The Red

The Red is the debut studio album by South Korean girl group Red Velvet. It was released on September 9, 2015, by SM Entertainment and distributed by Dreamus. LDN Noise, Ryan S. Jhun, Denzil "DR" Remedios, Dsign Music, Kenzie, Deekay, Charli Taft, Jinbo, Dem Jointz, as well as others, handled production of the album, with SM founder Lee Soo-man serving as the executive producer. The record primarily showcases the group's "red" image with "fun, peppy" pop-oriented musical styles. Upon its release, The Red received positive reviews from music critics who complimented its musical diversity. Commercially, the album became Red Velvet's second chart-topper on the Gaon Album Chart in South Korea. Internationally, it became the group's first number one album on the Billboard World Album Chart, while peaking at number twenty-four on Billboards Heatseekers Albums chart. It was later included as Billboards 10 Best K-pop Albums of 2015. The lead single "Dumb Dumb" was released alongside The Red, with live performances on weekly music shows for both "Dumb Dumb" and album track "Huff 'n' Puff" commencing shortly afterwards. The lead single peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart and number three on Billboards World Digital Songs chart while becoming one of the group's signature "red" singles. Background and release Following the group's first major release Ice Cream Cake in March 2015, S.M. Entertainment announced that Red Velvet would be returning with their first full album in early September. On September 3, a series of image teasers were revealed on the group's official Instagram account, along with the album's tracklist. On September 4, the company announced that the full album would be released at midnight on September 9, with "Dumb Dumb" serving as the lead single (aka title track). A series of video teasers was released since September 4, including song previews for "Huff 'n' Puff", "Don't U Wait No More", "Time Slip", "Dumb Dumb" and "Red Dress". The music video for the song was released on September 8 while the full album was released on September 9. There are two physical versions for the album, a ’’Red’’ version and a ’’Blue’’ version.