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Welcome Back (iKon album)

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Welcome Back
iKON Debut Full Album cover
Studio album by
iKON
ReleasedDecember 24, 2015 (2015-12-24)
Genre
Length40:24
LanguageKorean
LabelYG
ProducerB.I
IKON chronology
Welcome Back
(2015) 		WYD
(2016)
Singles from Welcome Back
  1. "My Type"
    Released: September 15, 2015
  2. "Airplane"
    Released: October 1, 2015
  3. "Rhythm Ta"
    Released: October 1, 2015
  4. "Apology"
    Released: November 16, 2015
  5. "Anthem"
    Released: November 16, 2015
  6. "Dumb & Dumber"
    Released: December 24, 2015
  7. "What's Wrong?"
    Released: December 24, 2015
Half Album Cover

Welcome Back is the debut studio album by South Korean male group iKON. The full album was initially planned to be released on November 2, 2015. However, on October 27, 2015, YG Entertainment announced that the release of the full album would be delayed. The album was released on December 24, 2015, along with additional music videos than previously planned. Additionally, two digital singles along with accompanying music videos were released on November 16.

iKON topped the Gaon Album chart with their Debut Half Album - Welcome Back from October 4, 2015 to October 10, 2015.[1] Their first single, My Type was released on September 15 and became a huge success, selling about 1.6 million copies in Korea and becoming one of the best selling singles of 2015.

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Background and development

On September 15, 2015, iKON's debut single "My Type" was released.[2]

On October 1, 2015, iKON released the first half of Welcome Back, along with two music videos for their promotional singles "Airplane" and "Rhythm Ta."[3][4] Two additional singles, "Apology" and "Anthem" were released on November 16, 2015, as part of the rescheduling of the release of the full album. iKON's first studio full album was released on December 24, 2015, with the title tracks "What's Wrong?" and "Dumb & Dumber".

iKON's leader B.I was involved in the song composition for the majority of the tracks in the full album.

Commercial performance

Welcome Back Half Album charted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart[5] selling 82,208 copies in its first month and 3,463 in the second month.[6][7] The full album also charted at number one,[8] with a total of 52,312 copies sold in the first month of release.[9] In the year-end chart, the album reportedly sold a total of 117,483 copies.[10]

On the Oricon Chart, the half album charted at 26[11] and the full album charted at 22.[12] On January 13, 2016, the Japanese version of the album was released and 53,207 copies were sold in the first day, topping the Oricon daily chart.[13] With a total of 61,508 copies sold in its first week of release, the Japanese album charted third on the Oricon chart.[14] In October 2016, sales of the album had passed the 150,000 copies mark, and its Japanese version had passed the 90,000 copies mark.

"My Type" was released along with a music video on 15 September 2015. Within 24 hours of its release, the music video surpassed 1.7 million views on YouTube. The group took their first music show win with the single on 26 September 2015 on MBC's Music Core, even though they had yet to make their first official live appearance. On 24 September, "My Type" achieved a 'triple crown' on the Gaon chart, having taken the number one spot on the digital, download, and streaming charts simultaneously for the 39th week of 2015. On 18 September, the single became number one on the music video chart of Chinese music streaming sites QQ Music and Youku. iKon also trended on Weibo, where they were reportedly searched 1.3 billion times. "My Type" was the 34th best selling song of 2015 by Gaon Music chart.

Track listing

Half album track list[15]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Welcome Back"
  • B.I
  • Rovin
Rovin3:33
2."Rhythm Ta" (리듬 타; Rhythm Ta)
  • B.I
  • Bobby
P.K3:47
3."My Type" (취향저격; Chwihyangjeogyeok)
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • Kush
  • Choice37
  • Kush
  • B.I
Choice373:31
4."Today" (오늘따라; Oneul Ttara)
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • B.I
  • Ham Seung-cheon
  • Kang Uk-jin
  • Future Bounce
Future Bounce3:12
5."Airplane"
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • B.I
  • Future Bounce
Future Bounce3:36
6."M.U.P" (솔직하게; Soljighage)
  • The Fliptones
  • The Jackie Boyz
3:23
Total length:21:02
Full album track list[16][17]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Dumb & Dumber" (덤앤더머; deom-aendeomeo)
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • Future Bounce
  • B.I
Future Bounce4:01
2."What's Wrong?" (왜 또; wae tto)
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • B.I
  • Rovin
Rovin3:49
3."I Miss You So Bad" (아니라고; anilago)
  • G-Dragon
  • Dee.P
DEE.P3:48
4."Rhythm Ta" (리듬 타; lideum ta)
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • P.K
  • B.I
  • Ju-ne
P.K3:47
5."Anthem" (이리오너라; Irioneora; B.I & Bobby)
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • Teddy
  • Choice37
3:25
6."Apology" (지못미; Ji Mot-mi)
3:51
7."Airplane"
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • B.I
  • Future Bounce
Future Bounce3:36
8."My Type" (취향저격; Chwihyangjeogyeok)
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • Kush
  • Choice37
  • Kush
  • B.I
Choice373:31
9."Today" (오늘따라; Oneul Ttara)
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • B.I
  • Ham Seung-cheon
  • Kang Uk-jin
  • Future Bounce
Future Bounce3:12
10."Welcome Back"
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • B.I
  • Rovin
Rovin3:33
11."Rhythm Ta Remix" (리듬 타; lideum ta)
  • B.I
  • Bobby
  • P.K
  • B.I
  • Ju-ne
P.K3:47
Total length:41:00
DVD – disc 1 (Japanese complete edition)
No.TitleLength
1."Dumb & Dumber" (Japanese ver.) 
2."What's Wrong?" (Japanese ver.) 
3."I Miss You So Bad" (Japanese ver.) 
4."Rhythm Ta" (Japanese ver.) 
5."Anthem" (CHOICE37 ver/Japanese ver.) 
6."Apology" (Japanese ver.) 
7."Airplane" (Japanese ver.) 
8."My Type" (Japanese ver.) 
9."Today" (Japanese ver.) 
10."Welcome Back" (Japanese ver.) 
11."Rhythm Ta" (Rock Ver./Japanese ver.) 
12."M.U.P" (Japanese ver.) 
13."Climax" (Japanese ver.) 
14."Just Another Boy" (Japanese ver.) 
15."Wait For Me" (Japanese ver.) 
16."Sinosijak" (Japanese ver.) 
17."Long Time No See" (Japanese ver.) 
18."Just Go" (Japanese ver.) 
DVD – disc 2 (Japanese complete edition)
No.TitleLength
1."Dumb & Dumber" (Korean ver.) 
2."What's Wrong?" (Korean ver.) 
3."I Miss You So Bad" (Korean ver.) 
4."Rhythm Ta" (Korean ver.) 
5."Anthem" (CHOICE37 ver./Korean ver.) 
6."Apology" (Korean ver.) 
7."Airplane" (Korean ver.) 
8."My Type" (Korean ver.) 
9."Today" (Korean ver.) 
10."Welcome Back" (Korean ver.) 
11."Rhythm Ta" (Rock ver./Korean ver.) 
12."M.U.P" (Korean ver.) 
13."Climax" (Korean ver.) 
14."Just Another Boy" (Korean ver.) 
15."Wait For Me" (Korean ver.) 
16."Sinosijak" (Korean ver.) 
17."Long Time No See" (Korean ver.) 
18."Just Go" (Korean ver.) 

Charts

Sales

Chart Sales
South Korea 157,255[23]
Japan 99,570[24]

Awards

Music programs

Song Program Date Ref.
"My Type" Show! Music Core (MBC) September 26, 2015 [25]
Inkigayo (SBS) September 27, 2015 [26]
October 4, 2015 [27]
"Rhythm Ta" M Countdown (Mnet) October 8, 2015 [28]
"Apology" Inkigayo (SBS) November 29, 2015 [29]
"Dumb & Dumber" M Countdown (Mnet) January 14, 2016 [30]
January 21, 2016 [31]
January 28, 2016 [32]

Release history

Country Date Version Language Label(s) Format Ref.
South Korea October 1, 2015 EP Korean YG
Various
South Korea October 5, 2015 CD
Japan October 28, 2015 Japanese YGEX
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 [33]
South Korea December 24, 2015 Full Album Korean YG CD
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Japan January 13, 2016 Japanese YGEX
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 [34]
March 30, 2016 Complete Edition
  • CD
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 [35]

References

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  2. ^ "iKON – WELCOME BACK : SEASON SCHEDULE". yg-life. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  3. ^ "iKON – '리듬 타(RHYTHM TA)' M/V". yg-life. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  4. ^ "iKON – 'AIRPLANE' M/V". yg-life. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Gaon Chart Week, 42 - Welcome Back (Half Album)". Gaon Chart. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Gaon Album Chart - October". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  7. ^ "Gaon Album Chart - November". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
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  9. ^ a b "Gaon Album Chart - December". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  10. ^ "Gaon Album Chart - 2015". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
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  22. ^ "Comprehensive Weekly Top 20: 20151218-20151224" (in Chinese). G-Music. December 30, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  23. ^ Cumulative Sales for "Welcome Back":
  24. ^ Cumulative sales for "Welcome Back":
  25. ^ "iKON Gets Very 1st Win With "My Type" on "Music Core," Performances by CNBLUE, Red Velvet, and More". Soompi. September 26, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  26. ^ "iKON Takes 2nd Win for "My Type" on Chuseok Special of "Inkigayo"". Soompi. September 27, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  27. ^ "iKON Wins "Inkigayo" Again With "My Type," Performs "Rhythm Ta" and "Airplane"". Soompi. October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  28. ^ "iKON Takes 1st Win For "Rhythm Ta" Through "M!Countdown," Performances from Taeyeon, Ailee, Oh My Girl, and More". Soompi. October 8, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
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  30. ^ "iKON Wins With "Dumb and Dumber" on "M!Countdown"". Soompi. January 14, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
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  32. ^ "iKON Wins With "Dumb and Dumber" on "M!Countdown" + Performances by Ryeowook, GFRIEND, Yezi and More". Soompi. January 28, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  33. ^ "Welcome Back -Kr Debut Half Album-". Spotify. 7 October 2015.
  34. ^ "Welcome Back". Spotify. 13 January 2016.
  35. ^ "Welcome Back (Complete Edition)". Spotify. 30 March 2016.
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