Summer Queen is the fifth extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group Brave Girls. It was released by Brave Entertainment on June 17, 2021. The album marks the group's first album release since their 2017 extended play Rollin'. The lead single "Chi Mat Ba Ram" was released in conjunction with the EP.

Background and release

Following the sudden success of the group's 2017 single "Rollin'" in early 2021, Brave Entertainment stated that the group would release new material during the summer. On June 7, 2021, Brave Entertainment unveiled that the group's fifth extended play, titled Summer Queen would be released on June 17, marking their first new material since "We Ride" in August 2020, and first EP release single Rollin' in March 2017.

On June 29, 2021, The Brave Entertainment CEO purposely 'leaked' a snippet of the Chi Mat Ba Ram (Acoustic Version). This would end up being featured on the repackaged album as its second track. On July 9, 2021, Brave Girls released the Piano Version of Summer By Myself as a standalone single. This was later added to the repackaged album as the fourth and final track. On August 4, 2021, Brave Entertainment confirmed that Brave Girls would be releasing a repackaged album, but could not give more details at the time. On August 8, 2021, Brave Girls officially announced the plans to release a repackage of the album on their official Twitter. The Repackage, titled After 'We Ride', was released on August 23, 2021, with the lead single of the same name, as well as an accompanying music video.

Track listing

Summer Queen track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Chi Mat Ba Ram" (치맛바람; lit. Swish of a Skirt)Brave BrothersChakunBrave BrothersChakunRed CookieRed Cookie3:37
2."Pool Party" (featuring E-Chan of DKB)Brave BrothersMaboosBrave BrothersJSMaboosJS3:12
3."Summer by Myself" (나 혼자 여름)Brave BrothersChakunBrave BrothersRed CookieRed Cookie2:54
4."Fever" (토요일 밤의 열기; lit.: Saturday Night Fever)MaboosJSMaboosJS3:25
5."Chi Mat Ba Ram" (English version)Brave BrothersChakunBrave BrothersChakunRed CookieRed Cookie3:37
Total length:16:47
After 'We Ride' track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."After We Ride" (술버릇 (운전만해 그후); lit. Drinking Habits (After We Ride))Brave BrothersMaboosBrave BrothersMaboosJSJS3:32
2."Chi Mat Ba Ram" (acoustic version)Brave BrothersChakunBrave BrothersChakunRed CookieRed Cookie3:45
3."Fever" (remix)MaboosJSMaboosJS3:31
4."Summer by Myself" (piano version)Brave BrothersChakunBrave BrothersRed CookieRed Cookie3:09
Total length:13:57

Awards and nominations

Award and nominations for Summer Queen
YearOrganizationAwardResultRef.
2021Melon Music AwardsAlbum of the YearNominated
Mnet Asian Music AwardsAlbum of the YearLonglisted
2022Seoul Music AwardsBonsang AwardWon

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2021)Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)3

Monthly charts

Chart (2021)Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)14

Certification and sales

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
South Korea75,663

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormatRef.
VariousJune 17, 2021Brave EntertainmentCDDigital downloadstreaming