Parallel (EP)#Rainbow

{{Infobox album

| name = Parallel

| type = ep

| artist = GFriend

| cover = GFriend Parallel EP.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Digital and "Love" version cover

| released = {{Start date|2017|08|01}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 25:18

| label = Source

| producer =

| prev_title = The Awakening

| prev_year = 2017

| next_title = Time for the Moon Night

| next_year = 2018

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Parallel

| type = EP

| single1 = Love Whisper

| single1date = August 1, 2017

}}{{Extra album cover

| header = Repackage album cover

| type = EP

| cover = GFriend - Rainbow.png

| border =

| alt =

}}{{Singles

| name = Rainbow

| type = EP

| single1 = Summer Rain

| single1date = September 13, 2017

}}

Parallel (stylized in all caps) is the fifth extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group GFriend. The EP was released digitally and physically by Source Music on August 1, 2017 and distributed by LOEN Entertainment. The album contains eight songs, including the single "Love Whisper", and one instrumental track. It has sold over 60,000 physical copies as of August 2017. The extended play was re-released on September 13 under the title Rainbow with the single "Summer Rain" and a bonus track of the same name.

Commercial performance

= ''Parallel'' =

Parallel debuted at number 3 on the Gaon Album Chart, on the chart for July 30 – August 5, 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=31&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week|title=국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!|website=gaonchart.co.kr|access-date=2017-08-10|archive-date=2017-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810031511/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=31&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week|url-status=live}} The EP also debuted at number 10 on the US World Albums chart, on the week ending August 19.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/2017-08-19|title=World Music: Top World Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2017-08-10|archive-date=2017-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809201743/http://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/2017-08-19|url-status=live}} The EP debuted at number 5 on the Gaon Album Chart, for the month of August 2017 with 61,473 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=국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!|website=gaonchart.co.kr|access-date=2017-09-07|archive-date=2018-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922225356/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=08&hitYear=2017&termGbn=month|url-status=live}}

Three songs from the EP entered the Gaon Digital Chart on the chart issue dated July 30 – August 5, 2017: "Love Whisper" at number 2; "One Half" at number 52 and "Ave Maria" at number 72.{{Cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=31&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week|title=국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!|website=gaonchart.co.kr|access-date=2017-08-10|archive-date=2017-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810032249/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=31&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}

= ''Rainbow'' =

Rainbow debuted at number 2 on the Gaon Album Chart for September 10–16, 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=37&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week|title=국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!|website=gaonchart.co.kr|access-date=2017-09-22|archive-date=2017-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921020604/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=37&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}

The two new songs from the repackage EP entered the Gaon Digital Chart for September 10–16, 2017. "Summer Rain" charted at number 11 and "Rainbow" at number 86.{{Cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=37&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week|title=국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!|website=gaonchart.co.kr|access-date=2017-09-22|archive-date=2017-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921095723/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=37&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| all_lyrics =

| all_music =

| headline = Parallel

| extra_column = Arrangement

| title1 = Intro (Belief)

| note1 =

| length1 = 1:12

| lyrics1 =

| music1 = {{hlist|Iggy|Seo}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Iggy|Seo}}

| title2 = Love Whisper

| note2 = 귀를 기울이면; Gwireul Giurimyeon, lit. "If You Listen"

| length2 = 3:32

| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Iggy|Youngbae}}

| music2 = {{hlist|Iggy|Youngbae}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Iggy|Youngbae}}

| title3 = Ave Maria

| note3 = 두 손을 모아; Du Soneul Moa, lit "Put Your Hands Together"

| length3 = 3:17

| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Megatone|Ferdy}}

| music3 = {{hlist|Megatone|Ferdy}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Megatone|Ferdy}}

| title4 = One Half

| note4 = 이분의 일 1/2; Yibun-ui Il 1/2

| length4 = 3:34

| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Iggy|Youngbae}}

| music4 = {{hlist|Iggy|Youngbae}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Iggy|Youngbae}}

| title5 = Life Is a Party

| note5 =

| length5 = 2:59

| lyrics5 = {{hlist|Mafly|Ponde}}

| music5 = {{hlist|Hyuk Shin|RE:ONE|Davey Nate}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|RE:ONE}}

| title6 = Red Umbrella

| note6 = 빨간 우산; Ppalgan Usan

| length6 = 3:26

| lyrics6 = {{hlist|Heuktae}}

| music6 = {{hlist|Heuktae|Jang Jungseok}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Jang Jungseok}}

| title7 = Falling Asleep Again

| note7 = 그루잠; Geurujam

| length7 = 3:43

| lyrics7 = {{hlist|Mafly}}

| music7 = {{hlist|Noh Joohwan|Lee Wonjong}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Noh Joohwan|Lee Wonjong}}

| title8 = Love Whisper

| note8 = Instrumental

| length8 = 3:32

| lyrics8 =

| music8 = {{hlist|Iggy|Youngbae}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Iggy|Youngbae}}

| total_length = 25:18

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Rainbow{{nobold| – Reissue}}

| all_writing =

| all_lyrics =

| all_music =

| extra_column = Arrangement

| title1 = Intro (Belief)

| note1 =

| length1 = 1:12

| lyrics1 =

| music1 = {{hlist|Iggy|Seo}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Iggy|Seo}}

| title2 = Love Whisper

| note2 = 귀를 기울이면; Gwireul Giurimyeon, lit. "If You Listen"

| length2 = 3:32

| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Iggy|Youngbae}}

| music2 = {{hlist|Iggy|Youngbae}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Iggy|Youngbae}}

| title3 = Summer Rain

| note3 = 여름비; Yeoreumbi

| length3 = 3:20

| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Iggy|Youngbae}}

| music3 = {{hlist|Iggy|Youngbae}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Iggy|Youngbae}}

| title4 = Rainbow

| length4 = 3:52

| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Mafly}}

| music4 = {{hlist|Fuxxy|Vincenzo|Any Masingga|Anna Timgren}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Fuxxy}}

| title5 = Ave Maria

| note5 = 두 손을 모아; Du Soneul Moa, lit "Put Your Hands Together"

| length5 = 3:17

| lyrics5 = {{hlist|Megatone|Ferdy}}

| music5 = {{hlist|Megatone|Ferdy}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Megatone|Ferdy}}

| title6 = One Half

| note6 = 이분의 일 1/2; Yibuneui Il 1/2

| length6 = 3:34

| lyrics6 = {{hlist|Iggy|Youngbae}}

| music6 = {{hlist|Iggy|Youngbae}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Iggy|Youngbae}}

| title7 = Life Is a Party

| note7 =

| length7 = 2:59

| lyrics7 = {{hlist|Mafly|Ponde}}

| music7 = {{hlist|Hyuk Shin|RE:ONE|Davey Nate}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|RE:ONE}}

| title8 = Red Umbrella

| note8 = 빨간 우산; Ppalgan Usan

| length8 = 3:26

| lyrics8 = {{hlist|Heuktae}}

| music8 = {{hlist|Heuktae|Jang Jungseok}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Jang Jungseok}}

| title9 = Falling Asleep Again

| note9 = 그루잠; Geurujam

| length9 = 3:43

| lyrics9 = {{hlist|Mafly}}

| music9 = {{hlist|Noh Joohwan|Lee Wonjong}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Noh Joohwan|Lee Wonjong}}

| title10 = Summer Rain

| note10 = Instrumental

| length10 = 3:20

| lyrics10 =

| music10 = {{hlist|Iggy|Youngbae}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Iggy|Youngbae}}

| total_length = 32:23

| total length = 32:18

}}

Charts

scope="row" \| Japan (Oricon){{cite web\|script-title=ja:オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」－CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック－\|url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/\|language=Japanese\|work=Oricon Style\|publisher=Oricon\|url-access=subscription\|accessdate=August 24, 2017\|archive-date=July 16, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716064722/http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/\|url-status=live}} \| 105
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! Chart (2017) ! width="70"\|Peak position
scope="row" \| South Korea (Gaon) \| 3
scope="row"\| Taiwanese Albums (Five Music){{cite web\|url=http://www.5music.com.tw/CDTop.asp?top=2\|title=第31 週統計時間：2017/7/28 - 2017/8/3\|website=5music\|publisher=Five Music\|date=2017\|orig-year=31st Week\|accessdate=August 9, 2017\|language=zh\|archive-date=July 13, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713164233/http://www.5music.com.tw/CDTop.asp?top=2\|url-status=live}} To access, select the indicated week and year in the bottom-left corner \| 1
scope="row"\| US World Albums (Billboard) \| 10

Sales

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! Region ! Sales
scope="row"\|South Korea (Gaon) \| 61,472+
scope="row"\|Japan (Oricon) \| 1,269+

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! Region

! Sales

scope="row"|South Korea (Gaon)

| 61,472+

scope="row"|Japan (Oricon)

| 1,269+

Awards and nominations

=Music program awards=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:650px;"
Song ! Program ! Date
rowspan=4\|"Love Whisper" \|The Show (SBS MTV) \|August 8, 2017
Show Champion (MBC Music) \|August 9, 2017
Music Bank (KBS) \|August 11, 2017
Inkigayo (SBS) \|August 13, 2017
rowspan=2\|"Summer Rain" \|The Show (SBS MTV) \|September 19, 2017
M Countdown (Mnet) \|September 21, 2017

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:650px;"

Song

! Program

! Date

rowspan=4|"Love Whisper"

|The Show (SBS MTV)

|August 8, 2017

Show Champion (MBC Music)

|August 9, 2017

Music Bank (KBS)

|August 11, 2017

Inkigayo (SBS)