Soñar (Breaker)
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Soñar (Breaker)
| cover = Nmixx - Soñar (Breaker).jpg
| artist = Nmixx
| EP = Fe3O4: Break
| type = single
| released = {{Start date|2023|12|04}}
| language = {{hlist|Korean|English|Spanish}}
| genre =
| length = 2:53
| label =
| composer =
- Brian U (The Hub)
- Honey Noise (The Hub)
- Aftrshok (The Hub)
- Joseph K (The Hub)
- Brown Panda (The Hub)
- LSY
- NVR Know
- Frankie Day (The Hub)
- Awrii (The Hub)
- Ayushy (The Hub)
- Jacob Aaron (The Hub)
| lyricist =
- Bok Joo-young (Lalala Studio)
- Oh Hyun-sun (Lalala Studio)
| chronology = Nmixx
| prev_title = Party O'Clock
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title = Dash
| next_year = 2024
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|MMtRxcy8PX0|"Soñar (Breaker)"}}|type=single}}
}}
"Soñar (Breaker)" is a song by South Korean girl group Nmixx for their second extended play Fe3O4: Break. It was released as the EP's pre-release single by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records on December 4, 2023.
Background and release
On November 28, 2023, JYP Entertainment announced Nmixx would be releasing their second EP titled Fe3O4: Break and its pre-release track "Soñar (Breaker)" on January 15, 2024, and December 4, 2023, respectively.{{Cite web|last=Seon|first=Mi-kyung|date=November 28, 2023|title=엔믹스, 내년 1월 15일 컴백 확정..12월 4일 디지털 싱글 선공개|trans-title=Nmixx confirms comeback on January 15th next year...digital single pre-release on December 4th|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004974563|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128021318/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004974563|archive-date=November 28, 2023|access-date=November 28, 2023|publisher=Osen|language=ko|via=Naver}} A teaser for the music video of the song was released on December 2.{{Cite web|last=Kim|first=Hyo-bin|date=December 2, 2023|title=엔믹스 컴백 예열! 선공개 신곡 'Soñar (Breaker)' 미리 듣기와 뮤직비디오 티저 최초 공개!|trans-title=Nmixx comeback warm-up! Preview of new song 'Soñar (Breaker)' and music video teaser released for the first time!|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=445&aid=0000162842|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203125407/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=445&aid=0000162842|archive-date=December 3, 2023|access-date=December 3, 2023|publisher=MHN Sports|language=ko|via=Naver}} The song and its music video were released 2 days later on December 4.{{Cite web|last=Puah|first=Ziwei|date=December 4, 2023|title=Watch NMIXX's new music video for 'Soñar (Breaker)'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/nmixx-new-ep-fe3o4-break-single-sonar-breaker-3549940|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204110716/https://www.nme.com/news/music/nmixx-new-ep-fe3o4-break-single-sonar-breaker-3549940|archive-date=December 4, 2023|access-date=December 4, 2023|website=NME}} A Spanish version of the song was issued on October 11, 2024.{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Geon-woo |title=엔믹스, 11일 디지털 싱글 '쏘냐르' 스페인어 버전 발표 |trans-title=Nmixx to Release Spanish Version of Digital Single 'Soñar' on the 11th |url=https://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2024101113342831284 |access-date=October 11, 2024 |work=Moneytoday |date=October 11, 2024 |language=ko}}
Composition
"Soñar (Breaker)" was written by Bok Jooyoung (Lalala Studio), and Oh Hyunsun (Lalala Studio), and composed by Brian U (The Hub), Honey Noise (The Hub), Aftrshok (The Hub), Joseph K (The Hub), Brown Panda (The Hub), LSY, NVR Know, Frankie Day (The Hub), Awrii (The Hub), Ayushy (The Hub), and Jacob Aaron (The Hub).{{Cite web|date=December 4, 2023|title=[Song information] NMIXX - Soñar (Breaker)|url=https://www.melon.com/song/detail.htm?songId=37028929|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204105149/https://www.melon.com/song/detail.htm?songId=37028929|archive-date=December 4, 2023|access-date=December 4, 2023|publisher=Dreamus|via=Melon Music}} The song has been described as having "a mix of the Latin-styled hip-hop genre and the UK garage genre".{{Cite web|date=December 4, 2023|title=[Album information] NMIXX - Soñar (Breaker)|url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=11377680|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204104709/https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=11377680|archive-date=December 4, 2023|access-date=December 4, 2023|publisher=Dreamus|via=Melon Music}} The Spanish version is described as having "Spanish guitar melodies in the mixx-pop section".{{Cite web|date=October 11, 2024|title=[Album information] Soñar (Spanish Ver.)|url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=11613358|publisher=Dreamus|via=Melon Music|access-date=October 11, 2024}}
Critical reception
{{Song ratings
| rev1 = IZM
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=32268&bigcateidx=8&subcateidx=10&view_tp=1|title=Soñar (Breaker)|magazine=IZM|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-date=December 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215130647/http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=32268&bigcateidx=8&subcateidx=10&view_tp=1|url-status=live}}
}}
Lee Hong-hyun wrote for IZM that the song is a "well orchestrated single that is a culmination of the group's previous experimentations".
Commercial performance
"Soñar (Breaker)" debuted at number 142 on the Circle Digital Chart in the chart issue dated December 3–9, 2023.{{cite web|date=December 3–9, 2023|title=Circle Digital Chart – Week 49, 2023|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=49&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214023336/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=49&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|archive-date=December 14, 2023|access-date=December 14, 2023|website=Circle Chart|language=ko}}
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Soñar (Breaker)" ! scope="col" | Chart (2023–2024) ! scope="col" | Peak |
| scope="row" | South Korea (Circle){{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=03&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|title=Digital Chart – Week 3 of 2024|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=January 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125024438/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=03&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|archive-date=January 25, 2024|url-status=live}}
| 111 |
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=Monthly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Monthly chart performance for "Soñar (Breaker)" ! scope="col" | Chart (2024) ! scope="col" | Position |
| scope="row" | South Korea (Circle){{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=01&hitYear=2024&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|title=Circle Digital Chart – January 2024|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=February 8, 2024}}
| 124 |
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Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release history for "Soñar (Breaker)" ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Version ! scope="col" | Label |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | Various
| December 4, 2023 | rowspan="2" | {{Hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | Original |
|---|
| October 11, 2024
| Spanish |