Binary Code (EP)

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Binary Code is the fifth extended play by South Korean boy group Oneus. It was released by RBW and distributed by Kakao Entertainment on May 11, 2021.

ReleasedMay 11, 2021
Length16:59
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Binary Code
EP by
ReleasedMay 11, 2021
GenreK-pop
Length16:59
LabelRBW
Oneus chronology
Devil
(2021)
Binary Code
(2021)
Blood Moon
(2021)
Singles from Binary Code
  1. "Black Mirror"
    Released: May 11, 2021
Music video
"Black Mirror" on YouTube
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Background and release

Binary Code contains the lead single "Black Mirror", a rock version of their debut song "Valkyrie", and three new tracks. Group member Ravn co-wrote the lead single "Black Mirror".[1]

Commercial performance

The EP ranked at number 2 for the weekly Gaon Album Chart[2] and number 4 for the monthly chart.[2] The EP sold 103,240 copies in South Korea by the end of June 2021.[3] Nearly four years after release, it re-enter the weekly chart, now re-named the Circle Album Chart, in January 2025 at number 20 with 5,001 copies sold in the week.[4]

Critical reception

Black Mirror was listed as one of 'The Best K-Pop Tracks of 2021' by Dazed. Dazed stated "There's the slap of funk bass and washes of strings, elements that comprised the backbone of 1979's Off The Wall, but ONEUS's composers have recalibrated the analogue into a cool, impersonal sheen of digital production. It's a canny twist; a thumping, computerised nu-disco backdrop for the song's flesh and blood lament – the loss of human connection within the technological age."[5]

Puah Ziwei, writing for NME, noted that the lead single "Black Mirror"'s music video "seem to draw inspiration from the late Michael Jackson" and the "lyrics also reference a number of the late pop icon's hits, including 'Bad' and 'Man In The Mirror'."[1]

Year-end lists

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Select year-end rankings of track Black Mirror
Critic/Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Dazed The Best K-Pop Tracks of 2021 14 [5]
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Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Black Mirror"
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Lee Sang-ho
  • Seo Yong-bae
  • Basick
  • Inner child
  • Ravn
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Lee Sang-ho
  • Seo Yong-bae
  • Inner child
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Lee Sang-ho
  • Seo Yong-bae
3:40
2."Connect with Us"
  • Lee Sang-ho
  • Seo Yong-bae
  • Lee Ho-sang
  • Ravn
  • Leedo
  • Lee Sang-ho
  • Seo Yong-bae
  • Lee Ho-sang
  • Lee Sang-ho
  • Seo Yong-bae
  • Lee Ho-sang
2:54
3."Polarity" (울과 기름)
  • Koko Tofu Dad
  • Ravn
  • Leedo
  • Koko Tofu Dad
  • Ravn
Koko Tofu Dad3:27
4."Happy Birthday"
  • Cosmic Sound
  • Cosmic Girl
  • Ravn
  • Leedo
  • Cosmic Sound
  • Cosmic Girl
  • Cosmic Sound
  • Cosmic Girl
3:11
5."Valkyrie (Rock ver.)" (발키리)
  • Lee Sang-ho
  • Inner child
  • Ravn
  • Leedo
  • Lee Sang-ho
  • Inner child
  • Ming-ki
  • Lee Sang-ho
  • Lee Ho-sang
  • Ming-ki
  • Koko Tofu Dad
3:47
Total length:16:59
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Charts

Album

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Songs

Weekly charts

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Chart performance for
"Black Mirror"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Japanese Singles (Oricon)[8] 17
South Korea (Gaon)[9] 134
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Release history

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Release history and formats for Binary Code
Region Date Format Label
South Korea May 11, 2021
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming
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Certification and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Album
South Korea (KMCA) 108,241[3]
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