I Sway

I Sway
Digital cover
EP by (G)I-dle
Released	July 8, 2024 (2024-07-08)
Studio	Cube Studio
Length	11:20
Language	Korean English
Label	Cube Kakao
(G)I-dle chronology
2 (2024) I Sway (2024) We Are I-dle (2025)
Singles from I Sway
"Klaxon" Released: July 8, 2024

I Sway is the seventh Korean extended play and tenth overall by South Korean girl group (G)I-dle. It was released by Cube Entertainment on July 8, 2024, and contains four tracks, including the lead single "Klaxon". It also marks their final release before their rebranding as I-dle in 2025.

Background and release

On June 10, 2024, Cube Entertainment announced that (G)I-dle would be releasing their seventh Korean extended play on July 8. ^[1] A day later, the promotional schedule was released. ^[2] On June 21, the concept trailer video was released. ^[3] Six days later, the track listing was released with "Klaxon" announced as the lead single. ^[4] On June 28, the audio snippet video was released, ^[5] followed by the release of five teaser videos titled "Overture" and featuring individual members on July 1. ^[6] On July 2, the intro film was released. ^[7] The music video teasers for "Klaxon" was released on July 4 and 5. ^{[8] [9]} The extended play was released alongside the music video for "Klaxon" on July 8. ^[10]

Promotion

Prior to the release of I Sway, on July 8, 2024, (G)I-dle held a live event called "(G)I-dle 7th Mini Album [I Sway] Comeback Live" on YouTube and Weverse, aimed at introducing the extended play and connecting with their fanbase. ^[11] In support of the EP and it's predecessor album 2 , the group embarked on their third world tour I-dol, kicking off on August 3, 2024 at the KSPO Dome in Seoul, South Korea. ^[12]

Track listing

Track listing for I Sway

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Klaxon" (클락션)	Soyeon	Soyeon Pop Time Daily Likey	Pop Time Daily Likey Soyeon	2:55
2.	"Last Forever"	Yuqi Boytoy Mojo Ssuvy Heggy (Plz)	Yuqi Boytoy Mojo Milli Oshyun Ssuvy Heggy (Plz) Jiwoong (Plz)	Boytoy Mojo Milli Oshyun Jiwoong (Plz)	2:26
3.	"Bloom"	Minnie B.O.	Minnie BreadBeat Cashcow	BreadBeat Cashcow	3:14
4.	"Neverland"	Miyeon Yuqi	Yuqi Siixk Jun Wooseok	Siixk Jun	2:45
Total length:					11:20

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes. ^[13]

Studio

• Cube Studio – recording (all tracks), digital editing (track 2–4), mixing (track 3–4)
• Ingrid Studio – digital editing (track 1)
• Klang Studio – mixing (track 1–2)
• Red Tune Studio – digital editing (track 2)
• 821 Sound Mastering – mastering (all tracks)

Personnel

• (G)I-dle – vocals
  • Soyeon – lyrics, composition, arrangement (track 1)
  • Yuqi – lyrics, composition (track 2, 4)
  • Minnie – background vocals, lyrics, composition (track 3)
  • Miyeon – lyrics (track 4)
• Kako – background vocals (track 1)
• Sookyoung – background vocals, digital editing (track 2)
• Joo Lee-seo – background vocals (track 4)
• Boytoy – lyrics, composition, arrangement, bass, guitar, drums, keyboard (track 2)
• Mojo – lyrics, composition, arrangement, bass, guitar, drums, keyboard (track 2)
• Ssuvy – lyrics, composition (track 2)
• Heggy (Plz) – lyrics, composition (track 2)
• B.O. – lyrics (track 3)
• Pop Time – composition, arrangement, keyboard (track 1)
• Daily – composition, arrangement, keyboard (track 1)
• Likey – composition, arrangement (track 1)
• Milli Oshyun – composition, arrangement, bass, guitar, drums, keyboard (track 2)
• Jiwoong (Plz) – composition, arrangement (track 2)
• BreadBeat – composition, arrangement, keyboard (track 3)
• Cashcow – composition, arrangement, synthesizer (track 3)
• Siixk Jun – composition, arrangement, keyboard (track 4)
• Wooseok – composition (track 4)
• Kang Roy – recording (track 1, 3), digital editing (track 2–3)
• Oh Yoo-rim – recording (track 2, 4), digital editing (track 4)
• Jeong Eun-kyung – digital editing (track 1)
• Shin Jae-bin – digital editing (track 2–4), mixing (track 3, 4)
• Gu Jong-pil – mixing (track 1–2)
• Hong Jang-mi – engineered for mix (track 1–2)
• Kwon Nam-woo – mastering (all tracks)
• Yoo Eun-jin – mastering (assistant) (all tracks)
• Ryo – guitar (track 1)
• Jiwoong – bass, guitar, drums, keyboard (track 2)
• Young2Beat – guitar (track 3)
• Krap – guitar (track 4)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for I Sway Chart (2024) Peak position Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) [14] 37 Japanese Albums (Oricon)ERROR in "Oricon": Invalid date format. Expected: YYYY-MM-DD. [15] 19 Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) [16] 25 Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [17] 40 Portuguese Albums (AFP) [18] 41 South Korean Albums (Circle) [19] 2 US Top Albums Sales ( Billboard ) [20] 13 US World Albums ( Billboard ) [21] 6

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for I Sway Chart (2024) Position South Korean Albums (Circle) [22] 5 Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for I Sway Chart (2024) Position South Korean Albums (Circle) [23] 37

Certifications

Certifications for I Sway

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA) [24]	2× Platinum	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for I Sway

Region	Date	Format	Label
South Korea	July 8, 2024	CD	Cube Kakao
Various		Digital download streaming

References

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