Into the Light (EP)

Into the Light
Into the Light
	Digital cover
EP by Lightsum
Released	May 24, 2022
Genre	K-pop
Length	15:22
Language	Korean
Label	Cube; Kakao;
Lightsum chronology
Singles from Into the Light
	"Alive"; Released: May 24, 2022;

Into the Light is the first extended play by South Korean girl group Lightsum. The EP was released by Cube Entertainment on May 24, 2022, and contains five tracks, including the lead single "Alive". This was the final release to feature former members Huiyeon and Jian, before their departures from the group on October 25, 2022.

Background and release

On May 9, 2022, Cube Entertainment announced Lightsum would be releasing their first extended play titled Into the Light on May 24.^[1] A day later, the promotional schedule was released.^[2] On May 13, the track listing was released with "Alive" announced as the lead single.^[3] On May 19, a promotional video titled "Synergy" was released,^[4] followed by the release of an audio snippet video a day later.^[5] The music video teaser for "Alive" was released on May 22–23.^[6]^[7]

Commercial performance

Into the Light debuted at number 13 on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart in the chart issue dated May 22–28, 2022;^[8] on the monthly chart, the EP debuted at number 39 in the chart issue for May 2022 with 17,902 copies sold.^[9]

Promotion

Prior to the extended play's release, on May 24, 2022, Lightsum held a live event to introduce the EP and communicate with their fans.^[10]

Track listing

Track listing for *Into the Light*
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Alive"	Star Wars (Galactika)	Star Wars (Galactika) Atenna (Galactika) Woo Bin (Galactika)	Team Galactika	3:06
2.	"I"	Star Wars (Galactika)	Star Wars (Galactika) Woo Bin (Galactika) Pablo (Galactika) Atenna (Galactika) Alina Smith (Lyre) Gisselle Acevedo Jake Barker Senija Hadzich	Team Galactika	2:52
3.	"Good News"	Atenna (Galactika) Star Wars (Galactika) Ejae Kim Hyun-joong	Ogi (Galactika)	Team Galactika	3:24
4.	"Q"	Wwwave (PaperMaker)	Wwwave (PaperMaker)	Wwwave (PaperMaker)	2:42
5.	"Bye Bye Love"	1Take (NewType) Tak (NewType) Arran (NewType)	1Take (NewType) Tak (NewType)	1Take (NewType) Tak (NewType)	3:18
Total length:					15:22

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Into the Light*
Chart (2022)	Peak positions
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[8]	13

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for *Into the Light*
Chart (2022)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[9]	39

Sales

Sales for *Into the Light*
Region	Sales
South Korea^[9]	17,902

Release history

Release history for *Into the Light*
Region	Date	Format	Label
South Korea	May 24, 2022	CD	Cube Kakao
Various	May 24, 2022	Digital download streaming	Cube Kakao

References

^ Park, Seo-yeon (May 9, 2022). "라잇썸, 24일 첫 미니앨범 'Into The Light'으로 컴백..아트워크 공개" [Lightsum, comeback with their first mini album 'Into The Light' on the 24th..Artwork released] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Kang, Da-yoon (May 10, 2022). "라잇썸, 첫 번째 미니앨범 스케줄러 공개...컴백 카운드다운 시작" [Lightsum, first mini-album scheduler released...Comeback countdown begins] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Kim, Do-gon (May 13, 2022). "Lightsum(라잇썸), 미니앨범 트랙리스트 공개" [Lightsum, mini album track list released] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Lee, Seung-hoon (May 19, 2022). "라잇썸, 8人 8色 하이틴 시너지 예고..'Into The Light' 트레일러 공개" [Lightsum, 8 People, 8 Colors, Teen Synergy Announcement..'Into The Light' Trailer Released] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Ji, Min-kyung (May 20, 2022). "라잇썸, 'Into The Light' 오디오 스니펫 공개..타이틀곡은 'ALIVE'" [Lightsum, 'Into The Light' audio snippet released..The title song is 'Alive'] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Kim, Su-jin (May 22, 2022). "Lightsum(라잇썸), 'Alive'(얼라이브) 첫 번째 뮤직비디오 티저 공개" [Lightsum releases the first music video teasers for 'Alive'] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Lee, Seul (May 23, 2022). "라잇썸, 하이틴 감성 'Alive' MV 2차 티저...사랑스러운 퍼포먼스" [Lightsum, Teen Emotion 'Alive' MV 2nd Teaser...lovely performance] (in Korean). X-port News. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Naver.
^ ^a ^b "2022년 22주차 Album Chart" [Week 22 of 2022 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). May 22–28, 2022. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2022년 05월 Album Chart" [May 2022 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^ Hwang, Hye-jin (May 24, 2022). "'컴백' 라잇썸 "너무 설레고 떨려, 다양한 장르 위해 심혈 기울여"" ['Comeback' Lightsum "I'm so excited and nervous, I'm working hard for various genres"] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Naver.

[1] Park, Seo-yeon (May 9, 2022). "라잇썸, 24일 첫 미니앨범 'Into The Light'으로 컴백..아트워크 공개" [Lightsum, comeback with their first mini album 'Into The Light' on the 24th..Artwork released] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Naver.

[2] Kang, Da-yoon (May 10, 2022). "라잇썸, 첫 번째 미니앨범 스케줄러 공개...컴백 카운드다운 시작" [Lightsum, first mini-album scheduler released...Comeback countdown begins] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Naver.

[3] Kim, Do-gon (May 13, 2022). "Lightsum(라잇썸), 미니앨범 트랙리스트 공개" [Lightsum, mini album track list released] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Naver.

[4] Lee, Seung-hoon (May 19, 2022). "라잇썸, 8人 8色 하이틴 시너지 예고..'Into The Light' 트레일러 공개" [Lightsum, 8 People, 8 Colors, Teen Synergy Announcement..'Into The Light' Trailer Released] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Naver.

[5] Ji, Min-kyung (May 20, 2022). "라잇썸, 'Into The Light' 오디오 스니펫 공개..타이틀곡은 'ALIVE'" [Lightsum, 'Into The Light' audio snippet released..The title song is 'Alive'] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Naver.

[6] Kim, Su-jin (May 22, 2022). "Lightsum(라잇썸), 'Alive'(얼라이브) 첫 번째 뮤직비디오 티저 공개" [Lightsum releases the first music video teasers for 'Alive'] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Naver.

[7] Lee, Seul (May 23, 2022). "라잇썸, 하이틴 감성 'Alive' MV 2차 티저...사랑스러운 퍼포먼스" [Lightsum, Teen Emotion 'Alive' MV 2nd Teaser...lovely performance] (in Korean). X-port News. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Naver.

[gaon-weekly-8] "2022년 22주차 Album Chart" [Week 22 of 2022 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). May 22–28, 2022. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.

[gaon-monthly-9] "2022년 05월 Album Chart" [May 2022 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.

[10] Hwang, Hye-jin (May 24, 2022). "'컴백' 라잇썸 "너무 설레고 떨려, 다양한 장르 위해 심혈 기울여"" ['Comeback' Lightsum "I'm so excited and nervous, I'm working hard for various genres"] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Naver.

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