Expérgo (Latin, "To Wake Up")[3] is the first extended play by South Korean girl group Nmixx. It was released by JYP Entertainment on March 20, 2023, and contains six tracks, including the pre-released single "Young, Dumb, Stupid", and the lead single "Love Me Like This".
| Expérgo | ||||
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| Released | March 20, 2023 | |||
| Genre | K-pop | |||
| Length | 18:44 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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| Nmixx chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Expérgo | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| NME |   [1] |
| IZM | [2] |
Background and release
editOn February 10, 2023, JYP Entertainment announced Nmixx would be releasing their first extended play titled Expérgo on March 20.[4] On February 13, the promotional schedule was released.[5] On February 27, a teaser trailer titled "Secret of Sweet Oasis" was released.[6] On March 2, the track listing was released with "Love Me Like This" announced as the lead single.[7] On March 3, the first highlight medley video was released,[8] followed by the second highlight medley video on March 16.[9] On March 5, the first concept film titled "Dizziness of Freedom" was released,[10] followed by the second concept film titled "Wisdom, Love, Courage" on March 9.[11] On March 13, the first track "Young, Dumb, Stupid" was pre-released alongside its music video.[12] On March 18, the music video teaser for "Love Me Like This" was released.[13] The extended play was released alongside the music video for "Love Me Like This" on March 20.[14]
Composition
editExpérgo consists of six tracks. The first track "Young, Dumb, Stupid" was described as an "energetic", "mix-pop" song that combines hip hop and a style typical of a children's song, sampling the nursery rhyme "Frère Jacques".[15] The second track and title track "Love Me Like This" was characterized as a hip hop and R&B song with lyrics that "express the relation of people, who are able to love themselves and each other". The third track "Paxxword" was described as having a "powerful and funky groove". The fourth track "Just Did It" was described as a song with lyrics that "express moments when things connects miraculously". The fifth track "My Gosh" was called a soft pop song with an acoustic guitar rhythm and lyrics about "the excitement of spring". The last track "Home" was described as a "hybrid" song that mixes hip hop with an "emotional" rhythm.[16]
Promotion
editFollowing the release of Expérgo, on March 20, 2023, Nmixx held a live event called "Docking Station: Expérgo" on YouTube to introduce the extended play and communicate with their fans.[17]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Young, Dumb, Stupid" |
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| 3:10 |
| 2. | "Love Me Like This" |
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| LDN Noise | 3:08 |
| 3. | "Paxxword" |
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| MosPick | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Just Did It" |
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| 2:58 |
| 5. | "My Gosh" | Cho Yu-ri(Jam Factory) |
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| 3:36 |
| 6. | "Home" |
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| 2:40 |
| Total length: | 18:44 | ||||
Credits and personnel
editStudio
- JYPE Studios – recording (all tracks), mixing (tracks 1, 3–6), vocal editing (tracks 3, 5)
- Chapel Swing Studios – mixing (track 2)
- 821 Sound Mastering – mastering (tracks 1, 3–6)
- Sterling Sound – mastering (track 2)
- Ingrid Studio – vocal editing (tracks 4–5)
Personnel
- Nmixx – vocals (all tracks), background vocals (track 4)
- Haewon – background vocals (tracks 1–2)
- Sullyoon – background vocals (track 1)
- Bae – background vocals (track 1)
- Kyujin – background vocals (track 2)
- Frankie Day (The Hub) – background vocals, composition, vocal directing (tracks 1, 6)
- Kriz – background vocals (track 2), vocal directing (tracks 2, 4)
- Sound Kim – background vocals (track 3)
- Sophia Pae – background vocals (track 5)
- Oh Hyun-seon (Lalala Studio) – lyrics (track 1)
- Moon Yeo-reum (Jam Factory) – lyrics (track 1)
- Lee Seu-ran – lyrics (tracks 1, 4)
- Park Sang-yu (PNP) – lyrics (track 1)
- Lee Hye-joon (Onclassa) – lyrics (track 2)
- Jennifer Eunsoo Kim – lyrics (track 2)
- Jang Eun-ji (153/Joombas) – lyrics (track 2)
- Shin Hye-mi (PNP) – lyrics (track 2)
- Oh Hyun-seon (Lalala Studio) – lyrics (track 2)
- Wkly – lyrics (track 2)
- MosPick - lyrics, composition, arrangement (track 3)
- Young Chance – lyrics, composition, vocal directing, vocal editing, electronic piano (track 3)
- Hezen (Music Cube) – lyrics (track 4)
- Cho Yu-ri – lyrics (track 5)
- Danke (Lalala Studio) – lyrics (track 6)
- Gxxdkelvin – lyrics (track 6)
- Brian U (The Hub) – composition, arrangement, vocal directing, keyboard, synthesizer (tracks 1, 5–6)
- Honey Noise (The Hub) – composition, arrangement, vocal directing, keyboard, synthesizer (track 1)
- Brown Panda (The Hub) – composition, arrangement, keyboard, synthesizer (track 1)
- Awry (The Hub) – composition (tracks 1, 5), vocal directing (track 1)
- Greg Bonnick – composition (track 2)
- Hayden Chapman – composition (track 2)
- Taet Chesterton – composition (track 2)
- Gavin Jones – composition (track 2)
- Kenzie – composition (track 4)
- Fabien Torsson – composition, arrangement, instruments (track 4)
- Harry Sommerdahl – composition, arrangement, instruments (track 4)
- Ylva Dimberg – composition (track 4)
- Aftrshok – composition, arrangement, vocal directing, keyboard (tracks 5–6)
- Lee Chan – composition (track 5)
- Ayushy (The Hub) – composition, vocal directing (track 5)
- Chanti (The Hub) – composition (track 5)
- Charlotte Wilson – composition (track 5)
- Jacob Aaron (The Hub) – composition, vocal directing (track 6)
- LDN Noise – arrangement, instruments (track 2)
- Uhm Sae-hee – recording (track 1)
- Im Chan-mi – recording (tracks 1–2, 4–6)
- Goo Hye-jin – recording (tracks 1–5), vocal editing (track 5)
- Lee Sang-yeop – recording (tracks 2, 4, 6)
- Lee Tae-seop – mixing (tracks 1, 4–6)
- Tony Maserati – mixing (track 2)
- David K. Younghyun – mixing (track 2)
- Im Hong-jin – mixing, vocal editing (track 3)
- Kwon Nam-woo – mastering (tracks 1, 3–6)
- Chris Gehringer – mastering (track 2)
- Noday – vocal directing (track 2)
- Kang Dong-ha – vocal directing, vocal editing, piano (track 3)
- Vox Tune – vocal editing (tracks 1, 6)
- Shin Ji-young NYC – vocal editing (track 2)
- Jung Eun-kyung – vocal editing (tracks 4–5)
- Park Seo-hyun – guitars (track 5)
- Seo Yu-won – guitars (track 5)
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Monthly chartsedit
Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| South Korea (KMCA)[30] | 3× Platinum | 750,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Various | March 20, 2023 | ||
| South Korea | CD | ||
| United States | March 24, 2023 |
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