The group i - dle begins a new journey as ‘I-dle ‘.

The boys will be releasing their 8th mini album’ We are ‘through various music sites at 6 PM today(the 19th).This album is their first new album in 10 months since their 7th mini album’ I SWAY ‘released in July of last year.As all members renewed their contracts with their agency Cube Entertainment last year and changed their group name to celebrate their 7th debut anniversary this year, this album is expected to be another stepping stone for the boys.

● Goodbye’ G ‘… First album after rebranding

On May 2nd, the group announced that they would change their group name from’ (G)I-DLE ‘to’ I-DLE ‘to celebrate their 7th debut anniversary.Through this, they reestablished their group’s identity as someone who cannot be defined by ‘female’, ‘GENDER’, or any other gender, and announced that they would show more limitless music and concepts.

Along with the change of group name, the group garnered attention by releasing sensational videos such as ‘for(G)’, in which they mourn the departure of(G), with whom they had been together for a long time, and the’ i - dentity trailer ‘, in which the members say goodbye to(G)in various ways.They also released a special album’ We are i - dle ‘, which contained I-dle’s hit songs reborn as a 5-member version, and repeatedly emphasized that they are ‘We are i - dle’ without the(G).

● All members wrote and composed the lyrics, containing the meaning of ‘us’

‘We are’ contains a total of six tracks, including the title track ‘Good Thing’, the pre-released track ‘Girlfriend’, as well as ‘Love Tease’, ‘Chain’, ‘Unstoppable’, and ‘That’s Okay ‘.As an album that announces a new beginning with’ us ‘, all the members of I-DLE participated, adding more meaning.

Soyeon’s self-composed song ‘Good Thing’ stands out with the cool and confident lyrics that are unique to Idle, and its addictive hook is attractive.Soyeon also participated in writing and composing ‘Girlfriend’.This song is about comforting a friend who has gone through a breakup, and was completed with Idle’s own unique color.

In addition to this, you can experience the members ‘musical worlds in “Love Tease, “ a disco genre song composed by Woogi, “Chain, “ a dreamy top line composed by Minnie, “Unstoppable, “ a medium R & B pop track that is Miyeon’s first self-composed song to be included in a group album, and “That’s Okay,” a ballad song that Shuhua participated in writing the lyrics for the first time since her debut.

● Strongly addictive… ‘Good Thing’ syndrome predicted

“Good Thing” is an attractive song with retro-sounding instruments and witty 8-bit sounds, and the repeated lyrics “Good Thing” and “Holy moly shhh” are strongly addictive.In the short-form video that was previously released, the point choreography utilizing “thumbs up” also attracted attention.In particular, the challenge video utilizing the short version of “Good Thing” heralded the “Good Thing” syndrome as many popular influencers joined the challenge one after another.

After releasing their 8th mini album ‘We are’ at 6 PM on this day, the kids will communicate with their fans through ‘Idle 8th Mini Album[We are]COMEBACK LIVE’ through Naver Chijijik and Idle’s official YouTube channel starting at 9 PM.

Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com jhj@donga.com

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