Planet Nine: Alter Ego

Planet Nine: Alter Ego is the first extended play by the South Korean band Onewe. The album was released by RBW on June 16, 2021, and distributed by Kakao Entertainment.^[2] It consists of seven songs, including the lead single "Rain To Be".

Planet Nine: Alter Ego
EP by Onewe
Released	June 16, 2021 (2021-06-16)
Recorded	2021
Genre	Rock^[1]
Length	22:08
Language	Korean
Label	RBW Kakao Entertainment
Onewe chronology
Memory: Illusion (2020) Planet Nine: Alter Ego (2021) Studio We: Recording #2 (2021)
Singles from Planet Nine: Alter Ego
"Rain To Be" Released: June 16, 2021
Music videos
"Rain To Be" on YouTube
"Veronica" on YouTube
"AuRoRa" on YouTube

Background and release

On January 22, 2021, a special teaser was released for Onewe's Studio We : Live #6 "Onewe? or Onewe!" online concert revealing the band's new unreleased song "Aurora".^[3] The song was unveiled through a live performance at the concert on January 23 and 24.^[4]

On May 31, RBW posted a teaser announcing Onewe's first EP Planet Nine: Alter Ego which would be released on June 16 at 6pm KST.^[5]

On June 3, the full track list was revealed with a total of seven songs, self-written and composed by the band with all five members participating in the song production, including the lead single "Rain to Be" and the official release of "Aurora".^[6]

On June 16, the EP was released along with a music video for "Rain to Be", following which music videos for the songs "Veronica" and "Aurora" from the EP were also subsequently released on June 28 and July 2 respectively.^[7][8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Intro: Spaceship" (Intro: 우주선)	CyA	CyA	CyA, Kanghyun, Harin	1:00
2.	"Rain to Be" (비를 몰고 오는 소년)	Kanghyun, CyA	Kanghyun, Jeon Da-woon (RBW), CyA	Jeon Da-woon (RBW), Kanghyun	3:15
3.	"Aurora"	Kanghyun, Yonghoon, CyA	Kanghyun, Jeon Da-woon (RBW)	Jeon Da-woon (RBW), Kanghyun, CocoDubuPapa (RBW)	3:41
4.	"Logo"	Yonghoon, Harin, Dongmyeong, CyA	Yonghoon, Kanghyun, CyA, CocoDubuPapa (RBW)	CocoDubuPapa (RBW), Yonghoon, Kanghyun, CyA	3:13
5.	"A.I." (로보트도 인간에게 감정을 느낀다)	CyA, Yonghoon, Dongmyeong	CyA, Yonghoon, Jeon Da-woon (RBW)	Jeon Da-woon (RBW), CyA, Kanghyun	4:07
6.	"Veronica" (베로니가의 섬)	CyA, Yonghoon	CyA, Yonghoon, Kanghyun, Jeon Da-woon (RBW)	Jeon Da-woon (RBW), CyA, Kanghyun	3:19
7.	"Cosmos" (천체)	Kanghyun, CyA	Kanghyun, CocoDubuPapa (RBW)	CocoDubuPapa (RBW), Kanghyun	3:30
Total length:					22:08

Accolades

Year-end lists

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Work	Placement	Ref.
MTV	2021	MTV Best Kpop Bsides of 2021	AuRoRa	1	^[9]

Charts

Chart (2021)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[10]	12

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref
South Korea	June 16, 2021	CD, digital download, streaming	RBW Kakao Entertainment	^[2]
Various				^[11]

References

1. "Planet Nine : Alter Ego - VIBE". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved March 14, 2024.
2. "Planet Nine : Alter Ego - 원위 (ONEWE)". 멜론 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-03-23.
3. OSEN (2021-01-22). "원위, 미공개곡 제목은 '오로라'..23일 온택트 라이브서 최초 공개". m.osen.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-03-23.
4. OSEN (2021-01-25). "원위, 2021 첫 온택트 라이브 성료..'밴드 퍼포먼스 신흥강자' 입지 굳혔다". m.osen.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-03-23.
5. 김수진|기자|. "실력파 보이밴드 원위(ONEWE), 오는 6월 16일 오후 6시 컴백 [공식]". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-03-23.
6. 한국경제티브이 (2021-06-03). "원위 첫 미니앨범 Planet Nine Alter Ego 트랙리스트 공개멤버 전원 곡 작업 참여". www.wowtv.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-03-23.
7. ONEWE(원위) '베로니카의 섬 (Veronica)' MV, retrieved 2024-03-14
8. "원위, 수록곡 'AuRoRa' 뮤직비디오 깜짝 공개…팬사랑 폭발 - 열린세상 열린방송 MBN". star.mbn.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-03-23.
9. "MTV Best Kpop Bsides of 2021". MTV. from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
10. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 30, 2021". Gaon Album Chart (in Korean). from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
11. Planet Nine : Alter Ego by ONEWE on Apple Music, 2021-06-16, retrieved 2024-03-23