Lose Yourself (EP)

Lose Yourself
Digital cover
EP by Kiss of Life
Released	October 15, 2024 (2024-10-15)
Genre	Pop hip hop R&B Latin EDM
Length	19:31
Language	Korean English
Label	S2
Kiss of Life chronology
Midas Touch (2023) Lose Yourself (2024) 224 (2025)
Singles from Lose Yourself
"R.E.M" Released: October 4, 2024 "Get Loud" Released: October 15, 2024

Lose Yourself is the third extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group Kiss of Life. It was released on October 15, 2024 through S2 Entertainment. The EP includes a range of musical styles such as pop, hip hop, R&B, and Latin. The EP consists of seven tracks in total, with lead single "Get Loud" and a pre-release single "R.E.M".

Title

Member Belle said that the album's theme of depicting the process of concentration as "losing oneself. ^[1] Member Haneul added "it's like being so engrossed in a drama that you can't hear anything else" and "when you're completely focused on one thing, nothing else matters." ^[1]

Background and release

At the end of 2023, Kiss of Life released their second mini-album, Born to Be XX , after which they released two singles in 2024, Midas Touch and Sticky, and discussed plans for a world tour starting at the end of 2024. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

On September 25, 2024, Kiss of Life announced their third mini-album, Lose Yourself, with a release date of October 15, along with an announcement for a pre-release single scheduled for October 4. ^[5] Unnamed at the time, the pre-release single was revealed to be "R.E.M" through a teaser video released on October 3 shortly before the song's streaming and music video release. ^{[6] [ unreliable source? ]}

On October 15, Kiss of Life released Lose Yourself, appeared at Yes24 Live Hall in the Gwangjin District of Seoul to promote the mini-album, and unveiled a music video for the lead single, "Get Loud". ^{[1] [7]} While at Yes24 Live Hall, group member Natty shared that the group wanted to someday perform a set at Coachella. ^[8] The release preceded the group's world tour, Kiss Road, which began on October 26 in Olympic Hall. ^[9]

Composition

In an interview with Consequence of Sound , Julie shared that the group was excited to explore the hip hop genre through songs like "Get Loud" and "Igloo", as the group has been known for more of an R&B sound since their debut. "Back to Me" is more of an "easy and soft" song as described by Haneul. The last song, "No One But Us", incorporates EDM for a sentimental close to the mini-album. ^[10]

Track listing

Lose Yourself track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Get Loud"	Belle Ondine Strawberrybananaclub Taneisha Jackson Jinsol	Strawberrybananaclub Jackson Belle	Strawberrybananaclub	2:49
2.	"R.E.M"	Emile Ghantous Gannin Arnold Cathy Dennis Any Gabrielly Livy	Ghantous Arnold Dennis Gabrielly	Ghantous Arnold	2:52
3.	"Chemistry"	Paprikaa Jemma Lim Jungwoo Jo Yoon-kyung	Paprikaa Jemma Lim	Paprikaa	3:04
4.	"Igloo"	Arineh Hiss Noise	Hiss Noise Arineh	Hiss Noise	2:11
5.	"Too Many Alex"	Joh! Su Hyuk Perrie Strawberrybananaclub	Strawberrybananaclub Perrie Joh! Su Hyuk	Strawberrybananaclub	2:36
6.	"Back to Me"	Yoshi Breen Jason OK Frida Amundsen Park Sunghee bay (153/Joombas) Na Jeongah	Breen Jason OK Amundsen	Jason OK Breen	2:50
7.	"No One but Us"	Willemjin May Samuel "Samson" Son Adora Strawberrybananaclub	Strawberrybananaclub Adora Son May	Strawberrybananaclub	3:05
Total length:					19:31

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Lose Yourself Chart (2024) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon) [11] 25 Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) [12] 39 South Korean Albums (Circle) [13] 6

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for Lose Yourself Chart (2024) Peak position South Korean Albums (Circle) [14] 11

References

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2. Sayson, Sofia (2023-11-13). "Kiss Of Life's Confidence Is Shining In Their New Album". nylonmanila.com. Archived from the original on 2024-11-09. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
3. Raj, Tanu I. (2024-04-11). "KISS OF LIFE prove they have the 'Midas Touch' on this confident, yet authentic single". NME. Archived from the original on 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
4. Benjamin, Jeff (2024-09-13). "KISS OF LIFE Share Secret to 'Sticky' Success, Preview Upcoming World Tour". Billboard . Archived from the original on 2024-09-13. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
5. Chin, Carmen (2024-09-25). "KISS OF LIFE to drop third mini-album 'Lose Yourself' next month". NME. Archived from the original on 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
6. Lee, Dakyum (2024-10-03). "The teaser video of the group KISS OF LIFE's pre-release song has been released". Maeil Business Newspaper . Archived from the original on 2024-10-04. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
7. Chin, Carmen (2024-10-16). "KISS OF LIFE drop glamorous music video for new single 'Get Loud'". NME. Archived from the original on 2024-11-09. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
8. Lee, Gyu-lee (2024-10-15). "Kiss of Life sets sights on Coachella, releasing 'Lose Yourself'". The Korea Times . Archived from the original on 2024-11-09. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
9. "Kiss of Life successfully opens its first world tour, 'KISS ROAD'". The Korea Times . 2024-10-28. Archived from the original on 2024-12-25. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
10. "Fan Chant: KISS OF LIFE Talk Through New EP Lose Yourself Track by Track". Consequence. 2024-10-16. Archived from the original on 2024-11-01. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
11. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2024-11-18/p/3" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
12. "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2024-11-18" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 14, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
13. "Circle Album Chart – Week 42, 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
14. "Circle Album Chart – October 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2024.