Season of Memories

Season of Memories is the first single album^[a] by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released on January 13, 2025, by Source Music. The album is a special project to celebrate the group's tenth anniversary, and is their first release since Walpurgis Night in 2020.

Season of Memories
Digital cover
Single album by GFriend
Released	January 13, 2025 (2025-01-13)
Length	6:07
Language	Korean
Label	Source YG Plus Hybe Japan
Producer	Lee Won-jong Leevi Haapanen Lenno Linjama Noh Joo-hwan Shintaro Yasuda
GFriend chronology
Walpurgis Night (2020) Season of Memories (2025)
Singles from Season of Memories
"Season of Memories" Released: January 6, 2025

Background and release

GFriend debuted in 2015 with Season of Glass. In May 2021, Source Music announced that the group would be leaving the agency upon the completion of their exclusive contracts.^[2] In 2022, former members Eunha, SinB, and Umji reunited to form Viviz under BPM Entertainment.^[3]

On September 24, 2024, Source Music confirmed that the members of GFriend would be reuniting in January 2025 for a special project in celebration of their tenth anniversary.^[4] In November 2024, Ilgan Sports reported that January 2025's "special project" would be an album, but the size and concept had yet to be determined.^[5]

GFriend's reunion project, Season of Memories, was officially announced on December 2, 2024 as a "special album", to be released on January 13, 2025, being preceded by a pre-release single on January 6. At the same time, it was announced that the group will hold two concerts at Olympic Hall, Seoul on January 18 and 19.^[6][1] Speaking of the comeback, GFriend member Sowon stated that "no matter what, we've never reunited or disbanded. I'm so happy to be back on stage because I've waited for four years."^[7]

Promotion

Season of Memories will be promoted by the group with a concert tour of Asia, beginning on January 17, 2025 in Seoul. Originally announced along with the album as two standalone concerts at Seoul's Olympic Hall,^[8] a third show was added after tickets quickly sold out on December 9.^[9] On December 18, the concert series was further expanded, with a tour of Asia being announced, visiting cities in Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong in March.^[10] The announcement included a teaser poster for the concerts that shows the group members running through a field of snow.^[8]

The group also performed at the 39th Golden Disc Awards on January 5 in Fukuoka, Japan.^[11][12]

Track listing

Season of Memories track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Season of Memories" (우리의 다정한 계절 속에)	Noh Joo-hwan Shintaro Yasuda Lee Won-jong Takayuki "Kojiro" Sasaki	Noh Lee Yasuda	3:06
2.	"Always"	Lauren Mandel Rollo Lenno Linjama Lee Won-jong Leevi Haapanen Yuju Umji Danke Jeong Chilli (PNP) Kim Soo-ji Baek Sae-im (PNP)	Linjama Lee Haapanen	3:01
Total length:				6:07

Notes

• The Korean title of "Season of Memories", "우리의 다정한 계절 속에" (Uriui Dajeonghan Gyejeol Soge), means "In our affectionate season".

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Season of Memories Chart (2025) Peak position Japan (Oricon)[13] 30 Japan Top Singles Sales (Billboard Japan)[14] 24 South Korean Albums (Circle)[15] 3

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for Season of Memories Chart (2025) Position South Korean Albums (Circle)[16] 10

Release history

Release history for Season of Memories

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	January 13, 2025	Digital download streaming	Source Music
South Korea		CD
Japan		CD single	Hybe Japan

Notes

1. Marketed as a "special album"^[1]