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I feel is the sixth mini album by (G)I-DLE. It was released on May 15, 2023 with "Queencard" serving as the album's title track.
The physical release comes in twelve versions: Cat, Butterfly, Queen, individual member jewel case, Poca Album (Cat, Butterfly, Queen), and Photobook.
"Allergy" was pre-released on May 10 2023.
Description[]
| “ | Following the release of their first full album title track "TOMBOY" in 2022 and their fifth mini album title track "Nxde", who have achieved remarkable achievements in the domestic and international music market, including topping the iTunes charts in 40 regions around the world, entering the US Billboard 200, becoming the first K-Pop girl group to enter the Media Base Top 40, and entering the Billboard Airplay chart for the first time, are set to make a spectacular comeback with their sixth mini album "I feel" to create another syndrome.
In [I feel], the sixth mini album in about seven months, (Girls' Generation) explores the message of 'self-esteem' that changes according to one's thoughts and feelings with their honest and delightful charm, providing another original series that anyone can easily relate to and enjoy. While the pre-release song "Allergy" reflects the duality of resenting myself for comparing myself to others but wanting to love myself nonetheless, the title song "Queencard" realizes that what matters is accepting myself for who I am, not what I look like. To truly love who I am, that's how to be a "Queencard" as defined by (girls). With all six tracks written and composed by the members, "I feel" is a mini-6-track album that talks about how to love yourself in different ways, demonstrating the unique musical spectrum of the girls who have grown into global artists. The third track, "Lucid," is a dreamy and fantastical rendition of the waking senses with a unique bass riff and organ sound, as if in a trance. The fourth track, "All Night," is an honest lyrical expression of a night when you want to let go of others and just be yourself, with a slap bass riff, distorted guitar sound, and a punchy beat that makes the chorus more addictive. The fifth track, "Paradise," is an electro-pop song based on an emotional and colorful synth track, with warm lyrics that will comfort someone who is tired of their daily life. Finally, the sixth track, "Peter Pan," is a minimalist track with a catchy acoustic guitar riff and a groovy swinging beat, with witty lyrics about the confusion of 20-somethings as they transition into adulthood as defined by society. It's a declaration from the (girls) that they will love 'me' just the way I am, no matter how I 'feel'. Their sixth mini-album [I feel] is filled with their reasoned confidence. It's time to indulge in their delightful self-indulgence.[1] |
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Track list[]
- Queencard (퀸카)- 2:41
- Allergy - 2:42
- Lucid - 2:55
- All Night - 2:26
- Paradise - 3:09
- Peter Pan (어린 어른) - 3:10
Audio[]
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Background and Release[]
On April 18, 2023, Cube Entertainment announced the group's comeback on May 15 by releasing a video teaser with style resembling that of a trailer of a series. The video revealed the titles of the new songs as well as the credits. The announcement was also accompanied by a concept poster featuring a drawing of a Trump's queen card, with the letter 'G', representing the G in the group's name, engraved in the upper left corner of the poster instead of 'Q', in which means queen. In addition, phrases such as 'Top 10' at the top right and '(G)I-dle Original Series' at the bottom.
On April 24, the group released a teaser video which included the tracklist, revealing "Queencard" as the lead single. The following day, the group released five "casting board" teaser images. From April 26 to May 4, the group released a series of teasers and photos that narratives a story, which took the form of "High Teen", Mean Girls, and Y2K‐inspired visuals throughout the releases.
Beginning on April 26, the group released a character introduction video, inspired by the 2004 movie Mean Girls. On the same day, they released a "character map", an introduction to each character that was played by the members. On the following day April 27, the group released a video with the title "Spoiler Alert: [I feel] #Yuqi" that showcased snippets of the fourth track, "All Night". On April 28, the group released Shuhua's version of the spoiler video, which showcased snippets of the sixth track, "Peter Pan". The released video displays a storyline that is connected to the previous spoiler video.
On 29th, the group released five sets of the Queen concept images, consisting of three images for each member. On May 1, Minnie's version of the "Spoiler Alert" video was released, and it showcased snippets of the third track, "Lucid". The video shows references to the group previous release "Tomboy". On May 2, Miyeon's spoiler video was released with snippets of the fifth track, "Paradise". On May 3, the group released six Butterfly concept images. On May 4, Soyeon's spoiler video was released with snippets of the second track, "Allergy". On May 5, seven of the Cat concept images was released.
On May 9, 2023, Cube uploaded five individual teaser photos for each member of the group on their social media accounts, confirming the release of track two "Allergy", on May 10. On May 11, an "interview video" teaser was released. The video took the form of behind-the-scenes commentary video with a snippets of the group being interviewed about the album.
Commercial performance[]
In South Korea the EP surpassed one million copies in pre-orders on May 14, due to this, Cube Entertainment is predicted to exceed their total consolidated sales for the first half of 2023. On its first week, the album debuted at number one on the Circle Chart with over one million copies, achieving one of the highest Initial Chodong sales on said chart. In United States, the album debuted at number one on World Albums Charts, at number seven on Top Album Sales and at number 41 on the Billboard 200 with 18,000 equivalent album units, including 16,000 in album sales.
Accolades[]
Music program awards for "Queencard"[]
| Program | Date (13 wins total) |
|---|---|
| The Show | May 23, 2023 |
| Show Champion | May 24, 2023 |
| M Countdown | May 25, 2023 |
| Music Bank | May 26, 2023 |
| July 14, 2023 | |
| Show! Music Core | May 27, 2023 |
| June 3, 2023 | |
| June 10, 2023 | |
| June 24, 2023 | |
| July 1, 2023 | |
| Inkigayo | May 28, 2023 |
| June 4, 2023 | |
| June 11, 2023 |
Awards and nominations[]
| Organization | Category (4 wins total) |
|---|---|
| Asian Pop Music Awards | Best Album of the Year |
| Asian Pop Music Awards | Top 20 Albums of the Year (Overseas) |
| China Year End Awards | Best Selling Female K-pop Album |
| China Year End Awards | Best Selling Female Group Album |
