Velvet Summer
2026 EP by Red Velvet
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Velvet Summer is the seventh special extended play and sixteenth overall[A] by South Korean girl group Red Velvet. It was released by SM Entertainment on August 3, 2026, and contains five tracks, including the lead single "Surfin' Boy". Marketed as a "summer" release, Velvet Summer is Red Velvet's third seasonal extended play following The Red Summer (2017) and Summer Magic (2018).
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| Released | August 3, 2026 | |||
| Length | 15:16 | |||
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Background and release
On June 15, 2026, SM Entertainment announced that Red Velvet would be releasing a new album in August 2026.[2] On July 6, it was announced that the group would be releasing an extended play titled Velvet Summer on August 3.[3] On July 27, the highlight medley video was released.[4] Four days later, the music video teaser for "Surfin' Boy" was released.[5] The extended play was released alongside the music video for "Surfin' Boy" on August 3.[6]
Composition
Velvet Summer contains five tracks. The lead single, "Surfin' Boy", is a dance song characterized by "bossanova guitar, reggae rhythms, and house groove" with lyrics that "reminisce about the hottest summer spent with a loved one and the creation of a brilliant memory".[7] The second track, "Hot Girls Cold Vibe", is a pop dance track characterized by "bass rhythm, guitar sounds, and beat progression" with lyrics about the "cool and confident energy of hot girls enjoying a summer night drive". The third track, "Orchestra", samples "Lujon", a composition by American film music composer Henry Mancini, with lyrics about the "unfolding emotional changes of two characters falling in love on a deepening summer night, akin to an orchestral performance".[8]
The fourth track, "Hula Hoop", is a medium-tempo pop song with "fairy tale" lyrics about the "precious bond that eventually comes full circle and a reunion brought about by fate". The last track, "Hawaii", is an acoustic pop song with lyrics "calmly depict setting aside the weight of a weary reality and heavy worries for a moment and rediscovering the pure freedom dreamed of as a child, as if one were actually in Hawaii".[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Surfin' Boy" | Joy |
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| 2:48 |
| 2. | "Hot Girls Cold Vibe" | Kenzie |
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| 3:39 |
| 3. | "Orchestra" | Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) |
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| 2:57 |
| 4. | "Hula Hoop" | Jo Yoon-kyung |
| Ahrnberg | 2:33 |
| 5. | "Hawaii" | Joy |
| Lewis Gardinder | 3:18 |
| Total length: | 15:16 | ||||
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from EP's liner notes.[10]
Studios
- SM Aube – recording (track 1, 3–5), digital editing (track 1–2, 4)
- SM Droplet – recording (track 1–2, 5)
- SM Azure – recording, digital editing (track 3)
- SM Dorii – digital editing (track 5)
- SM Blue Ocean – mixing (track 1)
- SM Blue Cup – mixing (track 2)
- SM Concert Hall – mixing (track 3)
- SM Big Shot – mixing (track 4)
- SM Starlight – mixing (track 5)
- Sterling Sound – mastering (all tracks)
Personnel
- SM Entertainment – executive producer
- Red Velvet – vocals, background vocals (all tracks)
- Joy – lyrics (track 1, 5)
- Soulkidd (The Hub) – producer, composition, arrangement, background vocals (track 1)
- Honey Noise (The Hub) – producer, composition, arrangement (track 1)
- Kwon Ae-jin (MonoTree) – composition, background vocals (track 1)
- Ikki – composition, background vocals (track 1)
- Kenzie – producer, lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing (track 2)
- Ronny Svendsen – producer, composition, arrangement (track 2)
- Adrian Thesen a.k.a. Pizzapunk – producer, composition, arrangement (track 2)
- Anne Judith Wik – composition, background vocals (track 2)
- Bobii Lewis – composition, background vocals (track 2)
- Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) – lyrics (track 3)
- Aftrshok (The Hub) – producer, composition, arrangement, drums, bass, synthesizer (track 3)
- Bluar (The Hub) – producer, composition, arrangement, drums, bass, synthesizer (track 3)
- Iris (MonoTree) – composition, vocal directing (track 3)
- Chanti (The Hub) – composition, background vocals (track 3)
- Henry Mancini – composition (track 3)
- Jo Yoon-kyung – lyrics (track 4)
- Matilda Thompson – composition, background vocals (track 4)
- Max Wolfgang – composition (track 4)
- Litens Anton Rilsson – composition (track 4)
- Ahrnberg – producer, composition, arrangement (track 4)
- Lewis Gardiner – producer, composition, arrangement (track 5)
- Ryan Lawrie – composition (track 5)
- Emily Middlemas a.k.a. Ili – composition, background vocals (track 5)
- Jsong – vocal directing (track 1, 5)
- Ondine – vocal directing (track 4)
- Wonjun – guitar (track 3)
- Kim Eun-min – additional violin (track 3)
- Kim Hyo-joon – recording (track 1, 3–5), digital editing (track 1–2, 4)
- Kim Joo-hyun – recording (track 1–2, 5)
- Kim Jae-yeon – recording, digital editing (track 3)
- Jeong Jae-won – digital editing (track 5)
- Kim Cheol-sun – mixing (track 1)
- Jung Eui-seok – mixing (track 2)
- Nam Koong-jin – mixing (track 3)
- Lee Min-kyu – mixing (track 4)
- Jeong Yoo-ra – mixing (track 5)
- Joe LaPorta – mastering (all tracks)
Charts
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| South Korea | August 3, 2026 | CD | |
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Notes
- When combined with Korean-language and Japanese-language EPs