''Schxxl Out'' (stylized as ''SCHXXL OUT'') is the second and final

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by South Korean girl group

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. It was released on August 23, 2017, by

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and distributed by

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. The EP consists of five songs, including the single "

We Like We Like (stylized as WE LIKE) is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Pristin for their second EP '' Schxxl Out'' (2017). It was released as the album's only single on August 23, 2017. An official music video also premiered on the same day. Th ...

", which also had a music video released on August 23. The group performed in various Korean music shows to promote the album. This is their last album before their disbandment in May 2019.

Background

After ending the promotions for their debut mini album ''Hi! Pristin'', the group went on hiatus, until on May 22, through a

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live stream with the Chinese entertainment website Idols of Asia, they revealed their plans to make a comeback during the summer.

Release

On August 5, the timetable for their comeback was unveiled, confirming the mini album to be released on August 23. The tracklist for the EP was unveiled on August 18. Finally, on August 23, the ''Schxxl Out'' was officially released through several digital retailers, including

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in South Korea, and

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for the global market. Physically, the album came out in two versions, the "In" version features a high school concept, while the "Out" version features an after school concept. A music video for the title track "We Like" was also released on the same day.

Promotion

On August 23, Pristin held a showcase to promote the mini album, where they performed the songs "We Like" and "Aloha". The following day, on August 24, they made their first comeback stage on

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's ''

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'', performing the same songs as the showcase. The promotions continued through KBS's ''

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'' on August 25, MBC's ''

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'' on August 26, SBS's ''

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'' on August 27,

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's ''The Show'' on August 29, and

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's ''

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s on August 30.

Commercial performance

''Schxxl Out'' debuted on the

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at number 4 on the issue dated between August 20 and August 26, 2017. In the week of September 9, 2017, the album entered the

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's World Albums Chart at number 5. It also appeared at number 116 on the

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Track listing

Credits adapted from Naver.

Charts

Weekly charts

Release history

References

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