Emerald (album)

* Standard
* Deluxe

## Single(s)

*Golden*Released: February 4th, 2019

*It Was True*Released: April 2nd, 2019

*Again*Released: May 15th, 2019

*Show*Released: June 27th, 2019

*Lavenders*Released: July 30th, 2019

## Promotional Single(s)

*Double Vision*Released: March 20th, 2019

*Have to Make It*Released: March 20th, 2019

*Butterfly*Released: March 29th, 2019

*More Than Beautiful*Released: May 27th, 2019

"**Emerald**" (originally titled "**Love Storytime**") is the debut album by Emerxld, released through CD, vinyl, cassette and digital download in 2019 by Atlantic Records and Cube Entertainment.

The album sold 32,000 copies in its first week, due to the promotion and announcements it received. It was certified Gold on the 8th of September 2020 and Platinum on the 19th of November 2021.

The album reached #1 on the K-pop Albums chart and #3 on the Billboard 200 Chart. It moved down to #4 and stayed there for 2 weeks before moving to #6 and staying there for 7 weeks. It went up to #1 on the Top Heatseekers chart and stayed there for 5 weeks. It also entered the Alternative Albums chart at #17 and peaked at #4.

## Background and Promotion

Emerxld has stated that this album is "quite vulnerable, but not [her] most vulnerable yet", and that "[she had] more to tell".

In January, in her first ever interview, Emerxld has stated that "the album is kind of about my life, and the love that I and others have experienced." She mentioned that "it'll be released soon this year, with multiple singles".

On the 4th of February, Emerxld released her debut single, "Golden", stating that it would not be on her first album but was released for promotion and to hype her soon-to-be fans.

The first promotional single, "Double Vision" was released on the 20th of March along with the second promotional single, "Have to Make It" as a B-side.

On the 29th of March, the third promotional single, "Butterfly" was released with a visualiser video. On Emerxld's Instagram, she posted a snippet of the visualiser and audio, and revealed that the pre-order for the album would be available soon.

The second single, "It Was True" was released on the 2nd of April. Emerxld released a music video on her official YouTube channel. She also posted a snippet of the music video along with the audio for the single and revealed that the album would be available for pre-order on the 27th of May.

The third single "Again" was released on the 15th of May. It was released on the 16th of May in Japan.

On the 27th of May, the fourth promotional single, "More Than Beautiful" was released along with the album's pre-order. The tracklist and the album's release date were also revealed. This was the last single before the album's release.

The album was released on the 27th of June, 2019, digitally. Three days later, on the 30th, the standard physical (CD, vinyl and cassette) versions were released along with the physical and digital deluxe versions. Both physical and digital standard and deluxe versions were also debuted in Japan. The fourth single, "Show" was released on the same day.

The fifth single, "Lavenders" was released on the 30th of July for further promotion. It was the last single to be released.

## Theme

The album is about love and the different stories and turns it can take. There could be an unhappy or happy ending, but it is unpredictable, and therefore should not try to be changed, and should let it take its course.

Emerxld has described the album as "a piece of art that represents some stories of love I fantasise about or have happened to me. The songs are like chapters in a book, which (hopefully) keep you interested until the end of the story."

## Singles

The first single "Golden" was released on February 4th, 2019, but was not featured on the album.

The second and lead single "It Was True" was released on April 2nd, 2019.

The third single "Again" was released on May 15th, 2019. It was the last before the album's release. It was released a day later in Japan.

The fourth single "Show" was released on June 27th, 2019, along with the album's release.

The fifth and final single "Lavenders" was released on July 30th, 2019.

### Promotional Singles

The first promotional single "Double Vision" was released on March 20th, 2019.

The second promotional single "Have to Make It" was released on March 20th, 2019 as a B-side.

The third promotional single "Butterfly" was released on March 29th, 2019.

The fourth and final promotional single "More Than Beautiful" was released on May 27th, 2019, along with the album's pre-order.

## Tracklist

The tracklist was revealed through Emerxld's Instagram, and revealed 13 songs on the standard edition and 4 songs on the deluxe. Since then, another song has been added on the standard, and some songs have been scrapped.

There were originally 9 songs on the standard and 4 on the deluxe.

**Deluxe Edition**

### Cut Songs

* Thought You Were Good
* Magic
* Brave to Trust
* Left Lonely
* Yacht
* Hedgehog
* Great Beauty
* Ballroom
* Full of Love
* Bottled Up
* Wrong Way
* Made Me (Don't Break Me)

## Trivia

* In both the standard and deluxe edition booklets, Leo Kartzipagos' last name was spelt "Katzipagos" on the "Been There, Done That" credits.
* "Lavenders" was meant to be released a week later, but the recording and release preparation was finished earlier, and the single was released in advance.
* Emerxld has stated that "Butterfly" is her favourite song and most personal to her. "More Than Beautiful" is her mother's favourite, "Heartfelt Apologies" is Jenna's and "Nowhere to Run" and "Waves" are Leo's.

## Gallery

The standard digital and CD version.The standard edition tracklistThe standard edition CD.The standard edition vinyl.The deluxe digital and CD version cover.The deluxe edition tracklist.The deluxe edition CD.The deluxe edition vinyl.The scrapped deluxe edition back cover.