Irene & SeulgiŌĆÖs first mini-album Monster was released at 6:00 p.m. on July 6 KST. The title track ŌĆ£MonsterŌĆØ tells the story of an immortal monster who enters peopleŌĆÖs dreams and dances and plays. The release of the song and album sales were smooth. However, the music video for ŌĆ£Monster,ŌĆØ originally scheduled to be released at 8:00 p.m. KST, wasnŌĆÖt released until midnight without any announcements. ItŌĆÖs natural for the label to announce any delays, but SM Entertainment was quiet till 2 minutes after the day has changed. At 0:02 a.m. KST, SM Entertainment wrote on Red VelvetŌĆÖs official twitter, ŌĆ£Irene & SeulgiŌĆÖs ŌĆśMosterŌĆÖ music video will be released at 12:00 p.m. on July 7 KST. We ask for your understanding that the release time was delayed from the original schedule.ŌĆØ
ŌĆö ¤æ╗ (@y0ngk0ng) July 6, 2020 Music fans expressed their anger as this is not the first time that SM Entertainment has made the same mistakes. ŌĆ£You guys make the same mistake every time.ŌĆØ ŌĆ£This has got to be done on purpose.ŌĆØ ŌĆ£Guess they donŌĆÖt think the music video is that important.ŌĆØ Meanwhile, Irene & SeulgiŌĆÖs first mini-album Monster topped iTunesŌĆÖ Top Album charts in 45 regions, including Canada, Spain, France, Thailand, and Hong Kong. Source (1, 2)
