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I Love is (G)I-DLE's 5th mini album.
On the 13th of September 2022, the I Love Spoiler Teaser was released.
Owned by Cube Entertainment
On the 29th of September 2022, the I Love Sketch Film was released.
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On the 10th of October 2022, the I Love Audio Snippet was released.
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On the 11th of October 2022, the X-File Video was released.
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On the 13th of October 2022, the I Love Interview was released.
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On the 14th of October 2022, the Nxde M/V Teaser 1 was released.
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On the 15th of October 2022, the Nxde M/V Teaser 2 was released.
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On the 17th of October 2022, the Nxde M/V was released, along with the digital and physical release of their 5th mini album I Love.
Owned by Cube Entertainment
Nxde won (G)I-DLE 11 music show trophies; winning 1 on The Show, 2 on Show Champion, 1 on M Countdown, 1 on Music Bank, 3 on Show! Music Core and 3 on Inkigayo.
Minnie and Soyeon wrote the lyrics for Change, with Minnie co-composing on the track.
Soyeon and Minnie wrote the lyrics for 조각품 (Sculpture), with Minnie co-composing on the track.
Soyeon wrote the lyrics for Nxde and love, with her also co-composing on the tracks.
Soyeon wrote the lyris for Dark (X-File) and Reset, with Yuqi co-composing on both tracks.
I Love peaked at No.1 on the Circle Albums Chart, No.20 on the Oricon Albums Chart, No.75 on the UK Downloads Album Chart, No.71 on the Billboard 200 Chart and No. 4 on the Billboard World Albums Chart.
Circle Saes = 864,862+
Oricon Sales = 5,463+
US Sales = 12,000+
Giving the album a total of 882,326+ in physical sales.
*YouTube views correct at time of writing post*
The M/V for Nxde has so far gained 242,744,946 million views, with the views still rapidly increasing on a daily basis.
I Love was released in 8 versions; Act, Born, X-File and 5-member jewel case versions.
Act, Born and X-File versions are set out in a paperback book style case with a plastic dust jacket and comes with the Cd, photo book, lyric paper, sticker sheet, stamp sticker, bookmark, random poster and 2 random photo cards.
The member versions are set out in a jewel case and comes with the Cd, member based photo book, lyric paper and 1 random photo card.
All photo books are different.
Track List
Nxde
Love
Change
Reset
조각품 (Sculpture)
Dark (X-File)
I have the X-File version of the album, and I love the layout. I also love the photo book it gives off a modern risqué style of vibe. I love the darker styling and the lighting used is stunning, it really adds to the concept. I love that they all dyed their hair the same colour for this era, and I have to say for me this was definitely Shuhua's era, she rocked the concept and the blonde hair.
The album itself shows off their versatility, while keeping to their vintage classic concept, each track gives you a different vibe and shows off them as a group as well as members perfectly.
I remember on my first listen of Nxde, I didn't know what to think because it was very different from Tomboy. I couldn't make up my mind on whether I liked it or not. There was definitely aspects of the track that I liked on the first listen, but there were also aspects that I couldn't make my mind up on, which in turn, left me confused about the song. The more I listened to it the more unique it sounded to me and the more I fell in love with it. So much so that I can't wait to see this song performed live in person.
Nxde
What I love about Love is that it isn't the type of song you'd think it would be with the title. For me this song isn't just for women, even though I though I feel it's female empowering track, it's also a good message for men too. Many people after a breakup wonder what they did wrong and what's wrong about them. I came out a relationship, wondering the exact same thing. I also hated the way I looked because I came out of the relationship a lot curvier than when I went into it. On learning to love myself the way I am, I've now come to love being single and the woman I am, and now go by the mindset that you can't expect someone to love you if you don't love yourself. I really connect to this track and it's definitely one of my favourites on this album.
Love
I love the melody for Change, and I love that a majority of the track is sung in English. For me the lyrics give of the impression their signing about Idol life. It's very well known that idols have to be perceived as perfect, if not it's very quick to be turned against. More and more, the dark side if K-pop is coming to light, but there was a time that all you got to see was how happy and perfect they were.
Change
The melody for Reset is stunning. I love their voices against the melody, it's such a stunning ballad, it shows how vocally talented all 5 members are, it truly shows how unique each of their voices are and how they compliment one another.
Reset
I love that 조각품 (Sculpture) has a vintage vibe, it may not be one of my favourite's from the album, but it definitely makes an impact. It's definitely a song that many people can relate to, how many people have tried to change themselves to match better with a lover, even with a friend.
조각품 (Sculpture)
I absolutely love the melody for Dark (X-File), I love how dark and eerie it sounds. The melody fits each of their vocal tones perfectly. I personally think this is a perfect track to end the album with. It's one of those tracks that makes (G)I-DLE different from the typical girl group.
Dark (X-File)
Reading more into this album, I love them meaning to the albums name, the members said that they wanted to respect all types of love and leave it to each listener to substitute with their own form of love, whether it be family, friends, a lover, hobby, dream, or one of the many kinds of love there is. I love that Soyeon fought for this album and it's title track because the meaning and message is perfect. Soyeon on talking about the albums core message said "I'd rather be hated for who I am than to be loved for who I am not' is the main message I wish to convey. I want that to be the main message of our next title song." "Like our previous album, this one is to beat the stereotypes, 'Even if you stopped loving me, I would choose to be who I am".
The more I listen to (G)I-DLE, the more I love what they stand for. For me they are one of the most unique female groups out there, they push the boundaries and stay true to themselves rather than falling in line to what is deemed to be a typical K-pop girl group.
Were you a fan of I Love?
Do you have a physical copy?
Which version(s) did you get?
What were your thoughts on Nxde 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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