Soft Error

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Soft Error
Soft Error.jpg
Digital cover
EP by
Yves
ReleasedAugust 7, 2025 (2025-08-07)
Length16:00
Label
Yves chronology
I Did
(2024)		Soft Error
(2025)
Singles from Soft Error
  1. "White Cat"
    Released: July 24, 2025
  2. "Soap"
    Released: August 7, 2025
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Soft Error is the third extended play by South Korean singer Yves. It was released by Paix Per Mil on August 7, 2025, and contains six tracks, including double title tracks "White Cat" and "Soap" featuring PinkPantheress.

Contents

Background and release

On July 21, 2025, Paix Per Mil released a teaser for the pre-release single "White Cat" and announced Yves's third EP Soft Error to be released on August 7. [2] "White Cat" was released on July 24 along with a music video. [3] On July 30, the track listing was revealed, including lead track "Soap" featuring PinkPantheress and side track "Aibo" featuring Bratty. [4] On August 4, a teaser was released for the music video of "Soap". [5] On August 7, Soft Error was released along with a music video for the lead track. [6]

Promotion

On August 3, Yves performed "White Cat" at Inkigayo, a South Korean music show. [7] On August 4, she performed songs from the EP at Show! Music Core's Ulsan Summer Festival. [8] The following week, Yves promoted "Soap" at music shows Music Bank, Show! Music Core, and Inkigayo. [9] On August 15, she performed "Soap" among other songs at the One Universe Festival 2025. [10]

On August 18, Yves embarked on her Asia and Australia tour where she will promote her new EP in nine cities. [10] [11]

Reception

Rhian Daly of NME gave the EP four out of five stars, stating Yves was a "a distinctive artist not to underestimate" and that the song "Soap" seemed "tailor-made for Yves and [PinkPatheress]". [1]

"Soap" was included in Fader's weekly music recommendation list, "Songs You Need In Your Life", with Steffanee Wang writing "it's three queens coming together to maximize their joint slay". [12] The song was also included in "The Round Up", Nylon's weekly list. [13]

Track listing

Track listing for Soft Error
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."White Cat"0jV3
  • IOAH
  • Park Ye-chan
3:22
2."Soap" (featuring PinkPantheress)
  • 0jV3
  • HYNGSN
  • IOAH
  • Saint John
  • MABOKPIL
  • Weiss
  • PinkPantheress
  • Black
2:27
3."Aibo" (featuring Bratty)
2:21
4."Do You Feel It Like I Touch"
  • 0jV3
  • blah
  • blah
  • IOAH
3:05
5."Study"IOAHIOAH2:01
6."Mom"0jV3IOAH2:44
Total length:16:00

Notes

Charts

Chart performance for Soft Error
Chart (2025)Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Circle) [14] 7

Release history

Release history for Soft Error
RegionDateFormatLabel
South KoreaAugust 7, 2025 CD
Various

References

  1. 1 2 3 Daly, Rhian (August 8, 2025). "Yves – 'Soft Error' review: a distinctive artist not to underestimate". NME . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ Kim, Min-ji (July 21, 2025). 이브, 8월 7일 신보 '소프트 에러' 발매...7개월 만에 컴백. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  3. ↑ Kim, Na-yul (July 24, 2025). "이브, 오늘(24일) 'White cat' 발매..자유분방 고양이 변신". Herald POP. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ Son, Jin-ah (July 30, 2025). "이브, 신곡 'Soap' 음원 일부 공개…앨범 정서 관통하는 메인 트랙". Maeil Business Newspaper Sports. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ Park, So-jin (August 5, 2025). "이브, 신곡 'Soap' MV 티저 공개…핑크팬서리스 지원사격". Maeil Business Newspaper . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  6. ↑ Lee, Jae-hoon (August 7, 2025). "이브(하수영) 음악 언어, 더 깊어집니다 '소프트 에러'". Newsis . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ Jung, Won-hee (August 3, 2025). "'인기가요' 오늘(3일) TXT·이민혁·최예나·스테이씨·드래곤포니·승한앤소울". Celebrity Media. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  8. ↑ Park, Su-ji (July 26, 2025). "울산서머페스티벌 8월 2일 개막…6일간 릴레이 공연". Newsis. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  9. ↑ Geum, Bich-na (August 11, 2025). "이브, 'Soap' 컴백 첫 주 음방 활동 성료…진화한 솔로 아티스트!". MBN Sports. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  10. 1 2 Ahn, Tae-hyun (August 15, 2025). "이브, '원 유니버스 페스티벌 2025' 출격…글로벌 존재감 발휘". News1. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  11. ↑ Lee, Jae-hoon (August 19, 2025). "이브(Yves·하수영), 감전의 모티브...찌릿찌릿 전기 맛". Newsis . Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  12. ↑ Wang, Steffanee; Darville, Jordan; Helfand, Raphael; Renshaw, David (August 15, 2025). "Songs You Need In Your Life This Week". Fader . Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  13. ↑ Bautista, Rafael (August 11, 2025). "The Round-Up: Sound Off With These Bops To Add To Your Playlist". Nylon . Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Album Chart: 2025 Week 32". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 14, 2025.
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