Follow: Find You is the seventh extended play by the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released by Starship Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M on October 28, 2019. It consists of eight tracks, including the title track "Follow".
The EP had two lead singles, with "Find You" pre-released on October 22 and "Follow" released with the EP on October 28. It was also Monsta X's final release that member Wonho participated in the promotion of before his departure from the group on October 31.[1][2]
The EP was released in four versions.
Critical reception
"Follow" was noted for its use of traditional Korean inspired elements, in both the song and music video, including hanbok-inspired outfits and the use of the taepyeongso.[3][4] It was described by Tamar Herman of Billboard as "an explosive dance track tinged with EDM breakdowns and moombahton-inspired beats".[1]
Jeff Benjamin of Billboard called the EP a return "to a lighter and fun sound" for the group following their "darker" albums Take.1 Are You There? and Take.2 We Are Here. Benjamin felt it was exemplified, by the first track "Find You", which he described as a "serene, synth ballad", as well as their dynamic title track "Follow", which he compared to the group's hit track "Hero". He went on to note "Monsta Truck" as a "blend of smooth groove and industrial breakdowns", "Disaster" as "a bare-bone boom-bap production, that allows the rappers Joohoney and I.M's aggressive delivery to shine", "U R" as an "acoustic-leaning R&B cut", and "Mirror" with its "warm, brassy production".[5] Michael Cerio of Radio.com also added that the group "finds a balance between ballads and bangers, exploring the connection they share with each other and adding another chapter of tunes to the tale", summarizing the whole EP as "bouncing between immersive ballads and pulse-quickening jams that snap expectations" and "the sound of K-pop secure in its sound".[6]
Listicles
Name of critic or publication, name of listicle, name of work and rank
The EP is certified platinum in South Korea,[11] with 266,819 units sold as of 2021.[12] It peaked at number one on the weekly Gaon Album Chart.[13]
The pre-release single "Find You" and lead single "Follow" both charted on the BillboardWorld Digital Song Sales chart, at number twenty-one and five, respectively, as with the song "Mirror", peaking at number twenty.[14] While they did not appear on the Gaon Digital Chart, all the tracks on the EP appeared on its component chart, the Gaon Download Chart, with "Find You" peaking at 142, "Follow" at 52, "Monsta Truck" at 182, "U R" at 184, "Disaster" at 195, "Burn It Up" at 189, "See You Again" at 190, and "Mirror" at 196.[15] It had two music show wins on The Show and M Countdown.[16][17]
^ abHerman, Tamar (October 28, 2019). "'Follow' Monsta X to the Future With Epic New Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
^Herman, Tamar (October 31, 2019). "Wonho Announces His Departure from Monsta X". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
^Kang, Seo-jeong (October 27, 2019). "'컴백 D-1' 몬스타엑스, 신곡 'Follow' 베일 벗었다..압도적 경쾌함+파격 중독성". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2019 – via Naver.
^Choi, Jae-kyung (October 28, 2019). "몬스타엑스, 신곡 'Follow' 베일 벗었다...강렬함 속 역대급 흥 폭발 예고". Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved October 28, 2019 – via Naver.
^Benjamin, Jeff (November 8, 2019). "Monsta X Return to Top 10 of World Albums & World Digital Song Sales Charts With 'Follow-Find You'". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
^Cerio, Michael (October 29, 2019). "Monsta X Continue the Story on 'FOLLOW – FIND YOU'". Radio.com. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
^Benjamin, Jeff (December 31, 2019). "The 25 Best K-pop Albums of 2019: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^Glasby, Taylor (December 5, 2019). "The 20 Best K-pop Songs of 2019". Dazed. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^Morin, Natalie (December 20, 2019). "The Best K-pop Songs of 2019". Refinery29 . Retrieved December 27, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^"PopAsia's Top 100 Asian Pop Songs of 2019: 50-1". SBS PopAsia. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^ ab"Gaon Certification - Album". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
^ abCumulative sales for Follow: Find You (Kit + CD):
2019년 10월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 11, 2020.
2019년 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 11, 2020.
2020년 12월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
2021년 10월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
^ ab2019년 44주차 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
^ abcd"Monsta X Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
^2019년 44주차 Download Chart [Week 44 of 2019 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2019.
^ abChu, Ga-young (November 6, 2019). '더 쇼' 몬스타엑스, 'FOLLOW'로 컴백 후 첫 1위 "몬베베 고맙고 사랑해요". Sports World (in Korean). Retrieved November 16, 2019 – via Naver.
^ abPark, Seo-hyun (November 8, 2019). 몬스타엑스 '엠카' 1위..2관왕 "과분한 상, 남은 한해 행복한 날들로 채워갈 것". K-pop Herald (in Korean). Retrieved November 16, 2019 – via Naver.
^"Top Albums Téléchargés". SNEP (in French). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
^Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2019/11/06 公開. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
^"週間 アルバムランキング - 2019年11月11日付". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
^"Monsta X Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
^"Monsta X Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
^"Monsta X Chart History: World Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
^2019년 10월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
^2019년 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^"Monsta X Chart History: Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
^"Monsta X Chart History: Billboard K-pop 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
^週間 CDアルバムランキング - 2019年11月11日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking for November 11, 2019]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
^Benjamin, Jeff (November 8, 2019). "Monsta X Return to Top 10 of World Albums & World Digital Song Sales Charts With 'Follow-Find You'". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
^ [Artist of the Year (Album) nominees]. Gaon Chart Music Awards (in Korean). KMCA. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
May 28, 2023
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Follow Find You is the seventh extended play by the South Korean boy group Monsta X It was released by Starship Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M on October 28 2019 It consists of eight tracks including the title track Follow Follow Find YouEP by Monsta XReleasedOctober 28 2019 2019 10 28 GenreK popLength28 15LanguageKoreanLabelStarship Kakao MMonsta X chronologyPhenomenon 2019 Follow Find You 2019 All About Luv 2020 Singles from Follow Find You Find You Released October 22 2019 Follow Released October 28 2019 Contents 1 Background and release 2 Critical reception 2 1 Listicles 3 Commercial performance 4 Track listing 5 Charts 5 1 Album 5 1 1 Weekly charts 5 1 2 Monthly chart 5 1 3 Year end chart 5 2 Songs 5 2 1 Weekly charts 6 Certification and sales 7 Accolades 8 Awards and nominations 9 Release history 10 See also 11 ReferencesBackground and release EditThe EP had two lead singles with Find You pre released on October 22 and Follow released with the EP on October 28 It was also Monsta X s final release that member Wonho participated in the promotion of before his departure from the group on October 31 1 2 The EP was released in four versions Critical reception Edit Follow was noted for its use of traditional Korean inspired elements in both the song and music video including hanbok inspired outfits and the use of the taepyeongso 3 4 It was described by Tamar Herman of Billboard as an explosive dance track tinged with EDM breakdowns and moombahton inspired beats 1 Jeff Benjamin of Billboard called the EP a return to a lighter and fun sound for the group following their darker albums Take 1 Are You There and Take 2 We Are Here Benjamin felt it was exemplified by the first track Find You which he described as a serene synth ballad as well as their dynamic title track Follow which he compared to the group s hit track Hero He went on to note Monsta Truck as a blend of smooth groove and industrial breakdowns Disaster as a bare bone boom bap production that allows the rappers Joohoney and I M s aggressive delivery to shine U R as an acoustic leaning R amp B cut and Mirror with its warm brassy production 5 Michael Cerio of Radio com also added that the group finds a balance between ballads and bangers exploring the connection they share with each other and adding another chapter of tunes to the tale summarizing the whole EP as bouncing between immersive ballads and pulse quickening jams that snap expectations and the sound of K pop secure in its sound 6 Listicles Edit Name of critic or publication name of listicle name of work and rank Critic Publication List Work Rank Ref AlbumBillboard The 25 Best K pop Albums of 2019 Follow Find You 17 7 SongDazed The 20 Best K pop Songs of 2019 Follow 17 8 Refinery29 The Best K pop Songs of 2019 23 9 SBS PopAsia Top 100 Asian Pop Songs of 2019 21 10 Commercial performance EditThe EP is certified platinum in South Korea 11 with 266 819 units sold as of 2021 12 It peaked at number one on the weekly Gaon Album Chart 13 The pre release single Find You and lead single Follow both charted on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart at number twenty one and five respectively as with the song Mirror peaking at number twenty 14 While they did not appear on the Gaon Digital Chart all the tracks on the EP appeared on its component chart the Gaon Download Chart with Find You peaking at 142 Follow at 52 Monsta Truck at 182 U R at 184 Disaster at 195 Burn It Up at 189 See You Again at 190 and Mirror at 196 15 It had two music show wins on The Show and M Countdown 16 17 Track listing EditFollow Find You track listingNo TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength1 Find You Brother SuJuno unJooyoung aimon un aimon3 382 Follow Seo Ji eumBrother SuJoohoneyI MDaniel KimWillie WeeksAndreas ObergSkylar MonesWillie Weeks3 333 Monsta Truck Brother SuJoohoneyI MDaniel CaesarLudwig LindellAndreas ObergCaesar amp Loui3 404 U R I MYoonseokWookiJoohoneyI MYoonseokWookiI MYoonseokWooki3 305 Disaster Ji in Flying Lab JoohoneyI MAlbin NordqvistAndrew ChoiBintageAlbin Nordqvist3 396 Burn It Up JQ Makeumine Works Bono Makeumine Works JoohoneyI MDaniel CaesarLudwig LindellDaniel KimJiyeon ParkDaniel CaesarLudwig Lindell3 387 Mirror WonhoBrother SuJoohoneyI MWonhoBrother SuAhn Sang hyeon Punch Sound Shin Ki hyun Punch Sound Ahn Sang hyeon Punch Sound Shin Ki hyun Punch Sound 3 208 See You Again Joohoney9FI MJoohoney9FJoohoney9F3 17Total length 28 15Charts EditAlbum Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 2019 PeakpositionFrench Download Albums SNEP 18 95Japan Hot Albums Billboard Japan 19 44Japanese Albums Oricon 20 9Polish Albums ZPAV 21 37South Korean Albums Gaon 13 1US Heatseekers Albums Billboard 22 15US Independent Albums Billboard 23 42US World Albums Billboard 24 7 Monthly chart Edit Chart 2019 PeakpositionSouth Korean Albums Gaon 25 2 Year end chart Edit Chart 2019 PositionSouth Korean Albums Gaon 26 24 Songs Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart performance for Find You Chart 2019 PeakpositionUS World Digital Song Sales Billboard 14 21 Chart performance for Follow Chart 2019 PeakpositionJapan Hot 100 Billboard Japan 27 68South Korea K pop Hot 100 28 96US World Digital Song Sales Billboard 14 5 Chart performance for Mirror Chart 2021 PeakpositionUS World Digital Song Sales Billboard 14 20Certification and sales EditCertification and sales for Follow Find You Region Certification Certified units SalesSouth Korea KMCA 11 Platinum 266 819 12 Japan 9 785 29 United States 1 000 30 Accolades EditMusic program award for Follow Program Date 2 total Ref M Countdown November 7 2019 17 The Show November 5 2019 16 Awards and nominations EditName of the award ceremony year presented award category nominated work and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominated work Result Ref Gaon Chart Music Awards 2020 Album of the Year 4th Quarter Follow Find You Nominated 31 Release history EditRelease history and formats for Follow Find You Region Date Format LabelSouth Korea October 28 2019 CDdigital downloadstreaming Starship EntertainmentKakao MVarious Digital downloadstreamingSee also EditList of K pop songs on the Billboard charts List of K pop albums on the Billboard charts List of K pop songs on the World Digital Song Sales chart List of Gaon Album Chart number ones of 2019References Edit a b Herman Tamar October 28 2019 Follow Monsta X to the Future With Epic New Video Watch Billboard Retrieved November 11 2019 Herman Tamar October 31 2019 Wonho Announces His Departure from Monsta X Billboard Retrieved November 11 2019 Kang Seo jeong October 27 2019 컴백 D 1 몬스타엑스 신곡 Follow 베일 벗었다 압도적 경쾌함 파격 중독성 OSEN in Korean Retrieved October 27 2019 via Naver Choi Jae kyung October 28 2019 몬스타엑스 신곡 Follow 베일 벗었다 강렬함 속 역대급 흥 폭발 예고 Seoul Economic Daily in Korean Retrieved October 28 2019 via Naver Benjamin Jeff November 8 2019 Monsta X Return to Top 10 of World Albums amp World Digital Song Sales Charts With Follow Find You Billboard Retrieved November 11 2019 Cerio Michael October 29 2019 Monsta X Continue the Story on FOLLOW FIND YOU Radio com Retrieved November 11 2019 Benjamin Jeff December 31 2019 The 25 Best K pop Albums of 2019 Critics Picks Billboard Retrieved January 2 2021 Glasby Taylor December 5 2019 The 20 Best K pop Songs of 2019 Dazed Retrieved December 6 2019 Morin Natalie December 20 2019 The Best K pop Songs of 2019 Refinery29 Retrieved December 27 2019 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link PopAsia s Top 100 Asian Pop Songs of 2019 50 1 SBS PopAsia Retrieved January 2 2021 a b Gaon Certification Album Gaon Music Chart in Korean Retrieved November 11 2019 a b Cumulative sales for Follow Find You Kit CD 2019년 10월 Album Chart Gaon Music Chart in Korean Retrieved January 11 2020 2019년 Album Chart Gaon Music Chart in Korean Retrieved January 11 2020 2020년 12월 Album Chart Gaon Music Chart in Korean Archived from the original on January 7 2021 Retrieved January 12 2021 2021년 10월 Album Chart Gaon Music Chart in Korean Retrieved November 11 2019 a b 2019년 44주차 Album Chart Gaon Music Chart in Korean Retrieved November 11 2019 a b c d Monsta X Chart History World Digital Song Sales Billboard Retrieved November 16 2019 2019년 44주차 Download Chart Week 44 of 2019 Download Chart Gaon Music Chart in Korean Retrieved November 6 2019 a b Chu Ga young November 6 2019 더 쇼 몬스타엑스 FOLLOW 로 컴백 후 첫 1위 몬베베 고맙고 사랑해요 Sports World in Korean Retrieved November 16 2019 via Naver a b Park Seo hyun November 8 2019 몬스타엑스 엠카 1위 2관왕 과분한 상 남은 한해 행복한 날들로 채워갈 것 K pop Herald in Korean Retrieved November 16 2019 via Naver Top Albums Telecharges SNEP in French Retrieved November 11 2019 Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2019 11 06 公開 Billboard Japan in Japanese Retrieved November 11 2019 週間 アルバムランキング 2019年11月11日付 Oricon News in Japanese Oricon Retrieved November 11 2019 Oficjalna lista sprzedazy OLiS Official Retail Sales Chart OLiS in Polish Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry Retrieved November 14 2019 Monsta X Chart History Heatseekers Albums Billboard Retrieved November 11 2019 Monsta X Chart History Independent Albums Billboard Retrieved November 11 2019 Monsta X Chart History World Albums Billboard Retrieved November 11 2019 2019년 10월 Album Chart Gaon Music Chart in Korean Retrieved November 11 2019 2019년 Album Chart Gaon Music Chart in Korean Retrieved January 11 2020 Monsta X Chart History Billboard Japan Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved November 16 2019 Monsta X Chart History Billboard K pop 100 Billboard Retrieved November 16 2019 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年11月11日付 Weekly CD Album Ranking for November 11 2019 Oricon News in Japanese Oricon Retrieved November 6 2019 Benjamin Jeff November 8 2019 Monsta X Return to Top 10 of World Albums amp World Digital Song Sales Charts With Follow Find You Billboard Retrieved November 11 2019 올해의 가수 앨범 후보자 Artist of the Year Album nominees Gaon Chart Music Awards in Korean KMCA Archived from the original on January 8 2020 Retrieved January 8 2020 Retrieved 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