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Expérgo

2023 EP by Nmixx

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Expérgo (Latin, "To Wake Up") is the first extended play by South Korean girl group Nmixx. It was released by JYP Entertainment on March 20, 2023, and contains six tracks, including the pre-released single "Young, Dumb, Stupid", and the lead single "Love Me Like This".

01Background and release

On February 10, 2023, JYP Entertainment announced Nmixx would be releasing their first extended play titled Expérgo on March 20. On February 13, the promotional schedule was released. On February 27, a teaser trailer titled "Secret of Sweet Oasis" was released. On March 2, the track listing was released with "Love Me Like This" announced as the lead single. On March 3, the first highlight medley video was released, followed by the second highlight medley video on March 16. On March 5, the first concept film titled "Dizziness of Freedom" was released, followed by the second concept film titled "Wisdom, Love, Courage" on March 9. On March 13, the first track "Young, Dumb, Stupid" was pre-released alongside its music video. On March 18, the music video teaser for "Love Me Like This" was released. The extended play was released alongside the music video for "Love Me Like This" on March 20.

02Composition

Expérgo consists of six tracks. The first track "Young, Dumb, Stupid" was described as an "energetic", "mix-pop" song that combines hip hop and a style typical of a children's song, sampling the nursery rhyme "Frère Jacques". The second track and title track "Love Me Like This" was characterized as a hip hop and R&B song with lyrics that "express the relation of people, who are able to love themselves and each other". The third track "Paxxword" was described as having a "powerful and funky groove". The fourth track "Just Did It" was described as a song with lyrics that "express moments when things connects miraculously". The fifth track "My Gosh" was called a soft pop song with an acoustic guitar rhythm and lyrics about "the excitement of spring". The last track "Home" was described as a "hybrid" song that mixes hip hop with an "emotional" rhythm.

03Promotion

Following the release of Expérgo, on March 20, 2023, Nmixx held a live event called "Docking Station: Expérgo" on YouTube to introduce the extended play and communicate with their fans.

04Track listing

Track listing for Expérgo
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Young, Dumb, Stupid"
  • Brain U (The Hub)
  • Honey Noise (The Hub)
  • Brown Panda (The Hub)
  • Frankie Day (The Hub)
  • Awry (The Hub)
  • Brain U (The Hub)
  • Honey Noise (The Hub)
  • Brown Panda (The Hub)
3:10
2."Love Me Like This"
  • Lee Hye-joon (Onclassa)
  • Jennifer Eunsoo Kim
  • Jang Eun-ji (153/Joombas)
  • Shin Hye-mi (PNP)
  • Oh Hyun-seon (Lalala Studio)
  • Wkly
LDN Noise3:08
3."Paxxword"
  • MosPick
  • Young Chance
  • MosPick
  • Young Chance
MosPick3:12
4."Just Did It"
  • Lee Seu-ran
  • Hezen (Music Cube)
  • Kenzie
  • Fabian Torsson
  • Harry Sommerdahl
  • Ylva Dimberg
  • Fabian Torsson
  • Harry Sommerdahl
2:58
5."My Gosh"Cho Yu-ri (Jam Factory)
  • Aftrshok
  • Brain U (The Hub)
  • Lee Chan
  • Ayushy (The Hub)
  • Awry (The Hub)
  • Chanti (The Hub)
  • Charlotte Wilson
  • Aftrshok
  • Brain U (The Hub)
3:36
6."Home"
  • Danke (Lalala Studio)
  • Gxxdkelvin
  • Aftrshok
  • Brain U (The Hub)
  • Frankie Day (The Hub)
  • Jacob Aaron (The Hub)
  • Aftrshok
  • Brain U (The Hub)
2:40
Total length:18:44

05Credits and personnel

Studio

  • JYPE Studios, recording (all tracks), mixing (tracks 1, 3-6), vocal editing (tracks 3, 5)
  • Chapel Swing Studios, mixing (track 2)
  • 821 Sound Mastering, mastering (tracks 1, 3-6)
  • Sterling Sound, mastering (track 2)
  • Ingrid Studio, vocal editing (tracks 4-5)

Personnel

  • Nmixx, vocals (all tracks), background vocals (track 4)
    • Haewon, background vocals (tracks 1-2)
    • Sullyoon, background vocals (track 1)
    • Bae, background vocals (track 1)
    • Kyujin, background vocals (track 2)
  • Frankie Day (The Hub), background vocals, composition, vocal directing (tracks 1, 6)
  • Kriz, background vocals (track 2), vocal directing (tracks 2, 4)
  • Sound Kim, background vocals (track 3)
  • Sophia Pae, background vocals (track 5)
  • Oh Hyun-seon (Lalala Studio), lyrics (track 1)
  • Moon Yeo-reum (Jam Factory), lyrics (track 1)
  • Lee Seu-ran, lyrics (tracks 1, 4)
  • Park Sang-yu (PNP), lyrics (track 1)
  • Lee Hye-joon (Onclassa), lyrics (track 2)
  • Jennifer Eunsoo Kim, lyrics (track 2)
  • Jang Eun-ji (153/Joombas), lyrics (track 2)
  • Shin Hye-mi (PNP), lyrics (track 2)
  • Oh Hyun-seon (Lalala Studio), lyrics (track 2)
  • Wkly, lyrics (track 2)
  • MosPick - lyrics, composition, arrangement (track 3)
  • Young Chance, lyrics, composition, vocal directing, vocal editing, electronic piano (track 3)
  • Hezen (Music Cube), lyrics (track 4)
  • Cho Yu-ri, lyrics (track 5)
  • Danke (Lalala Studio), lyrics (track 6)
  • Gxxdkelvin, lyrics (track 6)
  • Brian U (The Hub), composition, arrangement, vocal directing, keyboard, synthesizer (tracks 1, 5-6)
  • Honey Noise (The Hub), composition, arrangement, vocal directing, keyboard, synthesizer (track 1)
  • Brown Panda (The Hub), composition, arrangement, keyboard, synthesizer (track 1)
  • Awry (The Hub), composition (tracks 1, 5), vocal directing (track 1)
  • Greg Bonnick, composition (track 2)
  • Hayden Chapman, composition (track 2)
  • Taet Chesterton, composition (track 2)
  • Gavin Jones, composition (track 2)
  • Kenzie, composition (track 4)
  • Fabien Torsson, composition, arrangement, instruments (track 4)
  • Harry Sommerdahl, composition, arrangement, instruments (track 4)
  • Ylva Dimberg, composition (track 4)
  • Aftrshok, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, keyboard (tracks 5-6)
  • Lee Chan, composition (track 5)
  • Ayushy (The Hub), composition, vocal directing (track 5)
  • Chanti (The Hub), composition (track 5)
  • Charlotte Wilson, composition (track 5)
  • Jacob Aaron (The Hub), composition, vocal directing (track 6)
  • LDN Noise, arrangement, instruments (track 2)
  • Uhm Sae-hee, recording (track 1)
  • Im Chan-mi, recording (tracks 1-2, 4-6)
  • Goo Hye-jin, recording (tracks 1-5), vocal editing (track 5)
  • Lee Sang-yeop, recording (tracks 2, 4, 6)
  • Lee Tae-seop, mixing (tracks 1, 4-6)
  • Tony Maserati, mixing (track 2)
  • David K. Younghyun, mixing (track 2)
  • Im Hong-jin, mixing, vocal editing (track 3)
  • Kwon Nam-woo, mastering (tracks 1, 3-6)
  • Chris Gehringer, mastering (track 2)
  • Noday, vocal directing (track 2)
  • Kang Dong-ha, vocal directing, vocal editing, piano (track 3)
  • Vox Tune, vocal editing (tracks 1, 6)
  • Shin Ji-young NYC, vocal editing (track 2)
  • Jung Eun-kyung, vocal editing (tracks 4-5)
  • Park Seo-hyun, guitars (track 5)
  • Seo Yu-won, guitars (track 5)

06Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Expérgo
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) 22
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 8
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) 10
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) 33
South Korean Albums (Circle) 2
US Billboard 200 122
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard) 16
US World Albums (Billboard) 5

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for Expérgo
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 35
South Korean Albums (Circle) 4

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Expérgo
Chart (2023) Position
South Korean Albums (Circle) 33

07Certifications

Certifications for Expérgo
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA) 3× Platinum 750,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

08Release history

Release history for Expérgo
Region Date Format Label
Various March 20, 2023 JYP
South Korea CD
United States March 24, 2023
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