Sum(me:r)

Sum(me:r) is the ninth extended play by South Korean boy group Pentagon. The album was released on July 17, 2019 by Cube Entertainment under Kakao M distribution.[1] Member Yanan did not participate in the activities due to health reasons.[2]

Sum(me:r)
EP by
Pentagon
ReleasedJuly 17, 2019 (2019-07-17)
GenreK-pop
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
Pentagon chronology
Genie:us
(2019)		 Sum(me:r)
(2019)		 Universe: The Black Hall
(2020)
Alternative cover
Digital cover
Singles from Sum(me:r)
  1. "Humph!"
    Released: July 17, 2019
Music video
"Humph!(Prod. By GIRIBOY)" on YouTube

The song was released through several music portals, including MelOn, iTunes, and Spotify.[3][4][5]

In September, 2020, "Humph" become a hot topic on social media and internet communities. Korean Netizen opined "the song that is perfect for the COVID-19 pandemic situation." The lyrics "Do not cross the line Stop / No access to there are no access / Oh you have crossed the line right now / Oh, please keep it", the youthful melody and cute choreography of the song is good to use in a campaign to encourage social distancing. This resulting in becoming a meme song and the number of direct cam videos and music videos from the "Humph" music broadcast on YouTube is rapidly increasing.[6]

Background

This album uses Sum(me:r), which is a new meaning, by putting 'ME', which is a Pentagon in the Sum function, and 4 different 'R' (romance, rock n' roll, relax, and role). In other words, the themes pointed by the Pentagon and 'R' were combined to complete the track list of various charms. Title track "Humph!" is co-produced by Hui and Giriboy and is a witty and exciting hip hop genre, with lyrics expressing the younger times when they like someone so much but acted like they don't. Fantasytic is a dance song that can feel the strong coolness that blows away the heat wave. It expresses the meaning to spend a 'fantasy' day by the coined word '판타지스틱' (fantasy stick). Easy lyrics and addictive chorus allow listeners to feel the freedom of summer by getting out of the frustrating city. The third track, 'Summer!', is produced by Albin Nordqvist and Andreas Öberg who worked on numerous Asian pop artists' songs. The final track, 'Round 2 (Bonus Track)', is a bonus track for fans of the previous album 'Round 1', featuring lightweight trap bits and bright chord progression. This time, all the members of the Pentagon also wrote songs and compositions, creating a disc containing the pentatonic humorous code. The members add to the fun of the song by expressing each other cutely or ridiculously.[3][7]

Composition

"Humph!" is composed in the key of D major, with a tempo of 133 BPM.[8] It is a chill hip-pop track that bounces along to a smooth piano and snapping melody over a rollicking, tinny beat. “Humph!” soars to its infectious chorus, during which the members of the K-pop boy band impishly request an apology from the object of their affection. The song, which is titled “접근금지” (“Forbidden” or “Off Limits” ) in Korean, features lyrics that reflect the childlike inclination to sulk and act mad when a romantic interest does something they don't like or doesn't pay them enough attention.[9]

Promotions

Pentagon held a live showcase at Blue Square Samsung Card Hall in Hannam-dong, Seoul before the release of the EP on July 17, where they performed "Humph!" along with "Fantasystic".[10]

On July 17, Pentagon held a premiere showcase hosted by Mnet that was released over the Mnet K-POP and Mnet-M2 YouTube and Facebook channels to fans worldwide at 8pm (KST). They performed their title track 접근 금지 and two other new songs presented a total of four stages.[11][12] On the same day, they appeared on MBC Every 1's Weekly Idol and Idol Radio.[13][14] The group appeared as guests on JTBC's Run.wav (런웨이브) to promote the album, making their debut on the show.[15]

Pentagon made their comeback stage starting July 17, 2019 through the music program The Show, Show Champion, M Countdown, Music Bank, and continued promoting the single on Inkigayo.

Music video

"Humph!" was released alongside a fun music video that turns the members of Pentagon into quarrelsome schoolboys who partake in a baseball club, where they don uniforms featuring the New York Yankees' logo. Though only eight of Pentagon's nine members appear in the music video, the voice of Yanan, who is currently sitting out of group activities due to an injury, can be heard on the single.[9]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Humph!" (접근금지) (produced by Giriboy)
  • Giriboy
  • Hui
Giriboy3:12
2."Fantasystic" (판타지스틱) (produced by Giriboy)
  • Hui
  • Wooseok
  • Giriboy
  • Minit
  • Hui
  • Giriboy
  • Minit
3:13
3."Summer!"
  • Albin Nordqvist
  • Andreas Öberg
3:07
4."Round 2" (Bonus track)
  • Jinho
  • Hui
  • Hongseok
  • Shinwon
  • Yeo One
  • Yanan
  • Yuto
  • Kino
  • Wooseok
  • MosPick
MosPick3:14
Total length:12:46

Accolades
Year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Rank Work Ref.
BuzzFeed The 30 Best K-pop Music Videos of The Year 10 "Humph!" music video [16]
30 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop in 2019 20 "Humph!" [17]
SBS Top 100 Asian pop songs of 2019 51 [18]

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19] 49
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[20] 4
US World Album (Billboard)[21] 12

Release history
Region Date Format Label
South Korea July 17, 2019
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming

References
  1. "펜타곤, 17일 'Sum(me:r)'(썸머)로 4개월만 초고속 컴백 [공식입장]". XSportsNews (in Korean). 8 July 2019.
  2. "큐브 측 "펜타곤 옌안, 건강 문제로 활동 중단"[공식입장]". SpoTvNews (in Korean). 5 July 2019.
  3. "[EP] Sum(me:r) 펜타곤". www.melon.com (in Korean). July 17, 2019.
  4. "Sum(me:r) - EP Pentagon", www.itunes.com, July 17, 2019
  5. "Sum(me:r) By Pentagon", www.spotify.com, July 17, 2019
  6. Park Eun-hae (September 7, 2020). 이 시국 송? 펜타곤 ‘접근금지’ 코로나19 거리두기에 ‘딱’ [뮤직와치] [Song of this poem? Pentagon 'No Access' 'Perfect' for Covid-19 Distance [Music Watch]]. Newsen.
  7. "펜타곤 (Pentagon) - 9th Mini Album "Sum(me:r)" Audio Snippet", Youtube, July 14, 2019
  8. "Humph! - Pentagon Spot on Track". 24 July 2019.
  9. "Pentagon Bring Summer Heat With 'Humph!' Video: Watch". Billboard (in Korean). 17 July 2019.
  10. ""Summer" Pentagon ... "World tour of 23 countries. '여름사냥' 나선 펜타곤... "23개국 월드투어, 설렌다"". Oh My News (in Korean). 18 July 2019.
  11. "펜타곤, 17일 M2 `프리미어 쇼케이스` 통해 신곡 `접근금지` 첫무대". Digital Times (in Korean). 8 July 2019.
  12. "펜타곤, 오늘 엠넷 프리미어 쇼케이스 방송…타이틀곡 공개". Yna (in Korean). 17 July 2019.
  13. '주간아이돌' 조세호, 펜타곤 여자친구로 변신? '뷰티 인사이드' 완벽 패러디, HeraldPop, July 17, 2019
  14. Idol Radio' Hui "Working with Giri Boy, Helping the Future of Pentagon Music". ‘아이돌 라디오’ 후이 "기리보이와 작업, 향후 펜타곤 음악에 도움", Newsen, July 18, 2019
  15. "Unlimited Music File <RUN.WAV>". RUN.WAV official twitter (in Korean). 7 July 2019.
  16. "30 K-Pop Music Videos Released This Year That Prove You Need To Start Listening To K-Pop, Like, Yesterday". 31 December 2019.
  17. "30 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2019". 1 January 2020.
  18. "PopAsia's Top 100 Asian pop songs of 2019: 50-1". SBS. Popasia. December 24, 2019.
  19. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-07-29" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  20. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 29, 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  21. "Sum(me:r)". July 26, 2019.
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