READ MORE: (G)I-DLE live in Singapore: K-pop quintet close the curtains on a tumultuous yet triumphant era Tomboy". Recording Industry Association Singapore. March 18–24, 2022. Archived from the original on March 29, 2022 . Retrieved March 29, 2022. Album Chart 2022". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023 . Retrieved January 14, 2023. Zellner, Xander (May 31, 2023). "(G)I-DLE Hits No. 1 on Emerging Artists Chart for First Time". Billboard . Retrieved June 1, 2023. I love]는 '나'는 내가 아닌 다른 누군가가 원하는 모습이 아닌 그냥 '나' 본연의 모습으로 존재해야 마땅하며 내가 원하지 않는 겉치레는 벗어 던지고 꾸밈없는 본모습을 보여주겠다는 당찬 각오를 담고 있다.

a b Ko, Seung-hee (October 27, 2022). "(여자)아이들, 초동 67만 8000장 기록…전작 대비 284% 증가"[(G)I-DLE records 678,000 copies in the first week... 284% increase compared to previous work]. Herald Economy (in Korean) . Retrieved October 28, 2022.

Customer reviews

Hak-gil, Kim (September 23, 2022). (여자)아이들, 미니 5집 프라이빗 프리미어 포스터 공개[(G)I-DLE, 5th mini album private premiere poster released]. TV Daily . Retrieved October 2, 2022. Nxde". Recording Industry Association Singapore. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022 . Retrieved November 8, 2022. Fans are really excited about (G)I-DLE's upcoming 5th mini-album "I LOVE," and about its concept. Many are already thinking of the connection between the video and the photo with the caption. I love] contains a strong determination to show the real me, throwing off the pretense that I don't want, and that 'I' should exist as 'me', not as someone else wants to be. Album Chart"[2021 Album Chart] (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association . Retrieved January 7, 2022– via Gaon Chart.

While the early albums in the series adopted an introspective lens, 2021’s ‘I Burn’ was perhaps the first time an external event – a break-up – forced them to evolve. ‘I Burn’ and its follow-up ‘I Never Die’ retroactively poked holes in a seemingly perfect relationship, exposing how the guise of love turned (G)I-DLE into something they were not. On ‘I Love,’ this disillusionment has turned into healing in a decidedly (G)I-DLE way.G)I-DLE) - 5th Mini Album [I love] X-LOVE SHOW" (video). youtube.com (in Korean). (G)I-DLE (여자)아이들. October 18, 2022 . Retrieved October 19, 2022.