The ReVe Festival: Day 1

The ReVe Festival: Day 1
Digital and "Day 1" version cover
EP by
Red Velvet
ReleasedJune 19, 2019 (2019-06-19)
StudioSM Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Genre
Length20:10
LanguageKorean
Label
Red Velvet chronology
Sappy
(2019) 		The ReVe Festival: Day 1
(2019) 		The ReVe Festival: Day 2
(2019)
Singles from The ReVe Festival: Day 1
  1. "Zimzalabim"
    Released: June 19, 2019[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!7/10[4]

The ReVe Festival: Day 1 (occasionally referred as Day 1) is the third special extended play and the tenth overall by South Korean girl group Red Velvet. Released on June 19, 2019, through SM Entertainment, the extended play served as the first installation of the group's The ReVe Festival trilogy, which was later followed by Day 2 and Finale. An electro-pop and dance-pop record, the EP contains six tracks that sees the group exploring new genres.[5] Its production was handled by various songwriters and production teams, including Caesar & Loui, Ollipop, Moonshine, Trinity Music, Ylva Dimberg, Cazzi Opeia, Ryan S. Jhun, amongst others.

Upon its release, Day 1 received mixed to positive reviews from critics, who were polarized over its experimental and genre-hopping nature.[6] It was commercially successful domestically, becoming their ninth chart-topper on the Gaon Album Chart. Its lead single, "Zimzalabim", additionally peaked at number 11 and 10 on the Gaon Digital Chart and World Digital Songs charts, respectively. To promote the release, Red Velvet embarked on their third concert tour, titled La Rouge, and included songs from the EP on its setlist.

  1. ^ "Red Velvet Take a Magical Ride in 'Zimzalabim' Video: Watch". Billboard. June 20, 2019. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "The ReVe Festival: Day 1".
  3. ^ "Red Velvet will open the curtains of 2019's music festival with the 'Addictive Magic Spell' 'Dream-Come-True song' 'Zimzalabim'! Get ready to fall into Red Velvet's fantastic magic spell on June 19th!🎉". June 10, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Hoogenband, Corey van den (June 24, 2019). "Exclaim!'s review for Red Velvet's mini album 'The ReVe Festival: Day 1'". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  5. ^ ""이수만 강력추천"…'썸머퀸' 레드벨벳, 혁신적인 중독성으로 귀환 [종합]". www.xportsnews.com (in Korean). 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  6. ^ "Neo Music Communication IZM". www.izm.co.kr. Retrieved 2020-07-11.