Awe (EP)

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Awe
"AWE" by XG album cover.webp
EP by
XG
ReleasedNovember 8, 2024
Length23:31
Language
  • English
  • Korean
  • Japanese
Label Xgalx
XG chronology
New DNA
(2023)		Awe
(2024)
Singles from Awe
  1. "Something Ain't Right"
    Released: July 26, 2024
  2. "IYKYK"
    Released: October 11, 2024
  3. "Howling"
    Released: November 8, 2024

Awe is the second extended play (EP) by Japanese girl group XG. It was released on November 8, 2024, through Xgalx, and was the group's follow-up album release to their first, New DNA , in 2023. Similar to their first, the EP is recorded primarily in English. It was promoted with three singles: "Something Ain't Right" and "IYKYK", which preceded the EP's release, and "Howling", which released concurrently with the EP.

Contents

Background and release

In early July 2024, XG teased the single "Something Ain't Right" and announced its release for July 26, intending for it to be a pre-release single for an upcoming mini-album. [1] On July 23, XG released "Undefeated", a song collaboration with the video game Valorant . The release coincided with the group's announcement of their second mini-album, Awe, which was made the next day. [2] On September 13, XG announced that the album would be released on November 8. [3] A second pre-release single, "IYKYK", was announced in October and released on October 11. [4]

On November 8, XG released Awe alongside a music video for its lead single, "Howling". [5] The album also included the September remix of the group's earlier June single, "Woke Up". [6] The remix featured verses in English, Korean, and Japanese by Jay Park, OZworld, AKLO, Paloalto, Verbal, Awich, Tak, and Dok2. [7]

In an interview with Elle , XG member Chisa noted that the album title is pronounced "ow", mimicking a wolf's howling. The album title, in succession with the wolf themes shown in their previous 2024 releases, uses the motif of a wolf pack to symbolize the group's relationship with their fans. Other visual, conceptual themes in the release include outer space and ghosts. [8]

Track listing

Awe track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Howl" 
  • Jakops
  • Tayor
  • Jakops
  • Tayor
1:18
2."Howling"
  • Chancellor
  • Jakops
  • Knave
  • Jaeyoung
  • Lyricks
  • Chancellor
  • Jakops
  • Knave
  • Jaeyoung
  • Lyricks
  • Chancellor
  • Jakops
3:08
3."Space Meeting Skit" 
  • Jakops
  • Tayor
  • Jakops
  • Tayor
0:51
4."IYKYK"
  • Chancellor
  • Jakops
  • Knave
  • Paulina "PAU" Cerrilla
  • Nick Kandler
  • Chancellor
  • Jakops
  • Knave
  • Cerrilla
  • Nick Kandler
  • Xansei
  • 220
  • Chancellor
  • Jakops
  • Tayor
  • Xansei
3:00
5."Something Ain't Right"
  • Jakops
  • Chancellor
  • Benjmn
  • Feli Ferraro
  • Akil "worldwidefresh" King
  • Jakops
  • Chancellor
  • Tayor
  • Benjmn
  • Feli Ferraro
  • King
  • Johnny Goldstein
  • Jakops
  • Chancellor
  • Tayor
  • Benjmn
  • Goldstein
3:10
6."In the Rain"
  • Chancellor
  • Jakops
  • Cerrilla
  • Knave, Shintaro Yasuda
  • Jakops
  • Chancellor
  • Yasuda
  • Cerilla
  • Knave
  • Mason Sacks
  • her0ism
  • Jakops
  • Chancellor
  • Yasuda
  • her0ism
  • Sacks
3:08
7."Woke Up Remixx" (featuring Jay Park, OZworld, AKLO, Paloalto, Verbal, Awich, Tak and Dok2)
  • Jakops
  • Chancellor
  • Jay Park
  • OZworld
  • AKLO
  • Paloalto
  • Verbal
  • Awich
  • Tak
  • Dok2
  • Jakops
  • Chancellor
  • Yasuda
  • Jakops
  • Chancellor
  • Yasuda
  • Tayor
6:19
8."Is This Love"
  • Jakops
  • Biance "Blush" Atterberry
  • Chancellor
  • Knave
  • Mychole "Starr" Anderson
  • Jakops
  • Bluebird
  • Scootie
  • Atterberry
  • Chancellor
  • Tayor
  • Knave
  • Bastian "B" Testori
  • tild tomorrow
  • Anderson
  • Jakops
  • Bluebird
  • Scootie
  • Chancellor
  • Tayor
  • Knave
  • Testori
  • tild tomorrow
2:35
Total length:23:31

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Awe
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [17]
Physical 		Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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