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"I Like the Way" on YouTube "What U Say" on YouTube |
I Like the Way (stylized in all caps) is the third EP by South Korean singer Kim Woojin,released on April 22,2024 by Kustomade and distributed by Stone Music Entertainment and Genie Music. The EP consists of five tracks,including the lead single of the same name.
Commercially,the EP peaked at number seven on the Circle Album Chart,with the highest first-week sales of Kim's career. To promote the EP,Kim embarked on the I Like the Way Tour in June 2024.
Eight months prior to the release of I Like the Way,Kim released his second EP The Moment:Bounce under 10x Entertainment. On March 18,2024,SM Entertainment announced that they had acquired 10x and were folding it into their Kreation Music Rights subsidiary under the name "Kustomade". One week later,the label indicated that Kim would release the agency's first new music in April. [1] The EP's title and release date were officially announced on April 4,along with an image of Kim cutting his hair and a YouTube video on Kim's YouTube channel entitled "Rebirth:Kim Woojin",showing him smashing a statue and walking down a runway under spotlights. The video and imagery was said to symbolize a "fresh start" and be the singer's "declaration to break free from everything that has oppressed him and pave his path." [2] I Like the Way was officially released on April 22,2024,along with the lead single of the same name and its music video. [3]
I Like the Way is a pop EP with contemporary R&B,dance,and afrobeat influences. [4] Kim participated in writing the lyrics for all songs except the third track,"Pretty Mess". The EP's first track and lead single,"I Like the Way",is a dance-pop song with strong bass guitar,with Ryan S. Jhun and Digital Farm Animals included among its contributors. "Pretty Mess" is a rhythmic R&B pop song,and "What U Say" is a pop song with afrobeat influences. The EP's fourth track,"Hold",is a pop ballad composed by Kim,alongside Kangta,a member of SM Entertainment's first boy band,H.O.T.. The final track,"To. My Friend",is a pop-R&B song with prominent acoustic guitar. [5] The EP's five tracks have a total length of 14 minutes 5 seconds.
To promote the EP,Kim performed on several South Korean music programs. Kim performed "I Like the Way" on Mnet's M Countdown on April 25, [6] Arirang TV's Simply K-Pop on April 26, [7] May 3, [8] 10, [9] and 17, [10] SBS's Inkigayo on April 28, [11] and May 5, [12] MBC Plus's Show Champion on May 1, [13] SBS M's The Show on May 7, [14] and 14, [15] KBS's Music Bank on May 10, [16] and MBC's Show! Music Core on May 11. [17]
Kim also performed "I Like the Way" on Dingo Music's YouTube channel [18] and I Like the Way,Pretty Mess and What U Say for Fromm Studio's Origin series. [19]
I Like the Way debuted on the Circle Album Chart issued April 27 at number seven, selling 35,742 copies in six days of tracking, becoming the best-selling first week of Kim's career. [20] On Circle's monthly rankings chart, the album entered at number 30 for April 2024, Kim's highest position on the chart. [21]
Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes and Naver Vibe. [22] [23]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "I Like the Way" |
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| 2:52 |
2. | "Pretty Mess" |
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| Lo | 2:45 |
3. | "What U Say" |
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| 2:34 |
4. | "Hold" |
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| 2:47 |
5. | "To. My Friend" |
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| Ichinose | 3:05 |
Total length: | 14:05 |
Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes and Naver Vibe. [22]
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South Korea | April 22, 2024 | CD | |
Various | Kustomade |
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