The New Kids is the first compilation album by South Korean boy band iKON, released through YG Entertainment on January 7, 2019.[1] It is a compilation of the 2017 single album New Kids: Begin, the 2018 album Return, the digital single "Rubber Band", and the EPs New Kids: Continue and New Kids: The Final. It features the lead single and only new track, "I'm OK".

The New Kids
Digital and Red version cover
Compilation album by
ReleasedJanuary 7, 2019 (2019-01-07)
Length81:53
LanguageKorean
LabelYG
Producer B.I
IKON chronology
New Kids: The Final
(2018)
The New Kids
(2019)
I Decide
(2020)
Singles from The New Kids
  1. "Bling Bling"
    Released: May 22, 2017
  2. "B-Day"
    Released: May 22, 2017
  3. "Love Scenario"
    Released: January 25, 2018
  4. "Rubber Band"
    Released: March 5, 2018
  5. "Killing Me"
    Released: August 2, 2018
  6. "Freedom"
    Released: August 2, 2018
  7. "Goodbye Road"
    Released: October 1, 2018
  8. "I'm OK"
    Released: January 7, 2019

This is the last iKON album to feature the appearance of member B.I before his departure in June 2019.

Background

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YG Entertainment announced the album on Twitter on December 27, 2018, posting that the album would be available online from January 7, 2019, and as a physical version from January 8.[1] It serves as a repackage and compilation of the other entries in the New Kids series, from 2017 to 2018.[1]

Promotion

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iKON played an encore concert in Seoul, where they debuted the single "I'm OK".[2] Along with concerts in Japan, Australia, and other Asian countries, they also performed on the 2018 year-end music show MBC Gayo Daejejeon.[2]

Track listing

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Disc 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Bling Bling"
  • B.I
  • Millennium
Millennium3:39
2."Love Scenario" (사랑을 했다; Sarang-eul haetda)
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • Mot Mal
  • B.I
  • Millennium
  • Seung
Millennium3:29
3."Killing Me" (죽겠다; juggetda)B.I
  • B.I
  • Joe Rhee
  • R.Tee
  • R.Tee
  • Joe Rhee
3:13
4."Freedom"
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • Seung
  • Millennium
  • B.I
  • Seung
Millennium3:21
5."B-Day" (벌떼; beoltte)
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • B.I
  • Airplay
  • Kang Uk Jin
  • Airplay
  • Kang Uk Jin
3:34
6."Rubber Band" (고무줄다리기; gomujuldaligi)
  • B.I
  • Mino
  • Seung
  • Bobby
  • B.I
  • Mino
  • Millennium
Millennium3:17
7."Beautiful"
  • Choice37
  • Teddy
3:16
8."Cocktail" (칵테일; kagteil)
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • B.I
  • Millennium
Millennium3:46
9."Only You"
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • B.I
  • Kang Uk-jin
Kang Uk-jin3:32
10."Everything"
  • Psy
  • Yoo Gun-hyung
3:34
11."Love Me" (나를 사랑하지 않나요?; nareul saranghaji anhnayo?)
Choice373:28
12."Don't Let Me Know" (내가 모르게; naega moleuge)
  • B.I
  • Seung
  • B.I
  • Millennium
Millennium3:21
Disc 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."I'm OK"
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • Kim Jong-won
  • B.I
  • Future Bounce
Future Bounce3:36
2."Goodbye Road" (이별길; ibyeolgil)
  • B.I
  • Bobby
Future Bounce3:59
3."Long Time No See"
  • B.I
  • Bobby
Choice373:26
4."Best Friend"
  • B.I
  • Lee Jung Hyun
  • Future Bounce
  • Bekuh BOOM
  • B.I
Future Bounce3:50
5."Just Go"B.I
  • B.I
  • Kang Uk-jin
Kang Uk-jin3:36
6."Adore You" (좋아해요; joh-ahaeyo)
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • B.I
  • Seo Won-jin
  • Seo Won-jin
  • R.Tee
3:30
7."Don't Forget" (잊지마요; ij-jimayo)
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • Kim Joon
  • B.I
  • Kang Uk-jin
  • Diggy
  • Kang Uk-jin
  • Diggy
4:13
8."Jerk" (나쁜놈; nappeunnom)
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • B.I
  • Kang Uk-Jin
Kang Uk-Jin3:43
9."Perfect" (꼴좋다; kkoljohda)B.I
  • B.I
  • Future Bounce
Future Bounce3:33
10."Hug Me" (안아보자; an-aboja)
  • B.I
  • Bobby
Tablo3:36
11."Just for You" (줄게; julge)B.I
  • B.I
  • Kang Uk-jin
  • LIØN
  • Kang Uk-jin
  • LIØN
3:21
Total length:81:53

Charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 30
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[4] 1

References

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  1. ^ a b c "iKon Ready to Share New Repackaged Album Next Month". Al Bawaba. December 28, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Kim, Jee-min (December 27, 2018). "iKon confirms release date of repackaged album". KPop Herald. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-01-21" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 2, 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 17, 2019.