"Like a Flower" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Irene for her debut extended play of the same name. It was released as the EP's lead single by SM Entertainment on November 26, 2024.
Background and release On August 8, 2024, SM Entertainment announced in its roadmap that Irene would make her solo debut with an extended play in the fourth quarter of 2024. On November 4, it was announced that Irene would release the extended play titled Like a Flower on November 26. On November 22, the music video spoiler was released, followed by the music video teaser on November 25. The song was released alongside the extended play and its music video on November 26.
Composition "Like a Flower", was described as a pop dance song featuring "bright and cheerful Afrobeats rhythm combined with a soft and dreamy piano rhythm" with lyrics containing the message of "facing life with a little courage like a flower with vitality and making yourself bloom beautifully".
Promotion Prior to the release of Like a Flower, on November 26, 2024, Irene held a live event called "Irene 'Like A Flower' Countdown Live" on YouTube, TikTok and Weverse, aimed at introducing the extended play and its songs, including "Like a Flower", and connecting with her fanbase. She subsequent performed the song on three music programs: KBS's Music Bank on November 29, MBC's Show! Music Core on November 30, and SBS's Inkigayo on December 1.
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.
Studio SM Dorii Studio – recording SM Aube Studio – recording Doobdoob Studio – recording, digital editing SM Yellow Tail Studio – engineered for mix SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing 821 Sound – mastering
Personnel
SM Entertainment – executive producer Irene – vocals Spoon – lyrics Lee Eun-hwa (153/Joombas) – lyrics Danke – lyrics Barney Cox Barns Noble – composition, arrangement Joey Eighty – composition JC. Don – composition Elena Hoey – composition, background vocals Ejae – composition Kenzie – vocal directing Ikki – background vocals Jeong Jae-won – recording Kim Hyo-joon – recording Kim Ji-hyun – recording Eugene Kwon – digital editing Noh Min-ji – engineered for mix Kim Cheol-sun – mixing Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
Charts + Chart performance for "Like a Flower" Chart (2024) Peakposition South Korea (Circle) 109
Release history + Release history for "Like a Flower" Region Date Format Label Various November 26, 2024
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