Follow: Find You is the seventh extended play by the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released by Starship Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M on October 28, 2019. It consists of eight tracks, including the title track "Follow".
Background and release The EP had two lead singles, with "Find You" pre-released on October 22 and "Follow" released with the EP on October 28. It was also Monsta X's final release that member Wonho participated in the promotion of before his departure from the group on October 31.
The EP was released in four versions.
Critical reception "Follow" was noted for its use of traditional Korean inspired elements, in both the song and music video, including hanbok-inspired outfits and the use of the taepyeongso. It was described by Tamar Herman of Billboard as "an explosive dance track tinged with EDM breakdowns and moombahton-inspired beats".
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 their 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". Michael Cerio of Radio.com also added that 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 EP as "bouncing between immersive ballads and pulse-quickening jams that snap expectations" and "the sound of K-pop secure in its sound".
Listicles + Name of critic or publication, name of listicle, name of work and rank Critic/Publication List Work Rank Album Billboard The 25 Best K-pop Albums of 2019 Follow: Find You 17 Song Dazed The 20 Best K-pop Songs of 2019 "Follow" 17 Refinery29 The Best K-pop Songs of 2019 23 SBS PopAsia Top 100 Asian Pop Songs of 2019 21
Commercial performance The EP is certified platinum in South Korea, with 266,819 units sold as of 2021. It peaked at number one on the weekly Gaon Album Chart.
The pre-release single "Find You" and lead single "Follow" both charted on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart, at number twenty-one and five, respectively, as with the song "Mirror", peaking at number twenty. While they did not appear on the Gaon Digital Chart, all the tracks on the EP appeared on its component chart, the Gaon Download Chart, with "Find You" peaking at 142, "Follow" at 52, "Monsta Truck" at 182, "U R" at 184, "Disaster" at 195, "Burn It Up" at 189, "See You Again" at 190, and "Mirror" at 196. It had two music show wins on The Show and M Countdown.
Track listing
Charts Album
Weekly charts + Chart performance for Follow: Find You Chart (2019) Peakposition French Download Albums (SNEP) 95 Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) 44 Japanese Albums (Oricon) 9 Polish Albums (ZPAV) 37 South Korean Albums (Gaon) 1 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) 15 US Independent Albums (Billboard) 42 US World Albums (Billboard) 7
Monthly chart + Chart performance for Follow: Find You Chart (2019) Peakposition South Korean Albums (Gaon) 2
Year-end chart + Chart performance for Follow: Find You Chart (2019) Position South Korean Albums (Gaon) 24
Songs Weekly charts
+ Chart performance for "Find You" Chart (2019) Peakposition US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 21
+ Chart performance for "Follow" Chart (2019) Peakposition Japan Hot 100 (Billboard Japan) 68 South Korea (K-pop Hot 100) 96 US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 5
+ Chart performance for "Mirror" Chart (2021) Peakposition US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 20
Certification and sales + Certification and sales for Follow: Find You Region Certification Certified units/Sales South Korea (KMCA) Platinum 266,819Cumulative sales for Follow: Find You (Kit + CD): Japan — 9,785 United States — 1,000
Accolades + Music program award for "Follow" Program Date (2 total) M Countdown November 7, 2019 The Show November 5, 2019
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominated work and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominated work Result Gaon Chart Music Awards 2020 Album of the Year – 4th Quarter Follow: Find You
Release history + Release history and formats for Follow: Find YouRegionDateFormatLabel South Korea October 28, 2019 Various
See also List of certified albums in South Korea List of Gaon Album Chart number ones of 2019 List of K-pop albums on the Billboard charts List of K-pop songs on the Billboard charts List of K-pop songs on the World Digital Song Sales chart
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