I. Introduction
Birthday is the debut digital single album by SOMI.
It was released on June 13, 2019 by The Black Label and it contains two tracks, Birthday and Outta My Head.
II. Background and Release
On November 21, 2018, it was reported that Somi was working on new music with the goal of making her solo debut in March 2019.
On February 23, 2019, it was reported that the debut date would be May and that she will be debuting with a song produced by Teddy, also confirming that the recording process was completed and was currently preparing to shoot the accompanying music video.
It wasn't confirmed if the release will be a single or an EP.
Shortly after, The Black Label confirmed that Somi will debut in May and that the song produced by Teddy was finished, but the format of the release was not confirmed.
Two days later, the agency confirmed that Somi will debut on May 1.
On April 29, it was reported that her debut date was delayed due to internal issues in her agency and the anticipated date of her debut is now late May. It was also cited that the delay was in order to consider the quality of the album.
Shortly after, the agency stated that "her album production is complete but the timing of her debut has not been decided yet." It was also added that the music video was not filmed yet.
"Birthday" was then released on June 13, 2019, through digital platforms.
III. Tracklist
IV. Spotify Playlist
V. Videos
VI. Concept Pictures
VII. Commercial Performance
"Birthday" debuted at number 51 on the Gaon Digital Chart for the week ending June 15, 2019.
The following week, it ascended to number 22 on the Gaon Digital Chart, placing at number 8 on the Component Download Chart and at number 79 on the Component Streaming Chart.
The lead single of the same name "Birthday" topped major South Korean charts including Mnet, Bugs and Soribada.
