Walpurgis Night (album)

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Walpurgis Night
File:GFriend - Walpurgis Night.png
Digital and My Way version cover
Studio album by GFriend
Released November 9, 2020 (2020-11-09)
Recorded 2019 – 2020
Genre
Length 37:05
Label
GFriend chronology
Song of the Sirens
(2020)		 Walpurgis Night
(2020)
Singles from Walpurgis Night (album)

Walpurgis Night (stylized as 回:Walpurgis Night) is the fourth studio album by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released on November 9, 2020, by Source Music and distributed by kakao M. The album contains 11 songs including the lead single "Mago". It would become their final release before the departure of all the group members from Source Music following the expiration of their contracts.

Release and promotion

File:Walpurgis Night logo.png
Logo used for promotion of 回:Walpurgis Night.

On October 12, 2020, it was reported that GFriend would come back on November 9 with a new studio album titled 回:Walpurgis Night.[2] It's the third and last release of the series "回". Preorders began on October 19.[3] On October 20, it was confirmed that the group will perform some tracks from the album in advance during their online concert GFriend C:ON on October 31.[4] On October 24, the group released the checklist of their album.[5] The tracklist of 回:Walpurgis Night was released two days later, including the lead single "Mago" as well as previous releases "Apple", "Crossroads" and "Labyrinth".[6] On October 27, the first set of concept photos titled "My Way" were released.[7] The second set titled "My Room" was released on October 28.[8] Moving photos for "My Room" only were uploaded later on the same day.[9] On October 29, Source Music released the last set of concept photos titled "My Girls".[10] On October 31, the group revealed and performed in advance the sub-unit songs "Secret Diary", "Better Me" and "Night Drive" during their online concert GFriend C:ON.[11] On the same day, members Eunha and Umji showcased a tip of the song and the choreography for "Mago" on the show Knowing Bros.[12] On November 4, the highlight medley for the album was uploaded on HYBE Labels' YouTube channel.[13] The first teaser for their lead single "Mago" was uploaded on the same channel on November 6.[14] Two days later, the second teaser was released.[15]

The album was released on November 9,[16] The music video for "Mago" was released on the same day.[17]

Production and composition

For "Mago", Eunha, Yuju and Umji participated in composing and writing lyrics for the song.[18]

"Secret Diary", "Better Me" and "Night Drive" are sub-unit songs, performed respectively by Yerin and SinB, by Sowon and Umji and by Eunha and Yuju. Each of the members participated in composing and writing lyrics for their respective song.[19][20][21]

The songs "Apple", "Crossroads" and "Labyrinth" were previously released from the prior '回' album series, with "Apple" that have updated arrangements.

Critical reception

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Beatsperminute called Walpurgis Night as a bold, vibrant and occasionally experimental album that finds GFriend shedding the melancholy of their previous two releases.[citation needed] "MAGO" is purification by disco fire and explores the power of newfound self-love, inhabiting a similar space that The Weeknd’s music does: upbeat retro vibes disguising something darker lurking beneath.[22] This is GFriend's most stylistically confident, and it might just be their best album to date.[23]

Track listing

No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "Mago[lower-alpha 1]"   FRANTS 3:19
2. "Love Spell"   FRANTS 3:08
3. "Three of Cups"  
  • Noh Joo-hwan
  • Lee Won-jong
 3:28
4. "GRWM"   MosPick 3:30
5. "Secret Diary" (performed by Yerin and SinB) Noh Joo-hwan 3:13
6. "Better Me" (performed by Sowon and Umji) 13 3:01
7. "Night Drive" (performed by Eunha and Yuju) Noh Joo-hwan 3:27
8. "Apple[lower-alpha 2]"  
  • FRANTS
  • Pdogg
  • "hitman" bang
 3:27
9. "Crossroads[lower-alpha 3]" (교차로; Gyocharo)
  • Noh Joo-hwan
  • Lee Won-jong
 3:23
10. "Labyrinth[lower-alpha 3]"  
  • Noh Joo-hwan
  • "hitman" bang
  • Lee Won-jong
 3:21
11. "Wheel of the Year" (앞면의 뒷면의 뒷면; Ammyeon-ui dwinmyeon-ui dwinmyeon: lit. The front's back's back) Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) 3:48
Total length:
 37:05

Charts

Accolades

2020 Year-End/Decade List articles

Critics/Publication List Rank Ref.
South China Morning Post The Best 15 Singles from K-pop Groups in 2020 1 [26]
The Top15 Albums from K-pop Groups in 2020 [27]
Time The Albums That Defined K-Pop's Monumental Year in 2020 [28]
Billboard 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2020: Critic's Picks 4 [29]
Rolling Stone India 10 Best K-pop Albums of 2020 4 [30]
Buzzfeed Best K-Pop Songs of 2020 4 [31]
Medium 20 Best K-pop Songs of 2020 6 [32]
Reddit Top 50 Best K-Pop Music Videos Of 2020 7 [33]
Dazed The 40 Best K-pop Songs of 2020 9 [34]
Paper The 40 Best K-pop Songs of 2020 12 [35]
Don't Bore Us 10 K-pop Tracks from 2020 [36]
Genius Korea Genius Korea Community’s Favorite Albums Of 2020 [37]

Music program awards

Song Program Date Ref.
"Mago" The Show (SBS MTV) November 17, 2020 [38]
Show Champion (MBC Music) November 18, 2020 [39]

Release history

Release dates and formats for 回:Walpurgis Night
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various November 9, 2020
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Notes

  1. ↑ "Mago" is stylized in all caps.
  2. ↑ "Apple" is the previous lead single of the group from the EP 回:Song of the Sirens.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Crossroads" and "Labyrinth" are previous releases of the group from the EP 回:Labyrinth.

References

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