Time for Us

Time for Us
Digital and Daybreak version cover
Studio album by GFriend
Released	January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14)
Recorded	2017–2019
Genre	K-pop hip hop R&B tropical house pop rock ballad
Length	46:22
Label	Source Kakao M
GFriend chronology
Sunny Summer (2018) Time for Us (2019) Fever Season (2019)
Singles from Time for Us
"Sunrise" Released: January 14, 2019

Time for Us is the second studio album by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released by Source Music on January 14, 2019, distributed by kakao M. The album contains thirteen songs, including the lead single "Sunrise" and its instrumental version, along with a Korean version of the group's first Japanese single "Memoria".

Release and promotion

Time for Us is GFriend's second studio album, released two years and six months after their first studio album, LOL. Time for Us was released on January 14, 2019 in three versions: "Daybreak", "Daytime" and "Midnight". Following this, a limited version of the album was then released on January 25, 2019. GFriend started their promotions with Mnet's M Countdown on January 17, 2019, where they performed "Sunrise" and "Memoria (Korean ver.)".^[1] On January 19, 2019, they performed their side track "A Starry Sky" on MBC's Show! Music Core as part of their comeback stage.^[2] During the second week of promotions, GFriend took first place on all music shows, making them the first artist in 2019 to achieve a "grand slam".^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Sunrise" (Korean: 해야; RR: Haeya)	No Joo-hwan	No Joo-hwan Lee Won-jong	No Joo-hwan Lee Won-jong	3:36
2.	"You Are Not Alone"	Iggy Youngbae	Iggy Youngbae	Iggy Youngbae	3:33
3.	"L.U.V" (기적을 넘어; Gijeogeul neomeo, lit. "Surpassing Miracle")	Lee Seu-ran	Darren Smith Sean Alexander	Darren Smith Avenue 52	3:15
4.	"Glow" (만화경; Manhwagyeong, lit. "Comic Book")	Lee Mi-so	Daniel Sherman Val De Prete Caroline Gustavsson	Daniel Shermann	3:43
5.	"Our Secret" (비밀 이야기; Bimil iyagi, lit. "Secret Story")	Lee Seu-ran	B.Eyes	B.Eyes	3:25
6.	"Only 1"	Iggy Youngbae	Iggy Youngbae	Minki	3:10
7.	"Truly Love"	Limgo Kim Woong	Kim Woong	Kim Woong	3:39
8.	"Show Up" (보호색; Bohosaek, lit. "Protective Color")	No Joo-hwan	No Joo-hwan Lee Won-jong	Lee Won-jong	3:30
9.	"It's You" (겨울, 끝; Gyeoul kkeut; lit. "Winter, End")	Miyao, Jade, Kim Ah-reum	Spacecowboy	Spacecowboy	4:01
10.	"A Starry Sky"	Son Go-eun	Son Go-eun	Son Go-eun	3:11
11.	"Love Oh Love"	Jerry Emotional Vending Machine	Megatone stereo14	Megatone stereo14	3:21
12.	"Memoria" (Korean ver.)	No Joo-hwan	Carlos K. Joe	Carlos K. Ryo Miyata	4:09
13.	"Sunrise" (Instrumental)		No Joo-hwan Lee Won-jong	No Joo-hwan Lee Won-jong	3:36
Total length:					46:22

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.^[4]

Locations

• Recorded at VIBE Studio (all tracks)
• Recorded at Seoul Studio (tracks 1, 13)
• Mixed at KoKo Sound Studio (tracks 1, 7, 13)
• Mixed at Cube Studio (track 2)
• Mixed at J's Atelier Studio (tracks 3–4, 8, 12)
• Mixed at Mapps Studio (tracks 5–6)
• Mixed at W Sound (track 9)
• Mixed at LAFX Studios (track 10)
• Mixed at 821 Sound (track 11)
• Mastered at 821 Sound Mastering (all tracks)

Personnel

• Kim Ba-ro – string arrangement (tracks 1, 13)
• Kim Ye-il – bass guitar (tracks 1, 13)
• Lee Won-jong – programming (tracks 1, 8, 13), piano, keyboard (track 8)
• No Joo-hwan – piano, keyboard, programming (tracks 1, 13)
• Jung Dong-yoon – drum (tracks 1, 13)
• Ryu Hyeon-woo – guitar (tracks 1, 8, 13)
• Kwon Nam-woo – mastering (all tracks)
• Go Hyeon-jung – mixing (tracks 1, 7, 13)
• Yoong String – strings (tracks 1, 13)
• Seo Yong-bae – drum programming (track 2)
• Iggy – guitar, synth (track 2)
• Young – guitar (tracks 2, 6)
• Jeon Bu-yeon – mixing assistant (track 2)
• Jo-ssi Ajeossi – mixing (track 2)
• Darren Smith – keyboard, programming (track 3)
• Sean Michael Alexander – keyboard, programming (track 3)
• Jeong-jin – mixing (tracks 3–4, 8, 12)
• Ko Myung-jae – guitar (track 5)
• Kim Seok-min – mixing (tracks 5–6)
• B.Eyes – piano, keyboard, electric piano, bass, drum, synth (track 5)
• Minki – piano, bass (track 6)
• Kim Woong – piano, drum, bass, synth (track 7)
• Choi Young-joon – string arrangement (track 9)
• Lee Tae-wook – guitar (tracks 9, 11)
• Jo Joon-sung – mixing (track 9)
• Spacecowboy – piano, keyboard, electric piano, bass, drum, synth, programming (track 9)
• Kim Dong-min – guitar (track 10)
• Son Go-eun – keyboard (track 10)
• Alan Foster – mixing (track 10)
• Kim Jin-hee – keyboard, drum (track 11)
• Master Key – mixing (track 11)
• Kim Byeong-seok – piano, bass (track 11)
• Miz – strings, string arrangement (track 12)
• Ryo Miyata – string arrangement, piano, keyboard, bass, programming (track 12)
• Carlos K. – keyboard, electric piano, bass, drum, drum programming, synth, programming (track 12)
• Toshi-Fj – guitar (track 12)
• Joe – keyboard, synth (track 12)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position Japan (Oricon)[5] 55 South Korean Albums (Gaon)[6] 2 US World Albums (Billboard)[7] 12

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[8] 63

Sales

Region	Sales
South Korea (Gaon)[9]	91,099+
Japan (Oricon)[5]	1,457+

See also

• Time for Us at Discogs (list of releases)

References

1. "Watch: Apink Takes 2nd Win For "%%(Eung Eung)" On "M Countdown"; Performances By GFRIEND, Chungha, ASTRO, And More". Soompi. 17 January 2019. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2019.^{[unreliable source?]}
2. "Watch: Chungha Takes 6th Win For "Gotta Go" On "Music Core"; Performances By GFRIEND, ASTRO, Minhyuk, And More". Soompi. 19 January 2019. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2019.^{[unreliable source?]}
3. "여자친구, 2019년 첫 그랜드슬램 주인공…'해야' 6관왕 등극". Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
4. Time for Us (CD). GFriend. Source Music. 2019.
5. オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 －CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック－. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
6. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 3, 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 24, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
7. "World Music: Top World Album Charts". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2019-01-24. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
8. "2019년 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on August 10, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
9. Cumulative sales of Time For Us: 86,952 + 4,147
   • "Gaon Album Chart February 2019". Gaon (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on August 15, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.

External links

• Album highlight medley on YouTube
• "Sunrise" on YouTube