iKON’s New Song is Titled ‘GOODBYE ROAD’…Competed for Title with ‘LOVE SCENARIO’ [OFFICIAL]

[OSEN=장진리 기자] After announcing their comeback on October, iKON finally unveiled the title song of their upcoming mini album.

Today (18th) at 1 PM, YG Entertainment released the teaser for the title song ‘GOODBYE ROAD’ from iKON’s upcoming mini album ‘NEW KIDS : THE FINAL’ through their official blog (www.yg-life.com). 

The MV for ‘GOODBYE ROAD’ was shot last year, while to song competed with iKON’s greatest hit, ‘LOVE SCENARIO’, as the title song contender. The song was written by iKON’s leader B.I and BOBBY, while B.I, FUTURE BOUNCE, and Bekuh BOOM composed the track.

YG’s representative producer YANG HYUN SUK decided to release ‘LOVE SCENARIO’ on January, and waited for a year since he thought the mood of ‘GOODBYE ROAD’ perfectly fits with the vibes of autumn.

Representative YANG made a surprise spoiler of ‘GOODBYE ROAD’ by uploading the MV shooting scene with JU-NE through his social media on September 2017. He wrote ‘B.I’s unexpectedness and improvements’ and ‘Snipes sensitivity and preference’ as hashtags, raising expectations of fans.

YANG HYUN SUK explained ‘GOODBYE ROAD’ by stating, “It was my personal favorite. The poetic and sentimental lyrics and melody which discuss farewell are on point, while iKON’s choreography is also amazing despite being a slow track”. He added, “I’m very excited to present the song for the fans as the song competed with ‘LOVE SCENARIO’ for the title position until the end”.

Although iKON did not appear in broadcasts after releasing ‘KILLING ME’ on August due to their busy schedules overseas, iKON will continue their syndrome through TV appearances with the song ‘GOODBYE ROAD’. It is said that the MV for ‘GOODBYE ROAD’ was re-shot with additional choreography, to achieve perfect quality.

iKON set a milestone by topping Korean music charts for 43days with the song ‘LOVE SCENARIO’ released back in January, while the song ‘KILLING ME’ released back in August topped iTunes Album Charts in 24 different countries, Japan iTunes Album Comprehensive and K-Pop Album Charts, and Chine Kugou Music’s K-Pop New Releases Chart, proving the group’s global popularity.

After being more active than any other year in 2018, iKON is receiving attention with their unprecedented act of making comeback 3 times a year in YG, an agency known to be picky in releasing new songs. People are paying keen attention on what kind of musical changes and growth iKON will present with ‘GOODBYE ROAD’, after waiting for a year and following ‘LOVE SCENARIO’ and ‘KILLING ME’.