Starry Night (Momoland EP)

Starry Night is the sixth and final extended play by South Korean girl group Momoland. It was released by MLD Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M on June 11, 2020. For the extended play, Momoland worked with a variety of producers including Bull$EyE, real-fantasy, Ondine and Yoske. Starry Night consists of six tracks including the single of the same name and its English version and instrumental, and the Korean version of the previously released songs "Chiri Chiri" and "Pinky Love".

Starry Night
EP by
ReleasedJune 11, 2020 (2020-06-11)
Recorded2020
Studio821 Studio, Dublekick Studio (Seoul)
GenreK-pop
Length15:41
Language
Label
Producer
  • Bull$EyE
  • real-fantasy
  • Ondine
  • Yoske
Momoland chronology
Thumbs Up
(2019)
Starry Night
(2020)
Ready or Not
(2020)
Singles from Starry Night
  1. "Starry Night"
    Released: June 11, 2020

Commercially, the album peaked at number twenty-one on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart.

Background and release

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Momoland as a six-member group, released the song "Thumbs Up" from their second single album of the same name in December 2019.[1] Following "Thumbs Up", MLD Entertainment announced in May 15, 2020, that Momoland would be making their comeback in June 2020.[2][3]

Prior to the release of Starry Night, teasers featuring photos of Momoland from the extended play's photoshoot, and snippet of the songs were released online in June 2020.[4] The extended play was officially released on June 11, 2020 by MLD Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M, with the lead single of the same title.[5]

Commercial performance

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In South Korea, the extended play debuted and peaked at number twenty-one on the Gaon Album Chart for the week ending June 13, 2020.[6] It was the seventy-fifth most selling album on the Gaon Album Chart for the month of June 2020 with 4,817 copies sold.[7]

Track listing

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Standard edition[8]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Starry Night"
  • Bull$EyE
  • real-fantasy
  • Ondine
  • Kim Do Da Ri
  • Momoland
  • Bull$EyE
  • real-fantasy
  • Ondine
  • Kim Do Da Ri
  • Bull$EyE
  • real-fantasy
  • Ondine
[9]
3:11
2."Pinky Love"
  • Bull$EyE
  • real-fantasy
  • Yoske
  • Alive Knob
  • Manbo
  • Bull$EyE
  • real-fantasy
  • Yoske
  • Manbo
  • Bull$EyE
  • real-fantasy
  • Yoske
[10]
3:08
3."Chiri Chiri" (찌릿찌릿)
  • Bull$EyE
  • real-fantasy
  • Ondine
  • Bull$EyE
  • real-fantasy
  • Ondine
  • Bull$EyE
  • real-fantasy
  • Ondine
[11]
3:00
4."Starry Night" (English version)
  • Bull$EyE
  • real-fantasy
  • Ondine
  • Kim Do Da Ri
  • Keepintouch
  • Bull$EyE
  • real-fantasy
  • Ondine
  • Kim Do Da Ri
  • Bull$EyE
  • real-fantasy
  • Ondine
[12]
3:11
5."Starry Night" (instrumental) 
  • Bull$EyE
  • real-fantasy
  • Ondine
  • Kim Do Da Ri
  • Bull$EyE
  • real-fantasy
  • Ondine
[13]
 
Total length:15:41

Charts

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Chart performance for Starry Night
Chart (2020) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Album Chart)[6] 21

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from Melon.[14]

  • Momoland – vocals (1, 2, 3, 4), lyricist (1)
  • Alive Knob – lyricist (2)
  • Bull$EyE – lyrics (1, 2, 3, 4), composer, arrangement
  • Kim Chae-won – chorus, guitar, recorder
  • Kim Do Da Ri – lyricist (1, 4), composer (1, 4, 5)
  • keepintouch - lyricist (4)
  • Manbo – lyricist (2), composer (2)
  • Ondine – lyricist (1, 3, 4), composer (1, 3, 4, 5), arrangement (1, 3, 4, 5)
  • real-fantasy – drums, programming, lyricist (1, 2, 3, 4), composer, arrangement, keyboard
  • Team AMG – mixing
  • Hwang Min-hee – recorder (2, 3)
  • Kwon Nam Woo – mastering
  • Yoske – lyricist (2), composer (2), arrangement (2)

Release history

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Release dates and formats for Starry Night
Region Date Format Label
South Korea June 11, 2020
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming

References

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  1. ^ "Momoland Are Exuberant In 'Thumbs Up' Music Video: Watch by Tamar Herman". Billboard. January 3, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "[단독] 모모랜드, 6월 초 컴백 확정…블핑→트와이스 걸그룹 썸머대전 합류". May 15, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "모모랜드 측 "신곡 녹음 완료, 발매 시기는 미정" [공식입장]". May 15, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Update: MOMOLAND Sings About A Romantic Evening In Special Video For "Starry Night"". June 2, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "WATCH: Momoland releases new special album, 'Starry Night'". June 12, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "2020년 24주차 Album Chart". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "2020년 06월 Album Chart". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  8. ^ "Starry Night - EP by MOMOLAND on Apple Music". Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  9. ^ "Melon Momoland Starry Night". Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  10. ^ "Melon Momoland Pinky Love". Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  11. ^ "Melon Momoland 찌릿찌릿". Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  12. ^ "Starry Night(ENG Ver.)". Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  13. ^ "Starry Night(Inst.)". Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  14. ^ "Starry Night (Momoland) - melon". Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  15. ^ "melon". Synnara. Retrieved March 14, 2021.