▁First ▁Division ▁B ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Red ▁Summer ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁special ▁extended ▁play ▁( fif th ▁overall ) ▁by ▁South ▁Korean ▁girl ▁group ▁Red ▁Vel vet . ▁Market ed ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁" sum mer " ▁mini - album ▁release , ▁it ▁was ▁released ▁digit ally ▁on ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁phys ically ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁by ▁SM ▁Entertainment ▁and ▁distributed ▁by ▁Gen ie ▁Music . ▁The ▁ 5 - track ▁EP ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁major ▁release ▁from ▁Red ▁Vel vet ▁to ▁focus ▁sole ly ▁on ▁their ▁" Red " ▁concept , ▁following ▁their ▁debut ▁studio ▁album ▁The ▁Red ▁( 2 0 1 5 ). ▁It ▁includes ▁the ▁title ▁track ▁" Red ▁F lav or ". ▁ ▁The ▁EP ▁was ▁a ▁commercial ▁success , ▁pe aking ▁at op ▁the ▁Ga on ▁Album ▁Chart ▁and ▁giving ▁the ▁group ▁their ▁third ▁no . ▁ 1 ▁on ▁Billboard ' s ▁World ▁Albums ▁chart , ▁thus ▁setting ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁South ▁Korean ▁girl ▁groups ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁no . ▁ 1 ▁albums ▁on ▁the ▁chart . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁composition ▁T amar ▁H erman ▁of ▁Billboard ▁magazine ▁called ▁the ▁title ▁track ▁" Red ▁F lav or " ▁an ▁elect rop op ▁song ▁with ▁" d ram atic ▁synth s ▁and ▁a ▁per cuss ive ▁mel ody " ▁that ▁is ▁" dynamic ▁in ▁its ▁jam - pack ed ▁but ▁not ▁over power ing ▁production " ▁and ▁concluded ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁" s