Last Melody
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Last Melody
| type = single album
| artist = Everglow
| cover = Last Melody.jpg
| alt = Cover for Last Melody
| caption = Cover for digital and physical release
| released = {{Start date|2021|05|25}}
| genre = K-pop
| length = 11:02
| language = Korean
| label = {{hlist|Yuehua|Stone Music}}
| prev_title = −77.82X−78.29
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Return of the Girl
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Last Melody
| type = single album
| single1 = First
| single1date = May 25, 2021
}}}}
Last Melody is the third single album by South Korean group Everglow. It was released by Yuehua Entertainment on May 25, 2021, and consists of three tracks.
Background and release
On May 6, 2021, Yuehua Entertainment announced that Everglow would be releasing a single album in May 25.{{cite web|title=에버글로우, 8개월만 컴백..25일 세 번째 싱글 'LAST MELODY' 발매(공식)|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003429922|website=Herald Pop|language=ko|last=Park|first=Soo-yeon|date=May 6, 2021|access-date=May 27, 2021|archive-date=May 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527033743/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003429922|url-status=live}} On May 17, the track listing was released.{{cite web|title='25일 컴백' 에버글로우, 타이틀곡은 '퍼스트'..트랙 리스트 공개|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004406975|website=Osen|language=ko|last=Jang|first=Woo-young|date=May 17, 2021|access-date=May 27, 2021|archive-date=May 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527033745/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004406975|url-status=live}} A day later, the teaser video was released.{{cite web|title='25일 컴백' 에버글로우, 'LAST MELODY' 트레일러 공개|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002956380|website=MT Star News|language=ko|last=Lee|first=Deok-haeng|date=May 19, 2021|access-date=May 27, 2021|archive-date=May 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527033749/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002956380|url-status=live}} On May 21, the medley video was released.{{cite web|title=에버글로우, 하이라이트 메들리 공개|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000911293|website=Sports Donga|language=ko|last=Jeon|first=Hyo-jin|date=May 21, 2021|access-date=May 27, 2021|archive-date=May 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527033747/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000911293|url-status=live}} The album was released on May 25 together with the music video for lead single "First".{{cite web|title=에버글로우 컴백 D-DAY "신곡 안무 역대급 힘들어"|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000445569|website=Newsen|language=ko|last=Hwang|first=Hye-jin|date=May 25, 2021|access-date=May 27, 2021|archive-date=May 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527033745/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000445569|url-status=live}}
Commercial performance
Last Melody debuted and peaked at position 4 on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart in the chart issue dated May 23–29, 2021.{{cite web|title=2021년 22주차 Album Chart|trans-title=Week 22 of 2021 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=22&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Chart|language=ko|date=May 23–29, 2021|access-date=June 3, 2021|archive-date=June 3, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210603032044/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=22&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}
Promotion
Following the release of the album, the group performed lead single "First" on six music programs: Mnet's M Countdown on May 27,{{cite web|title='엠카운트다운' 에버글로우, 신곡 'FIRST' 무대 첫 공개|trans-title='M Countdown' Everglow, new song 'FIRST' stage unveiled for the first time|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000739357|via=Naver|publisher=Sports Kyunghyang|language=ko|last=Son|first=Bong-seok|date=May 27, 2021|access-date=September 30, 2021}} KBS2's Music Bank on May 28,{{cite web|title=에버글로우 "얼마나 사랑하는지, 확인해달라" (뮤직뱅크)|trans-title=Everglow "Please check how much I love you" (Music Bank)|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0003500883|via=Naver|publisher=My Daily|language=ko|last=Lee|first=Seung-rok|date=May 28, 2021|access-date=September 30, 2021}} MBC's Show! Music Core on May 29,{{cite web|title='음악중심' 에버글로우, 판타지 영화 같은 압도적 퍼포먼스|trans-title='Music Core' Everglow, an overwhelming performance like a fantasy movie|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=408&aid=0000124000|via=Naver|publisher=MBC|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Hye-young|date=May 29, 2021|access-date=September 30, 2021}} SBS's Inkigayo on May 30,{{cite web|title=에버글로우 'FIRST; 압도적 퍼포먼스 (인기가요)|trans-title=Everglow 'FIRST' overwhelming performance (Inkigayo)|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000913076|via=Naver|publisher=Sports Donga|language=ko|last=Hong|first=Se-young|date=May 30, 2021|access-date=September 30, 2021}} and SBS MTV's The Show on June 1 where they won the first place,{{cite web|title='더쇼' 에버글로우, 컴백 첫주만 1위...눈물의 소감 "팬들 덕분"|trans-title='The Show' Everglow ranked first in the first week of comeback...Feelings of tears "Thanks to the fans"|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000449170|via=Naver|publisher=Newsen|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Myung-mi|date=June 1, 2021|access-date=September 30, 2021}} and MBC's Show Champion on June 2.{{cite web|title='쇼챔피언' 미래 전사로 돌아온 에버글로우 컴백 무대|trans-title=Everglow's comeback stage as a future warrior on 'Show Champion'|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=003&aid=0010529015|via=Naver|publisher=Newsis|language=ko|last=Nam|first=Jeong-hyun|date=June 2, 2021|access-date=September 30, 2021}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing for Last Melody{{cite web|title=Last Melody|url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10614388|website=Melon|language=ko|access-date=May 27, 2021|archive-date=May 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527033743/https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10614388|url-status=live}}
| extra_column = Arrangement
| title_width = 20%
| lyrics_width = 30%
| music_width = 40%
| extra_width = 20%
| title1 = First
| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Park Hee-ah||Yoo Ga-young|72 (lyrical station no_9)}}
| music1 = {{hlist|Hayley Aitken|Olof Lindskog|Gavin Jones|72 (lyrical station no_9)}}
| extra1 = OLLIPOP
| length1 = 3:32
| title2 = Don't Ask Don't Tell
| lyrics2 = {{hlist|I Seu-ran|72 (lyrical station no_9)}}
| music2 = {{hlist|Melanie Fontana|Michel "Lindgren" Schulz|Mario Marchetti|Gino Barletta|72 (lyrical station no_9)}}
| extra2 = Lindgren
| length2 = 3:28
| title3 = Please Please
| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Lee Bo-ra|Yoo Ga-young|72 (lyrical station no_9)}}
| music3 = {{hlist|Lukas Hällgren|Jon Hällgren|Maria Marcus}}
| extra3 = Maria Marcus
| length3 = 4:01
| total_length = 11:02
}}
Accolades
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for Last Melody ! scope="col" | Chart (2021) ! scope="col" | Peak |
| scope="row" | South Korean Albums (Gaon)
| 4 |
|---|
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release history for Last Melody ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Labels |
| scope="row" | Various
| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="2" | {{hlist|Yuehua|Stone Music}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | South Korea
| CD |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Everglow}}
Category:2020s Korean-language albums
Category:Yuehua Entertainment single albums
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