I Sway is the seventh Korean extended play and by South Korean girl group (G)I-dle. It was released by Cube Entertainment on July 8, 2024, and contains four tracks, including the lead single "Klaxon". It also marks their final release before their rebranding as I-dle in 2025.
Background and release On June 10, 2024, Cube Entertainment announced that (G)I-dle would be releasing their seventh Korean extended play on July 8. A day later, the promotional schedule was released. On June 21, the concept trailer video was released. Six days later, the track listing was released with "Klaxon" announced as the lead single. On June 28, the audio snippet video was released, followed by the release of five teaser videos titled "Overture" and featuring individual members on July 1. On July 2, the intro film was released. The music video teasers for "Klaxon" was released on July 4 and 5. The extended play was released alongside the music video for "Klaxon" on July 8.
Promotion Prior to the release of I Sway, on July 8, 2024, (G)I-dle held a live event called "(G)I-dle 7th Mini Album [I Sway] Comeback Live" on YouTube and Weverse, aimed at introducing the extended play and connecting with their fanbase. In support of the EP and its predecessor album 2, the group embarked on their third world tour I-dol, kicking off on August 3, 2024, at the KSPO Dome in Seoul, South Korea.
Track listing
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.
Studio Cube Studio – recording , digital editing , mixing Ingrid Studio – digital editing Klang Studio – mixing Red Tune Studio – digital editing 821 Sound Mastering – mastering
Personnel
(G)I-dle – vocals Soyeon – lyrics, composition, arrangement Yuqi – lyrics, composition Minnie – background vocals, lyrics, composition Miyeon – lyrics Kako – background vocals Sookyoung – background vocals, digital editing Joo Lee-seo – background vocals Boytoy – lyrics, composition, arrangement, bass, guitar, drums, keyboard Mojo – lyrics, composition, arrangement, bass, guitar, drums, keyboard Ssuvy – lyrics, composition Heggy (Plz) – lyrics, composition B.O. – lyrics Pop Time – composition, arrangement, keyboard Daily – composition, arrangement, keyboard Likey – composition, arrangement Milli Oshyun – composition, arrangement, bass, guitar, drums, keyboard Jiwoong (Plz) – composition, arrangement BreadBeat – composition, arrangement, keyboard Cashcow – composition, arrangement, synthesizer Siixk Jun – composition, arrangement, keyboard Wooseok – composition Kang Roy – recording , digital editing Oh Yoo-rim – recording , digital editing Jeong Eun-kyung – digital editing Shin Jae-bin – digital editing , mixing Gu Jong-pil – mixing Hong Jang-mi – engineered for mix Kwon Nam-woo – mastering Yoo Eun-jin – mastering (assistant) Ryo – guitar Jiwoong – bass, guitar, drums, keyboard Young2Beat – guitar Krap – guitar
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for I Sway Chart (2024) Peakposition Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) 37 Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) 25 Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) 40 South Korean Albums (Circle) 2 US Top Albums Sales (Billboard) 13 US World Albums (Billboard) 6
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for I Sway Chart (2024) Position South Korean Albums (Circle) 5
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for I Sway Chart (2024) Position South Korean Albums (Circle) 37
Certifications
Release history + Release history for I Sway Region Date Format Label South Korea July 8, 2024 CD Various
References