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It's time again for another K-pop post on Red Velvet and this time it's time for Perfect Velvet, their 2nd full length album.
On the 30th of October 2017, SM Entertainment confirmed that Red Velvet were ready to make a comeback. Then on the 7th of November 2017, teasers began to be released, starting with 피카부 (Peek-A-Boo) Teaser Part.1.
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On the 8th of November 2017, album teasers started with 'Perfect Velvet' Highlight Clip 봐 (Look).
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On the 9th of November 2017. 'Perfect Velvet' Highlight Clip 두 번째 데이트 (My Second Date) was released.
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On the 10th of November 2017, 'Perfect Velvet' Highlight Clip 달빛 소리 (Moonlight Melody) was released.
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On the 11th of November 2017, 'Perfect Velvet' Highlight Clip Perfect 10 was released.
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On the 12th of November 2017, 'Perfect Velvet' Highlight Clip I Just was released.
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On the 13th of November 2017, 'Perfect Velvet' Highlight Clip Attaboy was released.
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On the 14th of November 2017, 'Perfect Velvet' Highlight Clip Kingdom Come was released.
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On the 15th of November 2017, 'Perfect Velvet' Highlight Clip About Love was released.
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On the 16th of November 2017, 피카부 (Peek-A-Boo) Teaser Part.2 was released.
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On the 17th of November 2017, the 피카부 (Peek-A-Boo) M/V was released along with the physical and digital release of their 2nd full length album Perfect Velvet.
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On the 16th of November 2017, a day before the albums release, Red Velvet held a showcase, which was hosted by label mate and Girls Generation member Taeyeon, where they discussed their album and performed 피카부 (Peek-A-Boo) live for the first time. Promotions began on the 17th of November, which was release day, starting promotions on Music Bank, where they performed 피카부 (Peek-A-Boo) and 봐 (Look).
Domestically, Perfect Velvet was a commercial success, peaking at No.2 on the Gaon Albums Chart, the lead single 피카부 (Peek-A-Boo), debuted at No.12 on the Gaon Digital Chart but rose to No.2 a week later. The album sold a total of 90,456 copies by the end of 2017, and as of April 2018, Perfect Velvet had sold 101,032 copies, making it Red Velvet's first album to surpass 100,000 copies sold in South Korea.
Perfect Velvet topped the Billboard World Albums Chart, making it the 3rd time Red Velvet topped the chart in the same year, following Rookie and The Red Summer. It is also their 4th release to top the chart, making them the K-pop girl group with the most number ones on the chart and tied them with boy groups B.A.P, GOT7 and BTS for the most number one albums on the chart among all k-pop acts, they also entered the Billboard Heatseekers Chart at No.3, which is their highest to date and their first album to enter the Top 5.
피카부 (Peek-A-Boo) won Red Velvet a total of 2 music show trophies, taking 2 wins through Inkigayo.
Perfect Velvet peaked at No.2 on the Gaon Albums Chart, No.20 on the Oricon Albums Chart, No.3 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart and No.1 on the Billboard World Albums Chart.
Gaon Sales:
104,553+
Orocon Sales:
12,799+
US Sales:
3,000+
Giving the albums a total of 120,352+ copies sold.
*YouTube views correct at time of writing post*
The M/V for 피카부 (Peek-A-Boo) has so far gained 121,562,546 million, with the view count continuing to increase each day.
Perfect Velvet is set out in a jewel Cd case in a card slip case, like their 2nd mini album The Velvet and their 1st full length album The Red. The album comes with Cd, lyric booklet, photo book and random photocard. The Cd plate is designed to look like a pizza, following the concept in their M/V.
Track List:
피카부 (Peek-A-Boo)
봐 (Look)
I Just
Kingdom Come
두 번째 데이트 (My Second Date)
Attaboy
Perfect 10
About Love
달빛 소리 (Moonlight Melody)
When Red Velvet first released their velvet side with The Velvet, I was left really underwhelmed as for me I wouldn't have thought velvet would have meant just ballads. I'm glad they decided to try again with their velvet side as this time they really pulled it off, for me velvet means silky, smooth, sexy and sultry, which Red Velvet pulled off to a T. I love how the Cd case is designed like a pizza box and the photo book is gorgeous and really fits in well to their velvet appeal, what I'm not a fan of is their album layout, it's like SM couldn't be bothered to make the album stand out, which would have helped with the velvet side of them so much more. Like I have done with past albums that have a repackaged album, I will share with you half of the tracks and then the next half with the repackaged album, lets check them out below.
피카부 (Peek-A-Boo)
봐 (Look)
I Just
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Kingdom Come
두 번째 데이트 (My Second Date)
Attaboy
I think Red Velvet will have a little bit of a break now before they have another comeback as it wasn't too long ago that they made their comeback, they've also recently released their next Japanese release. I'm behind with getting my hands on physical copies of their past albums as I still need to get their repackaged album The Perfect Red Velvet and their last 2 mini albums Summer Magic and RBB, I'm also debating whether I want their Japanese mini album #Cookie Jar. I have so many albums that I need to get my hands on physical copies of, the list doesn't seem to end.
Do you prefer this Velvet side of Red Velvet better?
What's your favourite track from Perfect Velvet?
What did you think of 피카부 (Peek-A-Boo)?
Let me know in the comments below.
See you soon!
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