You Had Me at Hello (EP)

On March 31, Zerobaseone revealed a spoiler film "Summer Came Early" at the end of their special stage performance at the 2024 KCON in Hong Kong and announced that they will be releasing their third EP in May 2024, hinting a summer-themed album.^[1] On April 14, the group unveiled You Had Me at Hello as the title of their third EP and would be released on May 13.^[2] Pre-order for the EP began the next day.^[3] A pre-release single "Sweat" was released on April 24 ahead of their comeback.^[4][5]

Zerobaseone announced "Feel the Pop" as their lead single for the EP.^[6] The EP's tracklist was released on May 3, consists of seven songs and Young K from the band Day6 revealed to have written the lyrics for the B-side track "Hello".^[7] The first teaser of "Feel the Pop" was released on May 9.^[8] The album sampler, with audio snippets of each song, was released on May 10.^[9] The second teaser of the EP's single was released on May 11.^[10]

On May 13, the EP was released along with the lead single "Feel the Pop" and its music video.^[11][12]

You Had Me at Hello consists of a total of seven tracks. The opening track, "Solar Power", is a hip-hop song featuring strong bass and swirling electric guitars. Lyrically, it reflects the narrative that Zerobaseone became a brighter team thanks to meeting the fateful you. The second track and lead single, "Feel the Pop", is an addictive pop song that mixes various rhythms such as D&B, UK garage, and Jersey club. The lyrics expresses the will to present the best time so that the hesitations, worries, and concerns that all young people face can be forgotten and blown away. The third track, "Dear Eclipse", is an R&B song made by sampling the piano riff of the lead single. Lyrically, it melts the emotions of the members who have matured on the border between day and night. The fourth track and first single, "Sweat", is dance song in the exhilarating house genre with synth melodies and R&B vocals. The lyrics is about this moment when I can't think of anything because I'm focused on dancing with you. The fifth track, "Sunday Ride", is a light and cheerful medium tempo song and expresses the desire to escape from everyday life and go on a trip somewhere. The sixth track, "Hello", is an emotional ballad song with a sweet melody flowing over a lyrical acoustic guitar melody. It contains ZB1's feelings toward their fans and was written by Young K from Day6. The closing track is the speed up version of the lead single.^[13][14]

According to Hanteo Chart, the album sold 1.008 million copies setting a record for the group as the first K-pop group to have first day sales of over one million copies for three consecutive times since their debut, following the same feat achieved by their two predecessor EPs and sold over 1.3 million copies on its first week.^[15][16]