Summer Episode (stylized in all caps) is the first single album by South Korean brother-sister duo AKMU. It was released digitally by YG Entertainment on July 20, 2017. The single album features two title tracks – "Dinosaur" and "My Darling".
On July 10, 2017, South Korean news outlet Osen exclusively reported that AKMU is going to release a new song in July and have finished filming the music video for the same in Jeju Island.[1] It was later confirmed by YG Entertainment on the same day.[2] On July 14, YG Entertainment revealed two teaser images and a short clip announcing the comeback scheduled on July 20.[3]
The first track, "Dinosaur" marks AKMU's first attempt on electronic dance music genre. Lyrically the song talks about waking up from nightmare of a dinosaur and fighting against it. It is based on Lee Chan-hyuk's childhood memory of similar real-life incident.[4] Tamar Herman of Billboard explains that AKMU's "nostalgic approach to dance music ... showcases a new side to the Lee siblings in a way that still retains the wholesome AKMU charm."[5] The second track, "My Darling" was described as an "acoustic song with cute lyrics with repetitive hooks and easy melodies".[6]
^Eom, Dong-jin (July 10, 2017). [단독] 악동뮤지션, 7월 기습 컴백 "제주도서 뮤비 촬영 완료" [[Exclusive] Akdong Musician, surprise comeback in July "Jeju Island MV shooting completed"]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Naver.
^Yoon, Sang-geun (July 10, 2017). 악동뮤지션, 7월 컴백 확정 "제주도 뮤비 촬영 완료"(공식) [Akdong Musician, July comeback confirmed "Jeju Island MV shooting completed" (official)]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Naver.
^Kim, Young-rok (July 14, 2017). [공식]악동뮤지션, 7월 20일 깜짝 컴백 예고…공포 티저 공개 [[Official] Akdong Musician announces a surprise comeback on July 20th... Horror teaser revealed]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Naver.
^Yoon, Jun-pil (July 20, 2017). [TEN 뮤직] '다이노소어', EDM까지 섭렵한 악동뮤지션 [[TEN Music] Akdong Musician with 'Dinosaur' and EDM]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Naver.
^악동뮤지션 'SUMMER EPISODE'싱글발표, 더블 타이틀 자신감 뿜뿜 [Akdong Musician's 'SUMMER EPISODE' single release, double title confidence]. Electronic Newspaper (in Korean). July 20, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Naver.
