Carnival is the second extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group Bvndit, released on May 13, 2020, by MNH Entertainment and distributed by Stone Music Entertainment.

Carnival
EP by
ReleasedMay 13, 2020 (2020-05-13)
GenreK-pop
Length13:21
LanguageKorean
Label
Bvndit chronology
Be!
(2019)
Carnival
(2020)
Re-Original
(2022)
Singles from Carnival
  1. "Children"
    Released: April 20, 2020
  2. "Jungle"
    Released: May 13, 2020

Background

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On April 28, MNH Entertainment confirmed that Bvndit would make a comeback with their second EP.[1] On May 3, MNH Entertainment released the group's first promotional poster.[2] On May 5, the second promotional poster was released.[3] The following day, MNH Entertainment unveiled the track listing to the EP on their official social media accounts, revealing "Jungle" as the lead single.[4]

Release

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The EP was released on May 13 through many Korean online music services, including Melon.[5] For the global market, the album was made available on iTunes and Spotify.[6][7] It was also released in physical format. It was also released in physical format.[8]

Music video

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On May 7, a first teaser for the music video of "Jungle" was released.[9] On May 11, a second teaser for the music video was released.[10] On May 13, the official music video of "Jungle" was released.[11]

Track listing

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Credits adapted from track listing[12] and Melon.[13]

Carnival track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Carnival"VINCENZOVINCENZOVINCENZO1:03
2."Jungle"MosPickMosPickMosPick3:04
3."Come and Get It"Kim Yeon-seo
  • Coach & Sendo
  • Kim Yeon-seo
Coach & Sendo2:59
4."Cool"
  • Anna Timgren
  • VINCENZO
  • Any Masingga
  • Fuxxy
  • VINCENZO
  • Any Masingga, Fuxxy
  • Anna Timgren
  • Any Masingga
  • VINCENZO
3:12
5."Children"Park Woo-sangPark Woo-sangPark Woo-sang3:01
Total length:13:21

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for Carnival
Chart (2020) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[14] 19

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Worldwide May 13, 2020 Digital download MNH Entertainment, Stone Music Entertainment
South Korea CD, music download

References

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  1. ^ "BVNDIT(밴디트) 미니앨범 'Carnival' 커밍순..컴백 카운트다운 돌입". Kpop News (in Korean). April 29, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "'여신 비주얼' BVNDIT(밴디트), '카니발' 콘셉트 포토 공개". BizEnter (in Korean). May 5, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "BVNDIT(밴디트), 시크+몽환+세련美 장착 '비주얼 업그레이드'". Star Daily News (in Korean). May 6, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "BVNDIT, 'Carnival' 트랙리스트 공개…타이틀곡은 'JUNGLE'". Market News (in Korean). May 7, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  5. ^ ""Carnival" - EP details". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  6. ^ "BVNDIT Carnival - EP (Apple Music)". May 13, 2020. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "BVNDIT Carnival - EP (Spotify)". Spotify. May 13, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  8. ^ "밴디트 (BVNDIT) - Carnival". 리스뮤직. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  9. ^ "'컴백 D-5' BVNDIT(밴디트), 새 앨범 타이틀곡 'JUNGLE' M/V 티저 공개 '5인 5색 비주얼 폭발'". Next Daily (in Korean). May 8, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "BVNDIT(밴디트), 타이틀곡 'JUNGLE' 두 번째 뮤직비디오 티저 공개". NBN News (in Korean). May 12, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  11. ^ "BVNDIT(밴디트), 오늘(13일) 'Carnival' 발매 "최애 앨범 될 것 같다"". Biz Enter (in Korean). May 13, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  12. ^ @BVNDIT_official (2020-05-06). "BVNDIT(밴디트) 2nd Mini Album [Carnival] Track List" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-09-27 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ ""Carnival" - EP details". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  14. ^ "Carnival (2020)". May 21, 2020.