''Into the Light'' is the first
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. by South Korean girl group
Lightsum
Lightsum (, commonly stylized as LIGHTSUM) is a South Korean girl group formed by Cube Entertainment. The group is composed of six members: Sangah, Chowon, Nayoung, Hina, Juhyeon, and Yujeong. The group debuted on June 10, 2021, with the release ...
. The EP was released by
Cube Entertainment
Cube Entertainment Inc. () is a South Korean entertainment company. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house. Cube are known for h ...
on May 24, 2022, and contains five tracks, including the lead single "Alive". This was the final release to feature former members Huiyeon and Jian, before their departures from the group on October 25, 2022.
Background and release
On May 9, 2022, Cube Entertainment announced Lightsum would be releasing their first extended play titled ''Into the Light'' on May 24. A day later, the promotional schedule was released. On May 13, the track listing was released with "Alive" announced as the lead single. On May 19, a promotional video titled "Synergy" was released, followed by the release of an audio snippet video a day later. The music video teaser for "Alive" was released on May 22–23.
Commercial performance
''Into the Light'' debuted at number 13 on South Korea's
Gaon Album Chart
The Circle Album Chart, previously known as the Gaon Album Chart, is a record chart ranking the 100 most popular albums, extended plays and single albums in South Korea based on their Record sales, pure sales. It is a part of the Circle Chart, pr ...
in the chart issue dated May 22–28, 2022;
on the monthly chart, the EP debuted at number 39 in the chart issue for May 2022 with 17,902 copies sold.
Promotion
Prior to the extended play's release, on May 24, 2022, Lightsum held a live event to introduce the EP and communicate with their fans.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Sales
Release history
References
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2022 EPs
Cube Entertainment EPs
Korean-language EPs