Echo (single album)

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Echo
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Digital cover
Single album by
Ablume
ReleasedMay 9, 2025 (2025-05-09)
Length8:51
Label Massive E&C
Singles from Echo
  1. "Echo"
    Released: May 9, 2025

Echo is the debut single album by South Korean girl group Ablume. It was released through entertainment agency Massive E&C on May 9, 2025. The album contains three tracks, including the lead single of the same name.

Contents

Development and production

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Fifty Fifty at a press conference in 2023

Saena, Aran, and Sio were previously members of South Korean girl group Fifty Fifty, where they gained popularity for their viral bubblegum song "Cupid" (2023). [1] The three members filed an injunction to suspend their exclusive contracts with record label Attrakt on June 19, citing a lack of financial transparency, failure to fulfill contractual obligations, and medical negligence. [2] Afterwards, the Seoul Central District Court dismissed it in its entirety on August 28, [3] with their exclusive contracts terminated for breach of contract on October 19. [4]

The three former members announced they had signed an exclusive contract with Massive E&C on August 12, 2024. [5] Two months later, the trio reintroduced themselves as girl group Ablume throughout social media on October 15. [6] The group spent their December on producing music videos, photoshoots, and uploading choreograph content online in Los Angeles, United States. [7]

Massive E&C later announced on February 26, 2025, that the members' former manager Ahn Sung-il would be joining them to produce their upcoming debut album, [8] set to be released in the first half of the year at the earliest. This was upon the request of Ablume during the process of discussing their future activities. [9]

Promotion and release

The girl group soon began to release a weekly webseries named The Story of Ablume, through video sharing platform YouTube starting on March 31, consisting of six episodes. [10] A live performance video was uploaded on April 20, being a prologue version for the song "Never Far Away". [11] Ablume revealed their debut single album titled Echo, would be released the next month and made it available for pre-save via different streaming services. [12]

Ablume released the single album through entertainment agency Massive E&C on May 9, 2025, worldwide digitally for music download and streaming. The song with the same name had a music video premiering the same day. [13]

Track listing

Song credits adapted from audio streaming service Spotify. [14]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Never Far Away" (Prologue)
  • Miles Barker
  • Glen Choi
  • Rachael Chevlin
  • Fourth Note
  • Hautboi Rich
  • Siahn
  • Miles Barker
  • Rachael Chevlin
  • Glen Choi
  • Fourth Note
  • Hautboi Rich
  • Siahn
2:23
2."Echo"
  • Fredrik Anstensen
  • Glen Choi
  • Vegard Hurum
  • Fredrik Anstensen
  • Glen Choi
  • Vegard Hurum
  • Siahn
  • Glen Choi
  • Vegard Hurum
  • Siahn
3:14
3."Echo" (Instrumental) 
  • Fredrik Anstensen
  • Glen Choi
  • Vegard Hurum
  • Siahn
  • Glen Choi
  • Vegard Hurum
  • Siahn
3:14
Total length:8:51

Release history

Release dates and formats for Echo
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelsRef.
VariousMay 9, 2025Massive E&C [15]

References

  1. ↑ Ye, Gladys (February 24, 2023). "Fifty Fifty on joining K-pop's new wave of powerhouse girl groups: 'We wanted to show ourselves and stand out'". NME . Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  2. ↑ Ye, Gladys (June 28, 2023). "K-pop group Fifty Fifty file to suspend contracts with agency Attrakt". NME . Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  3. ↑ So-Yeon, Yoon (August 28, 2023). "Seoul court sides with Attrakt in Fifty Fifty legal battle". Korea JoongAng Daily . JoongAng Ilbo . Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  4. ↑ Mier, Tomás (October 24, 2023). "Three members of Fifty Fifty cut by K-Pop agency Attrakt for alleged breach of contract" . Rolling Stone . Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  5. ↑ Yoo, Hong (August 19, 2024). "Brutal competition ahead for first generation Fifty Fifty members". The Korea Herald . Archived from the original on August 19, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  6. ↑ Ji-ye, Kim (October 15, 2024). "Former Fifty Fifty members form new group named Ablume". Korea JoongAng Daily . JoongAng Ilbo. Archived from the original on November 9, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  7. ↑ 어블룸, 컴백 신호탄 ... 미국서 촬영 눈길 [Ablume, signal for comeback... Attention drawn to filming in the United States]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  8. ↑ Lee, Jae-hoon (February 26, 2025). 어블룸, 안성일과 다시 손잡고 재데뷔 [Ablume, re-debuting with Ahn Sung-il]. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  9. ↑ Jae-heun, Kim (February 27, 2025). "Former Fifty Fifty members set to re-debut as Ablume". The Korea Herald . Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  10. ↑ Lee, Sangsun (March 31, 2025). 어블룸, 다큐 시리즈 첫 공개… '그럼에도 우리는 음악을 선택했다' [Ablume, documentary series premiere… 'But we chose music']. Raon News (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  11. ↑ 어블룸, 데뷔 전 선보인 "Never Far Away" 라이브 클립…조용한 울림의 서사 시작 [Ablume, live clip of "Never Far Away" released before debut… The beginning of a quiet narrative]. Newstap (in Korean). April 21, 2025. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  12. ↑ Byung-gil, Ahn (April 28, 2025). 어블룸, 타이틀곡 "에코(Echo)"… 새출발 신호탄 [Ablume, title song "Echo"… Signal of a new start]. Newstap (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  13. ↑ Wickes, Hanna (May 9, 2025). "Why did Ablume leave Fifty Fifty? Inside their redebut with Echo". J-14 . Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  14. ↑ Ablume (May 9, 2025). "Echo". Spotify . Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  15. ↑ Ablume (May 9, 2025). "Echo". Apple Music . Retrieved May 10, 2025.
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