Purple (EP)

Purple is the fifth extended play by South Korean girl group Mamamoo. It was released by RBW on June 22, 2017 and distributed by CJ E&M Music.[1] It contains five songs, including the single "Yes I Am".[2]

Purple
EP by Mamamoo
Released	June 22, 2017
Recorded	RBW Studio
Studio	2017
Genre	K-Pop Dance R&B
Length	17:20
Language	Korean
Label	RBW
Producer	exec.: Kim Do-hoon, Kim Jin-woo
Mamamoo chronology
Memory (2016) Purple (2017) Yellow Flower (2018)
Singles from Purple
"Da Ra Da" Released: June 4, 2017 "Yes I Am" Released: June 22, 2017
Music video
"Yes I Am" on YouTube

Release

The EP was released on June 22, 2017, through several music portals, including Melon, and iTunes for the global market.[3][4]

Single

"Yes I Am" was released as the lead single in conjunction with the EP on June 22.[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Yes I Am" (나로 말할 것 같으면; Naro Malhal Geot Gateumyeon; lit: If You Think I’ll Tell You)	Kim Do-hoon Solar Moonbyul Hwasa	Kim Do-hoon	Kim Do-hoon	3:31
2.	"Finally"	Cosmic Sound Cosmic Girl Moonbyul	Cosmic Sound Cosmic Girl	Cosmic Sound Cosmic Girl	3:08
3.	"Love & Hate" (구차해; Guchahae; lit: Beg) (Moonbyul solo)	Moonbyul Park Woo-sang	Park Woo-sang	Park Woo-sang	3:13
4.	"Aze Gag" (아재개그) (narr. Kim Dae-hee & Kim Joon-ho)	Kim Do-hoon Solar Moonbyul Hwasa	Kim Do-hoon Solar Hwasa	Kim Do-hoon	3:31
5.	"Da Ra Da" (다라다) (sung by Wheein, Jeff Bernat, B.O.)	B.O.	파이어뱃 B.O.	파이어뱃	3:57
Total length:					17:25

Charts

Album Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[5] 2 US World Albums (Billboard)[6] 1 Monthly chart Chart (2017) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[7] 5 Year-end chart Chart (2017) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[8] 65

Singles "Yes I Am (나로 말할 것 같으면)" Chart (2017) Peak position South Korea (Gaon)[9] 2 South Korea (Kpop Hot 100)[10] 1 US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[11] 7

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
		KOR [12]	KOR Hot [13]
"Aze Gag" (아재개그) (Narr. Kim Dae-hee & Kim Joon-ho)	2017	23	20
"Finally"		42	41
"Love and Hate" (구차해) (Moonbyul solo)		51	88
"Da Ra Da" (다라다) (Wheein, Jeff Bernat, & B.O.) (Purple versión)		80	—

Awards

Year	Awards	Category	Recipient
2018	Seoul Music Awards	Tiktok Dance Performance	"Yes I Am"

Music programs

Program	Song	Date
The Show (SBS MTV)	"Yes I Am"	June 27, 2017
Show Champion (MBC Music)		June 28, 2017
M Countdown (Mnet)		June 29, 2017
		July 6, 2017
		July 13, 2017
Music Bank (KBS)		July 17, 2017
Show! Music Core		July 1, 2017

References

1. "22일 컴백하는 마마무, 매혹적인 보랏빛 앨범 콘셉트 이미지 공개" (in Korean). Insight.
2. "마마무, '퍼플' 트랙리스트 공개…6연속 흥행 청신호" (in Korean). Ten Asia.
3. "Purple". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 24, 2017.
4. "Purple - EP by MAMAMOO on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
5. "Purple on Gaon Album Chart (2017)" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
6. "Mamamoo Chart History - World Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
7. "South Korean Gaon Chart: Albums – June 2017". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved May 22, 2019.
8. "2017년 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 13, 2018.
9. "2017년 25주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
10. "Billboard Kpop Hot 100". Billboard Korea. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
11. "US World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. July 15, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
12. "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
    • "Friday Night, Words Don't Come Easy, Emotion".
    • "Hometown", Funky Boy, Recipe, Just, Cat Fight". Archived from the original on August 16, 2016.
    • "Memory, I Love Too".
    • "Aze Gag, Finally, Love and Hate, Da Ra Da".
    • "Star Wind Flower Sun".
    • "Midnight Summer Dream".
    • "Waggy, Where R U, 25, Bad Bye".
    • "Destiny".
    • "Ten Nights".
13. "Mamamoo Chart History: K-Pop 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
    • • "Aze Gag, Finally, Love and Hate". Archived from the original on June 14, 2018.
      • "Star Wind Flower Sun".