''Hello, World'' is the fourth Korean-language
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. and by South Korean singer
Baekhyun
Byun Baek-hyun (; born May 6, 1992), better known mononymously as Baekhyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. Baekhyun began training under SM Entertainment in 2011. A few months later, he made his debut in 2012 as a member of the ...
. It was released on September 6, 2024, by INB100 through
Dreamus
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and contains six tracks, including the lead single "
Pineapple Slice".
Background
On July 27, 2024, Baekhyun revealed one of his unreleased song "Rendez-Vous" in between of his performances of his encore concert tour
Lonsdaleite Tour
Baekhyun Asia Tour 'Lonsdaleite' is the first Asia tour held by singer Baekhyun to promote his EPs ''City Lights (EP), City Lights'', ''Delight (Baekhyun EP), Delight'', and ''Bambi (EP), Bambi''. The tour started in two shows in Seoul from March ...
ot After the concert stage was over on July 28, a video was released where Baekhyun eating a can of pineapple along with a phrase using a famous line from the movie ''
Chungking Express
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'' and at the end of the video, the date '2024. 09' appeared, hinting a comeback in September.
On August 12, 2024, INB100 announced that Baekhyun would make a comeback by releasing his fourth EP titled ''Hello, World'' on September 6, 2024, about 3 years and 5 months since the released of ''
Bambi
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'' and his first work after establishing his own company. The next day, pre-order of the EP began at various online and offline music stores and it has four versions: Pineapple, Photobook Hello, Photobook World, and Folder. INB100 released the scheduler of Baekhyun's fourth EP and revealed various teasing contents on August 14.
The music video teasers of the lead single "
Pineapple Slice" were released on September 2 and 5, 2024, respectively.
Release and promotion
''Hello, World'' was released worldwide on September 6, 2024, by INB100 and Dreamus. On the same day, Baekhyun performed his first music show stage on KBS' ''
Music Bank
Music Bank may refer to:
* ''Music Bank'' (TV program), a South Korean music program by KBS
**''Music Bank World Tour
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''.
Commercial performance
According to Hanteo Chart, ''Hello, World'' recorded a 890,000+ copies sold on the first day of its release, setting a new record from his previous releases.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2024 EPs
Baekhyun EPs
Korean-language EPs
2020s Korean-language albums
Contemporary R&B EPs