Warning (EP)
{{short description|2018 EP by Sunmi}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Warning
| type = EP
| artist = Sunmi
| cover = Warning Sunmi.png
| alt =
| released = September 4, 2018
| recorded = 2017–2018
| studio =
| genre = K-pop
| length = 19:59
| language = Korean, English
| label = Makeus Entertainment
| producer =
| prev_title = Full Moon
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = 1/6
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Warning
| type = EP
| single1 = Gashina
| single1date = August 22, 2017
| single2 = Heroine
| single2date = January 18, 2018
| single3 = Siren
| single3date = September 4, 2018
}}
}}
Warning (stylized in all caps) is the second extended play by South Korean singer Sunmi. It was released on September 4, 2018, by Makeus Entertainment. It is her first solo Korean material since the release of Full Moon in February 2014. "Gashina" was released as the lead single.{{cite web|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201809041758536207467_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|title=Sunmi returns with seductive yet dangerous 'Warning'|date=4 September 2018|website=Kpop Herald}}{{cite web|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/09/04/0200000000AEN20180904009500315.html|title=Sunmi seeks to solidify her post-Wonder Girls solo career with first EP|date=4 September 2018|website=Yonhap}}
Background and release
On August 22, 2017, Sunmi released her third single "Gashina", which became her first release since the disbandment of Wonder Girls and the expiration of her contract with JYP Entertainment.{{cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=213&aid=0000980549|title=선미, 22일 소속사 이적 후 첫 앨범…3년만 컴백 [공식입장]|accessdate=September 5, 2018}} The song was a commercial success and topped the Gaon Digital Chart, selling over 1,100,000 digital downloads as of December 2017.{{cite web|title=2017년 35주차 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=35&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Chart|accessdate=September 5, 2018}}{{cite web|title=2017년 Download Chart|trans-title=Year-end 2017 Download Chart (see #32)|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2017&hitYear=2017&termGbn=year|website=Gaon Music Chart|accessdate=September 5, 2018}} Her fourth single "Heroine" was released on January 18, 2018 and peaked at number 2 on Gaon Digital Chart.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=04&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|title=2018년 04주차 Digital Chart|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|accessdate=September 5, 2018}} It was produced by The Black Label, marking her second collaboration with the YG-owned label after "Gashina".{{cite web|url=http://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1OOWK7U578|title=선미, 내년 1월 컴백…대세 행보 이어간다(공식입장)|work=서울경제|date=18 December 2017 |access-date=September 5, 2018|language=ko}}
On July 11, it was reported that Sunmi has officially began working on her new album. In response to the reports, her agency MAKEUS Entertainment confirmed that she is preparing for a comeback aimed for September.{{cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=468&aid=0000403828|title=선미 측 "9월 컴백 목표로 준비 중…정확한 일정 미정"(공식)|accessdate=September 5, 2018}} On August 20, Sunmi's agency revealed the first teaser for her new album Warning on Twitter along with the release date set for September 4. On August 26, the tracklist of Warning was released via official social media channels of Make Us Entertainment.{{cite web|url=http://m.kpopherald.com/view.php?ud=201808271556216933168_2|title=Sunmi releases track list for 'Warning'|accessdate=September 5, 2018|website=Kpop Herald}} "Siren" was released on September 4, along with the EP and music video.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8473466/sunmi-siren-music-video-watch|title=Sunmi Returns With a 'Siren' Song: Watch the Music Video|date=4 September 2018|magazine=Billboard}} It topped the Gaon Digital Chart, becoming Sunmi's second number one on the chart.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=36&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|title=Siren (See #1)|date=September 2–8, 2018}} In support of the EP, Sunmi embarked on her first solo world tour visiting cities in North America, Asia and Europe.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8493738/sunmi-warning-world-tour-north-american-dates|title=Sunmi Announces 'Warning' World Tour: See the North American Dates|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-02-05}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 19:59
| title1 = Addict
| lyrics1 = Sunmi
| music1 = Sunmi, Frants
| extra1 = Frants
| length1 = 1:52
| title2 = Siren
| note2 = 사이렌; Sairen
| lyrics2 = Sunmi
| music2 = Sunmi, Frants
| extra2 = Frants
| length2 = 3:19
| title3 = Curve
| note3 = 곡선; Gogseon
| lyrics3 = Sunmi
| music3 = Kriz, TOMOKA IDA
| extra3 = TOMOKA IDA
| length3 = 3:37
| title4 = Black Pearl
| lyrics4 = Sunmi
| music4 = Sunmi, Frants
| extra4 = Frants
| length4 = 3:19
| title5 = Gashina
| note5 = 가시나; Gashina
| lyrics5 = Teddy, Sunmi, Joe Rhee, 24
| music5 = Teddy, 24, Joe Rhee
| extra5 = 24, Joe Rhee
| length5 = 3:00
| title6 = Heroine
| note6 = 주인공; Juingong
| lyrics6 = Teddy, Sunmi
| music6 = Teddy, 24
| extra6 = 24
| length6 = 3:15
| title7 = Secret Tape
| note7 = 비밀테이프; Bimil Teipeu
| lyrics7 = Sunmi
| music7 = Sunmi, Frants
| extra7 = Sunmi, Frants
| length7 = 1:32
}}
Accolades
| class="sortable wikitable"
|+Year-end lists !Critic/Publication !List !Work !Rank !Ref. |
| align="center"| Billboard
| align="center"| The 20 Best K-Pop Albums of 2018: Critics' Picks | align="center" rowspan="3"| Warning | align="center"| 3 |
| align="center"| Bravo
| align="center"| 10 Best K-pop albums of the year | align="center"| 3 |
| align="center"| MTV
| align="center"| The 18 Best K-pop B-sides Of 2018 | align="center"| 8 |{{cite web |last1=Bell |first1=Crystal |title=From BTS To Red Velvet, Here Are The 18 Best K-pop B-sides Of 2018 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3107844/best-k-pop-b-sides-songs-of-2018/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227221633/http://www.mtv.com/news/3107844/best-k-pop-b-sides-songs-of-2018/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 27, 2018 |website=MTV |accessdate=January 15, 2020 |date=December 27, 2018}} |
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! 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=36&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Album Chart – Week 36, 2018|website=Gaon Chart|language=ko|accessdate=September 13, 2018}}
| 9 |
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=Monthly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (September 2018)
! 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=09&hitYear=2018&termGbn=month|title=Gaon Album Chart – September 2018|website=Gaon Chart|language=ko|accessdate=July 10, 2020}}
| 19 |
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Sales
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!Chart !Sales |
| scope=row|South Korea (Gaon){{Cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=10&hitYear=2018&termGbn=month|title=2018년 10월 Album Chart (#97)|language=ko|work=Gaon|access-date=2018-11-08}}
|10,455 |
|---|
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Country ! Date ! Format ! Label |
| scope="row"| Various
| September 4, 2018 | {{hlist|CD|digital download|streaming}} | Makeus Entertainment |
|---|
References
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{{Sunmi}}