Often, when we are in a difficult situation, we must take a step back in order to take two strides ahead.

Similarly, the K-pop girl group (G)I-DLE is returning to the music world after more than a year apart, with one of its original six members missing, but they are stronger and more motivated than ever before.

The female group had a media showcase event on Monday ahead of the release of their debut full-length album, "I Never Die," which will take place later that same day in Korea.

"Because it's our first performance after a long layoff, I prepared as though we were making our first appearance in a long time." "I wrote the album with the idea of looking back on how far the five of us had gone and looking forward to where we may go from here," Soyeon, the band's leader and co-writer of the bulk of the new tracks, said at the event on Monday.

Last year, they achieved a tremendous hit with their fourth EP "I Burn" and its main tune "Hwaa," and with this album, they made their comeback to the scene after a year and two months apart. It was also the group's first new project as a five-piece act after Soojin left the group on August 14 following allegations of bullying in her previous life.

A total of nine songs are included on the album, which draws on the band's views and feelings regarding the world and its prejudices.

According to Soyeon, "(G)I- dle's) powerful spirit and will can be seen through the title." "With this record, we are demonstrating our will to never back down in our battle against the world and to show our own ideals."

A song by Soyeon, "Tomboy," serves as the album's centerpiece and exemplifies (G)I-very dle's forceful attitude.

"It sings via basic lyrics that say we don't have to live up to anyone else's expectations, but we simply have to be ourselves," she explained. The song is something I've put a lot of effort into, so I'm optimistic that it will be fantastic.

Soyeon stated that they devoted great attention to the overall graphics of the album, stating, "We wanted to reflect the unique features of each of the five members." Soyeon also stated that they used a lot of different lighting effects. In light of the fact that the song "Tomboy" is about being free of biases and norms, I wanted to make sure the album gave off an unfettered vibe."

All of the members of the band contributed to the creation of the nine songs.

Minnie and Yuqi collaborated with Soyeon on the composition and lyrics of numerous songs, with Minnie contributing to "Already" and "Escape" and Yuqi contributing to "Polaroid" and "Liar."

"Because it's our first studio album, we devoted special attention to every detail. Considering that the band's official fan group, Neverland, is always in the process of composing new songs, Yuqi expressed delight at the prospect of ultimately presenting them to them.

Along with the main single, Soyeon participated to the creation of three B-side tracks: "Never Stop Me," "Villain Goes," and "My Bag." Soyeon also helped to the production of the lead single.

The band noted that, despite the passage of four years since its formation in May, not much has changed since then.

"The only thing that has changed is that we have grown older. "We're continually striving to put up the same amount of effort that we did before," Soyeon stated.

"We are very looking forward to our return because it will be after such a long period of time," Shu Hua stated. "We hope to be able to present everything that we have planned." "It feels good to be back on stage with the other members," Soyeon continued. It is exciting to hear what people have to say about the new music we have brought with us this time."

"We worked really hard to meet and exceed the expectations of the public about (G)I-dle. "I hope that after viewing our song video and attending one of our shows, people will remark that (G)I-dle never disappoints," Yuqi expressed.

When Minnie was finished with the presentation, she claimed the new album could be described in one phrase: "Just me," which she took from the song "Tomboy" as an example.

The line "Just me, I-dle" appears in the film "Tomboy," which she explained as "'I-dle is no other than I-dle," which means "I-dle is no other than I-dle."