Rollin' (Brave Girls EP)

Rollin' is the fourth mini-album recorded by South Korean girl group, Brave Girls. It was released on March 7, 2017 by Brave Entertainment and distributed by CJ E&M Music. This mark the first release as a five-member group, since the departure of member Yoojin in early 2017, and the hiatus of member Hyeran. In order to promote the album, the group performed "Rollin' " on several South Korean music programs, including M Countdown and Inkigayo. A music video for the title track of the same name, was also released on March 7.

For the seventh extended play by South Korean boy group B1A4, see Rollin' (B1A4 EP).
Rollin'
EP by
Brave Girls
ReleasedMarch 7, 2017
Length13:21
Label
Producer
Brave Girls chronology
High Heels
(2016)		 Rollin'
(2017)
Singles from Rollin'
  1. "Rollin' "
    Released: March 7, 2017
Music video
"Rollin'" on YouTube

The EP was a moderate success peaking at number 30 on the Gaon Album Chart.

Background and release

The group did a crowdfunding effort to subsidize their comeback on Makestar, from September to December 2016, with the scheduled of release the album in March 2017.[1][2] On January 13, 2017, it was officially announced by Brave Entertainment, that member Yoojin will be leaving the group to focus on studies, meanwhile, member Hyeran will go on hiatus due to health issues. It was also noted that there aren't any intentions to add new members and that the group will promote as a five-member group with members Minyoung, Eunji, Yuna, Yujeong and Hayun.[3]

On February 8, it was officially announced that Brave Girls will be making a comeback on March and the new song will be produced by Brave Brothers. Stating that the recording process was finished and the music video has yet to be filmed.[4] A scheduled was revealed on February 26.[5] The first teaser images, of each member and as a group, were released on February 28, showing a more mature image for the group.[6] The same day, KBS informed that the title track, "Rollin'", is unfit for broadcast, stating that a certain parts of the lyrics contain a slang word too vulgar. A representative from Brave Entertainment stated that they will revise the lyrics and plan it to re-evaluate.[7] On March 2, the album cover and track list were revealed through their official Twitter account.[8][9] On the same day, it was reported that the first music video teaser was given a 19+ rating for inappropriate attire.[10]

The EP was released on March 7, 2017, through several music sites, including Melon in South Korea and iTunes, for the global market.[11][12]

On March 8, it was reported that the previous ban for "Rollin' " on the public channel, KBS, for unfit for broadcast was lifted. But the song "No Rush" was ruled unfit for broadcast once more.[13]

Music video

On March 3, 2017, at midnight KST, it was released the first music video teaser through Brave Entertainment website and on Brave Girls official YouTube channel. The teaser show the girls in a dark room sitting in chairs with a storm as a background. It was rated 19+ in South Korea.[14] On March 3, the second and final music video teaser was released, showing the group dance for the song and scenes with members sitting on a sofa.[15]

The music video was released on March 7, in conjunction with the EP. The video show the girls dancing in a room with a dark background, showing the moon and thunder. The dance is accompanied by chairs through key points of the dance.[16] The video was restricted on YouTube for under eighteen viewers.

A day after, a dance version was released without age restriction.[17] On March 9, a clean version was released, cutting the parts from the original music video, where the girls where laying on each other in a black background.[18]

Promotion

The group held their first comeback stage on SBS's The Show on March 7, 2017, performing their title track. They continued on MBC Music's Show Champion on March 8, Mnet's M Countdown on March 9 and SBS's Inkigayo on March 12.[19][20]

Commercial performance

Rollin' entered and peaked at number 30 on the Gaon Album Chart on the chart issue dated March 5–11, 2017.[21] In its second week, the EP charted at number 100.[22]

The mini-album entered at number 62 on the Gaon Album Chart for the month of March 2017, with 1,091 physical copies sold.[23]

Track listing

Digital download[24]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Rollin' " (롤린; lollin)
  • Brave Brothers
  • Two Champ
  • Chakun
Two Champ3:17
2."Memory" (옛생각; yes-saeng-gag [a])
  • Brave Brothers
  • JS
  • Maboos
  • Brave Brothers
  • JS
  • Maboos
JS3:11
3."No Rush" (서두르지 마; seoduleuji ma [a])Maboos
  • JS
  • Maboos
JS3:19
4."High Heels" (Remix) (하이힐; haihil)
  • Brave Brothers
  • Chakun
  • Brave Brothers
  • JS
  • Chakun
  • JS
  • Brave Brothers
2:25
5."Outro (Rollin')"
  • Brave Brothers
  • Two Champ
  • Chakun
Two Champ1:09
Total length:13:21

Notes

  • ^[a] – Member Hyeran participated singing the rap.

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2017) Peak

position

South Korea (Gaon Album Chart) 30

Monthly charts
Chart (2017) Peak

position

South Korea (Gaon Album Chart) 62

Release history
Region Date Format Label
South Korea March 7, 2017 CD, Digital download Brave Entertainment, CJ E&M Music
Worldwide Digital download

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  20. Mnet K-POP (2017-03-09), [Brave Girls - Rollin'] Comeback Stage | M COUNTDOWN 170309 EP.514, retrieved 2017-03-09
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