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I Am (EP)

This article is about the (G)I-dle EP. For other EPs, see I Am § EPs.

I Am (stylized in sentence case) is the debut extended play by South Korean girl group (G)I-dle. The album was released digitally on May 2, 2018, and physically on May 3, 2018,[1] by Cube Entertainment. The album contains six tracks including the lead single, "Latata", which was composed by Big Sancho and member Soyeon, and is a blend of several different genres.

I Am
Digital cover
EP by
(G)I-dle
ReleasedMay 2, 2018 (2018-05-02)
Recorded2018
Genre
Length21:14
Language
  • Korean
  • English
LabelCube Entertainment
(G)I-dle chronology
''I Am''
(2018) 		I Made
(2019)
Singles from I Am
  1. "Latata"
    Released: May 2, 2018

Background and release

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On April 5, 2018, Cube Entertainment revealed the name of their upcoming girl group, (G)I-dle.[2] The agency revealed the group's lineup by pairs of members: Miyeon and Yuqi, Shuhua and Soojin, Soyeon and Minnie on April 8, April 10 and April 12, respectively.[3] On April 18, Cube Entertainment announced via SNS that the group would debut with the mini-album I Am on May 2 of the same year.[4] The following day, a debut schedule was released.[5] Concept images featuring each of the members were released from April 23–24.[6][7]

On April 26, the group unveiled the track listing of the EP, with "Latata" revealed as the lead single.[8] On April 29, an audio snippet video was released, showcasing a short teaser of every song on the album.[9] On April 30, six individual music video teasers for "Latata" were released, as well as a group teaser.[10][11]

Soyeon described the album I Am as "an album containing six different personalities." She continued, “I wrote the lyrics for the title song "Latata" while thinking about each member."[12]

Promotion

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(G)I-dle held a live showcase at the Blue Square iMarket Hall on May 2, where they performed "Latata" along with "Maze".[13]

The group started promoting their title track "Latata" on May 3. They first performed the lead single on Mnet's M Countdown, followed by performances on KBS' Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo.[14] They received their first-ever music show win since debut on May 22, 2018 on SBS MTV's The Show.[15] Two days later, on May 24, the group received their second music show win for "Latata" on M Countdown.[16]

Commercial performance

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I Am debuted and peaked at number thirteen on the Gaon Album Chart issued on April 29, 2018.[17] The album also debuted at number seven and has since peaked at number five on Billboard's World Albums issued on May 9, 2018.[18] The EP has sold 1,000 copies in America as of August 2018.[19]

The album placed at number 13 on Gaon for the month of May 2018, with 15,288 copies sold.[20] The album has sold over 21,916 physical copies as of July 2018.[21]

I Am ranks No. 11 on Billboard's Best K-pop Album of 2018.[22]

In April, 2020, I Am achieved 34,000 album-equivalent units, making it (G)I-dle's biggest-selling album in the United States.[23]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Latata"Soyeon
  • Big Sancho
  • Soyeon
3:22
2."$$$" (달라 / Dalla (Dollar))
  • Le`mon
  • Soyeon
  • Yoon Jong Sung
  • Le`mon
Yoon Jong Sung3:31
3."Maze"
  • Son Young-jin
  • Ferdy
  • Soyeon
  • Son Young-jin
  • Ferdy
  • Son Young-jin
  • Ferdy
3:20
4."Don't Text Me"
  • Big Sancho
  • Park Hae-il
  • Jerry Potter
  • Soyeon
  • Big Sancho
  • Park Hae-il
  • Jerry Potter
  • Big Sancho
  • Park Hae-il
3:36
5."What's in Your House?" (알고 싶어 / Algo Shipeo)
  • Arin
  • Vincenzo
  • Fuxxy
  • Any Masingga
  • Soyeon
  • Arin
  • Vincenzo
  • Fuxxy
  • Any Masingga
  • Vincenzo
  • Any Masingga
3:27
6."Hear Me" (들어줘요 / Deuleojwoyo)
  • Son Young-jin
  • Noh Kyung-min
Son Young-jin 3:56
Total length:21:14

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States — 34,000[23]

Release history

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Region Date Format Distributor
Various May 2, 2018 Digital download
South Korea
CD

References

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