I Made (stylized in sentence case) is the second extended play by South Korean girl group (G)I-dle. The album was released digitally and physically on February 26,2019. The album contains five tracks including the lead single,"Senorita",which was composed by member Soyeon and producer Big Sancho.[1]
On February 10,2019,Cube Entertainment announced via SNS that the group would release their second mini-album,I Made on February 26,2019.[2]
On February 11,they released the schedule of promotion for the album.[3] On February 13,track list were revealed. The album contains five songs with title track,"Senorita". Member Minnie participated in composing for the first time.[4]
On February 20,an audio snippet was released[5] and followed by video teasers.[6][7]
The EP was released on February 26 through several music portals in South Korea,while the physical album was released the following day.[8][9][10]
Composition
I Made is a sixteen minutes long,consisting of five tracks. Features Latin music,dance-pop,ballad,dark R&B and EDM genres. The majority of the album was produced and written by member soyeon. As well as member minnie who took part at producing the closing track.[11][12][13] The opening track "Senorita" is the lead single.[14] It is a Latina and[14]dance-pop track[15] that recalls "a retro feel in a trendy way" in its production.[14] Its incorporates castanets,jazzybrass horns alongside groovy rhythmic strings and sleek electronic effects.[16] It also features bass guitar,drums,percussion,piano and brass instruments that "heavily harmonized and reminiscent of "flamenco music".[14][17] Its lyrics talk about a girl falling in love with a guy at the first sight.[15] The girl confidently relaying their emotions to a "Senor," who seemingly chants out the song's title in the post-chorus.[16] Second track "What's Your Name",is an EDM song that incorporate saxophone leads,and an "emotional" chord progression in its intro.[14][8] Third track "put it straight",was described as ballad,R&B track. Fourth track "Give Me Your" is a "jazz-style" song,characterised by bouncing rhythm,guitar riff,piano and the 8-bit bounce sounds with lyrics convey "a cute confession send to the person you love."[8] The closing track "Blow You Mind" was described as soul–trapR&B genre.[13]
Promotion
Ahead of their comeback,cube released a special photo card which only can be purchased at 20Space.[18]
(G)I-dle held a live showcase at Blue Square Samsung Card Hall in Hannam-dong,Seoul before the release of the EP on February 26,where they performed "Senorita" along with "Blow Your Mind".[19] On the same day,they had a live broadcast on Naver V Live to celebrate their comeback with fans.[20]
Before the last episode of To Neverland,(G)I-dle release a self-directed music video for Minnie composed song "Blow Your Mind" on February 19. The music video was released through M2 channel.[22]
On February 26,"Senorita" was released along with its music video.[23][24][25] The music video surpassed five million views within 21 hours of its release.[26]
↑ Jeong, Da-hoon (February 26, 2019). "[종합] (여자)아이들, 흥행 3연타 자신...'아이들'만의 자작곡으로 정조준"[[Comprehensive] (G)I-DLE, 3 consecutive hits at the box office... Aiming straight with 'I-DLE's own song']. Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2023.
↑ Ha, Kyung-heon (March 4, 2019). "이제는 '자체제작돌'이 대세…팀내 작곡가, 프로듀서 둔 팀들 '봇물' [스경X분석]"[Now, 'self-produced idols' are the trend... Teams with composers and producers in the team are 'bottom water' [Skyung X Analysis]]. Sports Trend (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2023.
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