-mini-album-cookie-jar|title=Red Velvet announce new mini-album 'Cookie Jar'|publisher=Special Broadcasting Service Australia|date=May 15, 2018|access-date=July 30, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://redvelvet-jp.net/discography/detail.php?id=1015795|title= JAPAN 1st mini ALBUM「#Cookie Jar」|publisher=Red Velvet|access-date=July 30, 2018}} Following the group's initial Japan showcase in October 2017, SM Entertainment announced that the group would "formally" debut in Japan in July 2018 with a Japanese release. The extended play was then released on July 4, 2018, by Avex Trax and features a total of six Japanese tracks; containing three re-recorded versions of their previous hits – namely "Dumb Dumb", "Russian Roulette", and "Red Flavor", while also featuring three original Japanese tracks.

Background and release

On May 23, 2018, the group announced the release of their debut Japanese album titled #Cookie Jar for July 4, through their official Japanese website,{{Cite web|url=http://redvelvet-jp.net/news/detail.php?id=1061664|title=Red Velvet JAPAN 1st mini album「# Cookie Jar」リリース記念、購入者限定イベント応募抽選特典決定!!|website=Red Velvet オフィシャルサイト|language=ja|access-date=July 21, 2018}} declaring it to be their first mini-album in the region.

The first three tracks on the mini-album are new, while tracks four to six are Japanese versions of the previous singles "Dumb Dumb", "Russian Roulette" and "Red Flavor", off The Red, Russian Roulette and The Red Summer releases, respectively.{{cite magazine |last1=Herman |first1=Tamar |title=Red Velvet's First Japanese Single '#Cookie Jar' Is a Full-Blown Sugar Rush: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8462110/red-velvet-cookie-video |accessdate=July 30, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |date=June 21, 2018}}

The mini-album was released on July 4, 2018.{{Citation|title=Red Velvetの「#Cookie Jar - EP」|date=July 4, 2018|url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/cookie-jar-ep/1400640685|language=ja-JP|access-date=July 21, 2018}} There are two editions of the album released. The first one is the First Press Limited Edition, which contains a CD, a 24-page booklet and a random photo card out of 6 types packed in a deluxe mini box packaging. The second one is the Regular Edition, a jewel case that contains a CD, a 16-page booklet and a random photo card out of 6 types.

Commercial performance

#Cookie Jar debuted and peaked at number 3 on Oricon's Weekly Album Chart, selling 26,124 physical copies.{{Cite news|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2018-07-16/|title=2018年07月02日~2018年07月08日 オリコン週間 アルバムランキング|work=ORICON NEWS|access-date=July 21, 2018|language=ja-JP}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2018-07-16/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711190434/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2018-07-16/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 11, 2018|title=オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2018年07月02日~2018年07月08日 {{!}} ORICON NEWS|date=July 11, 2018|access-date=July 21, 2018}} It also entered and peaked at number 4 on Billboard Japan's Hot Albums and at number 13 on US World Albums.{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2018&month=07&day=16|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums {{!}} Charts {{!}} Billboard JAPAN|work=Billboard JAPAN|access-date=July 21, 2018|language=ja-JP}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/red-velvet/chart-history/wlp/|title=Red Velvet Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 21, 2018}} The mini-album has sold over 28,130 copies in its first two weeks.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2018-07-23/p/4/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718054721/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2018-07-23/p/4/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2018|title=オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2018年07月09日~2018年07月15日 31~40位 {{!}} ORICON NEWS|date=July 18, 2018|access-date=July 21, 2018}} The title track charted at number 20 on Billboard's World Digital Songs chart and number 88 on the international Gaon Digital Chart.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = #Cookie Jar track listing

| extra_column = Arrangement

| title_width = 22%

| lyrics_width = 20%

| music_width = 33%

| extra_width = 25%

| title1 = #Cookie Jar

| note1 =

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|{{ill|MEG.ME|ja|MEG.ME}}}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Efraim Faramir Sixten Fransesco Vindalf Cederqvist Leo|JFMee|Gavin Jones|Saima Irén Mian|Ronny Vidar Svendsen|Anne Judith Wik|Nermin Harambašić}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Dsign Music|Efraim Faramir Sixten Fransesco Vindalf Cederqvist Leo}}

| length1 = 3:33

| title2 = Aitai-tai

| note2 = trans.: Miss You, I Always

| lyrics2 = {{hlist|H.Toyosaki|Hyun Hwang (MonoTree)}}

| music2 = {{hlist|Hyun Hwang (MonoTree)}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|MonoTree}}

| length2 = 3:14

| title3 = 'Cause It's You

| lyrics3 = {{hlist|{{ill|Izumi Soratani (Agehasprings)|ja|Agehasprings|id|Agehasprings}})}}

| music3 = {{hlist|Anne Judith Wik|Ronny Vidar Svendsen|Nermin Harambašić|Jin Suk Choi|Justin Stein|Park Geun-tae}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Dsign Music}}

| length3 = 2:59

| title4 = Dumb Dumb

| note4 = Japanese version

| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Seo Ji-eum|{{ill|Kim Dong-hyun (songwriter)|lt=Kim Dong-hyun|ko|김심야}}|{{ill|Hidenori Tanaka (Agehasprings)|ja|田中秀典|id|Agehasprings}}}}

| music4 = {{hlist|LDN Noise|Deanna Dellacioppa|Taylor Parks|Ryan S. Jhun}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|LDN Noise|Deanna Dellacioppa|Taylor Parks|Ryan S. Jhun}}

| length4 = 3:22

| title5 = Russian Roulette

| note5 = Japanese version

| lyrics5 = {{hlist|Jo Yoon-kyung|Hajime Watanabe (ZAZA)}}

| music5 = {{hlist|{{ill|Albi Albertsson (Mussashi)|de|Albi Albertsson}}|Belle Humble|Markus Lindell (TG Publishing)}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|{{ill|Albi Albertsson (Mussashi)|de|Albi Albertsson}}|Belle Humble|Markus Lindell (TG Publishing)}}

| length5 = 3:31

| title6 = Red Flavor

| note6 = Japanese version

| lyrics6 = {{hlist|Kenzie|Kami Kaoru}}

| music6 = {{hlist|Daniel Caesar (Caesar & Loui)|Ludwig Lindell (Caesar & Loui)}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Caesar & Loui (The Kennel)}}

| length6 = 3:11

| total_length = 19:49

}}

Charts

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!Chart (2018)

!Peak

position

scope="row" |Japanese Albums (Oricon)

|3

scope="row" |Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)

|4

scope="row" |US World Albums (Billboard)

|13

References