After Sunset

After Sunset is the fourth EP by South Korean boy group Highlight. It was released on November 7, 2022, by Around US Entertainment and distributed by Kakao Entertainment.^[1] The mini-album contains five tracks, featuring "Alone" as a promotional single. Three photobook versions of the EP were released, titled Night, Midnight, and Dawn. A jewel case version was also included for each of the four members.^[2]

After Sunset
Digital cover
EP by Highlight
Released	November 7, 2022
Genre	K-pop
Length	15:47
Language	Korean
Label	Around Us
Highlight chronology
Daydream (2022) After Sunset (2022)
Singles from After Sunset
"Alone" Released: November 7, 2022

Background and album

The group first announced their comeback through a clip at their 2022 fan concert, Highlight Sports Day. On October 16, the second day of the concert, the end credits were followed by a snippet of the song Alone and the date November 7, 2022. ^[3]

The album and single name were revealed to be After Sunset and Alone respectively, through a trailer video on October 24, confirming their comeback on November 7.^[4] The track list, promotional photos for each album version, and song previews were shown in the subsequent days leading up to the EP's release. It consists of five songs, three of which were co-written and co-produced by member Lee Gikwang.^[5]

"Alone" is described as "a pop track with a retro texture and minimalistic colour, and a retro feel at the same time." The lyrics are also said to "[express] a straightforward confession and a double message."^[6]

Track listing

After Sunset track listing^[7]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Alone"	BXN	BXN	BXN	3:03
2.	"Paper Cut"	KZ, Taeyoung Kim, Dint	KZ, Taeyoung Kim, Dint, David Simon	KZ, Taeyoung Kim	3:15
3.	"S.I.L.Y (Say I Love You)"	Lee Gikwang, Park Sol, NOD	Lee Gikwang, Park Sol, NOD	NOD	3:03
4.	"Privacy"	VO3E, Lee Gikwang, Kim Geungjeong, ZNEE	VO3E, MLC, Michelle Jo (Singing Beetle), Lee Gikwang	VO3E	3:02
5.	"I Don't Miss You"	Sooyoon, Lee Gikwang	Moon Kim, Lee Gikwang, $ÜN (Sun), Bae Minsu	$ÜN (Sun), Bae Minsu	3:22
Total length:					15:47

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for After Sunset Chart (2022) Peak position Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)^[8] 30 Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)^[9] 80 South Korean Albums (Circle)^[10] 2

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for Cheshire Chart (2022) Peak position South Korean Albums (Circle)^[11] 5

References

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2. Kim, Jihye (2022-10-26). "하이라이트, 미니 4집 'AFTER SUNSET' 프리뷰..성숙한 무드". Herald Pop. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
3. Lee, Dagyeom (2022-10-17). "Highlight announces surprise comeback on November 7th at fan concert". Star Today. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
4. Park, Sanghoo (2022-10-24). "Highlight, comeback with a full group after 8 months... Released on November 7th". JTBC. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
5. Lee, Minji (2022-10-25). "Highlight's 4th mini album track list released... Includes 3 self-composed songs by Lee Gikwang". Newsen. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
6. Yoon, Seongyeol (2022-11-07). "하이라이트 'Alone' 벅스 음원차트 1위..수록곡 '줄세우기'". Star News. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
7. "[Notice] HIGHLIGHT THE 4TH MINI ALBUM [AFTER SUNSET] TRACK LIST". AROUND US ENTERTAINMENT. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
8. 週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2022年11月21日付 （2022年11月07日～2022年11月14日） [Weekly Digital Album Ranking dated November 21, 2022 (November 7, 2022 – November 14, 2022)] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
9. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of November 16, 2022". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 16, 2022.
10. "Circle Album Chart – Week 46, 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 17, 2022.
11. "Circle Album Chart – November 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 8, 2022.