Planet Nine: Alter Ego
2021 EP by Onewe
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Planet Nine: Alter Ego is the first extended play by the South Korean band Onewe. The album was released by RBW on June 16, 2021, and distributed by Kakao Entertainment.[2] It consists of seven songs, including the lead single "Rain To Be".
| Planet Nine: Alter Ego | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | June 16, 2021 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
| Genre | Rock[1] | |||
| Length | 22:08 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Labels | ||||
| Onewe chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Planet Nine: Alter Ego | ||||
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| Music videos | ||||
| "Rain To Be" on YouTube | ||||
| "Veronica" on YouTube | ||||
| "AuRoRa" on YouTube | ||||
Background and release
On January 22, 2021, a special teaser was released for Onewe's Studio We : Live #6 "Onewe? or Onewe!" online concert revealing the band's new unreleased song "Aurora".[3] The song was unveiled through a live performance at the concert on January 23 and 24.[4]
On May 31, RBW posted a teaser announcing Onewe's first EP Planet Nine: Alter Ego which would be released on June 16 at 6pm KST.[5]
On June 3, the full track list was revealed with a total of seven songs, self-written and composed by the band with all five members participating in the song production, including the lead single "Rain to Be" and the official release of "Aurora".[6]
On June 16, the EP was released along with a music video for "Rain to Be", following which music videos for the songs "Veronica" and "Aurora" from the EP were also subsequently released on June 28 and July 2 respectively.[7][8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro: Spaceship" (Intro: 우주선) | CyA | CyA | CyA, Kanghyun, Harin | 1:00 |
| 2. | "Rain to Be" (비를 몰고 오는 소년) | Kanghyun, CyA | Kanghyun, Jeon Da-woon (RBW), CyA | Jeon Da-woon (RBW), Kanghyun | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Aurora" | Kanghyun, Yonghoon, CyA | Kanghyun, Jeon Da-woon (RBW) | Jeon Da-woon (RBW), Kanghyun, CocoDubuPapa (RBW) | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Logo" | Yonghoon, Harin, Dongmyeong, CyA | Yonghoon, Kanghyun, CyA, CocoDubuPapa (RBW) | CocoDubuPapa (RBW), Yonghoon, Kanghyun, CyA | 3:13 |
| 5. | "A.I." (로보트도 인간에게 감정을 느낀다) | CyA, Yonghoon, Dongmyeong | CyA, Yonghoon, Jeon Da-woon (RBW) | Jeon Da-woon (RBW), CyA, Kanghyun | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Veronica" (베로니가의 섬) | CyA, Yonghoon | CyA, Yonghoon, Kanghyun, Jeon Da-woon (RBW) | Jeon Da-woon (RBW), CyA, Kanghyun | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Cosmos" (천체) | Kanghyun, CyA | Kanghyun, CocoDubuPapa (RBW) | CocoDubuPapa (RBW), Kanghyun | 3:30 |
| Total length: | 22:08 | ||||
Accolades
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Work | Placement | Ref. |
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| MTV | 2021 | MTV Best Kpop Bsides of 2021 | "Aurora" | 1 | [9] |
| Harper's Bazaar | The Top 15 K-Pop Albums of 2021 | Planet Nine: Alter Ego | 10 | [10] |
Charts
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref |
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| South Korea | June 16, 2021 | CD, digital download, streaming | [2] | |
| Various | [12] |