Into the Light (EP)
{{Infobox album
| name = Into the Light
| type = EP
| artist = Lightsum
| cover = Lightsum – Into the Light.png
| alt = Digital cover
| caption = Digital cover
| released = {{Start date|2022|05|24}}
| genre = K-pop
| length = 15:22
| language = Korean
| label =
| prev_title = Light a Wish
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Honey or Spice
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Into the Light
| type = EP
| single1 = Alive
| single1date = May 24, 2022
}}}}
Into the Light is the first extended play by South Korean girl group Lightsum. The EP was released by Cube Entertainment on May 24, 2022, and contains five tracks, including the lead single "Alive". This was the final release to feature former members Huiyeon and Jian, before their departures from the group on October 25, 2022.
Background and release
On May 9, 2022, Cube Entertainment announced Lightsum would be releasing their first extended play titled Into the Light on May 24.{{Cite web|title=라잇썸, 24일 첫 미니앨범 'Into The Light'으로 컴백..아트워크 공개|trans-title=Lightsum, comeback with their first mini album 'Into The Light' on the 24th..Artwork released|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003556897|via=Naver|publisher=Herald Pop|language=ko|last=Park|first=Seo-yeon|date=May 9, 2022|access-date=June 4, 2022|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604094919/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003556897|url-status=live}} A day later, the promotional schedule was released.{{Cite web|title=라잇썸, 첫 번째 미니앨범 스케줄러 공개...컴백 카운드다운 시작|trans-title=Lightsum, first mini-album scheduler released...Comeback countdown begins|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0003602348|via=Naver|publisher=My Daily|language=ko|last=Kang|first=Da-yoon|date=May 10, 2022|access-date=June 4, 2022|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604094919/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0003602348|url-status=live}} On May 13, the track listing was released with "Alive" announced as the lead single.{{Cite web|title=Lightsum(라잇썸), 미니앨범 트랙리스트 공개|trans-title=Lightsum, mini album track list released|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000812628|via=Naver|publisher=Sports Kyunghyang|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Do-gon|date=May 13, 2022|access-date=June 4, 2022|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604094920/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000812628|url-status=live}} On May 19, a promotional video titled "Synergy" was released,{{Cite web|title=라잇썸, 8人 8色 하이틴 시너지 예고..'Into The Light' 트레일러 공개|trans-title=Lightsum, 8 People, 8 Colors, Teen Synergy Announcement..'Into The Light' Trailer Released|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004617842|via=Naver|publisher=Osen|language=ko|last=Lee|first=Seung-hoon|date=May 19, 2022|access-date=June 4, 2022|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604094921/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004617842|url-status=live}} followed by the release of an audio snippet video a day later.{{Cite web|title=라잇썸, 'Into The Light' 오디오 스니펫 공개..타이틀곡은 'ALIVE'|trans-title=Lightsum, 'Into The Light' audio snippet released..The title song is 'Alive'|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004618786|via=Naver|publisher=Osen|language=ko|last=Ji|first=Min-kyung|date=May 20, 2022|access-date=June 4, 2022|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604094922/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004618786|url-status=live}} The music video teaser for "Alive" was released on May 22–23.{{Cite web|title=Lightsum(라잇썸), 'Alive'(얼라이브) 첫 번째 뮤직비디오 티저 공개|trans-title=Lightsum releases the first music video teasers for 'Alive'|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003055799|via=Naver|publisher=MT Star News|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Su-jin|date=May 22, 2022|access-date=June 4, 2022|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604094922/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003055799|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=라잇썸, 하이틴 감성 'Alive' MV 2차 티저...사랑스러운 퍼포먼스|trans-title=Lightsum, Teen Emotion 'Alive' MV 2nd Teaser...lovely performance|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001451790|via=Naver|publisher=X-port News|language=ko|last=Lee|first=Seul|date=May 23, 2022|access-date=June 4, 2022|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604094923/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001451790|url-status=live}}
Commercial performance
Into the Light debuted at number 13 on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart in the chart issue dated May 22–28, 2022;{{Cite web|title=2022년 22주차 Album Chart|trans-title=Week 22 of 2022 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=22&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|date=May 22–28, 2022|access-date=June 4, 2022|archive-date=June 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602021233/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=22&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week|url-status=live}} on the monthly chart, the EP debuted at number 39 in the chart issue for May 2022 with 17,902 copies sold.{{Cite web|title=2022년 05월 Album Chart|trans-title=May 2022 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=05&hitYear=2022&termGbn=month|website=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|access-date=June 9, 2022|archive-date=June 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609022108/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=05&hitYear=2022&termGbn=month|url-status=live}}
Promotion
Prior to the extended play's release, on May 24, 2022, Lightsum held a live event to introduce the EP and communicate with their fans.{{Cite web|title='컴백' 라잇썸 "너무 설레고 떨려, 다양한 장르 위해 심혈 기울여"|trans-title='Comeback' Lightsum "I'm so excited and nervous, I'm working hard for various genres"|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000579538|via=Naver|publisher=Newsen|language=ko|last=Hwang|first=Hye-jin|date=May 24, 2022|access-date=June 4, 2022|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604094923/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000579538|url-status=live}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing for Into the Light
| extra_column = Arrangement
| title_width = 10%
| lyrics_width = 35%
| music_width = 35%
| extra_width = 20%
| title1 = Alive
| lyrics1 = Star Wars (Galactika)
| music1 = {{Hlist|Star Wars (Galactika)|Atenna (Galactika)|Woo Bin (Galactika)}}
| extra1 = Team Galactika
| length1 = 3:06
| title2 = I
| lyrics2 = Star Wars (Galactika)
| music2 = {{Hlist|Star Wars (Galactika)|Woo Bin (Galactika)|Pablo (Galactika)|Atenna (Galactika)|Alina Smith (Lyre)|Gisselle Acevedo|Jake Barker|Senija Hadzich}}
| extra2 = Team Galactika
| length2 = 2:52
| title3 = Good News
| lyrics3 = {{Hlist|Atenna (Galactika)|Star Wars (Galactika)|Ejae|Kim Hyun-joong}}
| music3 = Ogi (Galactika)
| extra3 = Team Galactika
| length3 = 3:24
| title4 = Q
| lyrics4 = Wwwave (PaperMaker)
| music4 = Wwwave (PaperMaker)
| extra4 = Wwwave (PaperMaker)
| length4 = 2:42
| title5 = Bye Bye Love
| lyrics5 = {{Hlist|1Take (NewType)|Tak (NewType)|Arran (NewType)}}
| music5 = {{Hlist|1Take (NewType)|Tak (NewType)}}
| extra5 = {{Hlist|1Take (NewType)|Tak (NewType)}}
| length5 = 3:18
| total_length = 15:22
}}
Charts
{{col-begin}}
{{col 2}}
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for Into the Light ! scope="col" | Chart (2022) ! scope="col" | Peak |
| scope="row" | South Korean Albums (Gaon)
| 13 |
|---|
{{col 2}}
=Monthly charts=
Sales
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release history for Into the Light ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label |
| scope="row" | South Korea
| rowspan="2" | May 24, 2022 | CD |
|---|
| scope="row" | Various
| {{Hlist|Digital download|streaming}} |