Follow: Find You

Follow: Find You is the seventh extended play by the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released worldwide on October 28, 2019 by Starship Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M. The EP consists of eight tracks, including the title track, "Follow". The album marks the band's final release to feature member Wonho before his departure from the group on October 31, 2019.[1][2]

Follow: Find You
EP by
Monsta X
ReleasedOctober 28, 2019 (2019-10-28)
GenreK-pop
Length28:15
LanguageKorean
Label
Monsta X chronology
Phenomenon
(2019)		 Follow: Find You
(2019)		 All About Luv
(2020)
Singles from Follow: Find You
  1. "Find You"
    Released: October 22, 2019
  2. "Follow"
    Released: October 28, 2019

Background and release

The physical album was released in four versions.

Critical reception

Jeff Benjamin of Billboard called the EP a return "to a lighter and fun sound" for the group following their "darker" albums, Take.1 Are You There? and Take.2 We Are Here. Benjamin felt it was exemplified by the first track, "Find You", which he described as a "serene, synth ballad", as well as the "dynamic" title track, "Follow", which he compared to the group's hit track, "Hero". He went on to note "Monsta Truck" as a "blend of smooth groove and industrial breakdowns", "Disaster" as "a bare-bone boom-bap production that allows the rappers Joohoney and I.M's aggressive delivery to shine", "U R" as an "acoustic-leaning R&B cut" and "Mirror" with its "warm, brassy production".[2] Michael Cerio of Radio.com also wrote that on the EP, the group "finds a balance between ballads and bangers, exploring the connection they share with each other and adding another chapter of tunes to the tale", summarizing the whole album as "bouncing between immersive ballads and pulse-quickening jams that snap expectations" and "the sound of K-pop secure in its sound".[3]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Naver.[4]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Find You"
  • $ün
  • $aimön
3:38
2."Follow"
  • Seo Jieum
  • 브라더수 (Brother Su)
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
Willie Weeks3:33
3."Monsta Truck"
  • 브라더수 (Brother Su)
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • Daniel Caesar
  • Ludwig Lindell
  • Andreas Öberg
Caesar & Loui3:40
4."U R"
  • I.M
  • 윤석 (Yoonseok)
  • Wooki
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • 윤석 (Yoonseok)
  • Wooki
  • I.M
  • 윤석 (Yoonseok)
  • Wooki
3:30
5."Disaster"
  • 지인 (Flying Lab)
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
Albin Nordqvist3:39
6."Burn It Up"
  • JQ
  • Bono (makeumineworks)
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • Daniel Caesar
  • Ludwig Lindell
  • Daniel Kim
  • Jiyeon Park
  • Daniel Caesar
  • Ludwig Lindell
3:38
7."Mirror"
  • Wonho
  • 브라더수 (Brother Su)
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • Wonho
  • 브라더수 (Brother Su)
  • 안성현 (펀치사운드)
  • 신기현 (펀치사운드)
  • 안성현 (펀치사운드)
  • 신기현 (펀치사운드)
3:20
8."See You Again"
  • Jooheon
  • 9F
  • I.M
  • Jooheon
  • 9F
  • Jooheon
  • 9F
3:17
Total length:28:15

Charts

Sales
Region Sales
Japan (Oricon)[15] 9,785
South Korea (Gaon)[16] 233,905
United States (Nielsen)[17] 1,000

Accolades
Year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Song Rank Ref.
Dazed The 20 best K-pop songs of 2019 "Follow" 17 [18]
Refinery29 The Best K-Pop Songs Of 2019 23 [19]

Music programs
Song Program Date Ref.
"Follow" The Show (SBS MTV) November 5, 2019 [20]
Show Champion (MBC Music) November 6, 2019
M Countdown (Mnet) November 7, 2019 [21]

Release history
Region Date Format Label
South Korea October 28, 2019
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming
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References
  1. Herman, Tamar (October 28, 2019). "'Follow' Monsta X to the Future With Epic New Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  2. Benjamin, Jeff (November 8, 2019). "Monsta X Return to Top 10 of World Albums & World Digital Song Sales Charts With 'Follow-Find You'". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  3. Cerio, Michael (October 29, 2019). "Monsta X Continue the Story on 'FOLLOW – FIND YOU'". Radio.com. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  4. "'FOLLOW': FIND YOU". Naver. October 28, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. "Top Albums Téléchargés". SNEP (in French). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  6. "週間　アルバムランキング". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  7. "Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  8. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  9. 2019년 44주차 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  10. "Monsta X Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  11. "Monsta X Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  12. "Monsta X Chart History: World Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  13. "2019년 10월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  14. "2019년 Album Chart". Gaon. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  15. 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年11月11日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking on November 11, 2019] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  16. Cumulative sales (Kit + CD)
  17. Benjamin, Jeff (November 8, 2019). "Monsta X Return to Top 10 of World Albums & World Digital Song Sales Charts With 'Follow-Find You'". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  18. "The 20 best K-pop songs of 2019". Dazed. December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  19. Morin, Natalie (December 20, 2019). "The Best K-Pop Songs Of 2019". Refinery29 . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  20. Chu, Ga-young (November 6, 2019). ‘더 쇼' 몬스타엑스, ‘FOLLOW’로 컴백 후 첫 1위 “몬베베 고맙고 사랑해요“. sportsworldi.com (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  21. 몬스타엑스 '엠카' 1위..2관왕 "과분한 상, 남은 한해 행복한 날들로 채워갈 것". Kpop Herald (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
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