Blue Valentine (Nmixx album)

Blue Valentine
Digital cover
Studio album by Nmixx
Released	October 13, 2025 (2025-10-13)
Length	34:00
Language	Korean English Spanish
Label	JYP Republic
Nmixx chronology
Fe3O4: Forward (2025) Blue Valentine (2025)
Singles from Blue Valentine
"Blue Valentine" Released: October 13, 2025

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
IZM	[1]

Blue Valentine is the debut studio album by South Korean girl group Nmixx. It was released by JYP Entertainment on October 13, 2025, and contains twelve tracks, including the lead single of the same name.

Background and release

On September 15, 2025, upon the release of a motion poster, JYP Entertainment announced that Nmixx would be releasing their first studio album titled Blue Valentine on October 13. ^[2] The promotion schedule was released the following day. ^[3] On September 24, the album tracklist was revealed, confirming the lead single of the same name. It was also confirmed that two split parts of the group's debut single "O.O", subtitled "Baila" and "Superhero", would be included in the album. ^[4] The album trailer video titled The Paradox of Love was released on September 26. ^[5] "Valentine", "Blue" and "Chaos" versions of concept photos were released from September 27 to 29. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

The teaser and video for the album's second track "Spinnin' on It" were released on October 3 and 4 respectively. ^{[9] [10]} On October 8 and 10, the a cappella and original highlight medley videos of the album's tracks were released respectively. ^{[11] [12]} The music video teaser for the lead single was released on October 12. ^[13] The album was released on October 13, alongside the music video for the lead single. ^[14]

Promotion

On October 13, 2025, prior to the release of Blue Valentine, Nmixx held a countdown live event on YouTube to celebrate the release of the studio album and connect with their fanbase. ^[15] A pop up store was also hosted from October 15 to 26 at the IFC Mall in Seoul to commemorate the album's release. ^[16]

Accolades

Year-end lists

Year-end lists

Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Billboard	The 25 Best K-Pop Albums of 2025: Staff Picks	2	[17]
Idology	Top 20 Albums of 2025	Placed	[18]
IZM	The Best Korean Albums of 2025	Placed	[19]
NME	The 50 Best Albums of 2025	49	[20]
Teen Vogue	15 Best Non-English Albums of 2025	Placed	[21]

Track listing

Track listing for Blue Valentine

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Blue Valentine"	J14 (Full8loom) Youra (Full8loom) Danke Kook Ji-won (Jamfactory) Moon Seol-li Jellybean (153/Joombas) Milena Seora	Kass Sevn Dayz Stalking Gia	Kass Lee Hae-sol	3:06
2.	"Spinnin' on It"	3! (Lalala Studio) Since Kang Eun-jeong Oh Hyeon-seon (Lalala Studio) Shin Sa-gang (XYXX) Error404 Lee Hyeong-ju (Lalala Studio)	Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone" C'SA Fredrik "Fredo" Odesjo Julie Yu Anders Gukko Rebbi James Sandra Wikström	Lee W. Odesjo	3:16
3.	"Phoenix"	Ha Yoon-a (153/Joombas) Danke	C'SA Ends	Ends	2:44
4.	"Reality Hurts"	Lily Sophie Powers Lauren Dyson David Wilson	Dyson Powers Matthew Ferree Wilson	Dwilly Mattisnotfamous	2:35
5.	"Rico"	Jonjon (XYXX) Jeon Se-hui (Inhouse) Lee Geu-rin (Lalala Studio) Jeong Na-kyeong (153/Joombas) Cha-lee (153/Joombas) Park Sang-yu (153/Joombas)	Esum Kristine Bogan Charlie McClean Ido Nadjar	Esum	2:32
6.	"Game Face"	Jo In-ho (Lalala Studio) Song Yu-jin (Jamfactory) Moon Ji-yeong (Lalala Studio)	Amanda Cy James Teodor Dahlbom	Teo	2:43
7.	"Podium"	Haewon Lee Seu-ran Lim Soo-ran (Lalala Studio)	Ryan S. Jhun Marc Sibley Nathan Cunningham Lauren Amber Aquilina Marcus Andersson	Jhun Space Primates	3:01
8.	"Crush on You"	Since Haewon	Mack Jonathan B-T Gustav Blomberg	Blomberg	2:39
9.	"Adore U"	Hyeong-geun (PNP) Choi Bo-ra (153/Joombas)	Morwell Yu Kamilla Bayrak	Morwell	2:30
10.	"Shape of Love"	Rory (Jamfactory) Jo Moon S.	Chikk Johan Gustafsson James	Gustafsson	2:52
11.	"O.O Part 1 (Baila)"	Dr. JO	Brian U (The Hub) Enan Chanti (The Hub) Charlotte Wilson Awrii (The Hub) Ayushy (The Hub) Rajan Muse Jan Baars	Brian U (The Hub) Enan	3:06
12.	"O.O Part 2 (Superhero)"	Dr. JO	Brian U (The Hub) MarkAlong Ejae C. Wilson	Brian U (The Hub) MarkAlong	2:56
Total length:					34:00

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Blue Valentine Chart (2025) Peak position Croatian International Albums (HDU) [22] 34 Greek Albums (IFPI) [23] 37 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [24] 31 Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) [25] 37 Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [26] 40 Scottish Albums (OCC) [27] 78 South Korean Albums (Circle) [28] 2 US Billboard 200 [29] 177 US World Albums ( Billboard ) [30] 2

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for Blue Valentine Chart (2025) Position South Korean Albums (Circle) [31] 6 Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Blue Valentine Chart (2025) Position South Korean Albums (Circle) [32] 42

Certifications

Certifications for Blue Valentine

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA) [33]	2× Platinum	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for Blue Valentine

Region	Date	Format	Label
South Korea	October 13, 2025	CD LP	JYP Republic
Various		Digital download streaming

References

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