Freeze! (EP)
{{Short description|Extended play by Momoland}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Freeze!
| type = ep
| artist = Momoland
| cover = Momoland - Freeze!.jpg
| released = {{Start date|2017|8|22}}
| recorded = 2017
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = K-pop
| length =
| language = Korean
| label = {{hlist|Duble Kick Entertainment|Kakao M}}
| producer = {{hlist|WiiKeed|Glory Face|Yokan|Jake K}}
| prev_title = Wonderful Love
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Great!
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Freeze!
| type = ep
| single1 = Freeze
| single1date = August 22, 2017}}
}}
Freeze! is the second extended play by South Korean girl group Momoland. It was released by Duble Kick Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M on August 22, 2017. For the extended play, Momoland worked with a variety of producers including Duble Sidekick, WiiKeed, Glory Face, Tenzo & Tasco, Yokan and Jake K. Freeze! consists of six tracks including the single "Freeze" and its instrumental, three other new tracks and the EDM version of the previously released single "Wonderful Love".
To promote the extended play, the group performed on several South Korean music show programs, such as M Countdown and Inkigayo. Commercially, the album peaked at number seventeen on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart.
Background and release
Momoland released their single album Wonderful Love featuring the lead single of the same name in April 2017. The single featured new members Daisy and Taeha.{{cite web|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/977529wpp/watch-momoland-wonderful-love-mv |title=Watch: MOMOLAND Has "Wonderful Love" For You In New MV |date=April 26, 2017 |access-date=March 19, 2021}} Following the release of "Wonderful Love", it was announced on August 8, 2017 the release of the group's second extended play.{{cite web|url=http://mosen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110704926 |title=[공식입장] 모모랜드, 22일 'Freeze!'로 전격 컴백 확정 |date=August 8, 2017 |access-date=March 18, 2021}} Prior to the release, teasers featuring photos of Momoland from the extended play's photoshoot, a snippet of the extended play and clips from music video of "Freeze" were released online in August 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1023913wpp/momoland-finalizes-summer-comeback-date-details |title=Update: MOMOLAND Announces Wanna One's Kim Jae Hwan Will Feature In MV |date=August 8, 2017 |access-date=March 18, 2021}}
The extended play was officially released on August 22, 2017 by Duble Kick Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M as the group's third extended play, with "Freeze" serving as the lead single.
Commercial performance
In South Korea, the extended play debuted and peaked at number seventeen on the Gaon Album Chart for the week of August 27, 2017. It was the sixty-third best-selling album for the month August 2017 with 2,234 physical copies sold.{{Cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=08&hitYear=2017&termGbn=month |title=August 2017 - Album Chart |access-date=March 13, 2021}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Standard edition{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/freeze-ep/1274000360 |title=Freeze! - EP by MOMOLAND on Apple Music |access-date=March 13, 2021}}
| extra_column = Arrangement
| title1 = Freeze
| note1 = 꼼짝마
| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Duble Sidekick|Jinli}}
| music1 = {{hlist|Duble Sidekick|WiiKeed|Jinli|Glory Face}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|WiiKeed|Glory Face}}{{cite web|url=https://m2.melon.com/song/detail.htm?songId=30593218 |title=Melon Momoland 꼼짝마 |access-date=March 21, 2021}}
| length1 = 3:12
| title2 = I Like It
| note2 = 좋아
| lyrics2 = {{hlist|1Take|Tenzo & Tasco}}
| music2 = {{hlist|Tenzo & Tasco|1Take}}{{cite web|url=https://m2.melon.com/song/detail.htm?songId=30593219 |title=Melon Momoland 좋아 |access-date=March 21, 2021}}
| length2 = 3:10
| title3 = What Planet Are You From?
| note3 = 너, 어느 별에서 왔니
| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Duble Sidekick|Jinli|Kim Su Jeong}}
| music3 = Yokan
| extra3 = Yokan{{cite web|url=https://m2.melon.com/song/detail.htm?songId=30593220 |title=Melon Momoland 너, 어느 별에서 왔니 |access-date=March 21, 2021}}
| length3 = 3:39
| title4 = Orgel
| note4 = 오르골
| music4 = {{hlist|Glory Face|Duble Sidekick|Jinli|Jake K}}
| lyrics4 = {{hlist|JQ|Seong Hyeon Bae|Jinli}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Glory Face|Jake K}}{{cite web|url=https://m2.melon.com/song/detail.htm?songId=30593221 |title=Melon Momoland 오르골 |access-date=March 21, 2021}}
| length4 = 3:27
| title5 = Wonderful Love
| note5 = 어마어마해, EDM version
| lyrics5 = {{hlist|Duble Sidekick|Tenzo & Tasco|Long Candy}}
| music5 = {{hlist|Duble Sidekick|Long Candy|The Cannels}}
| length5 = 3:23
| title6 = Freeze
| note6 = 꼼짝마, Instrumental
| music6 = {{hlist|Duble Sidekick|WiiKeed|Jinli|Glory Face}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|WiiKeed|Glory Face}}{{cite web|url=https://m2.melon.com/song/detail.htm?songId=30593223 |title=Melon Momoland 꼼짝마 (Inst.) |access-date=March 21, 2021}}
| length6 = 3:12
| total_length =
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for Freeze! ! scope="col"| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| South Korea (Gaon Album Chart){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=34&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week |title=gaon chart |date=September 26, 2017}}
| 17 |
|---|
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Melon.
- Momoland – vocals {{small|(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)}}
- 1Take – lyricist {{small|(2)}}, composer {{small|(2)}}
- The Cannels – composer {{small|(5)}}
- Duble Sidekick – lyricist {{small|(1, 3, 5)}}, composer {{small|(1, 4, 5, 6)}}
- Glory Face – composer {{small|(1, 4, 6)}}, arrangement {{small|(1, 4, 6)}}
- Seong Hyeon Bae – lyricist {{small|(4)}}
- Jake K – composer {{small|(4)}}, arrangement {{small|(4)}}
- Jinli – lyricist {{small|(1, 3, 4)}}, composer {{small|(1, 4, 6)}}
- JQ – lyricist {{small|(4)}}
- Kim Su Jeong – lyricist {{small|(3)}}
- Long Candy – lyricist {{small|(5)}}, composer {{small|(5)}}
- Myo – arrangement {{small|(5)}}
- Tenzo & Tasco – lyricist {{small|(2, 5)}}, composer {{small|(2)}}
- WiiKeed – composer {{small|(1, 6)}}, arrangement {{small|(1, 6)}}
- Yokan – composer {{small|(3)}}, arrangement {{small|(3)}}
Release history
| class = "wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release dates and formats for Freeze! ! Region ! Date ! Format ! Label |
| South Korea
| rowspan="2" | August 22, 2017 | {{hlist|CD|digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="2" | {{hlist|Dublekick Entertainment|Kakao M{{cite web|url=https://m2.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10089850 |title=Melon |access-date=March 13, 2021}}}} |
| Various
| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Momoland}}