Time for the Moon Night is the sixth extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released by Source Music on April 30, 2018. The album contains six songs, including the single of the same name, and two instrumental tracks.
"Time for the Moon Night", written by No Joo-hwan and Lee Won-jong, is GFriend's first single not written by producer duo Iggy and Youngbae.
Composition Time for the Moon Night is more sentimental and dreamlike compared to GFriend's previous albums. According to member Umji, the group wanted to "set a new direction toward producing thought-provoking and sentimental music". The album's single, "Time for the Moon Night", has a retro sound reminiscent of Japanese anime soundtracks.
"Love Bug" is an upbeat song with a retro jazz sound, "Flower Garden" is retro synth-pop, and "Tik Tik" has a funky sound with Nu-disco beat. "Bye" is a pop ballad and "You Are My Star" is a sentimental song for GFriend's fans.
Release and promotions
After a seven-month break since the sextet's reissue EP Rainbow, GFriend officially returned with Time for the Moon Night on April 30, 2018. They released three versions of the album named "Time Version", "Moon Version" and "Night Version". On the album's release date, GFriend held a comeback showcase titled Moon Light: Express 241 at Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu. The group performed the lead single, "Time for the Moon Night" and the album track "Love Bug" at the media showcase, which was simultaneously broadcast live via Naver's V-Live app.
GFriend started promoting the album with performances of "Time for the Moon Night" and "Love Bug" on M Countdown on May 3, 2018, preceding live stages on various music shows throughout the entire week. In their second week of promotion, the song won first place on every music show with a chart system, making GFriend the first and only artist to achieve a "grand slam" in 2018. GFriend ended their promotions on May 20, garnering a total of 10 trophies from all six music programs. It became the third among the group's lead singles with most number of wins, only behind "Rough" and "Navillera".
Track listing
Personnel
Locations
Recorded at VIBE Studio Recorded at In Grid Studio Recorded at Velvet Studio Recorded at T Studio Mixed at KoKo Sound Studio Mixed at In Grid Studio Mixed at Cube Studio Mixed at J's Atelier Studio Mixed at W Sound Mixed at Antenna Studio Mastered at 821 Sound Mastering
Vocal credits Yoon Bit-nara - backing vocals Lee Dan-bi - backing vocals Lee Won-jong - backing vocals Yuju - backing vocals Kim So-ri - backing vocals Lee Ji-won - backing vocals Sophia Pae - backing vocals
Technical credits
Kim Ba-ro - arrangement , string arrangement No Ju-hwan - programming , piano , keyboard , arrangement Ryu Hyeon-woo - guitar Jeong-jin - mixing Lee Sang-deok - recording Kwak Jeong-shin - recording Jung Mo-yeon - recording , recording assistant , digital editing Yoong String - strings Kim Ye-il - bass guitar , arrangement Lee Won-jong - programming Jung Dong-yoon - drum Go Hyeon-jung - mixing Kim Joon-sang - mixing assistant Jun Jin - mixing assistant Jung Gi-woon - mixing assistant Oh Sung-geun - recording Baek Kyung-hoon - recording assistant Ryan S. Jhun - vocal director Jung Eun-kyung - recording, mixing Woo Min-jung - recording assistant Kwon Seok-hong - string arrangement Young - guitar Jo-ssi Ajeossi - mixing Seo Yong-bae - drum programming Iggy - piano, keyboard Sin Min - string arrangement Ha Hyung-joo - drum Ji Seung-nam - mixing
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peakposition Japan (Oricon) 63 South Korean Albums (Gaon) 1 US World Albums (Billboard) 6
Year-end charts Chart Peakposition South Korean Albums (Gaon) 55
Sales Region SalesSouth Korea (Gaon)Cumulative sales of Time For The Moon Night: 84,313 84,313+Japan (Oricon) 1,170+
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