Re8el
{{Infobox album
| name = Re8el
| type = ep
| artist = Kang Daniel
| cover = Kang Daniel - Re8el.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Digital cover
| released = {{start date|2023|11|29}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = J-pop
| length = 13:03
| language = {{hlist|Japanese|English}}
| label = Warner Japan
| producer =
| prev_title = Realiez
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title = Act
| next_year = 2024
| misc =
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Kang Daniel Japanese
| type = EP
| prev_title = Joy Ride
| prev_year = 2022
| title = Re8el
| year = 2023
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
{{Singles
| name = Re8el
| type = ep
| single1 = Re8el
| single1date = November 29, 2023
}}
{{External music video|type=ep|{{YouTube|VTMQIC4Bczo|"Re8el"}}}}
}}
Re8el (stylized in all caps) is the second Japanese-language extended play (seventh overall) by South Korean singer and songwriter Kang Daniel. It was released on November 29, 2023 by Warner Music Japan. Re8el contains four tracks, including the lead single of the same name, and Japanese versions of two tracks from Kang's previous Korean-language EP, Realiez.{{cite web | title=カンダニエル、日本第2弾EP『RE8EL』リリース＆MV公開 | trans-title=Kang Daniel releases his second Japanese EP "RE8EL" and music video | website=Ototoy| date=2023-11-29 | url=https://ototoy.jp/news/115367 | language=ja | access-date=2024-11-11}}
The EP's release was accompanied with the music video for the title track, which was described as a "Japanese rock anthem".{{cite web | title=KANGDANIEL Unleashes 'RE8EL': A Rebellious Japanese Rock Anthem with a Mysterious Edge | website=tokyohive | date=2023-12-02 | url=https://www.tokyohive.com/video/2023/12/kangdaniel-unleashes-re8el-a-rebellious-japanese-rock-anthem-with-a-mysterious-edge | access-date=2024-11-11}} To promote the EP, Kang held three showcase concerts across Japan in January 2024.{{cite web | title=ON THE LINE | website=ON THE LINE | date=2023-11-22 | url=https://ontheline.co.jp/en/tours/904 | language=ja | access-date=2024-11-11}}
Track listing
Track listing and credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Re8el |last=Kang | first=Daniel |author-link=Kang Daniel |year=2023 |publisher=Warner Music Japan |location=Japan |type=photobook}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Re8el track listing
| total_length = 13:03
| extra_column = Arrangement
| title_width = 25%
| writing_width = 50%
| extra_width = 25%
| title1 = Worst Day Ever
| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Chancellor|D&H|Knave|Yohei}}
| music1 = {{hlist|Chancellor|Dohy|Knave|Viewhorse|Yeol}}
| extra1 =
| length1 = 3:28
| title2 = Re8el
| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Chancellor|Yohei}}
| music2 = {{hlist|Chancellor|Dohy|Knave|Viewhorse|Yeol}}
| extra2 =
| length2 = 2:55
| title3 = Supernova
| note3 = Japanese version
| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Chancellor|Knave|Kanata Okajima}}
| music3 = {{hlist|Remy Gautreau|Jesse Fink|Anthony Russo|Kyle Buckley|Charles Nelsen|MZMC}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Pink Slip|Inverness|MZMC}}
| length3 = 3:28
| title4 = SOS
| note4 = Japanese version
| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Kang Daniel|Chancellor|Okajima|Knave}}
| music4 = {{hlist|Jackson Morgan|Landon Sears|David Wilson|MZMC}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Dwilly|MZMC}}
| length4 = 3:11
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for Re8el ! scope="col" | Chart (2023) ! scope="col" | Peak |
| {{single chart|Oricon|10|date=2023-12-11|rowheader=true|access-date=July 10, 2024}} |
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release date and formats for Re8el ! Region ! Date ! Format ! Label |
| scope="row"| Various
| rowspan="2"| November 29, 2023 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="2"| {{hlist|Warner Japan}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| Japan
| CD |