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I Sway
2024 EP by (G)I-dle
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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". It also marks their final release before their rebranding as I-dle in 2025.
Background and release
On 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
Prior 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] In support of the EP and it's predecessor album 2, the group embarked on their third world tour I-dol, kicking off on August 3, 2024 at the KSPO Dome in Seoul, South Korea.[12]
Track listing
| 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
Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.[13]
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
Weekly charts
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Monthly charts
Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| South Korea (KMCA)[24] | 2× Platinum | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | July 8, 2024 | CD | |
| Various |