Hello, World! (EP)

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Hello, World!
Xdinary Heroes - Hello, World!.png
Digital cover
EP by
Xdinary Heroes
ReleasedJuly 20, 2022 (2022-07-20)
Genre
Length20:47
LanguageKorean
Label
Xdinary Heroes chronology
Hello, World!
(2022)		 Overload
(2022)
Singles from Hello, World!
  1. "Test Me"
    Released: July 20, 2022
  2. "Strawberry Cake"
    Released: August 9, 2022

Hello, World! (stylized as Hello, world!) is the first extended play by South Korean rock band Xdinary Heroes. It was released by Studio J and JYP Entertainment on July 20, 2022. The extended play consists six tracks, including the lead single "Test Me". [3]

Contents

Background and release

In late June 2022, they released a new video entitled "How to enjoy ♭form with Xdinary Heroes". The next day, Xdinary Heroes announced their first-ever comeback with Hello, World! an extended play to be released in July 20. [1] An instrumental sampler and highlight film were released on June 30 and July 14, respectively. [4] In the next days, two music video teasers were unveiled revealing the storyline of the music video. [5] The extended play alongside the music video for "Test Me" was released on July 20. [6]

Composition

Hello, World! consists of five tracks written and composed by the band. [7] The lead single "Test Me" is synth pop-rock song with lyrics about "defiance and having the courage to say “no" to a conformist society." [2]

Promotion

On July 20, 2022, Xdinary Heroes held a comeback showcase for the new album where they performed all tracks from the Hello, World! and also their previous single "Happy Death Day". [3] Moreover, the band also appeared in several music shows such as SBS's Inkigayo , MBC's Show! Music Core , and KBS's Music Bank . [8] Furthermore, live clips of the band performing the songs from the album were also released. [9] On August 9, the band released a music video for the B-side "Strawberry Cake." [8]

Track listing

Track listing for Hello, World!
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Test Me"
Lee Hae-sol03:19
2."Knock Down"
  • Song Hee-jin (Solcire)
  • Garden
  • Jungsu
  • Gaon
  • Garden
  • Song Hee-jin (Solcire)
  • Jungsu
  • Gaon
Garden03:36
3."Sucker Punch!"
  • Selah
  • Seoha
  • O.de
  • Jun Han
  • Jooyeon
  • Selah
  • O.de
  • Jun Han
  • Jooyeon
Selah03:34
4."Strawberry Cake"
  • Song Hee-jin (Solcire)
  • Kevin Oppa (Solcire)
  • Gunil
  • Jungsu
  • Gaon
  • Song Hee-jin (Solcire)
  • Kevin Oppa (Solcire)
  • Gunil
  • Jungsu
  • Gaon
Kevin Oppa (Solcire)03:38
5."Pirates"
  • Song Hee-jin (Solcire)
  • Kevin Oppa (Solcire)
  • O.de
  • Jun Han
  • Jooyeon
  • Song Hee-jin (Solcire)
  • Kevin Oppa (Solcire)
  • O.de
  • Jun Han
  • Jooyeon
Kevin Oppa (Solcire)03:19
6."Test Me" (Inst.) 
  • Shim Eun-ji
  • Lee Hae-sol
Lee Hae-sol03:19
Total length:20:47

Charts

Sales

Sales for Hello, World!
RegionSales
South Korea [13] 65,494

Release history

Release history for Hello, World!
RegionDateFormatLabel
South KoreaJuly 20, 2022 CD
Various

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