Play Game: Awake
{{Infobox album
| name = Play Game: Awake
| type = single album
| artist = Weeekly
| cover = Weeekly - Play Game - Awake.png
| alt =
| caption = Digital cover
| released = {{Start date|2022|03|07}}
| recorded = 2022
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop{{Cite web|url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10886326|title=Play Game : AWAKE}}|R&B}}
| length = 9:41
| language = Korean
| label = * IST
| producer =
| prev_title = Play Game: Holiday
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = ColoRise
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Play Game: Awake
| type = EP
| single1 = Ven Para
| single1date = March 7, 2022
}}
}}
Play Game: Awake is the first single album by South Korean girl group Weeekly. It was released on March 7, 2022, through IST Entertainment. The single album consists of three tracks, including the lead single "Ven Para". This is the last project to feature former member Shin Ji-yoon, before departing from the group on June 1, 2022.
Background
On February 28, 2022, it was announced that Shin Ji-yoon would be taking a hiatus temporarily due to tension and anxiety, therefore she will not be participating in promotions.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=144&aid=0000796155|author=Kim Ha-young|title=위클리 신지윤, '불안 증세'로 활동 잠정 중단 (전문)[공식]|trans-title=Weekly Shin Ji-yoon, Temporarily Suspended from Activities Due to ‘Symptoms of Anxiety’ (Full Text)[Official]|publisher= Sports Kyunghyang|via=Naver|date=February 28, 2022|access-date= February 28, 2022|language=ko}} The group released Play Game: Awake on March 7, featuring "Ven Para" as the lead single.{{cite web|last1=Yoon|first1=Sang-geun|title=위클리, 3월 7일 'Play Game : AWAKE' 컴백 확정[공식]|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0003028493|website=Star News via Naver|access-date=February 15, 2022|language=ko}}
Reception
Rhian Daly of NME gave the album three stars out of five. Rhian described the lead single, "Ven Para" as "messy and jarring" but praised one of the verses as "a nice respite from the discordance".
"Solar" was said as "much more cohesive and powerful, but still struggles to really make its mark". "Where Is My Love?" was criticized for "missing that special spark" but complemented for its "soulful piece of soft pop".{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/reviews/track/weeekly-ven-para-review-play-game-awake-3178940|author=Rhian Daly|title=Weeekly lose their unique identity as they messily somersault to a new sound on 'Ven Para'|website=NME|date=9 March 2022}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Play Game: Awake track listing
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 9:41
| title1 = Ven Para
| lyrics1 = Jo Yoon-kyung
| music1 = {{hlist|BlueRhythm|Charlotte Wilson (THE HUB)|Ayushy (THE HUB)|Awry (THE HUB)|Jan Baars (THE HUB)}}
| extra1 = BlueRhythm
| length1 = 3:14
| title2 = Solar
| lyrics2 = Lee Seu-ran
| music2 = {{hlist|GARDEN|Tommy Park|Charlotte Wilson (THE HUB)|Frankie Day (THE HUB)|Ayushy (THE HUB)}}
| extra2 = Garden
| length2 = 3:22
| title3 = Where Is My Love?
| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Lee Joo-hyung (MonoTree)|Kwon Ae-jin (MonoTree)}}
| music3 = {{hlist|Lee Joo-hyung (MonoTree)|Kwon Ae-jin (MonoTree)}}
| extra3 = Lee Joo-hyung (MonoTree)
| length3 = 3:05
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for Play Game: Awake ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! 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=11&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Album Chart – Week 11, 2022|website=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|access-date=March 17, 2022}}
| 4 |
|---|
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release history and formats for Play Game: Awake ! Region ! Date ! Format ! Label |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | Various
| rowspan="2"| March 7, 2022 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="2"| {{hlist|IST Entertainment|Kakao Entertainment}} |
|---|
| CD |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Weeekly}}