The Nocturne (EP)

This article is about the NU'EST EP. For the 2AM EP, see Nocturne (EP).

The Nocturne is the eighth and final Korean extended play by South Korean boy group NU'EST. It was released on May 11, 2020 by Pledis Entertainment and distributed by Genie Music and Stone Music Entertainment. It consists of six songs, including the lead single "I'm in Trouble".

The Nocturne
EP by NU'EST
Released	May 11, 2020 (2020-05-11)
Genre	K-pop
Length	21:16
Label	Pledis Entertainment Genie Music Stone Music Entertainment
Producer	Baekho Bumzu
NU'EST chronology
The Table (2019) The Nocturne (2020) Drive (2020)
Singles from The Nocturne
"I'm in Trouble" Released: May 11, 2020

Release

The album was released on May 11, 2020, through several music portals, including MelOn and Apple Music.^[1][2]

Commercial performance

The album debuted atop the Gaon Album Chart on the week ending May 16, 2020.^[3] It also debuted at number 22 on the Oricon Albums Chart with 1,133 copies sold and at number 27 on the Oricon Combined Albums Chart.^[4][5] The album also debuted at number 37 on Billboard Japan's Hot Albums and at number 16 on Top Download Albums.^[6][7]

A month later, the EP re-entered two main charts in Japan achieving a new peak, the Oricon Albums Chart with additional 6,665 copies sold at number 5, and Billboard Japan's Hot Albums at number 7.^[8][9]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Moon Dance"	Minhyun (NU'EST) JR (NU'EST) Bumzu	Josh Cumbee JC Chasez Nikki Flores Ryan S. Jhun GESTURE	Josh Cumbee Ryan S. Jhun	3:39
2.	"I'm in Trouble"	Baekho (NU'EST) Bumzu	Bumzu Baekho (NU'EST)	Bumzu Baekho (NU'EST) Anchor	3:04
3.	"Firework"	Baekho(NU'EST) JR (NU'EST) Bumzu doubletenboy	Bumzu Baekho (NU'EST) Nmore	BUMZU Nmore	3:27
4.	"Back to Me" (평행우주; pyeonghaeng-uju; lit: Parallel Universe)	Seo Ji-eum Baekho (NU'EST) Bumzu	Bumzu Baekho (NU'EST) Anchor	Anchor	3:28
5.	"Must" (꼭; kkog; lit: Exactly)	Ren (NU'EST) Baekho (NU'EST) Bumzu	Ren (NU'EST) Baekho (NU'EST) Bumzu	Bumzu Nmore	4:06
6.	"Shooting Star" (반딧별; bandisbyeol; lit: Firefly Star)	Baekho (NU'EST) JR (NU'EST) Bumzu	Bumzu Baekho (NU'EST) Anchor Bir$day	Bumzu Anchor Bir$day	3:32
Total length:					21:22

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[8]	5
Japan Combined Albums Chart (Oricon)^[5]	27
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)^[6]	7
Japan Top Download Albums (Billboard Japan)^[7]	16
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[3]	1

Accolades

Music programs awards

Song	Program	Date
"I’m in Trouble"	Show Champion (MBC Music)	May 20, 2020^[10]
	M Countdown (Mnet)	May 21, 2020^[11]
	Music Bank (KBS2)	May 22, 2020^[12]
	Show! Music Core (MBC)	May 23, 2020^[13]

References

1. "The 8th Mini Album 'The Nocturne'". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-21.
2. "The Nocturne - EP by NU'EST". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
3. "2020년 20주차 Album Chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
4. "2020年05月11日～2020年05月17日 オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 21～30位". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
5. "2020年05月11日～2020年05月17日 オリコン週間 合算アルバムランキング 21～30位". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
6. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums | Charts". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-05-22.
7. "Billboard Japan Top Download Albums | Charts". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-05-22.
8. "2020年06月08日～2020年06月14日 オリコン週間 アルバムランキング". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
9. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums | Charts". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-18.
10. OSEN (2020-05-20). ""러브 있어 힘이 된다"..'쇼챔피언' 뉴이스트, '아임 인 트러블' 출연 없이 첫 1위 [종합]". mosen.mt.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-23.
11. StarNews (2020-05-22). "뉴이스트 '아임 인 트러블'로 '엠카' 1위..'음방 2관왕'". 스타뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-23.
12. OSEN (2020-05-23). "뉴이스트, 'I'm in Trouble'로 '뮤뱅' 1위→음악방송 3관왕.."러브 사랑해요♥"". mosen.mt.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-23.
13. OSEN (2020-05-24). "뉴이스트, 벌써 음방 4관왕..비주얼+실력+트로피 다 가졌다". mosen.mt.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-24.