Soñar (Breaker) Explained

Soñar (Breaker)
Cover:Nmixx - Soñar (Breaker).jpg
Artist:Nmixx
Type:single
Language:Korean
Genre:
Length:2:53
Label:
Composer:
  • Brian U (The Hub)
  • Honey Noise (The Hub)
  • Aftrshok (The Hub)
  • Joseph K (The Hub)
  • Brown Panda (The Hub)
  • LSY
  • NVR Know
  • Frankie Day (The Hub)
  • Awrii (The Hub)
  • Ayushy (The Hub)
  • Jacob Aaron (The Hub)
Lyricist:
  • Bok Joo-young (Lalala Studio)
  • Oh Hyun-sun (Lalala Studio)
Chronology:Nmixx
Prev Title:Party O'Clock
Prev Year:2023
Next Title:Dash
Next Year:2024

"Soñar (Breaker)" is a song by South Korean girl group Nmixx for their second extended play . It was released as the EP's pre-release single by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records on December 4, 2023.

Background and release

On November 28, 2023, JYP Entertainment announced Nmixx would be releasing their second EP titled Fe3O4: Break and its pre-release track "Soñar (Breaker)" on January 15, 2024, and December 4, 2023, respectively.[1] A teaser for the music video of the song was released on December 2.[2] The song and its music video were released 2 days later on December 4.[3]

Composition

"Soñar (Breaker)" was written by Bok Jooyoung (Lalala Studio), and Oh Hyunsun (Lalala Studio), and composed by Brian U (The Hub), Honey Noise (The Hub), Aftrshok (The Hub), Joseph K (The Hub), Brown Panda (The Hub), LSY, NVR Know, Frankie Day (The Hub), Awrii (The Hub), Ayushy (The Hub), and Jacob Aaron (The Hub).[4] The song has been described as having "a mix of the Latin-styled hip-hop genre and the UK garage genre".[5]

Critical reception

Lee Hong-hyun wrote for IZM that the song is a "well orchestrated single that is a culmination of the group's previous experimentations".

Commercial performance

"Soñar (Breaker)" debuted at number 142 on the Circle Digital Chart in the chart issue dated December 3–9, 2023,[6] and at number 20 on the Circle Download Chart in the chart issue dated December 3–9, 2023.[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2023–2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
South Korea (Circle)[8] 111

Monthly charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"
Position
South Korea (Circle)[9] 124

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatLabel
VariousDecember 4, 2023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seon. Mi-kyung. November 28, 2023. 엔믹스, 내년 1월 15일 컴백 확정..12월 4일 디지털 싱글 선공개. Nmixx confirms comeback on January 15th next year...digital single pre-release on December 4th. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231128021318/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004974563. November 28, 2023. November 28, 2023. Osen. ko. Naver.
  2. Web site: Kim. Hyo-bin. December 2, 2023. 엔믹스 컴백 예열! 선공개 신곡 'Soñar (Breaker)' 미리 듣기와 뮤직비디오 티저 최초 공개!. Nmixx comeback warm-up! Preview of new song 'Soñar (Breaker)' and music video teaser released for the first time!. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231203125407/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=445&aid=0000162842. December 3, 2023. December 3, 2023. MHN Sports. ko. Naver.
  3. Web site: Puah. Ziwei. December 4, 2023. Watch NMIXX's new music video for 'Soñar (Breaker)'. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231204110716/https://www.nme.com/news/music/nmixx-new-ep-fe3o4-break-single-sonar-breaker-3549940. December 4, 2023. December 4, 2023. NME.
  4. Web site: December 4, 2023. [Song information] NMIXX - Soñar (Breaker)]. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231204105149/https://www.melon.com/song/detail.htm?songId=37028929. December 4, 2023. December 4, 2023. Dreamus. Melon Music.
  5. Web site: December 4, 2023. [Album information] NMIXX - Soñar (Breaker)]. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231204104709/https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=11377680. December 4, 2023. December 4, 2023. Dreamus. Melon Music.
  6. Web site: December 3–9, 2023. Circle Digital Chart – Week 49, 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231214023336/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=49&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3. December 14, 2023. December 14, 2023. Circle Chart. ko.
  7. Web site: December 3–9, 2023. Circle Download Chart – Week 49, 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231214060924/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=49&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3. December 14, 2023. December 14, 2023. Circle Chart. ko.
  8. Web site: Digital Chart – Week 3 of 2024. Circle Chart. ko. January 25, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125024438/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=03&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3. January 25, 2024. live.
  9. Web site: Circle Digital Chart – January 2024. Circle Chart. ko. February 8, 2024.