The New Kids (album)

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
iKON
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

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

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

References
  1. "iKon Ready to Share New Repackaged Album Next Month". Al Bawaba. December 28, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  2. 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.
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