'The ReVe Festival' Day 1 is the eighth mini album by Red Velvet. It's the first release of the "The ReVe Festival" trilogy. It was released on June 19, 2019, with "Zimzalabim" serving as the title track.
The physical album has two versions: Guidebook and Day 1. In total, there are 6 versions.
Background and release
Red Velvet has shared a teaser for their much-anticipated comeback.
On June 4 at midnight KST, SM Entertainment revealed an image of a coin that includes the Red Velvet members' names and “The ReVe Festival,” along with the release date of June 19. ReVe is taken from the abbreviation of Red Velvet, it also means "fantasy" and "dreamy" in french.
Promotion
The EP was announced through social media on June 4, 2019, with a teaser image of a gold coin featuring the band members' names, the title and date on it. On June 10, the band confirmed the lead single "Zimzalabim" through their social media.
Red Velvet held a fan-meeting event for their 5th anniversary, 'inteRView vol.5. At the event they played a special music video for "Milkshake". The video was then uploaded onto Youtube on August 1, 2019.
Track listing
'The ReVe Festival' Day 1
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Zimzalabim (짐살라빔)" | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Sunny Side Up!" | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Milkshake" | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Bing Bing (친구가 아냐)" | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Parade (안녕, 여름)" | 3:13 |
| 6. | "LP" | 3:27 |
Charts
Weekly Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak
Position |
|---|---|
| French Digital Albums (SNEP) | 53 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 20 |
| Billboard Japan Hot Albums | 46 |
| South Korean Albums (Gaon) | 1 |
| UK Digital Albums (OCC) | 68 |
| UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC) | 16 |
| US Billboard Heatseekers Albums | 5 |
| US Billboard Independent Albums | 22 |
| US Billboard World Albums | 7 |
Year-end Charts
| Chart (2019) | Position |
|---|---|
| South Korean Albums (Gaon) | 37 |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award Show | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Golden Disc Awards | Disc Bonsang | Nominated |
| Disc Daesang | Nominated |
Audio
Spotify
Gallery
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Video Gallery
Trivia
- ‘The ReVe Festival’ Day 1 is the first album by a Korean girl group to chart Number 1 on the U.S iTunes chart.
| RED VELVET | ||
|---|---|---|
| Irene • Seulgi • Wendy • Joy • Yeri | ||
| Mini-albums | Ice Cream Cake • The Velvet • Russian Roulette • Rookie • The Red Summer • Summer Magic • RBB • 'The ReVe Festival' Day 1 • 'The ReVe Festival' Day 2 • Monster • Queendom • The ReVe Festival 2022 - Feel My Rhythm | |
| Albums | The Red • Perfect Velvet | |
| Repackage albums | The Perfect Red Velvet • 'The ReVe Festival' Finale | |
| Japanese mini-albums | #Cookie Jar • SAPPY | |
| Singles | Happiness • Be Natural • Wish Tree • Would U • Rebirth • Our Beloved BoA #4 | |
| Solos | Like Water • Hello | |
| OSTs | Yossism • See the stars • Future | |
| Concerts | Red Room (2017) • Red Room Japan (2018) • REDMARE (2018) • REDMARE Arena Tour in Japan (2019) • La Rouge (2019) • La Rouge Arena Tour in Japan (2020) | |
| Dramas | The Female Employees of a Game Company • The Liar and His Lover • Idol Drama Operation Team • Let's Only Walk The Flower Road • Tempted • Blue Birthday | |
| Reality | Level Up Project! | |
