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Weme (EP)

Weme (위미 "we-me") is the debut extended play by South Korean girl group Weki Meki. It was released on August 8, 2017, by Fantagio Music and distributed by Interpark. The EP consists of six songs, including the title track "I Don't Like Your Girlfriend".

Weme
EP by
Weki Meki
ReleasedAugust 8, 2017 (2017-08-08)
Genre
[1]
Label
Producer
  • Im Kwanguk
  • Ryan Kim
  • Chase
  • Amanda Moseley
  • Zaydro
  • Hwang Jaewoong
  • RHeaT
  • Han Jaeho
  • Kim Seungsoo
  • Lee Hyungsuk
  • Glory Face
  • Jake K
  • Jinli
  • East4A
  • David Park
Weki Meki chronology
Weme
(2017) 		Lucky
(2018)
Alternative covers
CD B version
Singles from Weme
  1. "I Don't Like Your Girlfriend"
    Released: August 8, 2017

The EP peaked at number 7 on the Gaon Album Chart. It has sold over 47,000 physical copies, making it the highest selling album by a girl group that debuted in 2017.

Background and release edit

On August 3, 2017, a highlight medley of the album was released.[2] On August 6, a video teaser was released, showing the group transforming from white outfits to colorful ones. The video also showed each member's name.[3]

The EP was released through several music portals, including MelOn in South Korea, and iTunes globally.[4][5] On September 12, a limited "B Version" of the album was released physically in South Korea.[6]

Promotion edit

Single edit

"I Don't Like Your Girlfriend" was released as the title track in conjunction with the EP on August 8.[4] On August 1, the first music video teaser was released.[7] On August 4, the second and final music video teaser was released.[8] The full music video was released on August 8 through the group's official YouTube channel.[9] The song debuted and peaked at number 95 on the Gaon Digital Chart, on the chart issue dated August 6–12, 2017, with 21,447 downloads sold.[10][11]

Commercial performance edit

WEME debuted at number 7 on the Gaon Album Chart, on the chart issue dated August 6–12, 2017.[12] In its second week, the EP continued at number 7 and after a week off the chart, the EP re-entered at number 13 in its fourth week.[13][14]

The EP also placed at number 14 on the album chart for the month of August 2017, with 28,087 physical copies sold.[15] Also with the release of the B version packaging, the EP placed at number 16 on the album chart for the month of September 2017, with 12,017 physical copies sold. This brought the total amount sold in the first two months to 40,104 physical copies.[16] In its third month of release the EP sold 6,968 physical copies, bringing its total to 47,072.[17]

According to Gaon, the EP sold 47,000 copies since its release, marking the highest selling album by a girl group that debuted in 2017.[18]

Track listing edit

Digital download
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."I Don't Like Your Girlfriend"Seo Ji-eum
  • Im Kwang-uk
  • Ryan Kim
  • Chase
  • Amanda Moseley
Devine Channel3:19
2."Stay with Me"
  • Zaydro
  • Hwang Jae-woong
  • RHeaT
  • Zaydro
  • RHeaT
3:35
3."Pretty Boy (iTeen Girls Special)" (너란 사람; Neolan Salam)
  • Song Soo-yun
  • Lee Hyung-suk
  • Han Jae-ho
  • Kim Seung-soo
  • Choi Yoo-jung
  • Han Jae-ho
  • Kim Seung-soo
  • Lee Hyung-suk
  • Lee Hyung-suk
  • Hong Seung-hyun
3:21
4."Neverland"
  • Jinli (Full8loom)
  • GloryFace (Full8loom)
  • Glory Face (Full8loom)
  • Jake K (Full8loom)
  • Jinli (Full8loom)
  • Glory Face (Full8loom)
  • Jake K (Full8loom)
3:31
5."My World"Jinli (Full8loom)Glory Face (Full8loom)
  • Glory Face (Full8loom)
  • Jinli (Full8loom)
3:29
6."Fantastic"
  • East4A
  • David Park
  • East4A
  • David Park
  • East4A
  • David Park
3:43
Total length:20:58

Charts edit

Chart (2017) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[19] 7

References edit

  1. ^ "WEME".
  2. ^ Weki Meki 위키미키 (2017-08-03), Weki Meki 위키미키 - 1st Mini Album 'WEME' Highlight Medley, retrieved 2017-08-08
  3. ^ Weki Meki 위키미키 (2017-08-06), Weki Meki 위키미키 - 0808 위키미키 D-1 TEASER, retrieved 2017-08-08
  4. ^ a b "WEME". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  5. ^ "Weme - EP by Weki Meki on Apple Music". iTunes. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  6. ^ "Weme: 미니앨범 1집-b Ver". Hanteo. September 12, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  7. ^ Weki Meki 위키미키 (2017-08-01), Weki Meki 위키미키 - I don't like your Girlfriend M/V TEASER 1, retrieved 2017-08-08
  8. ^ Weki Meki 위키미키 (2017-08-04), Weki Meki 위키미키 - I don't like your Girlfriend M/V TEASER 2, retrieved 2017-08-08
  9. ^ Weki Meki 위키미키 (2017-08-08), Weki Meki 위키미키 - I don't like your Girlfriend M/V, retrieved 2017-08-08
  10. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  11. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  12. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  13. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  14. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  15. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  16. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  17. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!".
  18. ^ "위키미키, 2017 데뷔 신인 걸그룹 중 앨범 판매량 1위" (in Korean). 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  19. ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 32, 2017". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 17, 2017.


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