''Lucky'' is the second

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

by South Korean girl group

Weki Meki Weki Meki (; abbreviated as WEME or WKMK) is a South Korean girl group formed by Fantagio in 2017. The group consists of eight members: Suyeon, Elly, Choi Yoo-jung (singer), Yoojung, Kim Do-yeon (singer), Doyeon, Sei, Lua, Rina, and Lucy. Histor ...

. It was released on February 21, 2018, by Fantagio Music and distributed by Interpark. It consists of six songs, including the title track "La La La". The EP peaked at number 2 on the

Gaon Album Chart The Circle Album Chart, previously known as the Gaon Album Chart, is a record chart ranking the 100 most popular albums, extended plays and single albums in South Korea based on their Record sales, pure sales. It is a part of the Circle Chart, pr ...

. It has sold over 31,609 physical copies as of May 2018.

Background and release

On January 4, 2018,

Fantagio Fantagio () is a South Korean entertainment company that operates as a record label, talent training and management agency, as well as movie and K-drama production company. The company was founded in September 2008 as N.O.A. Entertainment (stan ...

revealed that the group's comeback was being delayed indefinitely due to "the timing of the comeback, problems with the album preparation process, and the company's internal affairs". On January 11, the group released "Butterfly" as a digital single in support of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. On February 1, after initial reports of "indefinite delay" in their comeback plans, the group confirmed in a press release for their reality show, ''Weki Meki, What’s Up?'', that they were preparing to release an album in late-February, continuing with their "girl crush" concept from their debut album. On February 6, Fantagio released a schedule for their new album, revealing the name as ''Lucky''. From February 6 to February 11, image teaser were revealed with pre-orders for the album starting on February 7. On February 12, the full track list was posted, revealing that the album will include 5 songs, including "Butterfly", previously released, and the title track "La La La". A day later, an album medley was released through the group's official YouTube channel. The EP was released through several music portals, including

MelOn A melon is any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae with sweet, edible, and fleshy fruit. The word "melon" can refer to either the plant or specifically to the fruit. Botanically, a melon is a kind of berry, specifically a "pepo". The ...

in South Korea and

iTunes iTunes () is a software program that acts as a media player, media library, mobile device management utility, and the client app for the iTunes Store. Developed by Apple Inc., it is used to purchase, play, download, and organize digital mul ...

globally.

Commercial performance

''Lucky'' debuted at number 2 on the

, on the chart issue dated February 18–24, 2018, marking a new peak for the group, as ''Weme'' peaked at number 7. Also, a Smart Music Card edition of the album debuted at number 31. The album placed at number 8 for the month of February 2018, with 20,539 physical copies sold in its standard edition and at number 79 with 1,089 copies in its SMC edition. The album sold 21,628 combined sales in February. It has sold over 31,609 physical copies as of May 2018.

Track listing

Charts

References

{{Weki Meki 2018 EPs Interpark Music EPs Korean-language EPs Weki Meki EPs