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this EP was released on February 28th, 2019, at 6:06 PM, the time at which she was born.
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LEAD SINGLE┊BOSS
TITLE┊hometown
WRITERS┊ANASTASIA, RM, and Suga
PRODUCERS┊RM, ANASTASIA, Suga
RUNTIME┊3:01
LANGUAGES┊english and korean
VISUAL ACCOMPANIMENT┊accompanying lyric video
BEST LINE┊bright pink sky, morphs into blue, moon running from the sun
INFORMATION┊this is about nostalgia of her hometown, and remembering her childhood and the joy of being young and innocent. everybody loves this song, and everything about it. it is one of her highest ranked on the album.
AVERAGE RATING┊9.5
TITLE┊moon&sun
WRITERS┊ANASTASIA
PRODUCERS┊ANASTASIA
RUNTIME┊5:12
LANGUAGES┊english and korean
VISUAL ACCOMPANIMENT┊accompanying lyric video
BEST LINE┊i want to hold your hand, but you are the sun, and i am the moon... and we will never collide.
INFORMATION┊this song is about two people who love each other, but can't be together because of the pressures of society. people love this song, and there are thousands of covers, and it was used in a romantic film, made by warner bros.
AVERAGE RATING┊9.0
TITLE┊right here (feat. ROSÉ)
WRITERS┊ANASTASIA, ROSÉ, TEDDY
PRODUCERS┊ANASTASIA, TEDDY
RUNTIME┊3:59
LANGUAGE┊english
VISUAL ACCOMPANIMENT┊accompanying music video/short-film
BEST LINE┊why can't you notice that i'm right here, standing in front of you, loving you, being here for you, but you don't see me."
INFORMATION┊this song is about being right in front of someone and loving them, and them not noticing because of a fake, short 'love'. critics, reactors and fans alike all loved this music video, and the song, and it is considered her best music video.
M/V INFORMATION┊the music video is set in a school and has a short-film accompanying it. it features rosé loving her classmate, eun-woo, but he is too preoccupied with his girlfriend, anastasia, who is going behind his back with another boy. the music video/short-film ends with rosé and eun-woo kissing in the rain after he realizes that rosé loves him and that he loves rosé.
AVERAGE RATING┊9.5
TITLE┊BOSS
WRITERS┊ANASTASIA, J-hope, and Suga
PRODUCERS┊ANASTASIA and Suga
RUNTIME┊2:41
LANGUAGE┊english
VISUAL ACCOMPANIMENT┊accompanying music video
BEST LINE┊cause i'm a boss. the b.o.s.s, that worldwide female.
INFORMATION┊this song is about being a boss, and loving yourself, and never having doubt about your decisions. critics find this her weakest song on the album, although it's still good. armys love this song, and it is a power anthem and is featured on many upbeat playlists.
M/V INFORMATION┊the music is set in this abandoned village, and features members of bts, and other idol friends, and has a citycore aesthetic.
AVERAGE RATING┊8.0
TITLE┊BYE (feat. CL)
SONGWRITERS┊ANASTASIA, CL, SUGA
PRODUCERS┊SUGA, ANASTASIA, TEDDY
RUNTIME┊2:54
LANGUAGES┊english and korean
VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT┊accompanying lyric video
BEST LINE┊bye, bye, bye boy, say goodbye now, go out the door, and don't let it hit you on your way out.
INFORMATION┊this song is about being free, and flying solo, saying goodbye to everything toxic, and owning your identity, it is on the more edm side of anastasia's music. critics gave this song an average grade of 8.5/10, which is high! people say it actually sounds like 'i am the best' by 2NE1, and anastasia actually has confirmed those rumors, on a celebratory vlive, saying that 'she drew much inspiration from i am the best, and it definitely influenced the song!'
AVERAGE RATING┊8.5
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TITLE┊closing
WRITERS┊ANASTASIA, V, and Jimin
PRODUCERS┊ANASTASIA
RUNTIME┊3:54
LANGUAGES┊english and korean
VISUAL ACCOMPANIMENT┊accompanying lyric video
BEST LINE┊end of a chapter, end of an age, it's the end of a decade, but the start of an age.
INFORMATION┊this song was written by anastasia from 2010, to 2018, and she never really knew what to do with it, until 2019, when she decided to put it in her first ep. it is her singing about her becoming a trainee, debuting, becoming an adult, and garnering international acclaim. the word 'closing' is used to refer to the end of being a small teenager, in a not-very-well-known group, to becoming a woman, known around the world. this song is loved by armys around the world and is used as a source of inspiration for many.
AVERAGE RATING┊9.0
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charts for 'BOSS' (Lead Single)
Billboard Global 200 - 8
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100) - 42
Australia (ARIA) - 12
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) - 32
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) - 21
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) - 12
Canada (CHR/Top 40 Billboard) - 23
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard) - 10
France (SNEP) - 121
Germany (Official German Charts) - 79
Hungary (Stream Top 40) - 39
Ireland (IRMA) - 21
Japan (Japan Hot 100) - 21
Japan (Oricon) - 31
Lithuania (AGATA) - 40
Malaysia (RIM) - 1
Mexico Airplay (Billboard) - 11
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) - 12
Paraguay (SGP) - 41
Portugal (AFP) - 21
Scotland (OCC) - 23
Singapore (RIAS) - 1
South Korea (Gaon) - 1
South Korea (Billboard) - 1
Spain - (PROMUSCIAE) - 72
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) - 21
Switzerland (Shweizer Hitparade) - 51
UK Singles (OCC) - 12
US Billboard Hot 100 - 9
US Mainstream Top 40 - 19
US Rolling Stone Top 100 - 2
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charts for 'right here (feat. ROSÉ)' (NON SINGLE)
Billboard Global 200 - 41
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100) - 69
Australia (ARIA) - 19
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) - 40
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) - 31
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) - 31
Canada (CHR/Top 40 Billboard) - 39
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard) - 32
France (SNEP) - 132
Germany (Official German Charts) - 80
Ireland (IRMA) - 40
Japan (Japan Hot 100) - 43
Japan (Oricon) - 40
Malaysia (RIM) - 9
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) - 19
Portugal (AFP) - 31
Scotland (OCC) - 29
Singapore (RIAS) - 3
South Korea (Gaon) - 2
South Korea (Billboard) - 2
Spain - (PROMUSCIAE) - 89
UK Singles (OCC) - 49
US Billboard Hot 100 - 29
US Rolling Stone Top 100 - 71
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charts for ANASTASIA (EP)
Argentine Albums (CAPIF) - 7
Australian Albums (ARIA) - 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) - 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) - 2
Belgian Albums - (Ultratop Wallonia) - 7
Canadian Albums (Billboard) - 2
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) - 12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) - 29
French Albums (SNEP) - 11
German Albums (Offzielle Top 100) - 9
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) - 8
Irish Albums (OCC) - 1
Italian Albums (FIMI) - 19
Japanese Albums (Oricon) - 3
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard) - 1
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) - 17
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON) - 29
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) - 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) - 11
Polish Albums (ZPAV) - 29
Portuguese Albums (AFP) - 15
Scottish Albums (OCC) - 2
South Korean Albums (Gaon) - 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) - 5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) - 21
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) - 16
UK Albums (OCC) - 4
US Billboard 200 - 7
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) - 3
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) - 2
US World Albums (Billboard) - 4
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sales for ANASTASIA (EP)
China - 612,789
Japan - 78,102
South Korea - 978,912
United States - 431,000
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