''We Are'' is the eighth Korean extended play and by South Korean girl group

I-dle I-dle (; stylized in all lowercase), formerly known as (G)I-dle (), is a South Korean girl group formed by Cube Entertainment in 2018. The group consists of five members: Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi, and Shuhua. Originally a sextet ensembl ...

. It was released by

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on May 19, 2025, and contains six tracks, including the lead single " Good Thing". The release marked the group's first album following their contract renewal with Cube Entertainment and official rebranding from (G)I-dle to I-dle, as well as the first time all members participated in the writing and composition of the songs.

Background and release

On May 2, 2025, the seventh anniversary of (G)I-dle's debut, Cube Entertainment announced that the group would officially be rebranded as I-dle, and that their eighth Korean extended play would be released on May 19. On May 5, upon the release of the individual and group ''I-dentity'' trailers, it was confirmed that the extended play would be titled ''We Are''. The tracklist for the extended play was revealed on May 7. On May 8, the music video teaser for the pre-release song "Girlfriend" was released, before the release of the music video on May 9. Two music video teasers for the lead single "Good Thing" were released on May 16. The extended play was released on May 19, alongside the music video for "Good Thing", and marked the group's first album following their contract renewal with Cube Entertainment and rebranding as I-dle.

Composition

''We Are'' marks the first album in which all five I-dle members participated in songwriting and composition, reflecting the members' musical expression throughout the album. "Good Thing", written and composed by

Soyeon Jeon So-yeon (; born August 26, 1998), known mononymously as Soyeon, is a South Korean rapper and record producer under Cube Entertainment. She first gained attention for competing in the television shows ''Produce 101'' and ''Unpretty Rapstar ...

, features "retro-style instruments and witty 8-bit sounds" with a distinct early 2000s

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influence, and confident, addictive lyrics. Soyeon also wrote and composed "Girlfriend", a "comforting track offering support to friends experiencing breakups".

Yuqi Song Yuqi (, ; born September 23, 1999), known mononymously as Yuqi, is a Chinese singer-songwriter, dancer and record producer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group I-dle, which debuted as (G)I-dle under Cube Entertainment in May 201 ...

wrote and composed the

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track "Love Tease", while

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wrote and composed the "dreamy topline and captivating" track "Chain". The extended play also notably includes

Miyeon Cho Mi-yeon (; born January 31, 1997), better known mononymously as Miyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a vocalist of the South Korean girl group I-dle under Cube Entertainment, and voiced Ahri in the virtual K-pop girl group ...

's first self-composed song to be included on a group album, the medium-tempo R&B pop track "Unstoppable", as well as

Shuhua Yeh Shu-hua ( zh, t=葉舒華; born January 6, 2000), known mononymously as Shuhua (), is a Taiwanese singer based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group I-dle, which debuted as (G)I-dle under Cube Entertainment in May 2 ...

's debut as a songwriter with the

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track "If You Want".

Promotion

On May 19, 2025, after the release of ''We Are'', I-dle held a live event called "I-dle 8th Mini Album e AreComeback Live" on

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to commemorate the release of the extended play and connect with their fanbase.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Release history

References

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