Rec.
Rec.
2022 EP by Yuju
Rec. (stylized as [REC.]; read as "recording") is the debut solo extended play (EP) by South Korean singer Yuju. It was released by Konnect Entertainment on January 18, 2022.[1] The album consists of five songs, including the title track "Play".[2] This is her first solo release since she joined Konnect Entertainment after GFriend's disbandment.
On September 1, 2021, following GFriend's disbandment and her departure from Source Music, Yuju signed an exclusive contract with Konnect Entertainment as a soloist.[3]
On January 3, 2022, it was reported that Yuju will debut on January 18 with the extended play titled [REC.].[4] The following day, the schedule of the EP was released.[5] Preorders began on January 5.[6] On the same day, it was confirmed that the title track of the album is called "Play" and was written and composed by herself.[2] On January 6, a concept film for the EP was published on Konnect Entertainment official YouTube channel.[7] The day after, the track listing of the album was released, confirming that it has five songs, all written by Yuju herself.[8] The next two days, two concept photos of Yuju were released: "Take 1" on January 8 and "Take 2" on January 9.[9] On January 10, a lyric poster spoiled a lyric of the title track "Play" :
When the flowers bloom beautifully and turned red, You broke it and far away, you departed
— Yuju, "Play", [10]
The first teaser for "Play" was released on January 12.[11] The album sampler of the EP was released then two days later, followed by a live version of the sampler as a special gift on January 16.[12][13] The following day, Konnect Entertainment revealed the second and final teaser for "Play".[14]
The EP was released on January 18 along with the music video for "Play".[15]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Bad Blood" (Intro) |
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| 1:20 | |
| 2. | "Play" (놀이) |
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| 3:22 |
| 3. | "Cold Winter" (겨우, 겨울; gyeou, gyeoul; lit. "Barely, Winter"; featuring Mad Clown) |
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| 3:39 |
| 4. | "The Killa" (데킬라) |
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| 3:21 |
| 5. | "Blue Nostalgia" |
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| 3:28 |
| Total length: | 15:10 | ||||
Weekly charts
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Monthly charts
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| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | January 18, 2022 | [18] |
- NEWSIS (January 3, 2022). "여자친구 유주, 솔로 데뷔…18일 'REC.' 발매". Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- 지, 민경. "유주,첫 솔로 타이틀곡은 '놀이(Play)'..직접 작사·작곡". Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- Lee, Min-ji (September 1, 2021). "여자친구 유주, 커넥트와 전속계약…강다니엘 CL 한솥밥(공식)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- 지, 민경. "여자친구 출신 유주, 18일 솔로 데뷔 확정..첫 앨범 'REC.' 발매 [공식]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- "YUJU FIRST MINI ALBUM [REC.] RELEASE SCHEDULE". Twitter. January 4, 2022. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- "KONNECT Entertainment". konnectent.com. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- 유주(YUJU) - [REC.] CONCEPT FILM, retrieved January 18, 2022
- 황, 미현. "유주, 첫 솔로 앨범 트랙리스트 공개…전곡 참여". Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- 지, 민경. "유주, 신곡 '놀이(Play)' 가사 첫 공개..경쾌한 트랙+애절한 가사". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- 지, 민경. "유주, '놀이' MV 티저 첫 공개..한폭의 그림 같은 퍼포먼스". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- 유주(YUJU) - [REC.] ALBUM SAMPLER, retrieved January 18, 2022
- 유주(YUJU) - [REC.] ALBUM SAMPLER (Special Live ver.), retrieved January 18, 2022
- 지, 민경. "'솔로 데뷔 D-1' 유주, 신곡 '놀이' 마지막 티저 공개..신비감 증폭". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- "유주(YUJU), 여자친구에서 솔로 가수로…'REC.' 발매". 싱글리스트 (in Korean). January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- "2022년 04주차 Album Chart" [Week 4 of 2022 Album Chart] (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. January 16–22, 2022. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Gaon Chart.
- "Gaon Album Chart – January 2022". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved May 13, 2021.