Bomb (EP)

On May 19, 2025, Belift Lab announced that Illit's third extended play Bomb would be released on June 16.^[3] The promotional schedule was released the following day.^[4] On May 22, the tracklist was revealed, with "Do the Dance" announced as the lead single, and the highlight medley video was released later the same day.^[5] A snippet video for "Do the Dance" was released on May 24.^[6] On June 5, the music video for the first track "Little Monster" was released as the brand film of the extended play.^[7] Concept photos and films of different versions, namely "Gllit", "Pink bomb", "Star bomb", and "Magic bomb", were released from June 8 to 12.^{[8][9][10][11]} Music video teasers for "Do the Dance" were released on June 13 and 15.^[12] The extended play was released alongside the music video for "Do the Dance" on June 16.^[13] On July 6, a music video teaser for the track "Jellyous" was released, before the release of the music video on July 7.^[14][15]

The opening track "Little Monster" is a synth-pop on which the members discuss things in life that stress them out, describing them as monsters that they will eat to stop being tormented.^[7] The second track "Do the Dance", co-written by Illit member Yunah and Huh Yunjin of Le Sserafim, is a Eurodance song that samples "Yuga Naru Dasso", an instrumental piece from the 1989 anime film The Five Star Stories. The tracks sees the members describing how it feels to go on a first date, with the post-chorus mimicking "the nervous stuttering of young lovers speaking to one another".^[2] The third track "Jellyous" is a chiptune-inspired song with a fast beat and child-like envious delivery. The fourth track "Oops!" contains a funky bassline and whistled post-chorus with a wordless breakdown on the bridge, and the closing track "Bamsopoong" is a lo-fi song about the quiet moments in life.^[2][16]

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[17]