New Kids: Begin

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New Kids: Begin
IKON - New Kids, Begin.jpg
Single album by
iKON
ReleasedMay 22, 2017 (2017-05-22)
Length7:13
Label YG
Producer B.I
IKON chronology
WYD
(2016)		New Kids: Begin
(2017)		 Return
(2018)
Singles from New Kids: Begin
  1. "Bling Bling"
    Released: May 22, 2017 (2017-05-22)
  2. "B-Day"
    Released: May 22, 2017 (2017-05-22)

New Kids: Begin is the first single album by South Korean boy group iKON. It is the first album released since their single "#WYD" was released in May 2016, and their debut album "Welcome Back" was released in 2015. [1]

Contents

The single album was a commercial success peaking at number 2 on the Gaon Album Chart. It has sold over 73,823 physical copies as of June 2017.

Details

The album is released in two different versions, Dope and Bold. The digital album was released on May 22, 2017, worldwide, while the physical version was released at the YG e-shop and in record shops on May 23, 2017, in South Korea. [2]

Background

On March 2, 2017, YG Entertainment confirmed that iKON has begun the shooting of two music videos for their new album, set for release in April. [3] During the shooting of the music video, Chanwoo injured his ankle. Consequently, shooting of the music video was delayed. [4] On May 16, 2017, it was confirmed that they will release a new series of albums under the name New Kids. This series will be released continuously throughout 2017 and started on May 22, 2017, with the release of the album titled New Kids: Begin. YG Entertainment's Chief Executive Officer, Yang Hyun-Suk, talked about the concept of the album saying: "The concept for iKON’s comeback this year is ‘NEW KIDS’. It means iKON's ‘new beginning’ and ‘new style’, which also shows iKON's resolution and will to release ‘NEW KIDS’ series albums continuously during this year." [5] The first teaser was released on May 16, 2017 and the date of release was announced. The following day, the first comeback teaser video was released on their official Youtube channel. [6] [7] On May 18, 2017, the first title song was announced, named "Bling Bling". iKON's members Bobby and B.I had worked on the lyrics, composition, and rearrangement of the song, jointly with YG's rookie producer Millennium. [8] The following day they released the teaser for their second title track "B-Day". [9] On May 22, 2017, music videos for both songs were released on the official iKON YouTube channel. [10] [11]

Promotion

The first performance of "Bling Bling" was on May 20, 2017, during a concert at Japan's Kyocera Dome while on their first Japan Dome Tour. [12] On May 22, 2017, they held a live countdown show on V LIVE to celebrate the release of their songs. [13]

Commercial performance

New Kids: Begin entered and peaked at number 2 on the Gaon Album Chart on the chart issue dated May 21–27, 2017. [14] In its second week the single album fell to number 4 and to number 6 in its third week. [15] [16] The single album entered at number 5 on the chart for the month of May 2017 with 49,380 physical copies sold. [17] It also charted for the month of June at number 10, with 24,443 additional copies, for a total of 73,823 physical copies sold since its release. [18]

Both songs entered the Gaon Digital Chart, "Bling Bling" at number 24 and "B-Day" at number 36 on the chart issue dated May 21–27, 2017. [19] The first with 57,704 digital downloads sold and the second with 44,433 digital downloads sold. [20]

Track listing

New Kids: Begin
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Bling Bling"
  • B.I
  • Millennium
Millennium3:39
2."B-Day" (벌떼; beoltte)
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • B.I
  • Airplay
  • Kang Uk Jin
  • Airplay
  • Kang Uk Jin
3:35
Total length:7:14
New Kids: Begin JPN
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Bling Bling"
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • Millennium
  • B.I
  • Millennium
Millennium3:41
2."B-Day"
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • B.I
  • Airplay
  • Kang Uk Jin
  • Airplay
  • Kang Uk Jin
3:35
3."Worldwide"
  • B.I
  • KUSH
  • Bobby
  • SUNNY BOY
  • TA-TROW
 3:26
4."Perfect"
  • B.I
  • DEE.P
 3:37
5."My Type Remix (Acoustic Ver.)"
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • KUSH
  • SUNNY BOY
  • CHOICE37
  • KUSH
  • B.I
 3:37
6."Bling Bling -KR Ver.-"
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • Millennium
  • B.I
  • Millennium
Millennium3:41
7."B-Day -KR Ver.-"
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • B.I
  • Airplay
  • Kang Uk Jin
Airplay, Kang Uk Jin3:36
8."Bling Bling -Inst.-"
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • Millennium
  • B.I
  • Millennium
Millennium3:41
9."B-Day -Inst.-"
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • B.I
  • Airplay
  • Kang Uk Jin
Airplay, Kang Uk Jin3:36
10."Worldwide -Inst.-"
  • B.I
  • KUSH
  • Bobby
  • SUNNY BOY
  • TA-TROW
  • LDN Noise
  • KUSH
  • B.I
 3:24
11."Perfect -Inst.-"
  • B.I
  • Shoko Fujibayashi
  • B.I
  • DEE.P
 3:35
Total length:39:29

Sales

ChartSales
South Korea73,823 [21]
Japan36,186 [22]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef
WorldwideMay 22, 2017 Digital download YG Entertainment [1]
South KoreaMay 23, 2017 CD YG Entertainment, KT Music [2]
JapanAugust 16, 2017CD, digital downloadYGEX [23]

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  22. ↑ Cumulative sales for "New Kids: Begin":
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