Summer Queen

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{{Infobox album

| name = Summer Queen

| type = EP

| cover = Brave Girls Summer Queen cover.jpeg

| alt =

| caption = Digital cover

| artist = Brave Girls

| released = {{start date|2021|06|17}}

| recorded = 2021

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 16:47

| language = Korean, English

| label = * Brave

| producer =

| prev_title = Rollin'

| prev_year = 2017

| next_title = Thank You

| next_year = 2022

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Summer Queen

| type = EP

| single1 = Chi Mat Ba Ram

| single1date = June 17, 2021

}}

{{Extra album cover

| header = Repackaged album cover

| type = EP

| cover = After 'We Ride' Brave Girls.png }}

{{Singles

| name = After 'We Ride'

| type = EP

| single1 = After We Ride

| single1date = August 23, 2021

}}

}}

Summer Queen is the fifth extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group Brave Girls. It was released by Brave Entertainment on June 17, 2021. The album marks the group's first album release since their 2017 extended play Rollin'. The lead single "Chi Mat Ba Ram" was released in conjunction with the EP.{{cite web |title=Brave Girls aims to become K-pop 'summer queens' with new album |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2021/06/732_310713.html?fa |website=The Korea Times |language=en |date=2021-06-18}}

Background and release

Following the sudden success of the group's 2017 single "Rollin'" in early 2021,{{cite web |title=Brave Girls celebrate the summer in lively video for ‘Chi Mat Ba Ram’ |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/brave-girls-summer-queen-comeback-mini-album-release-date-music-video-2962404 |website=NME |date=June 17, 2021}} Brave Entertainment stated that the group would release new material during the summer. On June 7, 2021, Brave Entertainment unveiled that the group's fifth extended play, titled Summer Queen would be released on June 17, marking their first new material since "We Ride" in August 2020, and first EP release single Rollin' in March 2017.{{cite web |title=Brave Girls bring the sunshine with their fifth mini-album ‘Summer Queen’ - listen |url=https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/brave-girls-mini-album-ep-summer-queen-comeback-new-release-music-video-listen-watch-brave-entertainment-june-2021 |website=Bandwagon.asia |language=en |date=2021-06-17}}

On June 29, 2021, The Brave Entertainment CEO purposely 'leaked' a snippet of the Chi Mat Ba Ram (Acoustic Version). This would end up being featured on the repackaged album as its second track. On July 9, 2021, Brave Girls released the Piano Version of Summer By Myself as a standalone single. This was later added to the repackaged album as the fourth and final track. On August 4, 2021, Brave Entertainment confirmed that Brave Girls would be releasing a repackaged album, but could not give more details at the time.{{cite web |title= [단독] 브레이브걸스 8월 중순 리패키지 앨범 발매 |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=052&aid=0001622954 |publisher=Naver |access-date=August 25, 2021}} On August 8, 2021, Brave Girls officially announced the plans to release a repackage of the album on their official Twitter.{{cite web |title= BRAVE GIRLS THE 5TH MINI ALBUM REPACKAGE [After 'We Ride'] |url=https://twitter.com/BraveGirls/status/1424384918021365764 |publisher=Twitter |access-date=August 25, 2021}} The Repackage, titled After 'We Ride', was released on August 23, 2021, with the lead single of the same name, as well as an accompanying music video.{{cite web |title= After 'We Ride' - EP by Brave Girls |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/after-we-ride-ep/1581900559 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=August 23, 2021}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Summer Queen track listing

| extra_column = Arrangement

| total_length = 16:47

| title1 = Chi Mat Ba Ram

| note1 = {{lang|ko|치맛바람}}; {{lit}} Swish of a Skirt

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Brave Brothers|Chakun}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Brave Brothers|Chakun|Red Cookie}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Red Cookie}}

| length1 = 3:37

| title2 = Pool Party

| note2 = featuring E-Chan of DKB

| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Brave Brothers|Maboos}}

| music2 = {{hlist|Brave Brothers|JS|Maboos}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|JS}}

| length2 = 3:12

| title3 = Summer by Myself

| note3 = {{lang|ko|나 혼자 여름}}

| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Brave Brothers|Chakun}}

| music3 = {{hlist|Brave Brothers|Red Cookie}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Red Cookie}}

| length3 = 2:54

| title4 = Fever

| note4 = {{lang|ko|토요일 밤의 열기}}; {{lit}}: Saturday Night Fever

| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Maboos}}

| music4 = {{hlist|JS|Maboos}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|JS}}

| length4 = 3:25

| title5 = Chi Mat Ba Ram

| note5 = English version

| lyrics5 = {{hlist|Brave Brothers|Chakun}}

| music5 = {{hlist|Brave Brothers|Chakun|Red Cookie}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Red Cookie}}

| length5 = 3:37

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = After 'We Ride' track listing

| extra_column = Arrangement

| total_length = 13:57

| title1 = After We Ride

| note1 = {{lang|ko|술버릇 (운전만해 그후)}}; {{lit}} Drinking Habits (After We Ride)

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Brave Brothers|Maboos}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Brave Brothers|Maboos|JS}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|JS}}

| length1 = 3:32

| title2 = Chi Mat Ba Ram

| note2 = acoustic version

| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Brave Brothers|Chakun}}

| music2 = {{hlist|Brave Brothers|Chakun|Red Cookie}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Red Cookie}}

| length2 = 3:45

| title3 = Fever

| note3 = remix

| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Maboos}}

| music3 = {{hlist|JS|Maboos}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|JS}}

| length3 = 3:31

| title4 = Summer by Myself

| note4 = piano version

| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Brave Brothers|Chakun}}

| music4 = {{hlist|Brave Brothers|Red Cookie}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Red Cookie}}

| length4 = 3:09

|}}

Awards and nominations

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|+Award and nominations for Summer Queen

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!scope="col"| Year

!scope="col"| Organization

!scope="col"| Award

!scope="col"| Result

!scope="col"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

align="center" rowspan="2" | 2021

| Melon Music Awards

| Album of the Year

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite web|url=https://larepublica.pe/cultura-asiatica/2021/11/08/mma-2021-como-votar-link-tutorial-lista-nominados-melon-music-awards-bts-exo-nct-rose/|title=MMA 2021: cómo votar por tu favorito en los MelOn MusiAwards|author=|date=8 November 2021|work=La República|language=es|trans-title=MMA 2021: How to vote for your favorite at the MelOn Music Awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108193237/https://larepublica.pe/cultura-asiatica/2021/11/08/mma-2021-como-votar-link-tutorial-lista-nominados-melon-music-awards-bts-exo-nct-rose/|archive-date=8 November 2021|url-status=live|access-date=9 November 2021}}

Mnet Asian Music Awards

| Album of the Year

| {{longlisted}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite web|title=2021 MAMA Nominees – Nominees for 2021 MAMA|url=https://mama.mwave.me/en/nominees|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122105419/https://mama.mwave.me/en/nominees|archive-date=November 22, 2021|access-date=November 4, 2021|website=Mwave|publisher=Mnet Asian Music Awards|language=en}}

align="center" | 2022

| Seoul Music Awards

| Bonsang Award

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{Cite web|title=[제31회 서울가요대상]NCT 127, 첫 대상 "오래 꿈꿔 왔다"..임영웅 '4관왕'→트롯 대세 증명(종합)|trans-title=[31st Seoul Music Awards] NCT 127, first grand prize "I've been dreaming for a long time"..Lim Young-woong '4 crowns' → Trot trend proof (comprehensive)|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003524109|via=Naver|publisher=Herald Pop|language=ko|last=Choi|first=Eun-mi|date=January 23, 2022|access-date=January 23, 2022|archive-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123131304/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003524109|url-status=live}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

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Chart (2021)

!Peak
position

scope="row" |South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=25&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week|title=Summer Queen|date=June 13–19, 2021|access-date=24 June 2021|archive-date=16 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316114450/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=25&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}

|3

=Monthly charts=

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! scope="col"| Chart (2021)

! 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=06&hitYear=2021&termGbn=month|script-title=ko:2021년 6월 Album Chart|trans-title=June 2021 Album Chart|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|access-date=July 7, 2021|language=ko}}

| 14

Certification and sales

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=South Korea|nocert=yes|salesamount = 75,663|salesref=}}

|}

Release history

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Country

!Date

!Label

!Format

!Ref.

scope="row"| Various

| June 17, 2021

| Brave Entertainment

| {{hlist|CD|Digital download|streaming}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |title=Summer Queen - EP by Brave Girls |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/summer-queen-ep/1572273979 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=June 22, 2021}}

References