"Soñar (Breaker)" is a song by South Korean girl group Nmixx for their second extended play Fe3O4: Break. It was released as the EP's pre-release single by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records on December 4, 2023.

"Soñar (Breaker)"
Single by Nmixx
from the EP Fe3O4: Break
LanguageKorean
ReleasedDecember 4, 2023 (2023-12-04)
Genre
Length2:53
Label
Composer(s)
  • Brian U (The Hub)
  • Honey Noise (The Hub)
  • Aftrshok (The Hub)
  • Joseph K (The Hub)
  • Brown Panda (The Hub)
  • LSY
  • NVR Know
  • Frankie Day (The Hub)
  • Awrii (The Hub)
  • Ayushy (The Hub)
  • Jacob Aaron (The Hub)
Lyricist(s)
  • Bok Joo-young (Lalala Studio)
  • Oh Hyun-sun (Lalala Studio)
Nmixx singles chronology
"Party O'Clock"
(2023)
"Soñar (Breaker)"
(2023)
"Dash"
(2024)
Music video
"Soñar (Breaker)" on YouTube

Background and release

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On November 28, 2023, JYP Entertainment announced Nmixx would be releasing their second EP titled Fe3O4: Break and its pre-release track "Soñar (Breaker)" on January 15, 2024, and December 4, 2023, respectively.[1] A teaser for the music video of the song was released on December 2.[2] The song and its music video were released 2 days later on December 4.[3] The Spanish version was issued on October 11, 2024.[4]

Composition

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"Soñar (Breaker)" was written by Bok Jooyoung (Lalala Studio), and Oh Hyunsun (Lalala Studio), and composed by Brian U (The Hub), Honey Noise (The Hub), Aftrshok (The Hub), Joseph K (The Hub), Brown Panda (The Hub), LSY, NVR Know, Frankie Day (The Hub), Awrii (The Hub), Ayushy (The Hub), and Jacob Aaron (The Hub).[5] The song has been described as having "a mix of the Latin-styled hip-hop genre and the UK garage genre".[6] The Spanish version is described as having "Spanish guitar melodies in the mixx-pop section".[7]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
IZM     [8]

Lee Hong-hyun wrote for IZM that the song is a "well orchestrated single that is a culmination of the group's previous experimentations".[8]

Commercial performance

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"Soñar (Breaker)" debuted at number 142 on the Circle Digital Chart in the chart issue dated December 3–9, 2023,[9] and at number 20 on the Circle Download Chart in the chart issue dated December 3–9, 2023.[10]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Soñar (Breaker)"
Chart (2023–2024) Peak
position
South Korea (Circle)[11] 111

Monthly charts

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Monthly chart performance for "Soñar (Breaker)"
Chart (2024) Position
South Korea (Circle)[12] 124

Release history

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Release history for "Soñar (Breaker)"
Region Date Format Version Label
Various December 4, 2023 Original
October 11, 2024 Spanish

References

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  1. ^ Seon, Mi-kyung (November 28, 2023). "엔믹스, 내년 1월 15일 컴백 확정..12월 4일 디지털 싱글 선공개" [Nmixx confirms comeback on January 15th next year...digital single pre-release on December 4th] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023 – via Naver.
  2. ^ Kim, Hyo-bin (December 2, 2023). "엔믹스 컴백 예열! 선공개 신곡 'Soñar (Breaker)' 미리 듣기와 뮤직비디오 티저 최초 공개!" [Nmixx comeback warm-up! Preview of new song 'Soñar (Breaker)' and music video teaser released for the first time!] (in Korean). MHN Sports. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Naver.
  3. ^ Puah, Ziwei (December 4, 2023). "Watch NMIXX's new music video for 'Soñar (Breaker)'". NME. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  4. ^ Kim, Geon-woo (October 11, 2024). "엔믹스, 11일 디지털 싱글 '쏘냐르' 스페인어 버전 발표" [Nmixx to Release Spanish Version of Digital Single 'Soñar' on the 11th]. Moneytoday (in Korean). Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "[Song information] NMIXX - Soñar (Breaker)". Dreamus. December 4, 2023. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023 – via Melon Music.
  6. ^ "[Album information] NMIXX - Soñar (Breaker)". Dreamus. December 4, 2023. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023 – via Melon Music.
  7. ^ "[Album information] Soñar (Spanish Ver.)". Dreamus. October 11, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2024 – via Melon Music.
  8. ^ a b "Soñar (Breaker)". IZM. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  9. ^ "Circle Digital Chart – Week 49, 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). December 3–9, 2023. Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  10. ^ "Circle Download Chart – Week 49, 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). December 3–9, 2023. Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  11. ^ "Digital Chart – Week 3 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  12. ^ "Circle Digital Chart – January 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 8, 2024.