GFRIEND To Release Japanese Versions Of Select Tracks Next Month
GFRIEND is a six-member South Korean girl group formed by Source Music in 2015. The group consists of Sowon, Yerin, Eunha, Yuju, SinB, and Umji. They made their debut with the EP Season of Glass on January 15, 2015. GFriend won several 2015 female rookie awards and has garnered momentum since their debut despite being from a small company.
In 2016, they continued their success with their third EP, Snowflake, and won first place on many music shows with the title song, "Rough". They released their first full-length album, LOL, in July 2016. In 2017, GFriend made a comeback with a new concept with their fourth EP, The Awakening, and the pre-orders for the album exceeded 100,000 units.
GFriend released their fifth EP, Parallel, in August 2017, and the extended play was re-released a month later under the title Rainbow. In 2018, GFriend held their first concert since debut called Season of GFriend and later their first Asia Tour with the same name. GFriend released their sixth EP, Time for the Moon Night, in April 2018 and the special EP Sunny Summer in July 2018.
GFriend made an official Japanese debut with a compilation album, GFriend 1st Best, in May 2018. In January 2019, GFriend released their second full-length album, Time For Us. In July 2019, GFriend released their seventh extended play album, Fever Season. In February 2020, GFriend released their eighth EP, 回:Labyrinth. In July 2020, the group released their ninth extended play, 回:Song of the Sirens.
On September 14, 2020, it was confirmed through the Source Music girl group's official Japanese-language social media accounts that GFRIEND will be releasing two Japanese single albums this October. The single digital albums, titled "回:LABYRINTH ~Crossroads~" and "回:Song of the Sirens ~Apple~," are set for release on October 14 and October 21, respectively. It will also include a Japanese version of "Labyrinth," a B-side from the same album. "回:Song of the Sirens ~Apple~" will feature Japanese versions of "Apple" and B-side "Tarot Cards."
This will be the first since GFRIEND's first full-length Japanese album 'Fallin' Light' that they will be releasing Japanese music.
