Hi! Pristin
EP by
Pristin
ReleasedMarch 21, 2017 (2017-03-21)
Recorded2016—2017
Genre
Length20:34
Label
Pristin chronology
Hi! Pristin
(2017)		 Schxxl Out
(2017)
Singles from Hi! Pristin
  1. "Wee Woo"
    Released: March 21, 2017
  2. "Black Widow"
    Released: May 19, 2017

Hi! Pristin (stylized in all caps) is the debut extended play by South Korean girl group Pristin. It was released on March 21, 2017, by Pledis Entertainment, and distributed by LOEN Entertainment.[1] The EP consists of six songs, including the singles "Wee Woo" and "Black Widow". In order to promote the album, the group performed on several Korean music shows.

Background

On March 23, 2016, Pledis Entertainment announced they were to debut a new girl group, temporarily called Pledis Girlz. 7 of the 10 members, Eunwoo, Kyulkyung, Nayoung, Rena, Roa, Xiyeon and Yuha, previously competed during the first season of Mnet's survival show Produce 101, where Kyulkyung and Nayoung became finalists and debuted as part of the group I.O.I.[2] Meanwhile, the remaining members held weekly concerts to promote the upcoming group.[3][4]

The last concert as Pledis Girlz was held on January 6, 2017, where they revealed the official name of the group to be Pristin.[5] After I.O.I disbanded, on January 29, the 10 members were finally reunited.[6]

Release

On March 2, the first teaser image was revealed, confirming their first mini album to be released on March 21.[7] The schedule for their debut was unveiled on March 7,[8] while the tracklist for the album came out on March 13.[9] The next day, on March 14, a highlight medley was also released on the group's official YouTube channel, featuring a preview from each song of the album.[10]

The EP was finally released on March 21 through several digital retailers, including Melon in South Korea,[1] and iTunes for the global market.[11] Physically, the album received two versions, Prismatic and Elastin, the words that originated the name Pristin.[12][13]

Singles

The first single "Wee Woo" was used as the title track to promote the album. It was released on March 21, along with a music video.[14]

"Black Widow" was released as the second and final single on May 19. For promotion purposes, the song received a remixed version, which was used by the group to perform on music shows.[15][16]

Promotional singles

"We" was released as a promotional digital single on June 27, 2016, when the group was still called Pledis Girlz. Due to Kyulkyung and Nayoung promoting with I.O.I, the single version of the song doesn't feature them. An accompanying music video was also released on the same day.[17]

Promotion

Pristin performed their debut song "Wee Woo" for the first time on March 21 during Mnet Present's live broadcast, becoming the first rookie girl group to do so.[18] The next day, a showcase was held, where they interacted with fans and performed songs from the released album.[19] On March 23, they held their debut stage on Mnet's M Countdown.[20] The promotions continued through KBS's Music Bank on March 24,[21] MBC's Show! Music Core on March 25,[22] SBS's Inkigayo on March 26,[23] MBC Music's Show Champion on March 29,[24] and SBS MTV's The Show on April 4.[25] The last stage for the single was held on Inkigayo on May 7.[26] The song was also performed during the KCON festival in Japan on May 19,[27] and on the 2017 Dream Concert at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on June 6.[28]

To wrap up the promotions for the album, the group performed a remixed version of "Black Widow" on music shows during a whole week.[15]

Commercial performance

Hi! Pristin entered the Gaon Album Chart at number 4 on the issue dated between March 19 and March 25, 2017.[29] It also appeared at number 10 on the Billboard's World Albums Chart on the week of April 8, 2017.[30] For the month of March, 23,519 physical copies of the album were sold, appearing at number 10 on the monthly edition of the Gaon Album Chart.[31] As of June 2017, the album had sold 42,299 copies.[32]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Naver.[33]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Be the Star"
  • Nayoung
  • Eunwoo
  • Jo Michelle
  • Anchor
3:26
2."Wee Woo"
  • Sungyeon
  • Bumzu
  • Sophia Pae
  • Gustav Karlstrom
  • Sungyeon
  • Bumzu
  • Anchor
  • Park Kitae
  • Bumzu
  • Anchor
  • Kitae
3:12
3."Black Widow"
  • Roa
  • Sungyeon
  • Simon Petrén
  • Ylva Dimberg
  • Rena
  • Petrén
  • Dimberg
  • Jo Michelle
  • Petrén
3:13
4."Running"
  • Roa
  • Rena
  • Sungyeon
  • Sungyeon
  • Glory Face
  • Anchor
  • Sungyeon
  • Anchor
3:07
5."Over n Over"
  • Eunwoo
  • Sungyeon
  • Yuha
  • Kyulkyung
  • Xiyeon
  • Kyla
  • Eunwoo
  • Lee Joohyung
  • Gustav Karlstrom
  • Joohyung
  • Karlstrom
3:42
6."We"
  • Eunwoo
  • Sungyeon
  • Kinie.K
  • Kinie.K
  • Lee Kihyun
3:54
Total length:20:34

Notes

  • The album version of "We" features all 10 members, while the single version excludes Kyulkyung and Nayoung.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017) Peak

position

 Ref.
Japan (Oricon Albums Chart) 157
South Korea (Gaon Album Chart) 4 [29]
United States (Billboard's World Albums) 10 [30]

Monthly charts

Chart (2017) Peak

position

 Ref.
South Korea (Gaon Album Chart) 10 [31]

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
South Korea March 21, 2017 CD, Digital download Pledis Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment [12][13][1]
Worldwide Digital download [11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The 1st Mini Album 'HI! PRISTIN'". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  2. ↑ Jeon, Su-mi. "[Video] I.O.I Debuts and Releases 'Dream Girls' MV". Mwave. CJ E&M enewsWorld. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ "'프로듀스 101' 출연 플레디스 걸즈, 공연 티켓 3분만 전석 매진" [Pledis Girlz from 'Produce 101', concert tickets sold out in 3 minutes]. enews24 (in Korean). May 12, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ "플레디스 걸즈, 마지막 토요 콘서트 펼친다" [Pledis Girlz reveal their last Saturday concert]. Busan Ilbo (in Korean). September 10, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ "플레디스걸즈, 새 팀명은 '프리스틴'…콘서트서 최초 발표" [Pledis Girlz, new team name 'Pristin' first revealed at concert]. Xportsnews (in Korean). January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  6. ↑ "임나영·주결경 등 10人, 플레디스 걸즈→프리스틴으로 데뷔 (공식입장)" [Im Nayoung-Zhou Jieqiong 10-member group Pledis Girlz, to debut as Pristin]. Heraldpop (in Korean). January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  7. ↑ "PRISTIN The First Mini Album 'HI! PRISTIN'". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  8. ↑ "17.03.07 PRISTIN 'HI! PRISTIN' DEBUT SCHEDULE". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  9. ↑ "17.03.14 PRISTIN 'HI! PRISTIN' TRACK LIST". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  10. ↑ "17.03.15 PRISTIN 'HI! PRISTIN' HIGHLIGHT MEDLEY". vod.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  11. 1 2 Hi! Pristin - EP by PRISTIN on Apple Music, 2017-03-21, retrieved 2017-08-30
  12. 1 2 "프리스틴 (PRISTIN) - HI! PRISTIN (The 1st Mini Album) [Ver A. Prismatic]". 리스뮤직 (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  13. 1 2 "프리스틴 (PRISTIN) - HI! PRISTIN (The 1st Mini Album) [Ver B. Elastin]". 리스뮤직 (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  14. ↑ "[팝's신곡]"파워 & 프리티" 프리스틴, 신인상 예약한 특급 기대주" [[Pop's new song] "Powerful & Pretty" Pristin, the new up and coming rookie aiming for the rookie award]. Heraldpop (in Korean). March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  15. 1 2 "'활동 마무리' 프리스틴, 뱀파이어→깜찍 소녀 반전 매력" ['Ending activities' Pristin's reversal charms, from cute girl to vampire]. Heraldpop (in Korean). May 21, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Black Widow (Remix Ver.)". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  17. ↑ "'플레디스 걸즈' 프리 싱글 'WE' 발표" ['Pledis Girlz' release the pre-debut single 'WE']. Newsis (in Korean). June 26, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  18. ↑ "프리스틴, 데뷔도 남달라…첫 무대 Mnet서 생중계" [Pristin to hold their debut stage live on Mnet]. mk.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  19. ↑ POP, 헤럴드 (2017-03-22). "프리스틴, 실력+미모 다 가진 '진짜가 왔다'(V앱 종합)" [Pristin's skills and beauty are 'as real as it comes'] (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  20. ↑ ""비주얼, 위우위우~"…프리스틴, 상큼한 데뷔 무대(영상)" ["Superior visuals"... Pristin's debut stage]. 디스패치 | 뉴스는 팩트다! (in Korean). 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  21. ↑ Codrops (24 March 2017). "'뮤직뱅크' 프리스틴, 섹시한데 귀엽기까지 '위우'" ['Music Bank': Pristin look sexy but cute for 'Wee Woo']. m.mydaily.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  22. ↑ "'음악중심' 프리스틴, 과즙美 터진 데뷔 무대…러블리 뿜뿜" ['Music Core': Pristin make a lovely debut stage]. www.ytn.co.kr (in Korean). 25 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  23. ↑ "'인기가요' 프리스틴 데뷔, 파워X프리티 다 잡았다" ['Inkigayo': Pristin's debut has it all, power and beauty] (in Korean). 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  24. ↑ "'쇼챔피언' 프리스틴, 'We woo'로 대세걸그룹 타이틀 접수, 주결경 미모 어땠기에? - 스포츠Q(큐)" ['Show Champion': Pristin's single 'Wee Woo' has a growing reception, is this their glorious week?] (in Korean). 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  25. ↑ "프리스틴, '누구하나 빠지지않는 미모'" [Pristin, 'the ones who don't sleep on their beauty']. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  26. ↑ "'인기가요' 아이유 2주 연속 1위…러블리즈 컴백 (종합)" ['Inkigayo': IU is number 1 for two consecutive weeks... Plus Lovelyz's comeback] (in Korean). 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  27. ↑ "Coming Soon！KCON 2017 JAPAN in 幕張メッセ". KCON 2017 JAPAN|＠幕張メッセに世界最大級のK-Cultureフェスが上陸！ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-05-14. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  28. ↑ "엑소·트와이스 등 26개팀 '드림콘서트' 출격 확정..MC는 이특" [Exo, Twice and others join the 26th Dream Concert team] (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  29. 1 2 "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  30. 1 2 "World Music: Top World Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  31. 1 2 "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
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