Into the Light (EP)

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Into the Light
Lightsum - Into the Light.png
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EP by
ReleasedMay 24, 2022 (2022-05-24)
Genre K-pop
Length15:22
LanguageKorean
Label
Lightsum chronology
Light a Wish
(2021)
Into the Light
(2022)
Honey or Spice
(2023)
Singles from Into the Light
  1. "Alive"
    Released: May 24, 2022

Into the Light is the first extended play by South Korean girl group Lightsum. The EP was released by Cube Entertainment on May 24, 2022, and contains five tracks, including the lead single "Alive". This was the final release to feature former members Huiyeon and Jian, before their departures from the group on October 25, 2022.

Contents

Background and release

On May 9, 2022, Cube Entertainment announced Lightsum would be releasing their first extended play titled Into the Light on May 24. [1] A day later, the promotional schedule was released. [2] On May 13, the track listing was released with "Alive" announced as the lead single. [3] On May 19, a promotional video titled "Synergy" was released, [4] followed by the release of an audio snippet video a day later. [5] The music video teaser for "Alive" was released on May 22–23. [6] [7]

Commercial performance

Into the Light debuted at number 13 on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart in the chart issue dated May 22–28, 2022; [8] on the monthly chart, the EP debuted at number 39 in the chart issue for May 2022 with 17,902 copies sold. [9]

Promotion

Prior to the extended play's release, on May 24, 2022, Lightsum held a live event to introduce the EP and communicate with their fans. [10]

Track listing

Track listing for Into the Light
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Alive"Star Wars (Galactika)
  • Star Wars (Galactika)
  • Atenna (Galactika)
  • Woo Bin (Galactika)
Team Galactika3:06
2."I"Star Wars (Galactika)
  • Star Wars (Galactika)
  • Woo Bin (Galactika)
  • Pablo (Galactika)
  • Atenna (Galactika)
  • Alina Smith (Lyre)
  • Gisselle Acevedo
  • Jake Barker
  • Senija Hadzich
Team Galactika2:52
3."Good News"
  • Atenna (Galactika)
  • Star Wars (Galactika)
  • Ejae
  • Kim Hyun-joong
Ogi (Galactika)Team Galactika3:24
4."Q"Wwwave (PaperMaker)Wwwave (PaperMaker)Wwwave (PaperMaker)2:42
5."Bye Bye Love"
  • 1Take (NewType)
  • Tak (NewType)
  • Arran (NewType)
  • 1Take (NewType)
  • Tak (NewType)
  • 1Take (NewType)
  • Tak (NewType)
3:18
Total length:15:22

Charts

Sales

Sales for Into the Light
RegionSales
South Korea [9] 17,902

Release history

Release history for Into the Light
RegionDateFormatLabel
South KoreaMay 24, 2022 CD
Various

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