''Violet'' is the second Japanese

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by South Korean boy group

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, released on January 17, 2018 by Cube Entertainment Japan. The EP contains Japanese-language versions of their previous songs, the title track "Violet" from '' Demo 02'' and "Beautiful" from ''

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'', and four original songs.

Background

On November 16, 2017, it was announced that Pentagon would release their second Japanese EP on January 17, 2018. The track list and physical album types were also revealed on the same day. The EP was released early on January 6, exclusively on the music streaming service

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Commercial performance

The week of the release, ''Violet'' took the number 1 spot on all of

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' weekly album charts, and ranked fourth on Oricon's weekly album chart. The EP ranked number 8 on Tower Records' highest-selling Japanese albums by Korean artists in 2018. ''Violet'' placed tenth on Oricon's annual Indie Albums rankings for 2018.

Track listing

Charts

Sales

Release history

References

{{Pentagon (South Korean band) 2018 EPs Cube Entertainment EPs Japanese-language EPs 2010s Japanese-language albums Pentagon (South Korean band) EPs Albums produced by Kino (singer)