Yuq1

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Yuq1
File:Song Yuqi - Yuq1.png
Digital cover
EP by
Yuqi
ReleasedApril 23, 2024 (2024-04-23)
Genre
Length19:19
Language
  • English
  • Korean
Label
Yuqi chronology
Grey Track
(2023) 		Yuq1
(2024) 		Motivation
(2025)
Singles from Yuq1
  1. "Could It Be"
    Released: April 5, 2024
  2. "Freak"
    Released: April 23, 2024

Yuq1 is the debut extended play (EP) by Chinese singer-songwriter Yuqi. The EP was released on April 23, 2024, and was promoted with its two singles, "Could It Be" and "Freak".

Background

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Following the release of her digital single album A Page in 2021,[1] Yuqi announced her new album Yuq1 on April 2, 2024.[2] Although Yuqi had previously pursued solo music, Yuq1 was declared to be the official beginning of her solo career, making her the third member of South Korean girl group (G)I-dle to debut as a soloist.[2][3] After her participation in composition and lyrics for (G)I-dle's songs, the EP also marked Yuqi's first time composing her own album.[4]

Promotion and release

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Revealing a preview for Yuq1, Cube Entertainment posted a concept trailer on YouTube, showing Yuqi playing a guitar while reminiscing about her past before investigating the sudden whispers and screams around her.[5] To promote the EP, "Could It Be" was rolled out as a pre-release single on April 5, 2024.[6] Yuq1 was released on April 23, 2024.[2] Its lead single "Freak" was released alongside an accompanying music video on the same day.[3]

The following month, Shinsegae Centum City, in collaboration with IPX (formerly Line Friends), opened a pop-up store that featured a themed photo zone, as well as a variety of clothes and merchandise, to commemorate the release of the mini-album.[7]

Title and artwork

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The EP's title, which is based on her name, aimed to capture the essence of who Yuqi is as a solo artist; the inclusion of the number 1 to replace the letter I visually expressed her confidence in both the album and her future career.[8][9] Design-wise, a red rabbit was featured on the EP's concept photos, cover art, and tracklist as a "main character", which Yuqi stated to represent herself, explaining: "I was born in the year of the Rabbit, and my favorite color is red!"[4]

Commercial performance

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Yuq1 accumulated more than 500,000 units in pre-order sales.[4] The mini-album then sold a total of 550,170 copies during the first week of its release, breaking the record of the highest first-week sales made by a K-pop female solo artist's debut EP.[10] In South Korea, it debuted at number two on the Circle Album Chart for the week of April 21 to 27, 2024.[11]

Track listing

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Yuq1 track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Freak"
  • Jop Pangemanan
  • Kyle Faulkner
  • Audun Agnar Gludbrandsen
  • Yuqi
  • Pangemanan
  • Faulkner
  • Gludbrandsen
  • Yuqi
  • Siixk Jun
  • Siixk Jun
  • Krap
2:51
2."My Way"
  • Yuqi
  • Boytoy
  • Mojo
  • Sohi
  • Yuqi
  • Boytoy
  • Mojo
  • Jiwoong
  • Sohi
  • Boytoy
  • Mojo
  • Jiwoong
2:48
3."Drink It Up" (featuring pH-1)
  • Yuqi
  • Boytoy
  • Mojo
  • Muna
  • XU
  • Jenna
  • pH-1
  • Yuqi
  • Boytoy
  • Mojo
  • Milli Oshyun
  • Muna
  • XU
  • Jenna
  • Disko
  • pH-1
  • Boytoy
  • Mojo
  • Oshyun
3:16
4."Red Rover"
  • Elsa Curran
  • Stela Cole
  • Joshua Murty
  • Mark Schick
  • Curran
  • Cole
  • Murty
  • Schick
  • Murty
  • Schick
2:03
5."On Clap" (featuring Lexie Liu)
  • Oscar Scheller
  • Jesse Thomas
  • Naomi Wild
  • Yuqi
  • Lexie Liu
  • Scheller
  • Thomas
  • Wild
  • Siixk Jun
  • Liu
Siixk Jun1:58
6."Everytime" (featuring Minnie)
  • Yuqi
  • Boytoy
  • S’oom
  • Zun
  • Muna
  • Yuqi
  • Boytoy
  • S'oom
  • Zun
  • Muna
  • Disko
  • Warming
  • Junsoo
  • Boytoy
  • Disko
3:11
7."Could It Be"
  • Elizondo
  • Micky Ekko
  • Elizondo
  • Micky Ekko
3:09
Total length:19:19

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Yuq1
Region Certification Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA)[17] 2× Platinum 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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