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Echo
Digital cover
Single album by
Ablume
ReleasedMay 9, 2025 (2025-05-09)
Length8:51
LabelMassive E&C
Singles from Echo
  1. "Echo"
    Released: May 9, 2025

Echo is the debut single album by South Korean girl group Ablume. It was released through entertainment agency Massive E&C on May 9, 2025. The album contains three tracks, including the lead single of the same name.

Development and production

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Fifty Fifty at a press conference in 2023

Saena, Aran, and Sio were previously members of South Korean girl group Fifty Fifty, where they gained popularity for their viral bubblegum song "Cupid" (2023).[1] The three members filed an injunction to suspend their exclusive contracts with record label Attrakt on June 19, citing a lack of financial transparency, failure to fulfill contractual obligations, and medical negligence.[2] Afterwards, the Seoul Central District Court dismissed it in its entirety on August 28,[3] with their exclusive contracts terminated for breach of contract on October 19.[4]

The three former members announced they had signed an exclusive contract with Massive E&C on August 12, 2024.[5] Two months later, the trio reintroduced themselves as girl group Ablume throughout social media on October 15.[6] The group spent their December on producing music videos, photoshoots, and uploading choreograph content online in Los Angeles, United States.[7]

Massive E&C later announced on February 26, 2025, that the members' former manager Ahn Sung-il would be joining them to produce their upcoming debut album,[8] set to be released in the first half of the year at the earliest. This was upon the request of Ablume during the process of discussing their future activities.[9]

Promotion and release

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The girl group soon began to release a weekly webseries named The Story of Ablume, through video sharing platform YouTube starting on March 31, consisting of six episodes.[10] A live performance video was uploaded on April 20, being a prologue version for the song "Never Far Away".[11] Ablume revealed their debut single album titled Echo, would be released the next month and made it available for pre-save via different streaming services.[12]

Ablume released the single album through entertainment agency Massive E&C on May 9, 2025, worldwide digitally for music download and streaming. The song with the same name had a music video premiering the same day.[13]

Track listing

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Song credits adapted from audio streaming service Spotify.[14]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Never Far Away" (Prologue)
  • Miles Barker
  • Glen Choi
  • Rachael Chevlin
  • Fourth Note
  • Hautboi Rich
  • Siahn
  • Miles Barker
  • Rachael Chevlin
  • Glen Choi
  • Fourth Note
  • Hautboi Rich
  • Siahn
2:23
2."Echo"
  • Fredrik Anstensen
  • Glen Choi
  • Vegard Hurum
  • Fredrik Anstensen
  • Glen Choi
  • Vegard Hurum
  • Siahn
  • Glen Choi
  • Vegard Hurum
  • Siahn
3:14
3."Echo" (Instrumental) 
  • Fredrik Anstensen
  • Glen Choi
  • Vegard Hurum
  • Siahn
  • Glen Choi
  • Vegard Hurum
  • Siahn
3:14
Total length:8:51

Release history

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Release dates and formats for Echo
Region Date Format(s) Labels Ref.
Various May 9, 2025
Massive E&C [15]

References

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  1. ^ Ye, Gladys (February 24, 2023). "Fifty Fifty on joining K-pop's new wave of powerhouse girl groups: 'We wanted to show ourselves and stand out'". NME. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Ye, Gladys (June 28, 2023). "K-pop group Fifty Fifty file to suspend contracts with agency Attrakt". NME. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  3. ^ So-Yeon, Yoon (August 28, 2023). "Seoul court sides with Attrakt in Fifty Fifty legal battle". Korea JoongAng Daily. JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  4. ^ Mier, Tomás (October 24, 2023). "Three members of Fifty Fifty cut by K-Pop agency Attrakt for alleged breach of contract". Rolling Stone. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  5. ^ Yoo, Hong (August 19, 2024). "Brutal competition ahead for first generation Fifty Fifty members". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on August 19, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  6. ^ Ji-ye, Kim (October 15, 2024). "Former Fifty Fifty members form new group named Ablume". Korea JoongAng Daily. JoongAng Ilbo. Archived from the original on November 9, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  7. ^ 어블룸, 컴백 신호탄 ... 미국서 촬영 눈길 [Ablume, signal for comeback... Attention drawn to filming in the United States]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  8. ^ Lee, Jae-hoon (February 26, 2025). 어블룸, 안성일과 다시 손잡고 재데뷔 [Ablume, re-debuting with Ahn Sung-il]. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  9. ^ Jae-heun, Kim (February 27, 2025). "Former Fifty Fifty members set to re-debut as Ablume". The Korea Herald. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  10. ^ Lee, Sangsun (March 31, 2025). 어블룸, 다큐 시리즈 첫 공개… '그럼에도 우리는 음악을 선택했다' [Ablume, documentary series premiere… 'But we chose music']. Raon News (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  11. ^ 어블룸, 데뷔 전 선보인 "Never Far Away" 라이브 클립…조용한 울림의 서사 시작 [Ablume, live clip of "Never Far Away" released before debut… The beginning of a quiet narrative]. Newstap (in Korean). April 21, 2025. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  12. ^ Byung-gil, Ahn (April 28, 2025). 어블룸, 타이틀곡 "에코(Echo)"… 새출발 신호탄 [Ablume, title song "Echo"… Signal of a new start]. Newstap (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  13. ^ Wickes, Hanna (May 9, 2025). "Why did Ablume leave Fifty Fifty? Inside their redebut with Echo". J-14. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  14. ^ Ablume (May 9, 2025). "Echo". Spotify. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  15. ^ Ablume (May 9, 2025). "Echo". Apple Music. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
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