The Velvet
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| EP by Red Velvet | ||||
| Released | March 17, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015–2016 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 33:03 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Label | S.M. Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Lee Soo-man | |||
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| The Star | 7/10 |
The Velvet is the second mini album by South Korean girl group Red Velvet. It was released on March 17, 2016, by S.M. Entertainment.
The album is the spiritual successor of their first full-length album The Red, which was released in September 2015. Following the group's concept, while The Red focused on their vivid and bright "red" image, The Velvet focuses on their smooth and soft "velvet" image. The EP consists of five songs plus three remixes of the title track, "One of These Nights".
The album has earned a total of 92,000 Album-equivalent units on the releasing month.
While promoting their last album at a press conference on September 8, 2015, the members and the company hinted at a follow-up album to The Red, although an S.M. Entertainment representative clarified that nothing had been scheduled yet. In October 2015, Wendy confirmed on an interview that an album was "coming after The Red".
On March 2, 2016, an S.M. Entertainment representative revealed that the group had completed filming a music video for the album's title track. S.M. Entertainment began dropping teasers of the members on the group's official Instagram account on March 10 and later confirmed a March 16 release date and the title track "7월7일 (One of These Nights)". The single is described as an R&B ballad with a polished rhythm.
Ten minutes before its intended release on March 16, S.M. Entertainment announced that the music video and album's release would be delayed to March 17 "to guarantee a high quality of work". The band apologized to their disappointed fans on the March 16 broadcast of 'Good Morning FM', where they talked about their new album and its title track.
Red Velvet held a special broadcast through the Naver app V on March 15, showing their new hairstyles for the first time as they talked about their preparations for their 'comeback'. After the announcement of their album's delay, the group appeared on the March 16 broadcast of 'Good Morning FM' to talk about the album and the title track, "7월7일 (One of These Nights)". The group also held another special broadcast on the V app hours before the album's release. Red Velvet started their promotions on music shows through M! Countdown where they performed both the title track and "Cool Hot Sweet Love".
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