Miss Me? | ||||
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EP by I.O.I | ||||
Released | October 17, 2016 | |||
Recorded | September – October 2016 | |||
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Length | 16:52 | |||
Language | Korean | |||
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"Very Very Very" on YouTube |
Miss Me? is the second and last extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group I.O.I, a project group created through the 2016 Mnet survival show, Produce 101, composed of eleven trainees from different entertainment companies that promoted until January 2017 under YMC Entertainment. It contains five tracks, including the lead single, "Very Very Very" produced by Park Jin-young.
The EP was a commercial success peaking at number 2 on the Gaon Album Chart. The album sold 93,593 physical copies in 2016.
After I.O.I's promotion as a unit group, YMC Entertainment announced the comeback of the whole group with eleven members slated for an October release. It was also revealed that the new album would be the last activity before their disbandment.
On September 2016, it was announced that the October release would be an extended play, with a title track composed by Park Jin-young, founder of Jeon So-mi's agency JYP Entertainment and b-side tracks produced by Brand New Music's Rhymer and Jinyoung of B1A4, who also produced I.O.I's song "When the Cherry Blossoms Fade". The photo shoot for the album took place in a studio in Seoul on September 27. The next day, it was confirmed that the new EP is scheduled for release on October 17 at midnight. I.O.I filmed the title track's music video in Gyeonggi Province on October 3 and 4.
The group's special comeback show titled I Miss You Very Very Very Much Show (Hangul: 너무너무너무 보고싶었SHOW) was aired live through Mnet on October 16 at 23:30 KST, followed by the release of Miss Me? and the title track's music video at midnight.
I.O.I held the showcase for Miss Me? on October 17, 2016 at Yes24 Live Hall located in Seoul. The group then made their music program comeback on The Show: Busan One Asia Festival on the next day, performing "Hold On" and "Very Very Very". It was followed by comeback stages on the October 19th episode of Show Champion, M! Countdown on the 20th and Music Bank on the 21st.