Stargazer (EP)

"Stargazer"
Normal and digital special edition cover
Single by JO1
from the album The Star
LanguageJapanese
A-side"Oh-Eh-Oh"
ReleasedAugust 26, 2020 (2020-08-26)
Recorded2020
Genre
Length
  • 13:00 (Limited edition A)
  • 13:14 (Limited edition B)
  • 13:06 (Normal edition)
  • 19:46 (Special edition)
LabelLapone Entertainment
Producer(s)
  • Minit
  • Hui
  • KCKT
  • EastWest
  • Score (13)
  • Megatone (13)
  • Nthonious
JO1 singles chronology
"Protostar"
(2020)
"Stargazer"
(2020)
"Challenger"
(2021)
Alternative cover
Limited edition B cover
Music video
"Oh-Eh-Oh" on YouTube

Stargazer (stylized as STARGAZER) is an extended play (EP) marketed as the second single of Japanese boy group JO1, formed through the reality competition show Produce 101 Japan. It also served as the second single for their first studio album The Star (2020). Consisting of a total of six songs that mostly fall in house, hip-hop, EDM, and trap genres, the EP single was released by Lapone Entertainment into three different physical editions and one digital edition on August 26, 2020, with "Oh-Eh-Oh" as the lead track. The single features participation by members Sho Yonashiro and Ren Kawashiri in writing lyrics and choreography, respectively, for the first time as well as production by Hui from South Korean boy group Pentagon and others. It ranked at number one on Oricon Singles Chart and received a Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan with "Oh-Eh-Oh" peaked atop the Billboard Japan Hot 100.

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