Zero: Fever Part.3 is the seventh extended play (EP) by South Korean boy group Ateez. It was released on September 13, 2021, with "Deja Vu" and "Eternal Sunshine" serving as lead singles. The physical album comes in three versions: A, Diary, and Z. The EP is composed of six tracks.[1]

Zero: Fever Part.3
Digital cover
EP by
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2021 (2021-09-13)
Recorded2021
GenreK-pop
Length19:42
LanguageKorean
Label
Ateez chronology
Season Songs
(2021)
Zero: Fever Part.3
(2021)
Zero: Fever Epilogue
(2021)
Singles from Zero: Fever Part 3
  1. "Deja Vu"
    Released: September 13, 2021
  2. "Eternal Sunshine"
    Released: October 4, 2021

Commercially, Zero: Fever Part.3 received over 810,000 pre-orders, which was more than the double of their previous release, Zero: Fever Part.2.[2] The EP debuted at number one on Billboard's World Albums Chart and the group reached a new peak on Billboard's World Digital Songs Chart with "Deja Vu" at number four. It also marked Ateez's first appearance on the Billboard 200, with the EP debuting at number 42. Ateez also topped the Billboard Emerging Artists Chart after the album release.[3] The album was certified double platinum with over 737,000 physical sales in South Korea in 2021.[4]

Release and promotion edit

On September 13, Zero: Fever Part.3 was officially released worldwide. The lead single, "Deja Vu", was voted on by fans in competition with track "Eternal Sunshine".[5] On the same day, a media showcase was held and an online fan showcase was live-streamed on Universe.[6] Ateez began their music program promotion with live performances of lead single “Deja Vu” and sidetrack “Not Too Late” starting from M! Countdown on September 16.[7] They continued on with performances on Music Bank, Show! Music Core, Inkigayo, The Show and Show Champion.[8][9] On September 22, they received their sixth music show win on Show Champion with "Deja Vu".[10] Ateez also made other television appearances to promote the album, performing “Deja Vu” and “Not Too Late” on MBC M's Weekly Idol and KBS' You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook.[11][12] They guested on radio shows including KBS Cool FM's Kiss the Radio and Volume Up.[13][14]

On October 4, the music video of the other title song “Eternal Sunshine” was uploaded. Ateez began another round of promotion on music programs with the single starting from October 7’s M! Countdown.[15] On October 31, a Halloween version performance video of “Deja Vu” was released, in tradition of their annual Halloween performance since 2018.[16]

Track listing edit

Zero: Fever Part.3 track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Eternal Sunshine"Eden, Ollounder, Leez, Kim Hongjoong, Song MingiEden, Ollounder, Leez, Peperoni, OlivEden, Ollounder, Leez, Peperoni, Oliv3:29
2."Feeling Like I Do"Eden, Ollounder, Leez, Kim Hongjoong, Song MingiEden, Ollounder, Leez, Peperoni, OlivEden, Ollounder, Leez, Peperoni, Oliv3:17
3."Deja Vu"Eden, Ollounder, Leez, Peperoni, Oliv, Kim Hongjoong, Song MingiEden, Ollounder, Leez, Peperoni, OlivEden, Ollounder, Leez, Peperoni, Oliv3:16
4."Rocky"Eden, Leez, Ollounder, Kim Hongjoong, Song MingiEden, Leez, Kim Hongjoong, Ollounder, Peperoni, OlivEden, Leez, Kim Hongjoong, Ollounder, Peperoni, Oliv3:08
5."All About You"Eden, Kim Hongjoong, Ollounder, Buddy, Maddox, Song MingiEden, Kim Hongjoong, Ollounder, Buddy, MaddoxEden, Kim Hongjoong, Ollounder, Buddy2:56
6."Not Too Late" (밤하늘)Eden, Leez, Ollounder, Kim Hongjoong, Song MingiEden, Leez, Ollounder, Peperoni, OlivEden, Leez, Ollounder, Peperoni, Oliv3:34
Total length:19:42

Charts edit

Accolades edit

Awards and nominations
Year Organization Award Work Result Ref.
2022 Golden Disc Awards Album Bonsang Zero: Fever Part.3 Nominated [32]
Year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Work Rank Ref.
Billboard 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2021: Critics’ Picks "Deja Vu" 17 [33]
Tidal Best of K-Pop 2021 [34]
Music program awards
Song Program Date Ref.
"Deja Vu" Show Champion (MBC M) September 22, 2021 [35]

Certifications edit

Certifications for Zero: Fever Part 3
Region Certification Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA)[36] 3× Platinum 750,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

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