Heal (Lovelyz EP)
{{Infobox album
| name = Heal
| type = EP
| artist = Lovelyz
| cover = Lovelyz_Heal.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption = Digital cover
| released = {{start date|2018|4|23}}
| recorded = 2017–2018
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|K-pop|Synth-pop{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8377796/lovelyz-that-day-new-song?|title=K-Pop Girl Group Lovelyz Returns With Bright Synthpop Track 'That Day'|date=April 25, 2018|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 1, 2018}}}}
| length = 17:50
| language = Korean
| label = {{hlist|Woollim Entertainment|Kakao M}}
| producer = {{hlist|Lee Jung-yeop {{small|(exec.)}}|SWEETUNE|1Take and TAK|DAVINK|Razer|Shim Eun-ji|The Kick Sound}}
| prev_title = Fall in Lovelyz
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Muse on Music
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Heal
| type = EP
| single1 = That Day (그날의 너)
| single1date = April 23, 2018
}}
{{External music video|type=EP|{{YouTube|WEWtyTm2foM|"That Day"}}}}
}}
Heal ({{Korean|치유|治癒|Chi-yu}}) is the fourth extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group Lovelyz. The album was released on April 23, 2018 by Woollim Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M. The album contains six tracks, including the lead single "That Day".
Background and release
On April 6, Woollim Entertainment announced that Lovelyz would make a comeback on April 23.{{cite news|url=http://www.xportsnews.com/jenter/?ac=article_view&entry_id=961299|title=[공식입장] "더욱 화사해진다"…러블리즈, 4월 23일 컴백 확정|date=April 6, 2018|work=X Sports News|language=ko}} Promotion for the album began with the release of individual teasers of members through the group's official accounts on Twitter and Facebook from April 10 to April 13,{{cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0000842162|title='컴백' 러블리즈, 케이·수정 청순美 넘치는 개인 티저 공개|date=April 10, 2018|work=X Sports News|publisher=Naver|language=ko}}{{cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0000842633|title="봄의 여신"…러블리즈 미주·예인, 개인 티저 공개|date=April 11, 2018|work=X Sports News|publisher=Naver|language=ko}}{{cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000323240|title=러블리즈 JIN-지애, 새 미니앨범 '치유(治癒)' 개인 티저 공개 '물오른 미모'|date=April 12, 2018|work=TenAsia|publisher=Naver|language=ko}}{{cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0000843368|title='컴백' 러블리즈, 베이비소울·지수 '치유' 개인티저 공개|date=April 13, 2018|work=TenAsia|publisher=Naver|language=ko}} with the group teasers being released on April 17.{{cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=241&aid=0002776312|title="묘한 분위기"…러블리즈, 완전체 컴백 티저 공개|date=April 17, 2018|work=Ilgan Sports|publisher=Naver|language=ko}} Through these teasers, the name of the album was unveiled, titled Heal.{{cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=001&aid=0010014217|title=러블리즈, 23일 미니 4집 '치유'로 컴백|date=April 10, 2018|work=Yonhap News|publisher=Naver|language=ko}} The lead single "That Day" was revealed with the release of the album's tracklist on April 19.{{Cite news|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110883108|title="'아츄' 아성 잇는다"…러블리즈, 스윗튠 손잡은 타이틀곡 '그날의 너'|access-date=2018-05-09|language=ko}} The next day, Lovelyz released a longer version of the music video teaser for "That Day", and teased some parts of the chorus.{{cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000640153|title='컴백 D-3' 러블리즈, 타이틀곡 '그날의 너' M/V 티저 공개|date=April 20, 2018|work=Sports DongA|publisher=Naver|language=ko}} Their EP officially released online and physically on April 23.{{Cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000640789|title="입 안에선 후~"…러블리즈, 오늘(23일) '치유' 발매}}
Promotions
Lovelyz held their comeback showcase at Blue Square iMarket Hall on April 23, 2018, the same day as the album's release,{{cite news|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110886564|title=[퇴근길신곡] 러블리즈, 봄의 여신들이 선사한 힐링..'그날의 너'|date=April 23, 2018|work=OSEN|language=ko}} and was hosted by comedian Park Sung-kwang. It was broadcast live through the Naver app V-Live.{{cite news|url=http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201804232005172678055_1|title='V앱' 러블리즈 네 번째 미니앨범 '치유' 컴백 쇼케이스|date=April 23, 2018|work=Herald Pop|language=ko}} During the showcase, they discussed their new songs, including the lead single "That Day", which they performed live for the first time.{{cite news|url=http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201804232047312759763_1|title='V앱' 러블리즈 케이, "러블리너스를 '치유'할 수 있도록" 컴백 쇼케이스(종합)|date=April 23, 2018|work=Herald Pop|language=ko}} Lovelyz began their music show promotions, with their first comeback stage on Mnet's M Countdown where they performed "That Day" and "Watercolor" on April 26.{{cite news|url=http://www.munhwanews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=135898|title=엠카운트다운 러블리즈, 발랄한 치유 에너지 '그날의 너'|date=April 26, 2018|work=Munhwa News|language=ko}} They earned their first music show win for "That Day" on SBS MTV's The Show on May 1.{{cite web|title='더쇼' 러블리즈, '그날의 너'로 컴백하며 초이스(1위) 차지|language=ko|work=Hankyung|publisher=Naver|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=015&aid=0003932187|date=May 1, 2018}}
Composition
"That Day (그날의 너)" was written and composed by Sweetune, who previously produced "Emotion" and "The" in the second studio album R U Ready?. The song is described as "having a melodious and energetic melody reminiscent of "Ah-Choo", with the members' voices blended together to fit the season perfectly".{{cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=023&aid=0003367045|title=러블리즈, '그날의너' MV티저 공개…청량美 발산 요정미모|date=April 20, 2018|work=Chosun|publisher=Naver|language=ko}} The composers of the lead single "Twinkle" of the previous EP Fall in Lovelyz, 1Take and TAK, returned with a new b-side track titled "Shining★Star".
Commercial performance
Heal topped the iTunes K-pop Music Albums in the United States and Hong Kong in the first week of its release.{{cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003248345|title=러블리즈, 아이튠즈 K-POP 앨범 차트 미국·홍콩 다운로드 1위 등극|date=April 27, 2018|work=Sports Chosun|publisher=Naver|language=ko}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
| headline =
| extra_column = Arrangement
| title1 = Heal
| note1 = 治癒) (치유
| length1 = 0:55
| lyrics1 =
| music1 = Sweetune
| extra1 = Sweetune
| title2 = That Day
| note2 = 그날의 너
| length2 = 3:14
| lyrics2 = Sweetune
| music2 = Sweetune
| extra2 = Sweetune
| title3 = Mi-myo Mi-myo
| note3 = 미묘미묘해; also known as Bizarre
| length3 = 3:02
| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Shim Eun-ji|The Kick Sound|Kim Eun-soo}}
| music3 = {{hlist|Shim Eun-ji|The Kick Sound}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Shim Eun-ji|The Kick Sound}}
| title4 = Temptation
| note4 =
| length4 = 3:27
| lyrics4 = {{Interlanguage link|Davink|ko|3=다빈크}}
| music4 = Davink
| extra4 = Davink
| title5 = Watercolor
| note5 = 수채화
| length5 = 3:48
| lyrics5 = Razer (Strike)
| music5 = {{hlist|Razer (Strike)|Hongdi}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Razer (Strike)|Hongdi}}
| title6 = SHINING★STAR
| note6 =
| length6 = 3:20
| lyrics6 = {{hlist|1Take|TAK|Arran}}
| music6 = {{hlist|1Take|TAK}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|1Take|TAK}}
| total_length = 17:50
}}
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=17&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Album Chart – Week 17 of 2018|website=Gaon Chart |language=ko |accessdate=May 3, 2018}}
| 2 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite news|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2018-06-04/p/5/|title=Orican Albums Chart （2018年05月21日～2018年05月27日）|accessdate=May 31, 2018|language=ja}}
| 43 |
| scope="row"| Taiwanese Albums (Five Music){{Cite news|url=http://www.5music.com.tw/CDTop.asp|title=Five Music Chart – Week 19 of 2017|accessdate=May 31, 2018|archive-date=September 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925131747/http://www.5music.com.tw/cdtop.asp|url-status=dead}} To access, select the indicated week and year in the bottom-left corner.
| 10 |
Release history
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| Region
! Date ! Format ! Label |
|---|
| South Korea
| rowspan="2" | April 23, 2018 | {{hlist|CD|digital download}} | {{hlist|Woollim Entertainment|Kakao M}} |
| Worldwide
| Digital download | Woollim Entertainment |