White Windis the ninthextended playby South Korean girl groupMamamoo.It was released byRBWon March 14, 2019, and distributed byKakao M.It contains seven songs, including its lead single "Gogobebe".The EP is the fourth and final album under the4 Seasons, 4 Colorsproject.

White Wind
EPby
ReleasedMarch 14, 2019
GenreK-pop
Length22:03
LanguageKorean
LabelRBW
Mamamoochronology
Blue;s
(2018)
White Wind
(2019)
Reality in Black
(2019)
SinglesfromWhite Wind
  1. "Gogobebe"
    Released: March 14, 2019

Background and release

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On January 4, 2018, Mamamoo released the digital single "Paint Me" and introduced the project4 Seasons, 4 Colors.[1]The group planned on releasing four EPs within the following year, with each EP being representative of a season and a member of Mamamoo. The member in focus will be featured in a solo track on the respective EPs, along with having a personal color assigned to represent themselves.[2]The first installment of the project,Yellow Flower,was released on March 8, 2018, followed up by the EPsRed Moonon June 16 andBlue;son November 29 respectively.

On February 28, 2019, the EP and its title were announced through Mamamoo's officialTwitteraccount, along with the planned promotional roll-out.[3]The EP focuses on memberWheein,who chose white as her color, the represented season isWinter.[4][5]On March 14, the EP was released to various physical and digital retailers, as well as streaming platforms. Lead single "Gogobebe" and a correlating music video were released on the same day. A music video for Wheein's solo track25was released on May 25.[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Where R You"
  • Cosmic Sound
  • Cosmic Girl
  • Cosmic Sound
  • Cosmic Girl
3:08
2."Gogobebe"(고고베베)
Kim Do-hoon3:15
3."Waggy" (쟤가 걔야)
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Moonbyul
Kim Do-hoonKim Do-hoon3:12
4."25" (Wheein solo)
Park Woo-sangPark Woo-sang3:22
5."Bad Bye"
  • B.O.
  • Moonbyul
  • Jeon Da-woon
  • B.O.
  • Jeon Da-woon
  • Jeong Da-lim
  • Jang Dae-il
4:33
6."My Star"
  • Cosmic Sound
  • Cosmic Girl
  • Moonbyul
  • Cosmic Sound
  • Cosmic Girl
  • Cosmic Sound
  • Cosmic Girl
3:11
7."4season" (Outro)Park Woo-sangPark Woo-sangPark Woo-sang1:22
Total length:22:09

Charts

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Accolades

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Awards and nominations
Organization Year Category Nominee Result Ref.
Seoul Music Awards 2019 Bonsang Award White Wind Won [12]

References

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  1. ^"Watch Mamamoo's Video for the Passionate Pop Ballad 'Paint Me'".Billboard.January 4, 2018.RetrievedJune 16,2019.
  2. ^"Mamamoo gets mellow, returns with yellow spring vibe".Korea Herald. March 8, 2018.RetrievedJune 16,2019.
  3. ^"MAMAMOO Unveils Comeback Schedule That Will Conclude" Four Seasons, Four Colors "Project".HELLOKPOP. March 1, 2019.RetrievedJune 16,2019.
  4. ^"Mamamoo is back with an energetic sound: The four-member girl group rounds out their year-long EP project on a high note".Korea Joongang Daily. March 16, 2019.RetrievedJune 16,2019.
  5. ^"Girl band Mamamoo drops roaring party music with retro concept".Yonhap News Agency. March 14, 2019.RetrievedJune 16,2019.
  6. ^"[MV] 휘인(WHEEIN) - 25(Twenty Five)".Mamamoo's Official YouTube Channel. May 25, 2019.RetrievedJune 16,2019.
  7. ^"White Windon France Album Download Charts (2019) ".Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.RetrievedMarch 29,2019.
  8. ^"White Windon Gaon Album Chart (2019) ".Gaon.March 16, 2019.RetrievedMarch 29,2019.
  9. ^"White WIndon US World charts (2019) ".Billboard.March 30, 2019.RetrievedMarch 29,2019.
  10. ^"South Korean Gaon Chart: Albums – March 2019".Gaon Chart(in Korean).RetrievedMay 22,2019.
  11. ^"2019년 Album Chart".Gaon.RetrievedJanuary 10,2020.
  12. ^"29th Seoul Music Awards Announces Nominees".9 December 2019.