Parallel (EP)

Parallel
Parallel
	Digital and LOVE version cover
EP by GFriend
Released	August 1, 2017
Genre	K-pop; new jack swing; dance pop;
Length	25:18
Label	Source
GFriend chronology
Singles from Parallel
	"Love Whisper"; Released: August 1, 2017;
Repackage album cover
Singles from Rainbow
	"Summer Rain"; Released: September 13, 2017;

Parallel (stylized in all caps) is the fifth extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group GFriend. The EP was released digitally and physically by Source Music on August 1, 2017 and distributed by LOEN Entertainment. The album contains eight songs, including the single "Love Whisper", and one instrumental track. It has sold over 60,000 physical copies as of August 2017. The extended play was re-released on September 13 under the title Rainbow with the single "Summer Rain" and a bonus track of the same name.

Commercial performance[edit]

Parallel[edit]

Parallel debuted at number 3 on the Gaon Album Chart, on the chart for July 30 – August 5, 2017.^[1] The EP also debuted at number 10 on the US World Albums chart, on the week ending August 19.^[2] The EP debuted at number 5 on the Gaon Album Chart, for the month of August 2017 with 61,473 physical copies sold.^[3]

Three songs from the EP entered the Gaon Digital Chart on the chart issue dated July 30 – August 5, 2017: "Love Whisper" at number 2; "One Half" at number 52 and "Ave Maria" at number 72.^[4]

Rainbow[edit]

Rainbow debuted at number 2 on the Gaon Album Chart for September 10–16, 2017.^[5]

The two new songs from the repackage EP entered the Gaon Digital Chart for September 10–16, 2017. "Summer Rain" charted at number 11 and "Rainbow" at number 86.^[6]

Track listing[edit]

*Parallel*
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Intro (Belief)"		Iggy Seo	Iggy Seo	1:12
2.	"Love Whisper" (귀를 기울이면; Gwireul Giurimyeon)	Iggy Youngbae	Iggy Youngbae	Iggy Youngbae	3:32
3.	"Ave Maria" (두 손을 모아; Du Soneul Moa)	Megatone Ferdy	Megatone Ferdy	Megatone Ferdy	3:17
4.	"One Half" (이분의 일 1/2; Yibun-ui Il 1/2)	Iggy Youngbae	Iggy Youngbae	Iggy Youngbae	3:34
5.	"Life Is a Party"	Mafly Ponde	Hyuk Shin RE:ONE Davey Nate	RE:ONE	2:59
6.	"Red Umbrella" (빨간 우산; Ppalgan Usan)	Heuktae	Heuktae Jang Jungseok	Jang Jungseok	3:26
7.	"Falling Asleep Again" (그루잠; Geurujam)	Mafly	Noh Joohwan Lee Wonjong	Noh Joohwan Lee Wonjong	3:43
8.	"Love Whisper" (Instrumental)		Iggy Youngbae	Iggy Youngbae	3:32
Total length:					25:18

*Rainbow* – Reissue
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Intro (Belief)"		Iggy Seo	Iggy Seo	1:12
2.	"Love Whisper" (귀를 기울이면; Gwireul Giurimyeon)	Iggy Youngbae	Iggy Youngbae	Iggy Youngbae	3:32
3.	"Summer Rain" (여름비; Yeoreumbi)	Iggy Youngbae	Iggy Youngbae	Iggy Youngbae	3:20
4.	"Rainbow"	Mafly	Fuxxy Vincenzo Any Masingga Anna Timgren	Fuxxy	3:52
5.	"Ave Maria" (두 손을 모아; Du Soneul Moa)	Megatone Ferdy	Megatone Ferdy	Megatone Ferdy	3:17
6.	"One Half" (이분의 일 1/2; Yibuneui Il 1/2)	Iggy Youngbae	Iggy Youngbae	Iggy Youngbae	3:34
7.	"Life Is a Party"	Mafly Ponde	Hyuk Shin RE:ONE Davey Nate	RE:ONE	2:59
8.	"Red Umbrella" (빨간 우산; Ppalgan Usan)	Heuktae	Heuktae Jang Jungseok	Jang Jungseok	3:26
9.	"Falling Asleep Again" (그루잠; Geurujam)	Mafly	Noh Joohwan Lee Wonjong	Noh Joohwan Lee Wonjong	3:43
10.	"Summer Rain" (Instrumental)		Iggy Youngbae	Iggy Youngbae	3:20
Total length:					32:23

Charts[edit]

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)^[7]	105
South Korea (Gaon)^[1]	3
Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)^[8]	1
US World Albums (Billboard)^[2]	10

Sales[edit]

Region	Sales
South Korea (Gaon)^[3]	61,472+
Japan (Oricon)^[7]	1,269+

Awards and nominations[edit]

Music program awards[edit]

Song	Program	Date
"Love Whisper"	The Show (SBS MTV)	August 8, 2017
	Show Champion (MBC Music)	August 9, 2017
	Music Bank (KBS)	August 11, 2017
	Inkigayo (SBS)	August 13, 2017
"Summer Rain"	The Show (SBS MTV)	September 19, 2017
"Summer Rain"	M Countdown (Mnet)	September 21, 2017

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
^ ^a ^b "World Music: Top World Albums Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
^ ^a ^b "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
^ ^a ^b 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－. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
^ "第31 週統計時間：2017/7/28 - 2017/8/3". 5music (in Chinese). Five Music. 2017 [31st Week]. Archived from the original on July 13, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2017. To access, select the indicated week and year in the bottom-left corner

[:0-1] "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-08-10.

[:1-2] "World Music: Top World Albums Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-08-10.

[:3-3] "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2017-09-07.

[:2-4] "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-08-10.

[5] "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2017-09-22.

[6] "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2017-09-22.

[Oricon-7] 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－. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2017.

[8] "第31 週統計時間：2017/7/28 - 2017/8/3". 5music (in Chinese). Five Music. 2017 [31st Week]. Archived from the original on July 13, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2017. To access, select the indicated week and year in the bottom-left corner

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