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| Released | May 24, 2022 | |||
| Genre | K-pop | |||
| Length | 15:22 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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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.
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]
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]
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]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Alive" | Star Wars (Galactika) |
| Team Galactika | 3:06 |
| 2. | "I" | Star Wars (Galactika) |
| Team Galactika | 2:52 |
| 3. | "Good News" |
| Ogi (Galactika) | Team Galactika | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Q" | Wwwave (PaperMaker) | Wwwave (PaperMaker) | Wwwave (PaperMaker) | 2:42 |
| 5. | "Bye Bye Love" |
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| 3:18 |
| Total length: | 15:22 | ||||
| Region | Sales |
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| South Korea [9] | 17,902 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| South Korea | May 24, 2022 | CD | |
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