Summer Nights (EP)


Summer Nights is the expanded reissue of What Is Love?, the fifth extended play release by South Korean girl group Twice. It was released on July 9, 2018, by JYP Entertainment.

Background and release

On June 7, 2018, JYP Entertainment confirmed that Twice was scheduled to make a comeback in July and that the music video for the lead single was filmed in Japan. The title of the lead single, "Dance the Night Away", was revealed on June 18. Later that week, it was officially announced that Twice would release a special album titled Summer Nights, a reissue of their fifth extended play What Is Love?. The first group teaser photos were released on June 27. The next day, a partial track list was released, showing that singer Wheesung had written the lyrics for "Dance the Night Away". The full track list was released on June 30, revealing two more new songs: "Chillax" and "Shot Thru the Heart". The latter's lyrics were written by Twice's Japanese members Momo, Sana and Mina. A second set of group teaser images were released on July 1.
A short video preview of the three new songs was released on July 8. The album, along with the music video of "Dance the Night Away", was officially released the next day on various music portals.

Promotion

On June 19, 2018, it was confirmed that Twice would guest on Idol Room, the group's first variety show for their comeback with Summer Nights.

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.
  • J. Y. Park "The Asiansoul" – producer
  • Lee Ji-young – direction and coordination
  • Jang Ha-na – music
  • Kim Yeo-joo – music
  • Kim Ji-hyeong – production
  • Cha Ji-yoon – production
  • Choi A-ra – production
  • Kim Bo-hyeon – design, album art direction and design
  • Kim Tae-eun – design, album art direction and design, and web design
  • Choi Jeong-eun – design and album art direction and design
  • Lee So-yeon – design, album art direction and design, and web design
  • Seo Yeon-ah – design and web design
  • Choi Hye-jin – recording and mixing engineer, digital editor
  • Lim Hong-jin – recording and mixing engineer
  • Eom Se-hee – recording and mixing engineer
  • No Min-ji – recording engineer
  • Tony Maserati – mixing engineer
  • James Krausse – mixing engineer
  • Lee Tae-seop – mixing engineer
  • Ko Hyeon-jeong – mixing engineer
  • Master Key – mixing engineer
  • Kwon Nam-woo – mastering engineer
  • Naive Production – video director
  • Kim Young-jo – video executive producer
  • Yoo Seung-woo – video executive producer
  • Kwak Gi-gon at TEO Agency – photographer
  • Jung Nan-young at Lulu – hair director
  • Son Eun-hee at Lulu – hair director
  • Choi Ji-young at Lulu – hair director
  • Jo Sang-ki at Lulu – makeup director
  • Zia at Lulu – makeup director
  • Jeon Dal-lae at Lulu – makeup director
  • Won Jung-yo at Bit&Boot – makeup director
  • Choi Su-ji at Bit&Boot – makeup director
  • Oh Yu-ra – style director
  • Shin Hyun-kuk – management and marketing director
  • Kang Da-sol – choreographer
  • Kim Sun-mi – choreographer
  • Nana choreographer crew – choreographer
  • Today Art – printing
  • Moonshine – all instruments
  • Wheesung – vocal director
  • Kwon Seo-young – background vocals
  • Jung Eun-kyung – digital editor
  • Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" – all instruments, computer programming, guitar, and synths, piano
  • Friday of Galactika – vocal director, vocal producer and background vocals, recording engineer
  • E.Na – background vocals
  • David Anthony Eames – all instruments and computer programming
  • Kevin Oppa – vocal director
  • Park Sung-mi – background vocals
  • Park Soo-min – background vocals
  • Erik Lidbom – all instruments, computer programming, and digital editor
  • Armadillo – vocal director
  • Jiyoung Shin NYC – additional editor
  • The Elev3n – all instruments, computer programming, and digital editor
  • Kim Seung-soo – vocal director
  • Mental Audio – all instruments and computer programming
  • Hayley Aitken – background vocals
  • Anne Judith Wik – background vocals
  • Jowul – vocal director
  • Lee Ju-hyeong – recording engineer, and vocal director, keyboard, Pro Tools operator, and digital editor
  • Jeon Jae-hee – background vocals
  • Jeok Jae – guitar
  • Kim Byeong-seok – bass
  • Frants – all instruments, computer programming, synth, bass, and drum
  • Shane – guitar

Locations

Recording
Mixing
Mastering
  • 821 Sound Mastering, Seoul, South Korea