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Bloom (2022)

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Red Velvet's first Japanese album was first set for February 2, 2022, but was postponed with no new date, and it came out on April 6 instead.

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Bloom: first Japanese studio album by South Korean girl group Red Velvet
Third studio album overall
Released April 6, 2022 through Avex Trax
Eleven tracks, five of them new
Lead single "Wildside"
Arrives four years and five months after Perfect Velvet (2017), the group's second Korean studio album

Announced December 10, 2021
Follows the May 2019 EP Sappy, which featured the singles "Sappy" and "Sayonara"; first Japanese release in almost two years
Originally scheduled for February 2, 2022; postponed due to production issues, with no new release date stated
By March 12 the group opened its official Japanese Twitter account and announced the April 6 date
A content schedule was posted, showing that promotional content would be released gradually
Lead single released March 28, ahead of the album
Limited edition DVD and Blu-ray include a digest of the 2019 premium event Red Velvet ReVeluv-Baby Party, footage of Japan activities, A-Nation live videos, and album shoot behind-the-scenes videos
Each member also shot individualized pictures with special designs for the release

1	Red Velvet “ReVeluv‐Baby Party 2019” Digest
2	Red Velvet Making of Japan
3	a‐nation Best Selection
4	“Bloom” Jacket Making Clip

Formed and managed by SM Entertainment in South Korea.
Debuted on August 1, 2014 with the single "Happiness" as a four-member group: Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, and Joy.
Yeri joined as the fifth member on March 11, 2015, with the release of the EP Ice Cream Cake.
Their sound reflects the group name: a pop-centered "red" side with electronic and funk experiments, and a "velvet" side built on 90s-influenced R&B with ballad and hip hop elements.

Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy, and Yeri.
Solo debuts: Wendy (Like Water, 2021), Joy (Hello, 2021), Seulgi (28 Reasons, 2022), Irene (Like a Flower, 2024).

Korean discography includes three studio albums, one reissue, one compilation, and thirteen EPs; several topped the Circle Album Chart.
Singles "Red Flavor" and "Power Up" reached number one on the Gaon Digital Chart.
Japanese releases include the EPs #Cookie Jar and Sappy, and the studio album Bloom (2022).
Won the Golden Disc New Artist Award (2015), Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Female Group (2017), and Asia Artist Award for Song of the Year (2019).
Performed in Pyongyang, North Korea in 2018 as part of an inter-Korean concert.
Continue as a five-member group with Wendy and Yeri's exclusive contracts ended in 2025 but staying in group activities.

Released April 6, 2022 through Avex Trax, after the February 2 date was postponed
The album's first chart appearances came in the April 2022 chart issues of Japan's charts
Oricon weekly Albums Chart debut: number five, in the chart issue dated April 4–10, 2022
Oricon daily Albums Chart (component): peak at number two
Billboard Japan Hot Albums debut: number two, in the chart issue dated April 7–13, 2022

Oricon weekly Albums Chart: number five (April 4–10, 2022)
Oricon daily Albums Chart: peak number two
Billboard Japan Hot Albums: number two (April 7–13, 2022)
Download Albums (component): number 41 (April 7–13, 2022)
Top Albums Sales (component): number two (April 7–13, 2022)
Bloom is Red Velvet's first studio album in four years and five months since Perfect Velvet (2017)

"Wildside" and "Sappy" are stylized in all caps, while "Cause It's You" is stylized in sentence case.
"Marionette" samples a xylophone signature line from Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker".
Each member created individualized shots with special designs for the release.
The lead single was released on March 28, ahead of the album itself.
The album was first scheduled for February 2, 2022, and postponed due to production issues.