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MemeM

{{Infobox album

| name = MemeM

| type = EP

| artist = Purple Kiss

| cover = PurpleKiss MemeM.webp

| alt =

| caption = Digital cover

| released = {{Start date|2022|03|29}}

| studio = RBW Studio

| genre = {{flatlist|

}}

| length = {{Duration|m=20|s=19}}

| language = Korean

| label = * RBW

| director =

| producer = {{flatlist|

  • Kim Jin-woo
  • Kim Do-hoon {{small|(exec.)}}

}}

| prev_title = Hide & Seek

| prev_year = 2021

| next_title = Geekyland

| next_year = 2022

| misc = {{Singles

| name = MemeM

| type = EP

| single1 = MemeM

| single1date = March 29, 2022

}}

}}

MemeM (stylized as memeM) is the third EP by South Korean girl group Purple Kiss. It was released on March 29, 2022, by RBW. The album includes 7 tracks with "memeM" released as the title track. The 4th b-side track of the album titled "Pretty Psycho" was also used to promote the release. The physical album comes in two versions as Meme and M.

Background and release

On March 8, 2022, RBW announced Purple Kiss would be releasing a new album in post March 2022, and through a logo motion video the title was revealed to be MemeM.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-08 |title=≪브레이크뉴스≫ 퍼플키스 컴백, 29일 세 번째 미니앨범 'memeM' 발표..로고 모션 공개 |url=http://www.breaknews.com/877382 |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=브레이크뉴스}} On March 20, the music video teaser for lead single "memeM" was released.{{Cite web |last=이승훈 |title=퍼플키스, 'memeM' 30초 음원+퍼포먼스 최초 공개..셀프딱밤춤 '기대감 UP' |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004579950 |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=n.news.naver.com |language=ko}} 4 days later, the highlight medley video teaser, together with the track listing, was released.{{Cite web |last=Min-Hee |first=Shin |title=Girl group Purple Kiss to drop new EP 'memeM' |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/640/0000022618 |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=n.news.naver.com |language=ko}} The album was released on March 29.{{Cite web |last=선미경 |title=퍼플키스, 'memeM' 보랏빛 주문 통했다..'테마돌' 수식어 굳히기 |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004581716 |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=n.news.naver.com |language=ko}}

Composition

The title song "MemeM", which shares the same name as the album, was written by Kim Do-hoon, Seo Yong-bae, Lee Hu-sang and Kang Ji-won. It was composed in the key of B major, with a tempo of 150 beats per minute.{{Cite web |last=TuneBat |date=2022-03-29 |title=Key And BPM For memeM |url=https://tunebat.com/Search?q=memeM |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=TuneBat}} Other tracks include "Intro: Illusion", "Oh My Gosh", a pop R&B track, "Pretty Psycho" which is sampled from "Intro: Freaky Purky" from their second EP Hide & Seek, "Joah", a R&B track, "Hate Me, Hurt Me, Love Me", and "Cursor", a down tempo track.

Promotion

After 6 days of release, on April 4, 2022, they held a live media showcase in Ilji Art Hall, Gangnam-gu, Seoul to introduce the EP.{{Cite web |last=박경호 |date=2022-04-07 |title=퍼플키스(PURPLE KISS), 맴맴(memeM) 무대 '테마돌의 새로운 변신' [SS쇼캠] |url=http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/1112361 |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=스포츠서울}} It was scheduled to be held on the same day, but as 3 members tested positive for COVID-19, all promotional activities were postponed for one week.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-29 |title="공식적인 컴백 활동은"…퍼플키스(PURPLE KISS), 박지은까지 멤버 전원 코로나19 확진 (전문) |url=https://www.topstarnews.net/14680996 |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=톱스타뉴스 |language=ko}}

Commercial performance

The EP debuted at number 7 on South Korean's Gaon Album Chart in the chart issue dated March 27–April 2, 2022;{{Cite web |title=Week 14 , 2022 , Album Chart |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/ |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=gaonchart.co.kr}} on the monthly chart, the EP debuted at number 24 in the chart issue dated March 2022 with 36,140 copies sold.{{cite web |script-title=ko:2022년 03월 Album Chart |trans-title=March 2022 Album Chart |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=03&hitYear=2022&termGbn=month |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=Gaon Music Chart |language=ko}} On South Korean Hanteo Charts it was recorded that the album sales on the first day are tripled with this release, selling more than 23,000 copies on first day.{{Cite web |last=지민경 |title=퍼플키스, 'memeM' 해외 음원 차트 상위권 등극..연일 기록 경신 |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004582919 |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=n.news.naver.com |language=ko}}

Critical reception

In addition, Pretty Psycho has been listed as one of the '25 Best K-Pop B-Sides of 2022' by Genius. Genius stated "The falsettos and the infectious bassline make it a solid b-side worthy of being a title track."{{Cite web|title=25 Best K-Pop B-Sides of 2022|url=https://genius.com/discussions/463563-25-best-k-pop-b-sides-of-2022|access-date=January 2, 2022|website=Genius}}

=Year-end lists=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

!Critic/publication

!List

!Track

!Rank

!Ref.

scope="row" |Genius

|25 Best K-Pop B-Sides of 2022

| "Pretty Psycho"

|4

|{{Cite web|title=25 Best K-Pop B-Sides of 2022|url=https://genius.com/discussions/463563-25-best-k-pop-b-sides-of-2022|access-date=January 2, 2022|website=Genius}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Track listing for MemeM

| extra_column = Arrangement

| title1 = Intro: Illusion

| length1 = 1:07

| lyrics1 = Kang Ji-won

| music1 = {{Hlist|Kang Ji-won|Minkey}}

| extra1 = Minkey

| title2 = MemeM

| note2 = {{Korean|hangul=맴맴}}

| length2 = 2:52

| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Kwon Mi-Yeon|Kang Ji-won|Seo Yong-bae|Lee Hoo-sang|Yuki}}

| music2 = {{hlist|Kim Do-hoon|Kang Ji-won|Seo Yong-bae|Lee Lee Sang}}

| extra2 = Lee Hoo-sang

| title3 = Oh My Gosh

| note3 = {{Korean|hangul=날좀봐|rr=Naljombwa|lit=Look at me}}

| length3 = 3:22

| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Chaein|Cosmic Girl|Cosmic Sound}}

| music3 = {{hlist|Chaein|Cosmic Girl|Cosmic Sound}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Cosmic Girl|Cosmic Sound}}

| title4 = Pretty Psycho

| length4 = 3:10

| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Kim Do-hoon|Kang Ji-won|Na Go-eun|Yuki}}

| music4 = {{hlist|Kim Do-hoon|Kang Ji-won}}

| extra4 = Kang Jiwon

| title5 = Joah

| note5 = {{Korean|hangul=좋아|lit=Good}}

| length5 = 3:15

| lyrics5 = Chaein

| music5 = {{hlist|Chaein|Davve}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Davve (RBW)|Yoon Young-jun|Lee Joo-yong}}

| title6 = Hate Me, Hurt Me, Love Me

| length6 = 3:26

| lyrics6 = {{hlist|Davve (RBW)|Seo Yong-bae (RBW)|Lee Hoo-sang (RBW)|Minkey}}

| music6 = {{hlist|Davve (RBW)|Seo Yong-bae (RBW)|Lee Hoo-sang (RBW)|Minkey|Yuki}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Lee Lee Sang (RBW)|Minkey}}

| title7 = Cursor

| note7 = {{Korean|hangul=빈틈|lit=Gap|rr=Binteum}}

| length7 = 3:24

| lyrics7 = {{hlist|Chaein|Yuki}}

| music7 = {{hlist|Davve|Chaein}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Davve (RBW)|Lee Joo-yong|Kwon Seok-hong (RBW)|Shim Woon-seop}}

| total_length = 20:19

}}

Personnel

= Studios =

= Personnel =

{{Div col|colwidth=25em}}

  • Purple Kiss (Park Ji-eun, Na Go-eun, Dosie, Ireh, Yuki, Chaein, Swan) – vocals
  • Kim Do-hoon – production, direction
  • Davve – production, direction, recording
  • Kang Ji-won – production, direction, bass, piano, synthesizer, drum programming, recording, mixing
  • Kanghyun – guitar
  • Kim Tae-su – guitar
  • Lee Hoo-sang – bass, piano, drum programming
  • Lee Beam-su– bass
  • Kim Min-ki – piano, keyboard, synthesizer, drum programming, recording
  • Kim Ji-eun – piano, electronic piano
  • Cosmic Sound – keyboard, chorus
  • Yoon Young-joon – keyboard
  • Lee Lee Sang – synthesizer
  • Perrie – chorus
  • Seo Yong-bae – recording
  • Jo Eun-ju – recording
  • Kang Roy – recording
  • Yoo Sang-ho – mixing
  • Uncle Jo – mixing
  • Shin – mixing
  • Master Key – mixing
  • Kwon Nam-woo – mastering

{{Div col end}}

Charts

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Weekly chart performance for memeM

! 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=14&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week|title=March 2022 Album Chart|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=April 7, 2022|language=ko}}

| 7

{{col-2}}

=Monthly charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Monthly chart performance for memeM

! scope="col" | Chart (2022)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

scope="row" | South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web |script-title=ko:2022년 03월 Album Chart |trans-title=March 2022 Album Chart |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=03&hitYear=2022&termGbn=month |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=Gaon Music Chart |language=ko}}

| 24

{{col-end}}

Sales

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=South Korea|nocert=yes|salesamount=36,140|salesref={{cite web |script-title=ko:2022년 03월 Album Chart |trans-title=March 2022 Album Chart |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=03&hitYear=2022&termGbn=month |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=Gaon Music Chart |language=ko}}}}

{{End}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+Release history for "memeM"

! scope="col" |Region

! scope="col" |Date

! scope="col" |Format

! scope="col" |Label

scope="row" |Various

|March 29, 2022

|{{hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

|{{hlist|RBW|Kakao}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:memeM}}

Category:2022 EPs

Category:Korean-language EPs

Category:2020s Korean-language albums

Category:Kakao Entertainment EPs