Mystery of Venus

Mystery of Venus is the sixth extended play by South Korean girl group Hello Venus. It was released on January 11, 2017, by Fantagio Music and distributed by Interpark. The EP consists of four songs, including their previous collaboration with producing and writing team, Devine Channel, with the addition of a new song, "Mysterious", the title track from the EP. To promote the EP, Hello Venus performed "Mysterious" on South Korean music programs, including Music Bank and Inkigayo. A music video for the title track was also released on January 11. This marks their last release before their disbandment in 2019.

Mystery of Venus
EP by
Hello Venus
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2017
Genre
Length14:32
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
  • Simon Janlöv
  • Ylva Dimberg
  • Lisa Desmond
  • Maria Marcus
  • Devine Channel
  • Amanda Moseley
  • Nikki Paige
Hello Venus chronology
I'm Ill
(2015)		 Mystery of Venus
(2017)
Singles from Mystery of Venus
  1. "Glow"
    Released: May 10, 2016
  2. "Paradise"
    Released: July 18, 2016
  3. "Runway"
    Released: November 1, 2016
  4. "Mysterious"
    Released: January 11, 2017
Music video
"Mysterious" on YouTube

The album was a commercial success entering at number 12 on the Gaon Album Chart

Background and release

On December 14, 2016, it was officially announced by Fantagio, that the group will be making a comeback after a year and six months, in the second week of January 2017, also revealing that was going to be a mini-album. It was also revealed that the recording sessions and the album jacket shoot were finished.[1][2] Later that month, it was revealed that the new mini-album release date will be on January 11, 2017 and that actor and 5urprise-member Seo Kang Joon will participate in the music video for their title track.[3] On December 30, 2016 it was revealed that the mini-album will be called Mystery of Venus through a teaser image.[4]

On January 1, 2017, a mash-up teaser was released, showing the group dance practice and recording sessions with mash-up of the songs from the upcoming mini-album. They also release another teaser image, mixing all the girls in a single picture.[5] On the same, the track list was also revealed.[6]

The mini-album was released on January 11, 2017 through several music sites in South Korea, such as Melon and on iTunes for the global market.[7][8]

Music video

On January 4, 2017, the first music video teaser was released, showing the group in a white background and dressed in shiny jackets of different colors.[9]

The music video was released on January 11, 2017 with the participation of 5urprise's Seo Kangjoon and Astro's Cha Eunwoo.[10]

Promotion

To promote the EP, Hello Venus performed "Mysterious" on several South Korean music programs. They had their first comeback stage on Mnet's M Countdown on January 12, 2017, followed by KBS's Music Bank on January 13, MBC's Show! Music Core on January 14 and SBS's Inkigayo on January 15.

Commercial performance

Mystery of Venus debuted and peaked at number 12 on the Gaon Album Chart on the chart issue dated January 8–14, 2017.[11]

The EP entered at number 36 on the chart, for the month of January 2017, with 3,021 physical copies sold.[12]

Track listing
Digital download
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Mysterious"Kim Ina
  • Simon Janlöv
  • Ylva Dimberg
Simon Janlöv3:22
2."Runway"Seo Jieum
  • Lisa Desmond
  • Maria Marcus
  • Simon Janlöv
Simon Janlöv3:41
3."Glow" (빛이 내리면: bich-i naelimyeon)Yorkie
  • Devine Channel
  • Amanda Moseley
Devine Channel3:59
4."Paradise"
  • Devine Channel
  • Ryu
  • Devine Channel
  • Nikki Paige
Devine Channel3:30
Total length:14:32

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon) 12

Release history
Region Date Format Distribuitor
South Korea January 11, 2017 CD, Digital download Fantagio Music
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References
  1. "헬로비너스 측 "내년 1월 컴백 확정...앨범 막바지 작업 중"(공식입장)". Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  2. "[단독] 헬로비너스, 내년 1월 컴백 확정..대세 '나라 효과' 볼까". Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  3. "[단독] "대세 행보 잇는다"..헬로비너스 1월 11일 컴백 확정". Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  4. "'입술, 허리, 손목'…헬로비너스의 미스터리 컴백". Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  5. K, J. (2017-01-01). "Watch: Hello Venus Shares A Sneak Peek At "Mystery Of VENUS" With Mini Album Preview And Making-Of Footage". Soompi. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  6. "판타지오뮤직 on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  7. "HELLOVENUS 6th Mini Album Mystery of VENUS". www.melon.com. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  8. "HELLOVENUS 6th Mini Album Mystery of VENUS - EP by HELLOVENUS on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  9. Kang, E. (2017-01-04). "Watch: Hello Venus Invites Everyone To Their "Mysterious" World In MV Teaser". Soompi. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  10. fantagiomusic 판타지오뮤직 (2017-01-10), HELLOVENUS 헬로비너스 - Mysterious M/V, retrieved 2017-01-12
  11. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
  12. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
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