Follow: Find You

Follow: Find You is the seventh extended play by the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released on October 28, 2019 by Starship Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M. The EP consists of eight tracks, including the title track "Follow".

Follow: Find You
EP by
Monsta X
ReleasedOctober 28, 2019 (2019-10-28)
Genre
Length28:15
LanguageKorean
Label
Monsta X chronology
Phenomenon
(2019)		 Follow: Find You
(2019)		 All About Luv
(2020)
Singles from Follow: Find You
  1. "Find You"
    Released: October 22, 2019
  2. "Follow"
    Released: October 28, 2019

Background and release

The EP had two lead singles, with "Find You" pre-released on October 22 and "Follow" released with the EP on October 28. It was also Monsta X's final release that member Wonho participated in the promotion of before his departure from the group on October 31.[1][2]

The EP was released in four versions.

Critical reception

"Follow" was noted for its use of traditional Korean inspired elements, in both the song and music video, including hanbok-inspired outfits and the use of the taepyeongso.[3][4] It was described by Tamar Herman of Billboard as "an explosive dance track tinged with EDM breakdowns and moombahton-inspired beats".[1] The song also had two music show wins on The Show and M Countdown.[5][6]

Jeff Benjamin of Billboard called the EP a return "to a lighter and fun sound" for the group following their "darker" albums Take.1 Are You There? and Take.2 We Are Here. Benjamin felt it was exemplified by the first track "Find You", which he described as a "serene, synth ballad", as well as the "dynamic" title track "Follow", which he compared to the group's hit track "Hero". He went on to note "Monsta Truck" as a "blend of smooth groove and industrial breakdowns", "Disaster" as "a bare-bone boom-bap production that allows the rappers Joohoney and I.M's aggressive delivery to shine", "U R" as an "acoustic-leaning R&B cut" and "Mirror" with its "warm, brassy production".[7] Michael Cerio of Radio.com also wrote that the group "finds a balance between ballads and bangers, exploring the connection they share with each other and adding another chapter of tunes to the tale", summarizing the whole EP as "bouncing between immersive ballads and pulse-quickening jams that snap expectations" and "the sound of K-pop secure in its sound".[8]

Year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Work Rank Ref.
Album
Billboard The 25 Best K-pop Albums of 2019 Follow: Find You 17 [9]
Song
Dazed The 20 Best K-pop Songs of 2019 "Follow" 17 [10]
Refinery29 The Best K-pop Songs of 2019 23 [11]
SBS PopAsia Top 100 Asian Pop Songs of 2019 21 [12]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Find You"
  • $ün
  • $aimön
3:38
2."Follow"
Willie Weeks3:33
3."Monsta Truck"
  • Brother Su
  • Joohoney
  • I.M
  • Daniel Caesar
  • Ludwig Lindell
  • Andreas Öberg
Caesar & Loui3:40
4."U R"
  • I.M
  • Yoonseok
  • Wooki
  • Joohoney
  • I.M
  • Yoonseok
  • Wooki
  • I.M
  • Yoonseok
  • Wooki
3:30
5."Disaster"
  • 지인 (Flying Lab)
  • Joohoney
  • I.M
Albin Nordqvist3:39
6."Burn It Up"
  • Daniel Caesar
  • Ludwig Lindell
  • Daniel Kim
  • Jiyeon Park
  • Daniel Caesar
  • Ludwig Lindell
3:38
7."Mirror"
  • Wonho
  • Brother Su
  • Joohoney
  • I.M
  • Wonho
  • Brother Su
  • Ahn Sang-hyeon (Punch Sound)
  • Shin Ki-hyun (Punch Sound)
  • Ahn Sang-hyeon (Punch Sound)
  • Shin Ki-hyun (Punch Sound)
3:20
8."See You Again"
  • Joohoney
  • 9F
  • I.M
  • Joohoney
  • 9F
  • Joohoney
  • 9F
3:17
Total length:28:15

Charts

Album

Weekly charts

Certification and sales
Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Album
South Korea (KMCA)[26] Platinum 266,819[27]
Japan — 9,785[28]
United States — 1,000[29]

Awards and nominations
Bout Year Award Nominated work Result Ref.
Album
Gaon Chart Music Awards
9th 2020 Album of the Year – 4th Quarter Follow: Find You Nominated [30]

Release history
Region Date Format Label
South Korea October 28, 2019
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming

See also

References
  1. Herman, Tamar (October 28, 2019). "'Follow' Monsta X to the Future With Epic New Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  2. Herman, Tamar (October 31, 2019). "Wonho Announces His Departure from Monsta X". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  3. Kang, Seo-jeong (October 27, 2019). "'컴백 D-1' 몬스타엑스, 신곡 'Follow' 베일 벗었다..압도적 경쾌함+파격 중독성". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2019 – via Naver.
  4. Choi, Jae-kyung (October 28, 2019). "몬스타엑스, 신곡 'Follow' 베일 벗었다...강렬함 속 역대급 흥 폭발 예고". Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved October 28, 2019 – via Naver.
  5. Chu, Ga-young (November 6, 2019). '더 쇼' 몬스타엑스, 'FOLLOW'로 컴백 후 첫 1위 "몬베베 고맙고 사랑해요". Sports World (in Korean). Retrieved November 16, 2019 – via Naver.
  6. Park, Seo-hyun (November 8, 2019). 몬스타엑스 '엠카' 1위..2관왕 "과분한 상, 남은 한해 행복한 날들로 채워갈 것". K-pop Herald (in Korean). Retrieved November 16, 2019 – via Naver.
  7. Benjamin, Jeff (November 8, 2019). "Monsta X Return to Top 10 of World Albums & World Digital Song Sales Charts With 'Follow-Find You'". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  8. Cerio, Michael (October 29, 2019). "Monsta X Continue the Story on 'FOLLOW – FIND YOU'". Radio.com. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  9. Benjamin, Jeff (December 31, 2019). "The 25 Best K-pop Albums of 2019: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  10. Glasby, Taylor (December 5, 2019). "The 20 Best K-pop Songs of 2019". Dazed. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  11. Morin, Natalie (December 20, 2019). "The Best K-pop Songs of 2019". Refinery29 . Retrieved December 27, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "PopAsia's Top 100 Asian Pop Songs of 2019: 50-1". SBS PopAsia. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
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  16. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  17. 2019년 44주차 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  18. "Monsta X Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  19. "Monsta X Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
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  21. 2019년 10월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  22. 2019년 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  23. "Monsta X Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
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  25. "Monsta X Chart History: Billboard K-pop 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  26. "Gaon Certification - Album". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  27. Cumulative sales for Follow: Find You (Kit + CD):
  28. 週間 CDアルバムランキング - 2019年11月11日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking for November 11, 2019]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  29. Benjamin, Jeff (November 8, 2019). "Monsta X Return to Top 10 of World Albums & World Digital Song Sales Charts With 'Follow-Find You'". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  30. 올해의 가수 (앨범) 후보자 [Artist of the Year (Album) nominees]. Gaon Chart Music Awards (in Korean). KMCA. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
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