I. Introduction
Red Velvet released its second extended play (EP), The Velvet, on March 17, 2016.
II. Background & Release
The EP featured 8 songs that reflect Red Velvet's unique musical approach: a combination of "red" (primarily bright pop) and "velvet" (more r&b and ballads) songs. This EP consists entirely of "velvet" songs, including the lead track "One of These Nights." The group also performed "Cool Hot Sweet Love" on Korean music show appearances.
III. Tracklist
| Title | Style | Lyrics | Song | Arrangement | Length |
| "One of These Nights" | Velvet | Seo Ji-eum | Hwang Chan-hee, Andreas Oberg, Maria Marcus | Hwang Chan-hee, Lee Seung-joo, Hong So-jin | 4:21 |
| "Cool Hot Sweet Love" | Velvet | Kenzie | Daniel "Obi" Klein, Charli Taft, Michael Nordmark, Thomas Sardorf | Daniel "Obi" Klein, Charli Taft, Michael Nordmark, Thomas Sardorf | 3:53 |
| "Light Me Up" | Velvet | Kenzie | Kenzie, Deez, Rodnae "Chikk" Bell | Deez | 3:32 |
| "First Time" | Velvet | Kenzie | Kenzie | Kenzie | 4:02 |
| "Rose Scent Breeze" | Velvet | Jung Hye-kyung | Hong Jong-hwas | Noah "I-Create" Nwachukwu (De-Capo Music Group), Droyd (De-Capo Music Group), Rod Bonner | 4:52 |
| "One of These Nights (De-Capo Version)" | Velvet | Seo Ji-eum | Hwang Chan-hee, Andreas Oberg, Maria Marcus | Joe "Joe Millionaire" Foster | 4:11 |
| "One of These Nights (Joe Millionaire Version)" | Velvet | Seo Ji-eum | Hwang Chan-hee, Andreas Oberg, Maria Marcus | Noah "I-Create" Nwachukwu (De-Capo Music Group), Droyd (De-Capo Music Group), Rod Bonner | 4:07 |
| "One of These Nights (Piano Version)" | Velvet | Seo Ji-eum | Hwang Chan-hee, Andreas Oberg, Maria Marcus | Hwang Chan-hee, Andreas Oberg, Maria Marcus | 4:05 |
IV. Spotify Playlist
V. Videos
VI. Reception
The EP became Red Velvet's third consecutive release to top the Gaon Album Chart, reached #8 on the U.S. Billboard World Albums Chart and #76 on Japan's Oricon Albums Chart. The title track, "One of These Nights" reached #10 on the Gaon Digital Chart and #6 on Billboard's World Digital Songs chart. The lead single was a "velvet" track, "One of these Nights."
