XLOV drops 'i=!' mini album on Oct. 28 with double title tracks 'Hush' and '투스젬치와와'
XLOV returns five months later with *i=!*, a five-track mini album steeped in heavy bass, hyperpop, and black-and-red aesthetics.
XLOV (엑스러브) — Umuti (우무티), Rui (루이), Hyun (현), and Haru (하루) — drop their third mini album, i=! (아이 이퀄스 아이), on October 28 at 6 PM through music streaming sites. The group is under RBW and StrangeLab.
Five months back, they released I,God (아이, 갓) in May. That one used chess pawn promotion as a metaphor for growth and change. i=! swings toward philosophy instead: life shaped by choices, and the possibilities hidden in paths not taken. Black and red carry the concept.
Five tracks, two directions
The album has five songs. Two title tracks pull in opposite sonic directions:
"Hush" layers heavy bass over an oriental motif, aiming for mystery. "투스젬치와와" builds on dreamcore and hyperpop with an intense house rhythm, meant to hit with dreamy appeal. "Cat Move" is electronic dance. Rui and Haru share "All Tied Up" as a unit track. Umuti and Hyun get "Silence".
Umuti and Hyun wrote songs on the album. Two unit tracks on five songs is a lot of real estate — worth watching how the group splits the promotional cycle between them.
A highlight medley dropped on XLOV's official YouTube channel October 10. The full album arrives October 28.
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