The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday

{{Infobox album

| name = The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday

| type = EP

| artist = Red Velvet

| cover = Red Velvet - The ReVe Festival 2022 - Birthday.png

| alt = Digital cover

| caption = Digital cover

| released = {{Start date|2022|11|28}}

| genre = {{hlist|Dance-pop|R&B}}

| length = 15:59

| language = Korean

| label =

SM
Dreamus

| prev_title = Bloom

| prev_year = 2022

| next_title = Chill Kill

| next_year = 2023

| misc = {{Singles

| name = The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday

| type = EP

| single1 = Birthday

| single1date = November 28, 2022

}}}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = NME

| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite news |last1=Raj |first1=Tanu I. |title=Red Velvet – 'The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday' review: a promising step to an exciting new era |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/reviews/album/red-velvet-the-reve-festival-2022-birthday-review-3359322 |access-date=December 16, 2022 |work=NME |date=December 1, 2022}}

}}

The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday (occasionally referred just as Birthday) is the sixth special extended play and {{tooltip|fourteenth overall|When combined with Japanese-language EPs}} by South Korean girl group Red Velvet. It was released by SM Entertainment on November 28, 2022, and contains five tracks, including the lead single "Birthday". The EP is the second installment of The ReVe Festival 2022, and the fifth overall of The ReVe Festival series.

Background and release

On October 28, 2022, SM Entertainment announced Red Velvet would be releasing a new album in November 2022.{{Cite web|title=레드벨벳 측 "11월 말 컴백 목표로 준비 중" [공식입장]|trans-title=Red Velvet side "Preparing for a comeback at the end of November" [Official position]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=109&aid=0004729352|via=Naver|publisher=Osen|language=ko|last=Jang|first=Woo-young|date=October 28, 2022|access-date=November 15, 2022|archive-date=November 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122143548/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=109&aid=0004729352|url-status=live}} On November 7, it was announced the group will be releasing their sixth special extended play titled The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday, alongside the lead single "Birthday", on November 28.{{Cite web|title=레드벨벳, 겨울 가요계 석권한다..새 미니앨범 'Birthday' 28일 발매|trans-title=Red Velvet dominates the winter music scene..New mini album 'Birthday' released on the 28th|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003597552|via=Naver|publisher=Herald Pop|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Ji-hye|date=November 7, 2022|access-date=November 15, 2022|archive-date=November 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122143618/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003597552|url-status=live}} The EP was described as part of The ReVe Festival 2022 series which starts off with The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm, released in March 2022, and is continuation of The ReVe Festival trilogy released in 2019.{{Cite web|title=Red Velvet to drop new EP 'Birthday' on Nov. 28|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20221107000489|website=The Korea Herald|last=Choi|first=Ji-won|date=November 7, 2022|access-date=November 15, 2022|archive-date=November 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122143642/https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20221107000489|url-status=live}} On November 14, the promotional schedule was released. In addition, it was also announced that the EP would contains a total of five tracks.{{Cite web|title=레드벨벳, 새 미니앨범 '벌스데이' 스케줄 포스터 공개|trans-title=Red Velvet unveils schedule poster for new mini-album 'Birthday'|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0003667548|via=Naver|publisher=My Daily|language=ko|last=Kang|first=Da-yun|date=November 14, 2022|access-date=November 15, 2022|archive-date=November 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122143806/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0003667548|url-status=live}} A day later, the mood sampler teaser video was released.{{Cite web|title=레드벨벳, 이번엔 '랩소디 인 블루' 샘플링...'벌스데이' 무드 샘플러|trans-title=Red Velvet, sampling 'Rhapsody in Blue' this time...'Birthday' Mood Sampler|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001524654|via=Naver|publisher=X-port News|language=ko|last=Lee|first=Seul|date=November 15, 2022|access-date=November 15, 2022|archive-date=November 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122143909/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001524654|url-status=live}} On November 27, the music video teaser for "Birthday" was released.{{Cite web|title=[영상]'컴백' 레드벨벳, 쿨하고 키치하게...'Birthday' MV 티저 공개|trans-title=[Video] 'Comeback' Red Velvet, cool and kitschy...'Birthday' MV teaser released|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=031&aid=0000713345|via=Naver|publisher=iNews24|language=ko|last=Moon|first=Su-ji|date=November 28, 2022|access-date=November 28, 2022|archive-date=November 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128133023/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=031&aid=0000713345|url-status=live}} The EP was released alongside the music video for "Birthday" on November 28.{{Cite web|title='콘셉트 퀸' 레드벨벳과 함께라면 매일이 'Birthday' (쥬크박스)[종합]|trans-title=With 'Concept Queen' Red Velvet, every day is 'Birthday' (Jukebox)[Comprehensive]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001529685|via=Naver|publisher=X-port News|language=ko|last=Jo|first=Hye-jin|date=November 28, 2022|access-date=November 28, 2022|archive-date=November 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128133100/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001529685|url-status=live}}

Composition

The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday consists of five tracks. The lead single "Birthday" was described a pop dance song that samples George Gershwin's composition Rhapsody in Blue, featuring trap, drum, and synth rhythm with lyrics about "returning to the birthday of the person you like and making all of your dreams come true, giving yourself a day to remember".{{Cite web|title='컴백' 레드벨벳, 이번엔 조지 거슈윈 'Rhapsody In Blue' 샘플링|trans-title='Comeback' Red Velvet, this time George Gershwin's 'Rhapsody In Blue' sampling|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000653212|via=Naver|publisher=Newsen|language=ko|last=Hwang|first=Hye-jin|date=November 15, 2022|access-date=November 15, 2022|archive-date=November 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122154057/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000653212|url-status=live}} "Bye Bye" was described as a R&B pop dance song with "groovy and dynamic bass and cool string sound". "On a Ride" was described as hyperpop dance song featuring "light beat rhythm characterized by plucked string instrument giving the listener a vibe that makes them feel as if they were in an amusement park".{{Cite web|title=레드벨벳, 새 앨범 'Birthday'로 들려줄 상반된 사랑 이야기|trans-title=Red Velvet, the conflicting love story to be told with the new album 'Birthday'|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004742561|via=Naver|publisher=Osen|language=ko|last=Ji|first=Min-kyung|date=November 18, 2022|access-date=November 22, 2022|archive-date=November 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122144043/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004742561|url-status=live}} "Zoom" was described as R&B pop dance song featuring "aggressive bass and a dramatic synth rhythm" with lyrics that "describe about a lover thrillingly digging up evidence about their other lying half". "Celebrate" was described as medium tempo R&B ballad song featuring "relax and cozy melody" with "warm aftertaste" lyrics about "the desire to be with the person you love forever, even if you turn back time".{{Cite web|title=레드벨벳, 아이린X슬기X웬디 '벌스데이' 새 티저 공개...다채로운 색깔|trans-title=Red Velvet, Irene X Seulgi X Wendy 'Birth Day' new teaser release...colorful colors|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0003670314|via=Naver|publisher=My Daily|language=ko|last=Kang|first=Da-yoon|date=November 22, 2022|access-date=November 22, 2022|archive-date=November 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122144219/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0003670314|url-status=live}}

Promotion

Prior to the release of The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday, on November 28, 2022, the group held a live event on YouTube and TikTok to introduce the EP and to communicate with their fans.{{Cite web|title=레드벨벳, 28일 새 앨범 'Birthday' 카운트다운 라이브 진행..다채로운 코너|trans-title=Red Velvet, new album 'Birthday' countdown live on the 28th..Colorful corner|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003600289|via=Naver|publisher=Herald Pop|language=ko|last=Jung|first=Hyeon-tae|date=November 21, 2022|access-date=November 22, 2022|archive-date=November 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122144132/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003600289|url-status=live}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Track listing for The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday

| extra_column = Arrangement

| title_width = 20%

| lyrics_width = 15%

| music_width = 40%

| extra_width = 25%

| title1 = Birthday

| lyrics1 = Kim Min-ji (Jam Factory)

| music1 = {{Hlist|Ejae|Kole|Isaac Han|Aaron Kim|Ghostchild Ltd|Loosen Door}}

| extra1 = {{Hlist|Isaac Han|Aaron Kim|Ghostchild Ltd|Loosen Door}}

| length1 = 3:36

| title2 = Bye Bye

| lyrics2 = Kenzie

| music2 = {{Hlist|Kenzie|Ludvig Evers|Jonatan Gusmark|Moa "Cazzi Opeia" Carlebecker|Ellen Berg}}

| extra2 = {{Hlist|Kenzie|Moonshine}}

| length2 = 3:16

| title3 = On a Ride

| note3 = {{Korean|hangul=롤러 코스터|rr=Rolleo Koseuteo|lit=Roller Coaster|labels=no}}

| lyrics3 = Danke (lalala studio)

| music3 = {{Hlist|Ryvng (153/Joombas)|Maynine (153/Joombas)|Tim Tan|Ciara Muscat|Perrie (153/Joombas)|Oh Hyung-seok}}

| extra3 = {{Hlist|Tim Tan|Ryvng (153/Joombas)|Maynine (153/Joombas)}}

| length3 = 3:19

| title4 = Zoom

| lyrics4 = Hwang Yu-bin

| music4 = {{Hlist|Jinbyjin|Karen Poole|Farida Bolseth Benounis|{{ill|Sondre Mulongo Nystrøm|no}}|Anne Judith Wik (Dsign Music)}}

| extra4 = Jinbyjin

| length4 = 3:04

| title5 = Celebrate

| lyrics5 = Bay (153/Joombas)

| music5 = {{Hlist|Kenneth Chris Mackey|Anna Graceman}}

| extra5 = Chris "Dirty Rice" Mackey

| length5 = 2:44

| total_length = 15:59

}}

Notes

"Birthday" samples composition Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin.

Charts

= Weekly charts =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Weekly chart performance for The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday ! scope="col" \| Chart (2022–2023) ! scope="col" \| Peak position
{{album chart\|Oricon\|16\|date=2023-01-02/p/2\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 28, 2022}}
scope="row"\| Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon){{cite web \|title=Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-01-02 \|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2023-01-02/p/2/ \|publisher=Oricon \|access-date=December 28, 2022 \|language=ja \|archive-date=December 28, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228030800/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2023-01-02/p/2/ \|url-status=live }} \| 18
scope="row"\| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web\|url=http://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2023&month=01&day=02\|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of December 28, 2022\|website=Billboard Japan\|language=ja\|access-date=December 28, 2022}} \| 11
scope="row"\| South Korean Albums (Circle){{cite web\|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=50&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week&yearTime=3\|title=Circle Album Chart – Week 50, 2022\|website=Circle Chart\|language=ko\|access-date=December 15, 2022\|archive-date=December 15, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215034342/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=50&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week&yearTime=3\|url-status=live}} \| 2

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|+ Weekly chart performance for The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday

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! scope="col" | Peak
position

{{album chart|Oricon|16|date=2023-01-02/p/2|rowheader=true|access-date=December 28, 2022}}

scope="row"| Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-01-02 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2023-01-02/p/2/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=December 28, 2022 |language=ja |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228030800/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2023-01-02/p/2/ |url-status=live }}

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scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=http://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2023&month=01&day=02|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of December 28, 2022|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=December 28, 2022}}

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scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Circle){{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=50&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|title=Circle Album Chart – Week 50, 2022|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=December 15, 2022|archive-date=December 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215034342/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=50&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|url-status=live}}

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= Monthly charts =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Monthly chart performance for The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday ! scope="col" \| Chart (2022) ! scope="col" \| Peak position
scope="row"\| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web \|title=Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-12 \|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2022-12/p/3/ \|publisher=Oricon \|access-date=January 11, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111053113/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2022-12/p/3/ \|archive-date=January 11, 2023 \|language=ja}} \| 24
scope="row"\| South Korean Albums (Circle){{cite web\|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=12&hitYear=2022&termGbn=month&yearTime=3\|title=Circle Album Chart – December 2022\|website=Circle Chart\|language=ko\|access-date=January 12, 2023\|archive-date=January 12, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112022900/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=12&hitYear=2022&termGbn=month&yearTime=3\|url-status=live}} \| 2

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|+ Monthly chart performance for The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday

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! scope="col" | Peak
position

scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-12 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2022-12/p/3/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111053113/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2022-12/p/3/ |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |language=ja}}

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scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Circle){{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=12&hitYear=2022&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|title=Circle Album Chart – December 2022|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=January 12, 2023|archive-date=January 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112022900/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=12&hitYear=2022&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|url-status=live}}

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=Year-end chart=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Year-end chart performance for The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday ! scope="col" \| Chart (2022) ! scope="col" \| Position
scope="row" \| South Korea Albums (Circle){{Cite web\|title=Circle Album Chart – 2022\|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=2022&hitYear=2022&termGbn=year&yearTime=3\|website=Circle Chart\|language=ko\|access-date=January 14, 2023\|archive-date=January 13, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113031815/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=2022&hitYear=2022&termGbn=year&yearTime=3\|url-status=live}} \| 23

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|+ Year-end chart performance for The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday

! scope="col" | Chart (2022)

! scope="col" | Position

scope="row" | South Korea Albums (Circle){{Cite web|title=Circle Album Chart – 2022|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=2022&hitYear=2022&termGbn=year&yearTime=3|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=January 14, 2023|archive-date=January 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113031815/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=2022&hitYear=2022&termGbn=year&yearTime=3|url-status=live}}

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Certifications and sales

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday}}

{{Certification Table Entry|artist=레드벨벳(Red Velvet)|region=South Korea|type=album|title=`The ReVe Festival 2022 - Birthday`|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|salesamount=1,014,851|salesref=Accumulated sales for The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday:

{{Cite web|title=Circle Album Chart – December 2022|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=12&hitYear=2022&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|website=Circle Music Chart|access-date=January 12, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=January 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112022900/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=12&hitYear=2022&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|url-status=live}}
{{Cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=01&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|title=Circle Album Chart – Week 1, 2023|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=January 12, 2023|archive-date=January 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112023951/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=01&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|url-status=live}}
{{Cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=02&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|title=Circle Album Chart – Week 2, 2023|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=January 20, 2023}}}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release history for The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday ! scope="col" \| Region ! scope="col" \| Date ! scope="col" \| Format ! scope="col" \| Label
scope="row" \| South Korea \| rowspan="2" \| November 28, 2022 \| CD \| rowspan="3" \| {{Hlist\|SM\|Dreamus}}
scope="row" \| Various \| {{Hlist\|Digital download\|streaming}}
scope="row" \| South Korea \| December 5, 2022 \| SMC

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|+ Release history for The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday

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! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Format

! scope="col" | Label

scope="row" | South Korea

| rowspan="2" | November 28, 2022

| CD

| rowspan="3" | {{Hlist|SM|Dreamus}}

scope="row" | Various

| {{Hlist|Digital download|streaming}}