Needle & Bubble

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Needle & Bubble
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Digital cover
Compilation album by
ReleasedMarch 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
Genre K-pop
Length32:56
Label
Producer
NU'EST chronology
Romanticize
(2021)
Needle & Bubble
(2022)
Singles from Needle & Bubble
  1. "Again"
    Released: March 15, 2022

Needle & Bubble is the first and only compilation album by South Korean boy band NU'EST. It was released on March 15, 2022, through Pledis Entertainment. The ten-track album comprises remastered and alternative versions of previously released songs, including the lead single "Again". The album is the band's final release prior to the expiration of their ten-year contract with Pledis and simultaneous disbandment in March 2022. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

Needle & Bubble track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementsLength
1."Hello" (여보세요; re-mastering)Son Ju-yeong
  • Son Ju-yeong
  • Hyun Jae-wook
  • Kim Tae-hoon
  • Shiwoo
  • Hyun Jae-wook
  • Kim Tae-hoon
  • Ho Gi-sung
3:29
2."Overcome" (여왕의 기사; re-mastering)
  • Bumzu
  • JR
  • Maxx Song
  • Kim Eun-su
  • Mafly
  • Denis Seo
  • Bumzu
  • Maxx Song
  • Bum
Bum3:13
3."Love Paint (Every Afternoon)" (re-mastering)
  • Bumzu
  • Royal Dive
  • Royal Dive
  • 220
3:07
4."Bet Bet" (re-mastering)
  • Baekho
  • JR
  • Bumzu
  • Bumzu
  • Baekho
  • Royal Dive
Royal Dive3:21
5."Love Me" (re-mastering)
  • Baekho
  • JR
  • Bumzu
  • Bumzu
  • Baekho
  • Park Gi-tae
  • Nmore
  • Bumzu
  • Park Gi-tae
  • Nmore
3:02
6."Different" (re-mastering)
  • Baekho
  • JR
  • Bumzu
  • Bumzu
  • Baekho
  • Park Gi-tae
  • Park Gi-tae
3:09
7."Look (A Starlight Night)" (alternative house version)
  • Baekho
  • Minhyun
  • JR
  • Bumzu
  • Bumzu
  • Royal Dive
  • Royal Dive
  • 220
  • Ohway!
3:51
8."I'm in Trouble" (urban version)
  • Baekho
  • Bumzu
  • Bumzu
  • Baekho
  • Bumzu
  • Baekho
  • Anchor
  • Ohway!
3:06
9."Galaxy"
  • Baekho
  • Bumzu
  • Bumzu
  • Baekho
  • Park Gi-tae
  • Jay&Judy
Park Gi-tae3:12
10."Again" (다시, 봄)
  • Baekho
  • Bumzu
  • Elum
  • Bumzu
  • Baekho
  • Gesture
  • Elum
  • Bumzu
  • Park Gi-tae
  • Ohway!
3:26
Total length:32:50

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