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Love or Loved Part.2

Love or Loved Part.2 is the second extended play by South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter B.I, released by 131 and Transparent Arts on November 10, 2023.[1] It is the second and last part of B.I's Love or Loved global album project, after the EP Love or Loved Part.1, released on November 18, 2022.[2] It consists of five tracks,[3] including the singles "4 Letters" and "Loved", which were respectively released on September 29 and October 27, 2023.[4][5]

Love or Loved Part.2
A rose dripping with blue paint.
Digital cover
EP by
B.I
ReleasedNovember 10, 2023 (2023-11-10)
Length14:33
Language
  • English
  • Korean
Label
  • 131
  • Transparent Arts
B.I chronology
To Die For
(2023) 		Love or Loved Part.2
(2023) 		Tadaima
(2024)
Singles from Love or Loved Part.2
  1. "4 Letters"
    Released: September 29, 2023
  2. "Loved"
    Released: October 27, 2023

Background

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B.I's global album project Love or Loved was first introduced through a video teaser released in April 2022.[6] The singer-songwriter explained later on that he wanted to talk about different aspects of love through this project: "the start of love, the breaking up of love, all the stages of love".[7] So that the message would be clearer, he chose to divide the album into two EPs,[8] the first one telling stories about "love", the second one exploring the "loved" side.[9] B.I described the feelings associated with the latter as "a kind of loneliness and sadness and a little bit of emptiness".[8]

After the release of the first EP, Love or Loved Part.1, on November 18, 2022,[2] B.I's label, 131, announced in February 2023 that Love or Loved Part.2 would be released after his second full length album, in the second half of the year.[10] B.I's second album, To Die For, came out on June 1, 2023.[11] In July 2023, 131 published a poster hinting at an October comeback for Love or Loved Part.2.[12] The detailed schedule was revealed at the beginning of September 2023, announcing the release of two singles on September 29 and October 27, followed by the EP itself on November 10, 2023.[13]

Release and promotion

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Love or Loved Part.2 was released on November 10, 2023.[1]

Two months before, on September 10, 2023, B.I unveiled the title track "Loved" during the 2023 edition of the festival Lollapalooza in Berlin.[14] Between September 19 and October 19, 2023, he embarked on his first Europe tour, Love or Die. He performed in 16 cities across 14 European countries. Most of the stops were sold-out, and Joseph Kocharian wrote in his five-stars review for Rolling Stone UK that the concert in London was a "masterclass of live performance". The unreleased songs from Love or Loved Part.2 were part of the set list of the tour.[15][16]

The second track of the EP, "4 Letters", was released on digital music platforms halfway through the tour, on September 29, 2023. The single featured Filipino-Australian singer James Reid.[4]

"Loved" was released shortly after the end of the tour, on October 27, 2023, along with a music video.[5] Subsequently, from October 31 to November 9, each of the four other tracks was successively introduced through a poster quoting a few lines of the song, and a short video teaser featuring B.I.[17]

Track listing

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Love or Loved Part.2 track listing (digital)
No.TitleLength
1."Loved"2:36
2."4 Letters" (featuring James Reid)3:01
3."Alone" (featuring Tytan)3:02
4."S.O.S"2:49
5."All Shook Up" (featuring Agnez Mo)3:04
Total length:14:33
Love or Loved Part.2 track listing (CD)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Loved"
  • B.I
  • Mark Johns
  • Fedi
  • AO Beats
2:38
2."4 Letters"
  • B.I
  • Jake Torrey
  • Jesse Fink
  • Nick Lee
  • Mason Sacks
  • Lee
  • Sacks
2:47
3."Alone"B.I
  • B.I
  • Padi
Padi3:05
4."S.O.S"B.I
  • B.I
  • Stally
Stally2:51
5."All Shook Up"
  • B.I
  • Dalton Diel
  • B.I
  • Lee
  • Jordan Reifkind
  • Lee
  • Reifkind
3:03
Total length:14:26

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[18]

Production

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  • B.I – executive producer
  • Aaron Mattes – mixing ("Loved", "4 Letters", "All Shook Up")
  • Tiernan Cranny – mastering ("Loved", "4 Letters", "All Shook Up")
  • Sunwoo – mixing ("Alone", "S.O.S")
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering ("Alone", "S.O.S")

Additional personnel

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  • Hyejin Sim – production director
  • Sumin Oh – head of creative part
  • Sungwoo Jung – A&R
  • Haneul Kim – A&R
  • Daeun Choi – marketing
  • Nalim Cho – contents studio
  • Juyun Bang – contents studio
  • Hosua Yoh – global business
  • Wonsun Lee – global business
  • Dongho Yang – global business
  • Nick.K – management
  • Transparent Arts – global management
  • Wonder – global management
  • Byul Yun – music video director
  • Jangdukhwa – photography
  • Jiyong Yoon – music video photography
  • Wonyoung Ki – music video photography assistant
  • Minhyung Jun – music video photography assistant
  • Jungtae Kim – physical design director
  • Hyein Yang – physical design director assistant
  • Hoyeon Moon – promotion design
  • Fwanwook Jung – styling
  • Mincheol Jang – styling assistant
  • Kyeongmin Choi – album jacket hair
  • Sohee Kim – music video hair
  • Hangyeol Noh – make-up

Charts

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Chart performance for Love or Loved Part.2
Chart (2023) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Circle)[19] 18

Release history

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Release dates and formats for Love or Loved Part.2
Region Date Format(s) Edition(s) Label Ref.
Various November 10, 2023
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  • 131
  • Transparent Arts
 [20]
South Korea CD Asia edition: "Letter" version, "Photo book" version
United States U.S. edition: "Analogue" version

References

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  1. ^ a b Kang, Seo-jeong (November 10, 2023). "비아이, 오늘(10일) 글로벌 EP 완결판 'L.O.L Part.2' 발매..이별과 공허". Osen (in Korean). Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Chakraborty, Riddhi (November 19, 2022). "B.I Returns With Sleek Dance Track 'Keep Me Up'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  3. ^ Son, Bong-seok (September 12, 2023). "비아이, 글로벌 EP 타이틀곡은 'Loved'···롤라팔루자 선공개→11월 정식 컴백 기대 고조". Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Yeo, Gladys (September 30, 2023). "B.I drops pre-release single '4 Letters' featuring James Reid". NME. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Choe, Hye-jin (October 27, 2023). "비아이, 'Loved' 음원·MV 선공개..앨범 완성도에 자신감". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  6. ^ I, Seung-hun (April 21, 2022). "비아이, 'Love or Loved' 커밍순..글로벌 앨범 프로젝트 첫 티저 기습 공개". Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  7. ^ Glasby, Taylor (May 19, 2022). "B.I Opens Up: K-pop Star Talks Love, Ambition and the Year That Nearly Broke Him". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Kandangwa, Sumnima (August 15, 2023). "K-pop rapper B.I on his new album, Europe tour and Hong Kong S2O festival concert: the former iKon member chats about his Love or Loved Part. 2 record and love for his fans – interview". SCMP Style. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  9. ^ Assis, Tássia (June 12, 2023). "B.I on 'To Die For': 'Youth is short and splendid, it's bound to be beautiful'". NME. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  10. ^ Jeong, Han-byeol (February 3, 2023). "비아이, 레이블 수장에서 소속 아티스트로…'음악에 집중'". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  11. ^ Munson, Olivia (June 5, 2023). "B.I returns with 'To Die For': K-pop soloist reflects on inspirations, emotions and growth". USA Today. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  12. ^ "비아이, 10월 컴백 확정". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). July 15, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  13. ^ Hong, Yoo (September 11, 2023). "Rapper B.I to return with new EP in November". The Korea Herald. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  14. ^ Song, Bong-seok (September 11, 2023). "비아이, 11월 컴백...'러브 오어 러브드' 프로젝트 마침표비아이, 한국 아티스트 최초 '롤라팔루자 베를린' 빛냈다!". Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  15. ^ Han, Hae-seon (November 21, 2023). "비아이, 유럽 16개 도시 투어 大성황..롤링스톤UK '★★★★★' 호평". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  16. ^ Kocharian, Joseph (October 16, 2023). "B.I live in London: Korean idol puts on a masterclass of live performance". Rolling Stone UK. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  17. ^ Son, Bong-seok (November 9, 2023). "'컴백 D-1' 비아이, 글로벌 EP 리릭 포스터+트랙 필름 공개 완료". Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  18. ^ Kim, Jungtae; Yang, Hyein (2023). Love or Loved Part.2 (album booklet). B.I. 131 and Transparent Arts.
  19. ^ "Circle Album Chart – Week 45, 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  20. ^ "B.I Global EP <Love or Loved Part.2> Physical Spoiler (Letter/ Photo book Ver.)" (in English and Korean). 131. October 10, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via YouTube.
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