(G)I-DLE’s Yuqi teases collaborations with Minnie, pH-1 and more on ‘YUQ1’
(G)I-DLE vocalist Yuqi has unveiled the tracklist for her upcoming debut solo mini-album ‘YUQ1’, featuring bandmate Minnie, rapper pH-1 and more.
The tracklist was shared to (G)I-DLE’s official social media channels earlier today (April 8) at midnight KST, revealing that the upcoming mini-album will feature seven tracks in total. It will be by title track and opener ‘Freak’, which credits Yuqi as a co-lyricist and -composer.
Meanwhile, the tracklist also boasts several features to be included in the mini-album. Veteran rapper pH-1 lends wrote and features on ‘Drink It Up’, while (G)I-DLE bandmate Minnie joins Yuqi on ‘Everytime’.
Elsewhere, Chinese musician Lexie Liu, known for her appearing on the reality TV shows K-pop Star 5 and The Rap of China, will feature on ‘On Clap’. The project will also include the track ‘Could It Be’, which was released last week.
우기 1st Mini Album [YUQ1]
Track List2024.04.23. 18:00 (KST)#우기 #YUQI#YUQ1 pic.twitter.com/LfbtaleSOx
— (G)I-DLE·(여자)아이들 (@G_I_DLE) April 7, 2024
‘YUQ1’ will not be the first time the (G)I-DLE member has pursued solo music. The singer spent majority of 2021 promoting as a solo musician in China, with the release of the single album A Page. which featured the songs ‘Giant’ and ‘Bonnie & Clyde’.
She was also a contestant on Chinese music survival show Stage Boom and contributed ‘Salute to the Heroes’ to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games as its theme song.
Yuqi’s Korean solo debut is set to make her the third member of (G)I-DLE to do so. Leader Soyeon made her solo debut prior to joining the band in 2017, while bandmate Miyeon released her first solo record in 2022.
The band – completed by Minnie and Shuhua – most released their second studio album ‘[2]’ early last month, featuring title track ‘Super Lady’. The record also includes pre-release single ‘Wife’. Shortly after the full album’s release, (G)I-DLE also dropped a music video for B-side track ‘Revenge’.
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Carmen Chin
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