We Go Up (Babymonster EP)

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We Go Up
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EP by
ReleasedOctober 10, 2025 (2025-10-10)
Genre K-pop
Length12:12
Language
  • Korean
  • English
Label YG
Producer
  • Diggy
  • Kang Uk-jin
  • Dee.P
  • P.K.
  • YG
  • Choice37
  • LP
  • Airplay
  • Iljun
Babymonster chronology
Drip
(2024)
We Go Up
(2025)
Singles from We Go Up
  1. "We Go Up"
    Released: October 10, 2025

We Go Up (stylized in all caps) is the second extended play by South Korean girl group Babymonster. It was released by YG Entertainment on October 10, 2025, and consists of four tracks, including the lead single of the same name. The EP blends several genres, including hip hop, dance, R&B, and country pop. Member Rami did not participate in the EP due to ongoing health issues.

Contents

Background and release

On May 26, 2025, YG Entertainment announced that Babymonster would release their second extended play on October 1, with a pre-release single, "Hot Sauce", set be released on July 1 and another set for release in September. [1] However, on August 18, YG Entertainment founder Yang Hyun-suk detailed that Babymonster's second EP We Go Up would now be released a week later, on October 10, to avoid conflicting with the Chuseok holiday. He also revealed that "Hot Sauce" would no longer be included in the EP, and revealed the track titles. [2] On September 12, it was revealed that member Rami had not participated in the recording of the EP due to a hiatus related to ongoing health issues, and the group would continue promotions as six members. [3] The EP's track listing was revealed on September 23. [4] The EP was released alongside the music video for the title track on October 10. [5] An exclusive performance video for the title track was released on October 14. [6]

Composition

The title track is a high energy hip hop song, [3] with lyrics about "aiming high and pushing to be better" [7] The track features brass in the intro, with intense rapping and high notes from the members. [8] The second track, "Psycho", blends several genres, including hip hop, dance and rock, with an addictive melody. [9] [10] The third track, "Supa Dupa Love", is a slow hip-hop-influenced R&B love song, [11] and the closing track, "Wild", is a country pop dance song. [12]

Track listing

We Go Up track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangement(s)Length
1."We Go Up"
  • Diggy
  • Where the Noise
  • Kang Uk-jin
  • Wilkström
  • Dee.P
  • P.K.
  • Diggy
  • Kang
  • Dee.P
  • P.K.
3:06
2."Psycho"
  • Wilkström
  • Choice37
  • YG
  • LP
  • Lil G
  • Sonny
  • Choice37
  • LP
  • YG
  • P.K.
  • Dee.P
  • Wilkström
  • Lil G
  • Sonny
  • YG
  • P.K.
  • Dee.P
  • Choice37
3:15
3."Supa Dupa Love"
  • Aquilina
  • Choice37
  • Choice37
  • LP
  • Aquilina
  • Choice37
  • LP
2:52
4."Wild"
  • Aquilina
  • Airplay
  • YG
  • Kid Wine
  • Airplay
  • Aquilina
  • YG
  • Iljun
  • Airplay
  • Iljun
2:57
Total length:12:12

Charts

Weekly chart performance for We Go Up
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13] 130
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [14] 63
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [15] 93
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [16] 5
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) [17] 6
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [18] 20
South Korean Albums (Circle) [19] 1

Release history

Release history for We Go Up
RegionDateFormatLabelRef
VariousOctober 10, 2025 YG
South Korea CD
United States [20]

References

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  2. Yoon, Sang-geun (August 18, 2025). YG 양현석 "9월 트레저→10월 베몬→11월 블랙핑크" 직접 발표[종합] [YG Entertainment's Yang Hyun-suk personally announced, "Treasure in September → Babymonster in October → Blackpink in November." [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on October 10, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025 via Naver.
  3. 1 2 Lee, Min-ji (September 12, 2025). 베이비몬스터, 미니 2집 컴백 프로모션 가동..첫 티저 포스터 공개 [Baby Monster launches comeback promotions for their second mini-album, releasing their first teaser poster] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on September 13, 2025. Retrieved September 13, 2025 via Naver.
  4. Lee, Ho-young (September 23, 2025). 베이비몬스터, 'WE GO UP' 위해 YG 프로듀서 군단 총출동 [Babymonster's "WE GO UP" features a full mobilization of YG producers.] (in Korean). MBC. Archived from the original on October 10, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025 via Naver.
  5. Kim, Hye-young (October 11, 2025). 베이비몬스터 신곡 'WE GO UP' 글로벌 팬 호평 [Babymonster's new song 'WE GO UP' receives rave reviews from global fans.] (in Korean). MBC. Archived from the original on October 11, 2025. Retrieved October 11, 2025 via Naver.
  6. Jang, Woo-young (October 14, 2025). 베이비몬스터 'WE GO UP' 퍼포먼스 최초 공개...초호화 스케일 [Babymonster's "WE GO UP" performance unveiled for the first time... Ultra-luxurious scale] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on October 16, 2025. Retrieved October 16, 2025 via Naver.
  7. Park, Jun-hee (October 10, 2025). "No ceiling for us: Babymonster on 2nd EP 'We Go Up'". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on October 11, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025 via Naver.
  8. Ahn, Byeong-gil (October 11, 2025). 베이비몬스터 'WE GO UP' 게임 체인저의 귀환! [Babymonster 'WE GO UP' The return of the game changer!] (in Korean). Sports Trends. Archived from the original on October 11, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025 via Naver.
  9. Lee, Ho-young (October 10, 2025). 'WE GO UP' 베이비몬스터, YG DNA 품고 무한 잠재력 증명 [Babymonster, embodying YG's DNA, demonstrates limitless potential with "WE GO UP."] (in Korean). MBC. Archived from the original on October 11, 2025. Retrieved October 11, 2025 via Naver.
  10. Han, Hae-seon (October 1, 2025). '와일드 UP' 베이비몬스터..신보 'WE GO UP' 비주얼 추가 공개 [Baby Monster Releases Additional Visuals for New Album "WE GO UP"] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on October 11, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025 via Naver.
  11. Kyung, Jimin (October 10, 2025). 베이비몬스터, 폭발하는 힙합 본능..'WE GO UP'으로 더 높이 비상 [한낮의 신곡] [Babymonster, Exploding Hip-Hop Instinct... Soaring Higher with "WE GO UP" [New Song of the Day]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on October 11, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025 via Naver.
  12. Han, Hae-seon (October 10, 2025). "우린 게임 체인저"..베이비몬스터의 진화한 힙합+액션 'WE GO UP' ["We're Game Changers"... Baby Monster's Evolved Hip-Hop + Action "WE GO UP"] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on October 11, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025 via Naver.
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  16. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2025-10-20" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  17. "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2025-10-20" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 16, 2025. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  18. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of October 15, 2025". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  19. "Circle Album Chart – Week 41 of 2025". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 16, 2025.
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