Sugar (Choi Young-jae EP)

Sugar
Sugar
	Digital cover
EP by Choi Young-jae
Released	June 21, 2022
Genre	Rock; hip-hop; R&B;
Length	16:04
Language	Korean;
Label	Sublime Artist Agency
Choi Young-jae chronology

Sugar is the second extended play by South Korean singer Choi Young-jae, released on June 21, 2022, through Sublime Artist Agency.

Background and release

The release of Sugar was announced on June 3, 2022.^[1]^[2] Youngjae wrote the lyrics, composed and arranged all the tracks,^[3] starting from the theme of the album and then moving on to the lyrics and melodies.^[4]

Sugar, a rock and R&B EP,^[4] opens with the eponymous dance pop track, which features guitar and drums, and in which Youngjae compares an unstoppable and addictive love to sugar,^[5] switching from falsetto to deeper tones.^[6] "Focus" is pop and R&B, while "Crema" is hip hop and has a jazz atmosphere based on bossa nova rhythms.^[7]^[8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Ars; all music is composed by Ars.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Sugar"	Jay & Rudy	Boytoy Disko Jay & Rudy Isaac Han Aron Kim Ghostchild Ltd	Ars Boytoy Disko	3:06
2.	"Focus"	Peter Hyun Kinsha	Boytoy Disko Peter Hyun	Ars Boytoy Disko	3:12
3.	"Crema"	Boytoy Atunes	Boytoy Atunes	Ars Boytoy Atunes	3:16
4.	"Nothing"	Hahm D'tour	Boytoy Aron Kim Hahm Kay John Thomas	Ars Boytoy Aron Kim Kay	3:26
5.	"With You"	Boytoy TopTier Kunyo	TopTier Kunyo	Ars Boytoy Blatinum	3:04
Total length:					16:04

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Sugar*
Chart (2022)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[9]	5

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for *Sugar*
Chart (2022)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[10]	12

References

^ "GOT7's Youngjae to release new mini-album 'SUGAR' this June". June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
^ "갓세븐 영재, 오는 21일 새 미니 앨범 'SUGAR' 발매 확정" (in Korean). June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
^ "갓세븐 영재, 미니 2집 'SUGAR' 트랙 리스트 공개..전곡 작사·작곡·편곡 참여". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 8, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Bhavna Agarwal Mumbai (July 20, 2022). "K-pop group GOT7's Youngjae on his 2nd EP Sugar, discussing with members, Indian Aghases". India Today. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
^ "달콤한 보이스의 치명적인 매력, 영재 [SUGAR] 자켓 촬영 비하인드". www.genie.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved June 24, 2022.
^ Jeff Benjamin (June 22, 2022). "GOT7's Youngjae Delivers Sweet Rock-Pop With 'Sugar' EP". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
^ "갓세븐 영재, 오늘(21일) 미니 2집 발매…전곡 작사·작곡 참여". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 24, 2022.
^ Ji Min-kyung. "갓세븐 영재, 새 앨범 'SUGAR' 아이튠즈 21개 국가·지역 1위". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 24, 2022.
^ "Album Chart - 2022 Weeks 26" (in Korean). Retrieved July 6, 2022.
^ "Circle Chart: Album Chart - 2022.06 Month". Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[1] "GOT7's Youngjae to release new mini-album 'SUGAR' this June". June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.

[2] "갓세븐 영재, 오는 21일 새 미니 앨범 'SUGAR' 발매 확정" (in Korean). June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.

[3] "갓세븐 영재, 미니 2집 'SUGAR' 트랙 리스트 공개..전곡 작사·작곡·편곡 참여". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 8, 2022.

[:0-4] Bhavna Agarwal Mumbai (July 20, 2022). "K-pop group GOT7's Youngjae on his 2nd EP Sugar, discussing with members, Indian Aghases". India Today. Retrieved July 20, 2022.

[5] "달콤한 보이스의 치명적인 매력, 영재 [SUGAR] 자켓 촬영 비하인드". www.genie.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved June 24, 2022.

[6] Jeff Benjamin (June 22, 2022). "GOT7's Youngjae Delivers Sweet Rock-Pop With 'Sugar' EP". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2022.

[7] "갓세븐 영재, 오늘(21일) 미니 2집 발매…전곡 작사·작곡 참여". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 24, 2022.

[8] Ji Min-kyung. "갓세븐 영재, 새 앨범 'SUGAR' 아이튠즈 21개 국가·지역 1위". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 24, 2022.

[9] "Album Chart - 2022 Weeks 26" (in Korean). Retrieved July 6, 2022.

[10] "Circle Chart: Album Chart - 2022.06 Month". Retrieved August 24, 2022.

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