''Spin Off'' (stylized all caps) is the fifth

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by South Korean–Japanese boy group ONF, released on August 10, 2020 by

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and distributed by

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. The EP contains seven tracks, featuring title track "Sukhumvit Swimming" and "New World - SPIN OFF Version," the original track used for their final performance on

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. ONF's fifth mini-album sold 17,680 copies on its release date, nearly double the amount of sales from their previous mini-album ''Go Live''. ''Spin Off'' reached number 3 on the weekly

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. Their lead single "Sukhumvit Swimming" reached number 102 on the Gaon Digital Chart. * On January 15, 2021 "Sukhumvit Swimming MV" hit 10 million views on YouTube, making it ONF's first MV to reach that milestone.

Background and release

On July 27, 2020,

announced ONF's upcoming comeback to be on August 10, 2020. Following teaser photos were released over the next weeks, with the mini-album's title to be ''Spin Off'' and "Sukhumvit Swimming" as the title track on July 29. On August 9 the music video trailer for "Sukhumvit Swimming" was revealed and the music video and full mini-album were released on August 10. On February 17, 2020 a special gift film was released for one of the tracks from ''Spin Off'' titled "Message." Additionally, ONF previously released a performance video for "New World" and performed the song on ''

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'' on June 27 for a special performance. "New World" was the single they had performed on the final round of Mnet's survival show "Road To Kingdom," which in combination with their previous performances, helped them finish at 2nd place overall in the show, boosting their popularity and leading to the quadruplication of their fanbase.

Promotion

ONF held a comeback showcase on August 10 via

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where the group performed "New World," "Geppetto," "Sukhumvit Swimming," "Belle Epoque" and "We Must Love." The group then proceeded to appear on ''

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'' to promote "Sukhumvit Swimming" on August 13. They then continued to appear on ''

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Background and release

Promotion

Track listing

Accolades

Charts

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