I Sway is the seventh Korean extended play and tenth overall by South Korean girl group (G)I-dle. It was released by Cube Entertainment on July 8, 2024, and contains four tracks, including the lead single "Klaxon".
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| Released | July 8, 2024 | |||
| Studio | Cube Studio | |||
| Length | 11:20 | |||
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| Singles from I Sway | ||||
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Background and release
editOn June 10, 2024, Cube Entertainment announced that (G)I-dle would be releasing their seventh Korean extended play on July 8.[1] A day later, the promotional schedule was released.[2] On June 21, the concept trailer video was released.[3] Six days later, the track listing was released with "Klaxon" announced as the lead single.[4] On June 28, the audio snippet video was released,[5] followed by the release of five teaser videos titled "Overture" and featuring individual members on July 1.[6] On July 2, the intro film was released.[7] The music video teasers for "Klaxon" was released on July 4 and 5.[8][9] The extended play was released alongside the music video for "Klaxon" on July 8.[10]
Promotion
editPrior to the release of I Sway, on July 8, 2024, (G)I-dle held a live event called "(G)I-dle 7th Mini Album [I Sway] Comeback Live" on YouTube and Weverse, aimed at introducing the extended play and connecting with their fanbase.[11]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Klaxon" (클락션) | Soyeon |
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| 2:55 |
| 2. | "Last Forever" |
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| 2:26 |
| 3. | "Bloom" |
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| 3:14 |
| 4. | "Neverland" |
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| Siixk Jun | 2:45 |
| Total length: | 11:20 | ||||
Credits and personnel
editCredits adapted from the EP's liner notes.[12]
Studio
- Cube Studio – recording (all tracks), digital editing (track 2–4), mixing (track 3–4)
- Ingrid Studio – digital editing (track 1)
- Klang Studio – mixing (track 1–2)
- Red Tune Studio – digital editing (track 2)
- 821 Sound Mastering – mastering (all tracks)
Personnel
- (G)I-dle – vocals
- Kako – background vocals (track 1)
- Sookyoung – background vocals, digital editing (track 2)
- Joo Lee-seo – background vocals (track 4)
- Boytoy – lyrics, composition, arrangement, bass, guitar, drums, keyboard (track 2)
- Mojo – lyrics, composition, arrangement, bass, guitar, drums, keyboard (track 2)
- Ssuvy – lyrics, composition (track 2)
- Heggy (Plz) – lyrics, composition (track 2)
- B.O. – lyrics (track 3)
- Pop Time – composition, arrangement, keyboard (track 1)
- Daily – composition, arrangement, keyboard (track 1)
- Likey – composition, arrangement (track 1)
- Milli Oshyun – composition, arrangement, bass, guitar, drums, keyboard (track 2)
- Jiwoong (Plz) – composition, arrangement (track 2)
- BreadBeat – composition, arrangement, keyboard (track 3)
- Cashcow – composition, arrangement, synthesizer (track 3)
- Siixk Jun – composition, arrangement, keyboard (track 4)
- Wooseok – composition (track 4)
- Kang Roy – recording (track 1, 3), digital editing (track 2–3)
- Oh Yoo-rim – recording (track 2, 4), digital editing (track 4)
- Jeong Eun-kyung – digital editing (track 1)
- Shin Jae-bin – digital editing (track 2–4), mixing (track 3, 4)
- Gu Jong-pil – mixing (track 1–2)
- Hong Jang-mi – engineered for mix (track 1–2)
- Kwon Nam-woo – mastering (all tracks)
- Yoo Eun-jin – mastering (assistant) (all tracks)
- Ryo – guitar (track 1)
- Jiwoong – bass, guitar, drums, keyboard (track 2)
- Young2Beat – guitar (track 3)
- Krap – guitar (track 4)
Charts
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Monthly chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| South Korea (KMCA)[22] | 2× Platinum | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| South Korea | July 8, 2024 | CD | |
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References
edit- ^ Lee, Sang-gyu (June 10, 2024). 큐브엔터 '(여자)아이들', 미니 7집 'I Sway'로 7월 8일 컴백 확정 [Cube Entertainment's '(G)I-dle' confirms comeback on July 8 with 7th mini album 'I Sway'] (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Min-ji (June 11, 2024). (여자)아이들, 미니 7집 'I Sway' 스케줄러 깜짝 공개 [(G)I-dle, surprise release of 7th mini album 'I Sway' scheduler] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Ahn, Tae-hyun (June 21, 2024). (여자)아이들, '아이 스웨이' 트레일러 영상 공개...김무열 깜짝 등장 [(G)I-dle releases 'I Sway' trailer video...Kim Moo-yeol's surprise appearance] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved July 8, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim, Ji-hye (June 27, 2024). '컴백' (여자)아이들, 미니 7집 트랙리스트 공개..타이틀곡–'클락션' ['Comeback' (G)I-dle, 7th mini album tracklist revealed..Title song is 'Klaxon'] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on June 27, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Min-kyung (June 28, 2024). (여자)아이들 'I Sway' 오디오 스니펫 공개...힙한 감성 가득 [(G)I-dle's 'I Sway' audio snippet released...Full of hip sensibility] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on June 28, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Myung, Hee-sook (July 1, 2024). 컴백 D-7' (여자)아이들, 무빙 포스터 공개 '비비드한 무드' [Comeback D-7' (G)I-dle, moving poster released, 'vivid mood'] (in Korean). Xports News. Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim, Soo-jin (July 2, 2024). '컴백 D-6' (여자)아이들, 미니 7집 'I Sway' 인트로 필름 공개 ['Comeback D-6' (G)I-dle releases intro film for 7th mini album 'I Sway'] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Jeong, Bit (July 4, 2024). (여자)아이들, 올 여름 플러팅송 예고...신곡 '클락션' 일부 공개 [(G)I-dle, preview of this summer's flirting song...Partial release of new song 'Klaxon'] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Jang, In-young (July 5, 2024). '컴백 D-3' (여자)아이들, '클락션' 두 번째 MV 티저...유혹의 플러팅 ['Comeback D-3' (G)I-dle, 'Klaxon' second MV teaser...Flirting of temptation] (in Korean). Xports News. Archived from the original on July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Ji, Seung-hoon (July 8, 2024). (여자)아이들, 오늘(8일) 신보 '아이 스웨이' 발매...전곡 작사·작곡 [(G)I-dle releases new album 'I Sway' today (8th)...Wrote and composed all songs] (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Yoon, Sang-geun (July 8, 2024). '컴백' (여자)아이들 "사랑에 소리치는 '클락션' 포인트 안무 짱구춤" ['Comeback' (G)I-dle "'Klaxon' point choreography that shouts out love, Jjanggu dance"] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ (G)I-dle (2024). I Sway (lyrics book). South Korea: Cube Entertainment, Kakao Entertainment. Credits.
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- ^ "South Korean album certifications – (G)I-dle – I Sway" (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association (KMCA). Retrieved September 12, 2024.