Color on Me

Color on Me (stylized color on me) is the debut extended play (EP) by South Korean singer and songwriter Kang Daniel. It was released on July 25, 2019 by Konnect Entertainment and distributed by Sony Music Korea. Color on Me contains five tracks with "What Are You Up To" (뭐해) serving as its lead single.[1]

Color on Me
EP by
Kang Daniel
ReleasedJuly 25, 2019 (2019-07-25)
Recorded2019
GenreK-pop, Dance
Length13:05
LanguageKorean
Label
  • Konnect
  • Sony Music
ProducerKei Lim (Devine-Channel)
Kang Daniel chronology
Color on Me
(2019)		 Cyan
(2020)
Singles from Color on Me
  1. "What Are You Up To"
    Released: July 25, 2019

Background

On July 11 at midnight KST, Konnect Entertainment launched a new website with a 24-hour countdown, and on July 12 at midnight KST, the first teaser for Kang Daniel's solo debut which included the date July 25, 2019 was revealed.[2] On the same day, it was revealed that Kei Lim, CEO of Devine-Channel, was the main producer of the EP.[3] In the following days, four more teaser images were released on Konnect's official website and the pre-order for only one version of the EP started on July 16. On July 18, the tracklist was revealed showing a total of five songs with audio previews for each released the following day.[4]

Lim revealed that the album was completed in such a short time due to Kang focusing solely on producing the album. While Lim assisted with the album's technical side, Kang mostly controlled its direction and message.[5] At the debut showcase, Kang stated the album's title was inspired from the second track "Color" since he wanted to show his diverse sides. He participated in writing four songs and received a lot of inspiration from films and fans' messages.[6]

Promotion

Kang Daniel held two debut showcases on July 25 at YES24 Live Hall, 4PM KST for the press and 8PM KST for his fans.[7][8] He held six domestic fan-signs between July 31 and August 3 in Gwangju, Daejeon, Busan, Daegu, Yeouido, and Sangam.[9] Following that, Kang kicked off the international leg of his fan meeting tour with stops in Singapore, Bangkok, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, and Manila. He ended the tour in Ilsan with a two-day fan meeting on November 23–24 and a three-day exhibition ending on the 24th at KINTEX.[10] In between touring, Kang organized "What Are You Up To" and "I Hope" mu:fully performance video uploads in early September.[11] His first general public event performance occurred on October 25 at Busan One Asia Festival.[12]

Commercial performance

On July 22, it was reported that stock pre-orders for Color on Me exceeded 450,000 copies over the first seven days of the pre-order period.[13]

Upon its release in South Korea, Color on Me sold 342,218 copies on its first-day, making it the highest first-day sales for a soloist in the history of Hanteo Chart.[14] As of July 31, the third day since the EP’s physical release, Color on Me sold over 400,000 copies, also breaking the record for the highest first-week sales for a soloist in the history of Hanteo Chart.[15] It topped South Korea's Gaon Album Chart and entered Japan’s Oricon Albums Chart at number 23. The EP ranked first in at least 15 regions' iTunes album charts and also topped iTunes K-pop album charts in over 20 regions.[16][17]

Despite not appearing on any music shows, Kang took home his first ever solo music show win on KBS2's Music Bank with "What Are You Up To" placing first on August 9, 2019.[18] Later that year, Sony Music Entertainment announced its biggest global sellers for its second fiscal quarter of 2019 with Kang’s Color on Me placing fifth.[19]

Track listing
Digital download/CD[20]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Intro (Through the Night)"Flow BlowFlow BlowFlow Blow1:19
2."Color"
  • Yorkie
  • Thama
  • Kang Daniel
  • Geoffrocause
  • Devine-Channel
  • Thama
  • Geoffrocause
  • Devine-Channel
2:56
3."What Are You Up To" (뭐해)
  • Yorkie
  • Thama
  • Kang Daniel
  • Devine-Channel
  • Thama
Devine-Channel3:02
4."Horizon"
  • Yorkie
  • Thama
  • Kang Daniel
  • Devine-Channel
  • Thama
Devine-Channel2:36
5."I Hope"
  • Kang Daniel
  • Flow Blow
Flow BlowFlow Blow3:07
Total length:13:05

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] 23
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[22] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (2019) Position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[23] 7

Sales
Region Sales
South Korea (Gaon)[23]
 500,134

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Various July 25, 2019
  • Konnect Entertainment
  • Sony Music
South Korea July 29, 2019 CD

See also

References
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  2. "Kang Daniel's solo debut set for July 25". The Korea Times. July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  3. "강다니엘, 7월말 솔로데뷔 확정..디바인 채널 프로듀싱(공식입장)". Daum (in Korean). June 27, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  4. "강다니엘 'color on me' 예약 판매 안내". danielk.konnectent.com (in Korean). July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  5. "임광욱 대표 "강다니엘, 진솔한 경상도 상남자"(인터뷰③)[스타메이커]". Star News (in Korean). July 31, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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  9. "강다니엘, 'color on me' 발매 기념 전국 팬사인회성료". Xports News (in Korean). August 2, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  10. "강다니엘, 조금씩 베일 벗는 '컬러풀'한 팬미팅… 메인 포스터 공개!". iMBC (in Korean). October 21, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  11. "강다니엘, 섹시美 '뭐해'→청량美 'I HOPE'까지..반전매력 폭발". OSEN (in Korean). September 9, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  12. "강다니엘 뉴이스트 슈주 부산 온다… BOF 표 4일 추가 판매". Busan Ilbo (in Korean). October 2, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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  14. "강다니엘, 솔로 데뷔 앨범 하루 만에 34만 장 돌파.."역대급 스코어" [공식]". Naver (in Korean). July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  15. "[Breaking: New Record] Kang Daniel, sets new record of Initial Chodong sales of 400,000 copies within 3 days of the album release". Hanteo News. July 31, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  16. "Kang Daniel's 'Cyan' released by Konnect Entertainment, distributed by Sony Music Korea". Conan Daily. April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  17. "강다니엘, 솔로 데뷔앨범 글로벌 인기..15개국 아이튠즈 앨범차트 1위". News Chosun (in Korean). July 26, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  18. "'뮤직뱅크' 강다니엘, 방송출연 없이 1위…로켓펀치 데뷔-세븐틴 컴백[종합]". Sports Chosun. August 9, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  19. "SONY MUSIC POSTS ANOTHER BILLION-DOLLAR QUARTER, AS STREAMING REVENUES GROW 21%". Music Business Worldwide. October 30, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  20. "color on me - EP by Kang Daniel". Apple Music. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  21. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-08-12" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  22. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 31, 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  23. Cumulative Sales of "Color on Me":
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