Red Velvet Release New Mini Album
The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday
Los Angeles, CA – Today, beloved K-Pop girl group Red Velvet releases their latest EP, The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday, via SM Entertainment [AVAILABLE HERE]. Watch the music video for the title track, “Birthday,” HERE.
This album features a total of 5 tracks including the title track “Birthday” which is a trap rhythm-based pop song that samples George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” and combines rhythmical drums and cool synth sounds. The lyrics saying “every day will be as fun as your birthday” suit the lively concept photos, which Red Velvet began teasing earlier this month. The album also includes other tracks including “BYE BYE,” “On A Ride,” “ZOOM,” and “Celebrate,” where listeners can enjoy Red Velvet’s thrilling charms. This album exceeded 712,187 copies in pre-orders, breaking their own record.
The new EP is a follow-up to The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm, which was released in March 2022 and became the highest-rated album by a K-Pop girl group on Pitchfork. The album was their best-selling project to date, and charted on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales, Global 200, Global Excl. US, and Hot Trending Songs charts.
Red Velvet debuted in 2014 and have attracted fans across the globe with their unique music, with songs like “Bad Boy,” “Ice Cream Cake,” “Russian Roulette,” and more. Their 2019 album The ReVe Festival: Finale” set the record as the first female K-pop act to top the iTunes Top Albums Chart in 44 countries, while its main single “Psycho” also hit No. 1 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart. In 2020, they appeared in DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls World Tour film as the K-pop trolls, and participated in the soundtrack song “Just Sing.” In addition to group activities, the members – IRENE, SEULGI, WENDY, JOY, and YERI– have participated in solo and unit music projects, and various other activities such as acting, DJing, and MCing, showing their individual charms and talents.
