We Are (EP)

On May 2, 2025, the seventh anniversary of (G)I-dle's debut, Cube Entertainment announced that the group would officially be rebranded as I-dle, and that their eighth Korean extended play would be released on May 19.^[1] On May 5, upon the release of the individual and group I-dentity trailers, it was confirmed that the extended play would be titled We Are.^[2] The tracklist for the extended play was revealed on May 7.^[3] On May 8, the music video teaser for the pre-release song "Girlfriend" was released, before the release of the music video on May 9.^[4][5] Two music video teasers for the lead single "Good Thing" were released on May 16.^[6] The extended play was released on May 19, alongside the music video for "Good Thing", and marked the group's first album following their contract renewal with Cube Entertainment and rebranding as I-dle.^[7]

We Are marks the first album in which all five I-dle members participated in songwriting and composition, reflecting the members' musical expression throughout the album. "Good Thing", written and composed by Soyeon, features "retro-style instruments and witty 8-bit sounds" with a distinct early 2000s autotune influence, and confident, addictive lyrics. Soyeon also wrote and composed "Girlfriend", a "comforting track offering support to friends experiencing breakups". Yuqi wrote and composed the disco track "Love Tease", while Minnie wrote and composed the "dreamy topline and captivating" track "Chain". The extended play also notably contains Miyeon's first self-composed song to be included on a group album, the medium-tempo R&B pop track "Unstoppable", as well as Shuhua's debut as a songwriter with the ballad track "If You Want".^[7]

On May 19, 2025, after the release of We Are, I-dle held a live event called "I-dle 8th Mini Album [We Are] Comeback Live" on YouTube to commemorate the release of the extended play and connect with their fanbase.^[8]