• Source: Hello, World (EP)

Hello, World is the fourth Korean-language extended play and fifth overall by South Korean singer Baekhyun. It was released on September 6, 2024, by INB100 through Dreamus and contains six tracks, including the lead single "Pineapple Slice".




Background


On July 28, 2024, Baekhyun revealed one of his unreleased song "Rendez-Vous" in between of his performances. After the concert stage was over, a video was released where Baekhyun eating a can of pineapple along with a phrase using a famous line from the movie Chungking Express 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 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


"The symbolic meaning behind Hello, World is that, now that I've said hello, I'm going to keep being active. There will no longer be any big breaks. I will show many more sides of myself from now on."
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.




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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.




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• Source: Hello, World! (EP)

Hello, World! (stylized as Hello, world!) is the first extended play by South Korean rock band Xdinary Heroes. It was released by Studio J and JYP Entertainment on July 20, 2022. The extended play consists six tracks, including the lead single "Test Me".




Background and release


In late June 2022, they released a new video entitled "How to enjoy ♭form with Xdinary Heroes". The next day, Xdinary Heroes announced their first-ever comeback with Hello, World! an extended play to be released in July 20. An instrumental sampler and highlight film were released on June 30 and July 14, respectively. In the next days, two music video teasers were unveiled revealing the storyline of the music video. The extended play alongside the music video for "Test Me" was released on July 20.




Composition


Hello, World! consists of five tracks written and composed by the band. The lead single "Test Me" is synth pop-rock song with lyrics about "defiance and having the courage to say “no" to a conformist society."




Promotion


On July 20, 2022, Xdinary Heroes held a comeback showcase for the new album where they performed all tracks from the Hello, World! and also their previous single "Happy Death Day". Moreover, the band also appeared in several music shows such as SBS's Inkigayo, MBC's Show! Music Core, and KBS's Music Bank. Furthermore, live clips of the band performing the songs from the album were also released. On August 9, the band released a music video for the B-side "Strawberry Cake."




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