Emergency: Quantum Leap

Emergency: Quantum Leap
EP by
X1
ReleasedAugust 27, 2019 (2019-08-27)
Recorded2019
Genre
Length24:23
LanguageKorean
Label
Singles from Emergency: Quantum Leap
  1. "Flash"
    Released: August 27, 2019
Music video
"Flash" on YouTube

Emergency: Quantum Leap (Korean: 비상: Quantum Leap) is the debut and only extended play by South Korean boy group X1, a project group created through the 2019 Mnet survival show Produce X 101. The album was released digitally and physically on August 27, 2019, by Swing Entertainment.

Background and release

X1 was formed through the reality show Produce X 101, the fourth season of Mnet's Produce 101 series of competition shows. With the show wrapping up in July 2019, the group's label, Swing Entertainment, announced that X1 would make their official debut on August 27, 2019.[1]

The debut EP, titled Emergency: Quantum Leap, was announced on August 1. Concept images featuring each of the members were released from August 9 to August 19.[2]

On August 19, the tracklist was revealed, with X1 recording their own version of the songs "X1-MA", "U Got It" and "Move" from Produce X 101 for the EP. In addition, there are also four new songs included: an intro titled "Stand Up", the lead single "Flash" composed by Score, Megatone and Onestar (Monotree), "Like Always" and "I'm Here for You".[3]

The full EP and music video for "Flash" were released on August 27, 2019.[4]

Promotion

Prior to their debut, the group began promotions through their reality show X1 Flash, which premiered on August 22, 2019, on the cable channel Mnet. The reality show followed the members as they prepared for their debut.[5]

The group debuted on August 27, 2019, with a debut showcase at Gocheok Sky Dome.[6]

The group had their first music show performance on Mnet's M! Countdown on August 29, 2019. They won their first music trophy on SBS MTV's The Show on September 3.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Stand Up" (Intro)
  • Hwang Hyun (Monotree)
  • Park Cheol-eun
Hwang Hyun (Monotree)
  • Hwang Hyun (Monotree)
  • Park Cheol-eun
2:12
2."Flash" (stylized as FLAϟH)
  • Score
  • Megatone
  • Onestar (Monotree)
  • Score
  • Megatone
  • Onestar (Monotree)
  • 88247
  • Score
  • Megatone
  • Onestar (Monotree)
3:33
3."Like Always" (웃을 때 제일 예뻐 (Eng. Lit. You're the Prettiest When You Smile))Jeong Ho-hyun (e.one)
  • Jeong Ho-hyun (e.one)
  • Uno Buckx
Jeong Ho-hyun (e.one)3:26
4."I'm Here for You" (괜찮아요 (Eng. Lit. It's Okay))
  • Score
  • Megatone
  • Door
  • Score
  • Megatone
  • Door
  • J.Rise
  • Score
  • Megatone
4:42
5."U Got It" (X1 version)Kiggen
  • Noheul
  • Sean Alexander
  • Drew Ryan Scott
  • Eginius
Noheul3:10
6."Move" (움직여; X1 version) (prod. Zico)Zico
3:07
Emergency: Quantum Leap – Physical edition bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
7."X1-MA" (지마; X1 version)Produce X 101
  • Fredrik `Figge` Bostrom
  • Cho Min-Kyung
  • Albin Nordqvist
  • Fredrik `Figge` Bostrom
  • Cho Min-Kyung
  • Albin Nordqvist
4:13
Total length:24:23

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
French Digital Albums (SNEP)[8] 76
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] 4
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)[10] 10
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[11] 22
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[12] 1
US World Albums (Billboard)[13] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (2019) Position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[14] 4

Awards and nominations

Music program wins

Program Date Ref.
The Show (SBS MTV) September 3, 2019 [15]
September 10, 2019 [16]
Show Champion (MBC Music) September 4, 2019 [17]
September 18, 2019 [18]
M Countdown (Mnet) September 5, 2019 [19]
September 12, 2019
September 19, 2019
Music Bank (KBS) September 6, 2019 [20]
September 13, 2019
Inkigayo (SBS) September 8, 2019 [21]
September 15, 2019 [22]

References

  1. ^ (in Korean) '프듀X101' X1, 8월 27일 고척돔 전격 데뷔...'2년전 워너원처럼'
  2. ^ (in Korean) 청량or섹시? 베일 벗은 엑스원 콘셉트…한승우의 변신
  3. ^ (in Korean) 엑스원, 트랙리스트 공개… 데뷔 타이틀곡은 '플래시'
  4. ^ 'Produce X 101' K-Pop Group X1 Makes Their Debut With 'Flash'
  5. ^ (in Korean) X1 리얼리티, 22일 첫 방송…티저 공개 '청량+몽환'
  6. ^ Kim, Min-ji (July 22, 2019). "'프듀X' 엑스원, 8월 27일 고척돔서 데뷔 쇼콘 개최". TV Report (in Korean). Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  7. ^ X1 Takes 1st Ever Win On "The Show" With "Flash"
  8. ^ "Top Albums Téléchargés - Week 35" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. August 30, 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  9. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-09-09" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  10. ^ Billboard Japan Hot Albums:
  11. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  12. ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 35, 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  13. ^ Billboard World Albums:
  14. ^ "2019년 Album Chart". Gaon. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  15. ^ "'더쇼' 엑스원, 데뷔 후 첫 음방 1위…"원잇 감사…노력하겠다" 소감 [종합]". Mydaily (in Korean). September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  16. ^ "엑스원, 'FLASH'로 '더쇼' 1위…김요한 "원잇 덕분" 소감". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). September 10, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  17. ^ "[HD포토] 엑스원(X1), '우와~' (쇼챔피언)". Topstar News (in Korean). September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  18. ^ "엑스원 '쇼챔' 또 1위→'플래시' 10관왕 제대로 날아올랐다". 뉴스엔 (in Korean). September 18, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  19. ^ "'엠카운트다운' 엑스원, '플래시'로 1위 영광…"원잇에게 감사"". News1.kr (in Korean). September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  20. ^ "'뮤직뱅크' 엑스원 '플래시', 출연 없이 1위 트로피 차지 [TV캡처]". 스포츠투데이 (in Korean). September 13, 2019. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  21. ^ "'인기가요' 9월 둘째주 선미 제치고 1위 등극…엑스원의 'FLASH'". theceluv.com (in Korean). September 8, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  22. ^ "<9월 셋째 주 인기가요 차트>". SBS 인기가요 (in Korean). September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.