''Ad Mare'' (
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, “''To The Sea''”) is the debut
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by South Korean girl group
Nmixx
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. The single album was released by
JYP Entertainment
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on February 22, 2022, and contains four tracks, containing lead single "
O.O", B-side "Tank" (占), and instrumentals for both songs.
Background and release
On July 9, 2021, JYP Entertainment announced it would be debuting a new girl group in February 2022, the first since
Itzy
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in 2019. On February 2, 2022, it was announced that the group would debut on February 22 with the release of ''Ad Mare''. Six days later, the track listing was released with "
O.O" announced as the lead single. On February 17, the first music video teaser for "O.O" was released. Two days later, the highlight medley video teaser was released. On February 21, the second music video teaser for "O.O" was released. The single album alongside the music video for "O.O" was released on February 22.
Composition
The lead single "
O.O" was described as a song with "mixture of
baile funk and
teen pop
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rock
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" genres with "intense captivating trap intro". "Tank" was described as a song with "groovy vocals and unique raps" that features member Lily's "timbre and explosive treble" with lyrics that "compares the confident and ambitious attitude to a tank".
Critical reception
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'' gave ''Ad Mare'' 2 out of 5 stars, calling it "inconsistent" and "choppy" due to the uneven transitions from electropop to pop rock to hip hop in "O.O" Although he appreciated the simpler melodies in "Tank", he concluded that the latter was not able "to alleviate the damage that 'O.O' does".
Commercial performance
''Ad Mare'' debuted at number three on South Korea's
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in the chart issue dated February 20–26, 2022;
on the monthly chart, the single album debuted at number three in the chart issue for February 2022 with 161,312 copies sold.
Promotion
On February 18, 2022, JYP Entertainment announced that the group debut showcase would be postponed to March 1 after member Bae was diagnosed with
COVID-19
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.
Track listing
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from
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Studio
* A Team Studio –
recording
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* JYPE Studios – recording , vocal editing
* Alawn Music Studios –
mixing
* Canton House Studios – mixing
* 821 Sound Mastering –
mastering
* Sterling Sound – mastering
Personnel
* Dr.JO (153/Joombas) – lyrics
* Oh Hyun-seon (Lalala Studio) – lyrics
* Jung Jun-ho – lyrics
* Oh Yu-won – lyrics
*
Dwayne Abernathy Jr. –
composition
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Ryan S. Jhun
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– composition,
arrangement
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* Ericka J. Coulter – composition , background vocals
* Deanna DellaCioppa – composition
* Matthew Jaragin – composition
* Brian U (The Hub) – composition, arrangement, drums, synths
* Enan (The Hub) – composition, arrangement, drums, synths ,
* MarkAlong (The Hub) – composition, arrangement, drums, synths
* Charlotte Wilson (The Hub) – composition , vocal directing
* Chanti (The Hub) – composition
* EJAE – composition , background vocals , vocal directing
* Awry (The Hub) – composition , background vocals
* Ayushy (The Hub) – composition
* Jan Baars (The Hub) – composition
* Rajan Muse (The Hub) – composition
* Dem Jointz – arrangement,
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, drums
* Jade – bass
* BananaGaraG – bass
* Paper Planet – guitar
* TRIAD – guitar
* Lily – background vocals
* Frankie Day – background vocals
* Ayushy – background vocals
* Brian U (The Hub) – vocal directing
* Enan (The Hub) – vocal directing
* MJ – recording
* Gun Hye-jin – recording
* Lee Kyung-won –
digital editing
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* Lee Sang-yeob – vocal editing
* Jiyoung Shin NYC – vocal editing
* Alawn – mixing
* Jaycen Joshua – mixing
* Jacob Richards – mixing (assistant)
* Mike Seaberg – mixing (assistant)
* DJ Riggins – mixing (assistant)
* Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
* Chris Gehringer – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2022 albums
Korean-language albums
JYP Entertainment albums
Single albums
Nmixx albums