''I Am Me.'' is the fifth extended play by South Korean girl group

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. It was released on November 18, 2021, by

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and distributed by

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. It consists of six tracks, including the title track "Siesta".

Pre-release

The album was announced on November 8, 2021 with a "coming soon" poster. On the same day, Fantagio posted the release scheduler. Leading up to the album, a mood film for posted for each member, with lines that the members wrote themselves. Accompanying the mood films, two sets of promotional images were released for each member. On November 12, the track list for the mini album was announced. It was also revealed that there is going to be only one version of the physical album. The album comes with a 136-page photo book. On November 15, the first teaser for the Siesta music video was released.

Release

The EP was released on November 18, 2021, through several music portals, including

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and

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. Music video for the title track was released on the same day. Fantagio organized an album showcase event that was broadcast through the streaming service

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Commercial performance

The EP debuted and peaked at number 12 on the

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for the week ending October 20, 2021, and placed within the Top 100 for six consecutive weeks. ''I Am Me.'' was the 53rd best-selling album in November 2021 with 11,377 copies sold. It has sold 17,366 copies as of December 2021.

Track listing

Charts

References

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