Time for Us

{{Infobox album

| name = Time for Us

| type = studio

| artist = GFriend

| cover = GFriend Time for Us Album Artwork.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Digital and Daybreak version cover

| released = {{Start date|2019|01|14}}

| recorded = 2017–2019

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|K-pop|hip hop|R&B|tropical house|pop rock|ballad}}

| length = 46:22

| label = {{hlist|Source|Kakao M}}

| producer =

| prev_title = Sunny Summer

| prev_year = 2018

| next_title = Fever Season

| next_year = 2019

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Time for Us

| type = studio

| single1 = Sunrise

| single1date = January 14, 2019

}}

}}

Time for Us is the second studio album by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released by Source Music on January 14, 2019, distributed by kakao M. The album contains thirteen songs, including the lead single "Sunrise" and its instrumental version, along with a Korean version of the group's first Japanese single "Memoria".

Release and promotion

Time for Us is GFriend's second studio album, released two years and six months after their first studio album, LOL. Time for Us was released on January 14, 2019 in three versions: "Daybreak", "Daytime" and "Midnight". Following this, a limited version of the album was then released on January 25, 2019. GFriend started their promotions with Mnet's M Countdown on January 17, 2019, where they performed "Sunrise" and "Memoria (Korean ver.)".{{Cite web|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1294277wpp/watch-apink-takes-2nd-win-eung-eung-m-countdown-performances|title=Watch: Apink Takes 2nd Win For "%%(Eung Eung)" On "M Countdown"; Performances By GFRIEND, Chungha, ASTRO, And More|website=Soompi|date=17 January 2019 |language=en|accessdate=January 27, 2019|archive-date=January 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127205700/https://www.soompi.com/article/1294277wpp/watch-apink-takes-2nd-win-eung-eung-m-countdown-performances|url-status=live}}{{unreliable source?|date=January 2020}} On January 19, 2019, they performed their side track "A Starry Sky" on MBC's Show! Music Core as part of their comeback stage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1295303wpp/watch-live-gfriend-astro-btobs-minhyuk-perform-mbcs-music-core|title=Watch: Chungha Takes 6th Win For "Gotta Go" On "Music Core"; Performances By GFRIEND, ASTRO, Minhyuk, And More|website=Soompi|date=19 January 2019 |language=en|accessdate=January 27, 2019|archive-date=January 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119230754/https://www.soompi.com/article/1295303wpp/watch-live-gfriend-astro-btobs-minhyuk-perform-mbcs-music-core|url-status=live}}{{unreliable source?|date=January 2020}} During the second week of promotions, GFriend took first place on all music shows, making them the first artist in 2019 to achieve a "grand slam".{{Cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=410&aid=0000551428|title=여자친구, 2019년 첫 그랜드슬램 주인공…'해야' 6관왕 등극|website=Naver|language=ko|accessdate=January 28, 2019|archive-date=November 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102194814/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=410&aid=0000551428|url-status=live}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Arrangement

| title1 = Sunrise

| note1 = {{Korean|해야||Haeya}}

| length1 = 3:36

| lyrics1 = No Joo-hwan

| music1 = {{hlist|No Joo-hwan|Lee Won-jong}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|No Joo-hwan|Lee Won-jong}}

| title2 = You Are Not Alone

| length2 = 3:33

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

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

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

| title3 = L.U.V

| note3 = {{lang|ko|기적을 넘어}}; Gijeogeul neomeo, lit. "Surpassing Miracle"

| length3 = 3:15

| lyrics3 = Lee Seu-ran

| music3 = {{hlist|Darren Smith|Sean Alexander}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Darren Smith|Avenue 52}}

| title4 = Glow

| note4 = {{lang|ko|만화경}}; Manhwagyeong, lit. "Comic Book"

| length4 = 3:43

| lyrics4 = Lee Mi-so

| music4 = {{hlist|Daniel Sherman|Val De Prete|Caroline Gustavsson}}

| extra4 = Daniel Shermann

| title5 = Our Secret

| note5 = {{lang|ko|비밀 이야기}}; Bimil iyagi, lit. "Secret Story"

| length5 = 3:25

| lyrics5 = Lee Seu-ran

| music5 = B.Eyes

| extra5 = B.Eyes

| title6 = Only 1

| length6 = 3:10

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

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

| extra6 = Minki

| title7 = Truly Love

| length7 = 3:39

| lyrics7 = {{hlist|Limgo|Kim Woong}}

| music7 = Kim Woong

| extra7 = Kim Woong

| title8 = Show Up

| note8 = {{lang|ko|보호색}}; Bohosaek, lit. "Protective Color"

| length8 = 3:30

| lyrics8 = No Joo-hwan

| music8 = {{hlist|No Joo-hwan|Lee Won-jong}}

| extra8 = Lee Won-jong

| title9 = It's You

| note9 = {{lang|ko|겨울, 끝}}; Gyeoul kkeut; lit. "Winter, End"

| length9 = 4:01

| lyrics9 = Miyao, Jade, Kim Ah-reum

| music9 = Spacecowboy

| extra9 = Spacecowboy

| title10 = A Starry Sky

| length10 = 3:11

| lyrics10 = Son Go-eun

| music10 = Son Go-eun

| extra10 = Son Go-eun

| title11 = Love Oh Love

| length11 = 3:21

| lyrics11 = {{hlist|Jerry|Emotional Vending Machine}}

| music11 = {{hlist|Megatone|stereo14}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Megatone|stereo14}}

| title12 = Memoria

| note12 = Korean ver.

| length12 = 4:09

| lyrics12 = No Joo-hwan

| music12 = {{hlist|Carlos K.|Joe}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Carlos K.|Ryo Miyata}}

| title13 = Sunrise

| note13 = Instrumental

| length13 = 3:36

| lyrics13 =

| music13 = {{hlist|No Joo-hwan|Lee Won-jong}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|No Joo-hwan|Lee Won-jong}}

| total_length = 46:22

| all_writing =

}}

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=Time for Us|others=GFriend|year=2019|type=CD|publisher=Source Music}}

Locations

{{div col}}

  • Recorded at VIBE Studio {{small|(all tracks)}}
  • Recorded at Seoul Studio {{small|(tracks 1, 13)}}
  • Mixed at KoKo Sound Studio {{small|(tracks 1, 7, 13)}}
  • Mixed at Cube Studio {{small|(track 2)}}
  • Mixed at J's Atelier Studio {{small|(tracks 3–4, 8, 12)}}
  • Mixed at Mapps Studio {{small|(tracks 5–6)}}
  • Mixed at W Sound {{small|(track 9)}}
  • Mixed at LAFX Studios {{small|(track 10)}}
  • Mixed at 821 Sound {{small|(track 11)}}
  • Mastered at 821 Sound Mastering {{small|(all tracks)}}

{{div col end}}

Personnel

{{div col}}

  • Kim Ba-ro – string arrangement {{small|(tracks 1, 13)}}
  • Kim Ye-il – bass guitar {{small|(tracks 1, 13)}}
  • Lee Won-jong – programming {{small|(tracks 1, 8, 13)}}, piano, keyboard {{small|(track 8)}}
  • No Joo-hwan – piano, keyboard, programming {{small|(tracks 1, 13)}}
  • Jung Dong-yoon – drum {{small|(tracks 1, 13)}}
  • Ryu Hyeon-woo – guitar {{small|(tracks 1, 8, 13)}}
  • Kwon Nam-woo – mastering {{small|(all tracks)}}
  • Go Hyeon-jung – mixing {{small|(tracks 1, 7, 13)}}
  • Yoong String – strings {{small|(tracks 1, 13)}}
  • Seo Yong-bae – drum programming {{small|(track 2)}}
  • Iggy – guitar, synth {{small|(track 2)}}
  • Young – guitar {{small|(tracks 2, 6)}}
  • Jeon Bu-yeon – mixing assistant {{small|(track 2)}}
  • Jo-ssi Ajeossi – mixing {{small|(track 2)}}
  • Darren Smith – keyboard, programming {{small|(track 3)}}
  • Sean Michael Alexander – keyboard, programming {{small|(track 3)}}
  • Jeong-jin – mixing {{small|(tracks 3–4, 8, 12)}}
  • Ko Myung-jae – guitar {{small|(track 5)}}
  • Kim Seok-min – mixing {{small|(tracks 5–6)}}
  • B.Eyes – piano, keyboard, electric piano, bass, drum, synth {{small|(track 5)}}
  • Minki – piano, bass {{small|(track 6)}}
  • Kim Woong – piano, drum, bass, synth {{small|(track 7)}}
  • Choi Young-joon – string arrangement {{small|(track 9)}}
  • Lee Tae-wook – guitar {{small|(tracks 9, 11)}}
  • Jo Joon-sung – mixing {{small|(track 9)}}
  • Spacecowboy – piano, keyboard, electric piano, bass, drum, synth, programming {{small|(track 9)}}
  • Kim Dong-min – guitar {{small|(track 10)}}
  • Son Go-eun – keyboard {{small|(track 10)}}
  • Alan Foster – mixing {{small|(track 10)}}
  • Kim Jin-hee – keyboard, drum {{small|(track 11)}}
  • Master Key – mixing {{small|(track 11)}}
  • Kim Byeong-seok – piano, bass {{small|(track 11)}}
  • Miz – strings, string arrangement {{small|(track 12)}}
  • Ryo Miyata – string arrangement, piano, keyboard, bass, programming {{small|(track 12)}}
  • Carlos K. – keyboard, electric piano, bass, drum, drum programming, synth, programming {{small|(track 12)}}
  • Toshi-Fj – guitar {{small|(track 12)}}
  • Joe – keyboard, synth {{small|(track 12)}}

{{div col end}}

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col"| Chart (2019)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

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=January 31, 2019|archive-date=July 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716064722/http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/|url-status=live}}

| 55

scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=03&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Album Chart – Week 3, 2019|website=Gaon Chart|language=ko|accessdate=January 24, 2019|archive-date=January 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124024404/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=03&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}

| 2

! scope="row"| US World Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/2019-01-26|title=World Music: Top World Album Charts|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 24, 2019|archive-date=2019-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124182601/https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/2019-01-26|url-status=live}}

| 12

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=Year-end charts=

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! Chart (2019)

! Position

scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2019&hitYear=2019&termGbn=year|title=2019년 Album Chart|website=Gaon Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|accessdate=January 10, 2020|language=ko|archive-date=August 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810003425/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2019&hitYear=2019&termGbn=year|url-status=live}}

| 63

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Sales

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! Region

! Sales

scope="row"|South Korea (Gaon)Cumulative sales of Time For Us: 86,952 + 4,147

  • {{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=02&hitYear=2019&termGbn=month|title=Gaon Album Chart February 2019|language=ko|publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association|work=Gaon|access-date=March 7, 2019|archive-date=August 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815180004/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=02&hitYear=2019&termGbn=month|url-status=live}}

| 91,099+

scope="row"|Japan (Oricon)

| 1,457+

See also

  • {{Discogs master|1486135|Time for Us|type=album}}

References

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