The Perfect Red Velvet

The Perfect Red Velvet
Studio album (reissue) by Red Velvet
Released January 29, 2018
Recorded 2017
Genre
Length 41:30
Language Korean
Label
Producer Lee Soo-man (exec.)
Red Velvet chronology
Perfect Velvet
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(2018)		 #Cookie Jar
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Singles from The Perfect Red Velvet
  1. "Bad Boy"
    Released: January 29, 2018
Music video
"Bad Boy" on YouTube

The Perfect Red Velvet is the repackage of Perfect Velvet, the second studio album of South Korean girl group Red Velvet, which was released in November 2017. The reissue was released on January 29, 2018 by SM Entertainment with the lead single "Bad Boy" which was produced by American production team The Stereotypes, who previously worked with the group on a song from the original album. The album also contains two new tracks, which incorporate R&B and retro disco styles along with all the tracks from Perfect Velvet.

Critics praised the group for portraying powerful women and attempting a sexy concept for the first time since their debut for "Bad Boy". They also complimented the songs added to the album for their retro vibe. Billboard referenced the group's dual concept and called the album and the single "overall representatives" of their "velvet" side.

The album topped South Korea's Gaon Album Chart and "Bad Boy" debuted at No. 2 on Gaon's Digital Chart. The Perfect Red Velvet also charted at No. 3 on Billboard's World Albums Chart while "Bad Boy" peaked at No. 2 on its World Digital Songs chart. "Bad Boy" also became the group's first release to chart on the Canadian Hot 100.

Background

Only two months after the release of the group's second studio album Perfect Velvet which became their most successful album to date, S.M. Entertainment announced through an image teaser posted on their official Twitter and Instagram accounts on January 23, 2018 that Red Velvet will be releasing a repackage of the album titled The Perfect Red Velvet with "Bad Boy" as its lead single.[2][3]

"Bad Boy" was described as a song with a "sexy" or "girl crush" concept by South Korean news sites, which has never been done before by the group. On January 24, 2018, it was reported that the repackage of Perfect Velvet will be released on January 29 with three new songs, including "Bad Boy".[4][5]

On January 26, individual teasers of members Wendy and Joy were released through the group's official SNS accounts which were noted by Kang Seo-jung of Osen as having the vibe of a powerful "eonni". In the same article, Kang also spoke of how their latest concept differs from the group's past releases. These teasers were followed by clips of Irene and Yeri on the following day, with Seulgi's being released on January 28.[6]

New material

With all of the tracks from Perfect Velvet, the repackage was released with three new songs with a total of twelve tracks. The album's lead single "Bad Boy" is characterized as an R&B song with elements of hip hop and a synth melody along with a heavy bass sound. In an interview with Idolator on January 16, 2018 about being nominated at the Grammy awards and working with K-pop artists, American production team The Stereotypes revealed they had "a new one coming that's gonna be really cool" when asked about working with Red Velvet. Previously, they also produced two tracks from Perfect Velvet ("Kingdom Come" and "Attaboy"). It was eventually reported that the new song will be the album's lead single "Bad Boy".[7] The song was composed by The Stereotypes, Maxx Song and Whitney Philips with Korean lyrics by Yoo Young-jin, the song describes the attraction between bad men and arrogant women.[8] Mexican news site Milenio called the song's melody a mix of R&B and hip hop and described its lyrics as the story of the beginning of the couple's relationship.[9]

One of the three new tracks "All Right" is an up-tempo dance-pop song that lyrically encourages a person to look forward to the future with the people around them. Composed by Kevin Charge, Phoebus Tassopoulus and Jessica Jean Pfeiffer, its lyrics were written by Lee Seu-ran of Jam Factory. On the other hand, "Time to Love" is a mid-tempo R&B ballad composed by Ellen Berg Tollbom, Ming Ji-syeon and Lee Dong-hoon with lyrics written by Kim Eun-jung detailing excitement over a new relationship.[10]

On iTunes and Apple Music, the reissue was released as a five-track EP with no tracks from Perfect Velvet, but instead featuring the instrumental versions of "Bad Boy" and "Peek-a-Boo" along with the new tracks "Bad Boy", "All Right" and "Time to Love".

Promotions

The album's title track "Bad Boy" had what Annie Martin of UPI called a "sultry" music video that featured the members in various coordinating outfits which includes all-black ensembles and pink pajamas as they performed against a snowy backdrop.[11] The song was choreographed by Japanese hip hop dancer and choreographer Rie Hata who has previously worked with CL for the choreography of "The Baddest Female" and with the group's label mate BoA for her single "Nega Dola".[12]

Red Velvet held a comeback showcase on January 29, 2018, the same day as the album's release, and was hosted by label mate Girls' Generation member Hyoyeon. It was broadcast live through the Naver app V-Live. During the show, the members discussed their new songs, including "Bad Boy" which they performed live for the first time.[13] The group started their music show promotions through M! Countdown on February 1.[6] The group also performed the song on Music Bank, Show! Music Core, Inkigayo and Show Champion where they won their first trophy for "Bad Boy" on February 7.[14] To further promote the album and single, the members also appeared on several radio shows in South Korea such as SBS FM's Choi Hwa Jung Power Time, SBS' NCT's Night Night and SBS FM's Kim Chang Ryul's Old School Radio.[15][16][17]

On February 28, 2018, Red Velvet released the music video for "I Just".[18]

Reception

Tamar Herman of Billboard called the title track "Bad Boy" their "darkest yet", comparing them to the rainbow hues of their last single "Peek-a-Boo" and stated the members "played up their smoother retro leanings" with the addition of the new songs. Herman also commented on the members' styling, noting the "sexy uniforms and athleisure fishnet-and-leather outfits" which depicted the group as "femme fatales". The song's choreography was also seen as the sexiest the group has ever done. Lastly, she called the song and the album "overall representatives" of the group's "velvet" side (a reference to the group's dual concept), contrasting the quirkier "red" songs the group has released in the previous year.[19] Similarly, Ela Teodosio of Christian Today believed that the single was their "most fiery track yet" and stated that the two other tracks that were added to the album "follow the group's theme of retro disco".[20] Avery Thompson of Hollywood Life called the members "the epitome of girl power" as she praised the music video of the lead single.[21] Fuse's Jeff Benjamin opined that the group put their own spin on modern R&B and hip hop, comparing it to the likes of Rihanna, Tinashe, and Cardi B where they incorporate "sassy, catch phrases into their verses and choruses". He then described the other track "All Right" as a "synth-pop cut" and "Time to Love" a "snappy ballad".[22] Forbes stated that The Stereotypes' work on the album "have helped hone the girl group's lush contemporary R&B-meets-pop sound".[23]

In South Korea, X Sports News called "Bad Boy" the perfect blend of the group's intense "red" side and soft "velvet" in their review of Red Velvet's dual concept "red" and velvet" since their debut with "Happiness" and "Be Natural".[24]

Commercial performance

The Perfect Red Velvet debuted atop the Gaon Album Chart and also topped Hanteo's Weekly Album Chart upon its release. The single "Bad Boy" also charted at number one on Gaon's Weekly Download Chart and at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart.[25]

The album charted at number three on Billboard's World Albums chart, while "Bad Boy" peaked at number two on their World Digital Songs chart and earned them their best US sales to date, selling 4,000 downloads from January 26 to February 1.[26] The album became their second release to chart on the French Download Albums Chart and their highest, charting at number 87.[27] "Bad Boy" also marks the group's debut on the Canadian Hot 100 at number 87, becoming only the seventh K-pop artist and the third female act to appear on the chart.[28] In Japan, The Perfect Red Velvet peaked at number 29 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[29]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Bad Boy"
  • JQ
  • Moon Hee-yeon
The Stereotypes3:30
2."All Right"Jam Factory
Iseulan3:49
3."Peek-a-Boo" (피카부; Pikabu)Kenzie
Moonshine3:09
4."Look" (봐; Bwa)
  • Jinbo
  • Sumin
Daniel Obi Klein4:05
5."I Just"Kim Boo Min
  • Aventurina King
  • Hitchhiker
  • Kim Boo-min
  • John Fulford
Hitchhiker3:08
6."Kingdom Come"Lee Seu-ran (Jam Factory)
  • The Stereotypes
  • Deez
  • Ylva Dimberg
The Stereotypes3:30
7."Time to Love"Kang Eun-Jeong
  • Ellen Berg Tollbom
  • Kim Min-Ji
  • Lee Dong-Hoon
Kim Min-ji3:15
8."My Second Date" (두 번째 데이트; Du Beonjjae Deiteu)Jeon Gan-di
  • James Wong
  • Sidnie Tipton
  • Sophie Stern
Gladius3:14
9."Attaboy"Kenzie
  • Kenzie
  • The Stereotypes
  • Ylva Dimberg
The Stereotypes3:16
10."Perfect 10"Cho Yoon Kyung
  • Charli Taft
  • Daniel "Obi" Klein
  • Deez
  • Daniel "Obi" Klein
  • Deez
3:29
11."About Love"1월 8일 (Jam Factory)
  • RE:ONE
  • Davey Nate
RE:ONE3:25
12."Moonlight Melody" (달빛 소리; Dalbit Sori)Lee Joo-hyung (Monotree)
  • Lee Joo-hyung (Monotree)
  • Kwon Deok-geun
Kwon Deok-geun3:40
Total length:41:37

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
French Download Albums (SNEP)[27] 87
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[29] 29
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[31] 1
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[32] 7
US World Albums (Billboard)[33] 3

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide January 29, 2018 Digital download SM Entertainment
South Korea CD, digital download SM Entertainment, Genie Music

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