Hello, World (EP)

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Hello, World
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Digital cover
EP by
Baekhyun
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2024 (2024-09-06)
Studio
Genre R&B [1]
Length18:46
LanguageKorean
Label
Baekhyun chronology
Bambi
(2021)		Hello, World
(2024)
Singles from Hello, World
  1. "Pineapple Slice"
    Released: September 6, 2024

Hello, World is the fourth Korean-language extended play and fifth overall by South Korean singer Baekhyun. It was released on September 6, 2024, by INB100 through Dreamus and contains six tracks, including the lead single "Pineapple Slice".

Contents

Background

On July 28, 2024, Baekhyun revealed one of his unreleased song "Rendez-Vous" in between of his performances. After the concert stage was over, a video was released where Baekhyun eating a can of pineapple along with a phrase using a famous line from the movie Chungking Express and at the end of the video, the date '2024. 09' appeared, hinting a comeback in September. [2] [3]

On August 12, 2024, INB100 announced that Baekhyun would make a comeback by releasing his fourth EP titled Hello, World on September 6, 2024, about 3 years and 5 months since the released of Bambi and his first work after establishing his own company. [4] The next day, pre-order of the EP began at various online and offline music stores and it has four versions: Pineapple, Photobook Hello, Photobook World, and Folder. [5] INB100 released the scheduler of Baekhyun's fourth EP and revealed various teasing contents on August 14. [6]

The music video teasers of the lead single "Pineapple Slice" were released on September 2 and 5, 2024, respectively. [7] [8]

Release and promotion

"The symbolic meaning behind Hello, World is that, now that I've said hello, I'm going to keep being active. There will no longer be any big breaks. I will show many more sides of myself from now on."

—  Baekhyun, inDazed Interview [9]

Hello, World was released worldwide on September 6, 2024, by INB100 and Dreamus. [10] On the same day, Baekhyun performed his first music show stage on KBS' Music Bank . [11]

Commercial performance

According to Hanteo Chart, Hello, World recorded a 890,000+ copies sold on the first day of its release, setting a new record from his previous releases. [12]

Track listing

Hello, World track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Good Morning" Colde
  • Colde
  • Basecamp
  • Colde
  • Basecamp
3:23
2."Pineapple Slice"
  • Eljay
  • Shakka
  • Forever Noh
  • TMM
  • Dom Rivinius
  • Eljay
  • Rivinius
3:15
3."Rendez-Vous"Colde
  • Royal Dive
  • Junny
Royal Dive3:32
4."Cold Heart"Park
  • Robert Ziff Resnick
  • Nathan DiRocco
Rez2:31
5."Woo"
  • Dut2
  • Ron
  • Jane
  • Dut2
  • Dress
  • Ahn Da-young
Dress3:12
6."Truth Be Told"Kang Eun-jeong
  • Super Miles
  • Tk Kayembe
  • Josef Lamercier
  • Devin Tracy
  • TMM
  • Miles
  • Kayembe
2:53
Total length:18:46

Charts

Release history

Release history for Hello, World
RegionDateFormatLabel
South KoreaSeptember 6, 2024 CD
Various

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