Zero: Fever Part.1

Zero: Fever Part.1 is the fifth extended play (EP) by South Korean boy group Ateez. It was released on July 29, 2020, with "Inception" and "Thanxx" serving as lead singles. The physical album comes in three versions: Thanxx, Inception, and Diary.[1] The album is composed of seven tracks, and incorporates different genres such as dance-pop, trap, hip hop, D&B, reggae, pop rock, and synth-pop.[2]

Zero: Fever Part.1
Digital cover
EP by
Ateez
ReleasedJuly 29, 2020 (2020-07-29)
Recorded2020
GenreK-pop
Length22:21
LanguageKorean
LabelKQ Entertainment
Ateez chronology
Treasure EP.Map to Answer
(2020)		 Zero: Fever Part.1
(2020)		 Zero: Fever Part.2
(2021)
Singles from Zero: Fever Part 1
  1. "Inception"
    Released: July 29, 2020
  2. "Thanxx"
    Released: August 24, 2020

Commercially, the album debuted atop the Gaon Album Chart, becoming Ateez's third number-one release in South Korea.[3] It also charted on the US Billboard World Albums chart at number 6, with tracks "Inception" and "Thanxx" peaking at numbers 9 and 18, respectively, on the digital songs chart.[4] Ateez promoted the album with a series of live performances on various South Korean music shows, performing both title tracks as well as tracks "Good Lil Boy" and "Fever". Music videos were also released for both "Inception" and "Thanxx," released on July 29 and August 24, respectively. The music videos are the two fastest Ateez music videos to reach 10,000,000 views on YouTube, each achieving the feat in less than 24 hours.[5]

Track listing
Zero: Fever Part.1 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dear Diary: 2016.07.29"EDEN, James.SEDEN, LEEZ, Ollounder, BUDDY2:33
2."Fever"EDEN, LEEZ, Ollounder, BUDDY, Kim Hong-joong, Song Min-giEDEN, LEEZ, Ollounder, BUDDY3:24
3."Thanxx"EDEN, Ollounder, LEEZ, BUDDY, Kim Hong-joong, Song Min-giEDEN, Ollounder, LEEZ, BUDDY3:01
4."To the Beat"EDEN, BUDDY, LEEZ, Peperoni, Oliv, Kim Hong-joong, Song Min-giEDEN, BUDDY, LEEZ, Peperoni, Oliv3:02
5."Inception"EDEN, LEEZ, Ollounder, BUDDY, Kim Hong-joong, Song Min-giEDEN, Ollounder, BUDDY, LEEZ3:31
6."Good Lil Boy"EDEN, Kim Hong-joong, LEEZ, Ollounder, Song Min-giEDEN, Kim Hong-joong, LEEZ, Ollounder3:26
7."One Day at a Time"EDEN, Sophia Pae, Isaac Han, BUDDY, LEEZ, Peperoni, OlivEDEN, BUDDY, LEEZ, Peperoni, Oliv3:24
Total length:22:21

Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 41
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 92
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[8] 9
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] 9
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[10] 4
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[11] 1
US World Albums (Billboard)[12] 6
Year-end charts
Chart (2020) Position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[13] 25

Accolades
Awards and nominations
Year Organization Award Work Result Ref.
2020 Golden Disc Awards Disc Bonsang Zero: Fever Part.1 Nominated [14]
Gaon Chart Music Awards Album of the Year – 3rd Quarter Nominated [15]
Mnet Asian Music Awards Song of the Year "Inception" Nominated [16]
Best Dance Performance – Male Group Nominated
Year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Work Rank Ref.
BuzzFeed 35 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2020 "Inception" 14 [17]
Teen Vogue The Best K-Pop Moments of 2020 Zero: Fever Part.1 'Diary Film' Placed [18]
Music program awards
Song Program Date Ref.
"Inception" The Show (SBS MTV) August 4, 2020 [19]
Show Champion (MBC M) August 5, 2020 [20]

References
  1. "ATEEZ 5TH MINI ALBUM – ZERO : FEVER PART.1". SubK Shop. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  2. Benjamin, Jeff. "ATEEZ Kick Off New, Globally Focused K-Pop Era With 'Zero: Fever Part.1' Album". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  3. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  4. "ATEEZ". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  5. "ATEEZ Impressively Exceeds 10 Million MV Views For "THANXX" In Less Than A Day". hellokpop. 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Ateez – Zero: Fever Part.1" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Ateez – Zero: Fever Part.1" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  8. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2020. 33. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  9. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2020-08-31" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  10. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  11. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 31, 2020". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  12. "Ateez Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  13. "2020 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  14. "Nominees". Golden Disc Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  15. "10th Gaon Chart Music Awards 올해의 가수(오프라인앨범) 후보자". Gaon Chart Music Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  16. Lee, Jung-beom (November 3, 2020). 에이티즈, 2020 ‘MAMA’ 3개 부문 노미네이트 눈길. X Sports Korea (in Korean). Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  17. Travis, Emlyn. "35 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2020". BuzzFeed. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  18. "The Best K-Pop Moments of 2020". Teen Vogue. 18 December 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  19. Kubrick, Kaitlyn (2020-08-04). "ATEEZ Wins First Victory for 'INCEPTION' at 'THE SHOW'". Somag News. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  20. Kubrick, Kaitlyn (2020-08-05). "ATEEZ wins "Show Champion" with "INCEPTION"". Somag News. Retrieved 2020-09-12.

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