I Love (EP)
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Released | October 17, 2022 | |||
Recorded | 2022 | |||
Studio | Cube Studios | |||
Language | Korean | |||
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I Love (stylized in sentence case) is the upcoming fifth Korean extended play (seventh overall) by South Korean girl group (G)I-dle. It will be released digitally on October 17, 2022, and physically on October 18, 2022, by Cube Entertainment. It consists of 3 versions: Born, Act, and X-file.
Background and release
On September 14, 2022, the group premiered the first teaser which features a beating heart animation with sound effects, and clocks in at 10 minutes before revealing the album title I Love.[1] (G)I-dle also shared an artwork teaser image of a heart cushion on the cover of the magazine across all the group's social media accounts, and that I Love would be released on October 17, 2022.[2][3]
Artwork and packaging
The physical album will be released in three versions: Born, Act, and X-file. The EP comes with a CD, photo book, lyric paper, two selfie cards, a bookmark, a sticker, a mini poster, a postage stamp sticker, and a poster which is only available for pre-order.[4] The Target exclusive versions will contain an additional photo card.[5] The album also came in jewel cases as well and there will be five versions covering all five members of the group.[6]
Promotion
To commemorate the release of the album, the group partnered up with Ktown4u,[7] AppleMusic,[8] Dearmymuse,[9] and Withmuu,[10] opened a one-on-one video call event page.
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Nxde" | Soyeon |
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2. | "LOVE" | Soyeon |
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3. | "Change" |
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4. | "Reset" | Soyeon |
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5. | "조각품" |
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6. | "DARK (X-file)" | Soyeon |
| Siixk Jun |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | October 17, 2022 | Digital | |||
South Korea | CD |
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Various | October 18, 2022 | ||||
United States | October 21, 2022 | Exclusive |
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Standard | [12] |
References
- ^ Carmen, Chin (September 14, 2022). "(G)I-DLE announce fifth mini-album 'I Love' with first teasers". NME. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ Kang, Da-yoon (September 14, 2022). (여자)아이들, 10월 17일 컴백 [공식] [(G)I-DLE, comeback on October 17th [Official]]. My Daily. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ Rania, Aniftos (September 14, 2022). "(G)I-DLE Announce New Mini-Album 'I Love,' Release Date". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ "[Off-Line Sign Event] [3CD SET] (G)I-DLE - 5th Mini Album [I LOVE]". www.ktown4u.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "(G)I-DLE - I love (Target Exclusive, CD)". Target Corporation. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "(G)I-DLE - 5th Mini Album [I love] (JEWEL VER.)". www.ktown4u.com. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ [공지] (여자)아이들) 5th Mini Album [I love] 앨범 발매 기념 KTOWN4U 팬사인회 및 영상통화 이벤트 안내 [[Notice] (G) I-DLE) 5th Mini Album [I love] Album release commemoration KTOWN4U fan signing event and video call event information]. Ktown4u. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ "#여자아이들 #GIDLE 5th Mini Album [#I_love] APPLEMUSIC ONLINE LUCKY DRAW". AppleMusic. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ < ~10/17 예약판매 이벤트 > (여자)아이들 - 미니 5집 [I love] [< ~10/17 PRE-ORDER EVENT > (G)I-DLE - 5TH MINI ALBUM [I love]]. Dearmymuse. September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ [예약/이벤트] (여자)아이들 - I LOVE / 5집 미니앨범 [[PRE-ORDER/EVENT](G)I-DLE - I LOVE / 5TH MINI ALBUM]. Withmuu. September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ Citations concerning I Love release formats:
- "[(G)I-DLE] 5th Mini Album [I love]". Cubee. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- "[(G)I-DLE] 5th Mini Album [I love] Jewel ver". Cubee. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "(G)I-DLE - I love". Amazon. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.