Golden Hour: Part.3

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Golden Hour: Part.3
The digital cover of Ateez's twelfth EP, Golden Hour: Part.3.
Digital cover
EP by
Ateez
ReleasedJune 13, 2025 (2025-06-13)
RecordedNovember 2024–May 2025
Length14:05
Language
  • English
  • Korean
Label
Ateez chronology
Golden Hour: Part.2
(2024) 		Golden Hour: Part.3
(2025)
Singles from Golden Hour: Part.3
  1. "Lemon Drop"
    Released: June 13, 2025

Golden Hour: Part.3 is the twelfth extended play (EP) by South Korean boy band Ateez. It was released on June 13, 2025, through KQ Entertainment, RCA Records and Legacy Recordings. The EP continues the Golden Hour series and follows up the themes established in its predecessors.

Release and promotion

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On May 27, 2025, the band announced on their social media the third installment of their Golden Hour series, scheduled for release on June 13.[1] The EP was described as part of the band "reclaiming their emotions" and "rediscovering what once connected them to themselves and others". Golden Hour: Part.3 features five songs, most of which were written by members Hongjoong and Mingi.[2] To promote the release, Ateez held a press conference on June 12.[3] Hongjoong explained that they had "worked hard over the past seven months to prepare this album", aiming to work just as hard "during promotions".[4] Wooyoung added that the band tried to preserve "Ateez's unique colours" throughout the EP.[5]

"Lemon Drop" was selected as the focus single, a track Hongjoong described as "an R&B hip-hop genre song with a refreshing vibe, containing Ateez's sweet and tangy confession".[2] Following the releases of "Wave" in 2019 and "Lemon Drop" in 2025, Wooyoung expressed his resurgent desire for the band to claim the title "Summer is Ateez", claiming that they are "good at summer songs too."[6]

Track listing

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Golden Hour: Part.3 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lemon Drop"
2:59
2."Masterpiece"
  • Eden
  • Maddox
  • Peperoni
  • Oliv
  • Door
  • Alexander Karlsson
  • Hongjoong
  • Mingi
2:40
3."Now This House Ain't a Home"
3:45
4."Castle"
  • Eden
  • Maddox
  • Peperoni
  • Oliv
  • Balm
  • Hongjoong
  • Mingi
  • Kikoi
  • Levi
3:09
5."Bridge : The Edge of Reality"
  • Eden
  • Maddox
  • Peperoni
  • Oliv
  • Door
  • Tankzzo
1:32
Total length:14:05

Release history

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Release history for Golden Hour: Part.3
Region Date Format Label
South Korea June 13, 2025
KQ
United States
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 KQ

References

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  1. ^ Singh, Surej (May 28, 2025). "Ateez announce June comeback with new mini-album The Golden Hour: Part. 3". NME. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Songco, Pauline (June 13, 2025). "Ateez returns with new EP Golden Hour: Part.3". Daily Tribune. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  3. ^ Bulley, Jim; Jin, Eun-Soo; Shin, Ha-Nee; Gonzalez Perez, Daniela (June 12, 2025). "LIVE: Ateez talks new album Golden Hour: Part.3 at press conference". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved June 15, 2025.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Ye-jin, Youn (June 12, 2025). "K-pop boy band Ateez brings summer energy to new album Golden Hour: Part.3". The Korea Times. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  5. ^ "Golden Hour Part 3: Ateez returns with summer vibes in new album featuring the title track 'Lemon Drop'". The Times of India. June 13, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  6. ^ Jiwon (June 13, 2025). "Ateez releases new album Golden Hour: Part.3 today (13th)". Ten Asia. Retrieved June 15, 2025.