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(G)I-DLE are a south Korean girl group formed by Cube Entertainment. the group consists of 5 members, originally 6 and made their debut on the 3nd of May 2018. Former member Soojin left the group on the 14th of August 2021.
The current members are:
Miyeon
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Minnie
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Soyeon
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Yuqi
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Shuhua
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I Burn is (G)I-DLE's 4th mini album, and final release with Soojin.
On the 27th of December 2020, the Visual Film was released.
Owned by Cube Entertainment
On the 31st of December 2020, the Typography Motion Teaser was released.
Owned by Cube Entertainment
On the 1st of January 2021, the I Burn Concept Preview was released.
Owned by Cube Entertainment
On the 6th of January 2021, the I Burn Audio Snippet was released.
Owned by Cube Entertainment
On the 7th of January 2021, the 화(火花) (HWAA) M/V Teaser 1 was released.
Owned by Cube Entertainment
On the 8th of January 2021, the 화(火花) (HWAA) M/V teaser 2 was released.
Owned by Cube Entertainment
On the 11th of January 2021, the 화(火花) (HWAA) M/V was released, along with the physical and digital release of their 4th mini album I Burn.
Owned by Cube Entertainment
On the 27th of January 2021, the HWAA (English Ver.) Official Lyric Video was released.
Owned by Cube Entertainment
화(火花) (HWAA) won (G)I-DLE a total of 10 music show trophies, winning 1 on The Show, 1 on Show Champion, 3 on M Countdown, 1 on Music Bank, 2 on Show! Music Core and 2 on Inkigayo.
Soyeon wrote the lyrics for 화(火花) (HWAA) and Where is Love, as well as co-composing on both of the tracks.
Soyeon co-wrote and co-composed on 한(寒) (Hann) (Alone in Winter).
Soyeon wrote the lyrics for Moon with Minnie co-composing on the track.
Yuqi and Soyeon co-wrote on the lyrics for Lost, with Yuqi co-composing on the track.
Minnie and Soyeon co-wrote on the lyrics for Dahlia with Minnie co-composing on the track.
I Burn peaked at No.3 on the Circle Albums Chart, No.35 on the Oricon Albums Chart, No.20 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart and No.10 on the Billboard World Albums Chart.
Circle Sales = 250,000+
*YouTube views correct at time of writing post*
The M/V for 화(火花) (HWAA) has so far gained 119,418,753 million views, with the views still continuing to increase.
I Burn was released in 3 versions: Fire, Flower and Winter.
All 3 versions are set out in a card slipcase and comes with the Cd, photo book, lyric paper, a random mini poster, random postcard, random sticker, random lucky card and a random photo card.
Photo books for all versions are different.
Track List
한(寒) (HANN) (Alone in Winter)
화(火花) (HWAA)
Moon
Where is Love
Lost
Dahlia
I've known of (G)I-DLE since their debut, I remember checking out their title tracks, but while I liked the sound, nothing really made me want to check out the rest of their albums. Looking back now, I don't think I was ready for their music, as the tracks I wasn't really a fan of when released, I've come to really like.
I have the flower version of the album and the photo book is stunning, the colours and styling used, fit perfectly together. I also love that the pages are glossy, it gives it more of a high-end vibe, like it's a fashion magazine.
The album itself really stands out, each track is different and really shows off how versatile (G)I-DLE are.
I originally came across 한(寒) (HANN) (Alone in Winter) while watching their Dingo Killing Voice, while promoting Queencard and I Feel and I fell in love with it. It makes me think both of a lullaby and classical music. Their vocals are stunning in this track and it really shows off how they fit perfectly together.
한(寒) (HANN) (Alone in Winter)
화(火花) (HWAA) is one f the songs that the more I listen to it, the more I fall in love with it, while I love the vocals and the chorus, it's the melody that gives me goosebumps, especially at the very end. Part of me wishes I could see them perform this live. The harmonisation in this song is just stunning.
화(火花) (HWAA)
I love how unique Minnie's voice is and it's one of the many reasons why I love Moon. The first time I listened to this song was when I bought this album about a month ago and I loved it from the very first listen. For me this song really makes Minnie and Miyeon stand out vocally. Even though the chorus seems really easy to sing along to, you can really hear the power in both of their voices.
Moon
The melody of Where is Love feels really nostalgic to me, and the first time I heard it I felt I'd already heard it many times before. For me the chorus sounds like a song you'd hear in a club, which shows how versatile they are.
Where is Love
There's something about Yuqi's songs that pull me in, without even know she was involved with it, and Lost is no different.
Lost
Dahlia is the main reason I bought this album, I'm taking my daughter to London to see (G)I-DLE live during their world tour, so with only being more familiar with their more recent releases, I made a playlist based off their Seoul setlist to learn their past songs more, so this song was added as Minnie is singing it as her solo stage. I love everything about this song, I love the melody as well as the vocals. I'd only heard it a few times, and it wasn't long till I was singing away with the chorus. It's such a stunning song from start to finish.
Dahlia
The more I listen to their songs, the more I feel bad for not being all in right from the start, I loved Dumdi Dumdi when it was released, but again I didn't go further into their music. Part of me thinks it's down to Cube, for me they don't have the best track record when it comes to their groups and idols, for example PENTAGON, CLC and (G)I-DLE themselves. I was shocked to learn that Soyeon often has to fight for the tracks they use as title tracks. An example is Tomboy, I feel Soeyon knew with the release of Tomboy it would be make or break for them with it being their first release since Soojin's departure, so she had to push them into putting more money into, telling them it's a new beginning and start for them.
While my new love for them comes from preparing to see them live in London, part of it also comes because of Yuqi. Her song Bonnie & Clyde came on a lot on my Spotify, so I looked into who she was, which in turn made me check out Tomboy.
(G)I-DLE have such a versatile discography and they have such a unique style and sound, with each member brings their unique voices to.
Were you a fan of I Burn?
Do you have a physical copy?
Which version(s) did you get?
What were your thoughts on 화(火花) (HWAA) as the title track?
Do you have a favourite track from the album?
Let me know in the comments below.
See you soon!
안녕
(Annyeong)
さようなら
(Sayonara)
再见
(ZaiJian)
Bye
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