Hello, World (EP)
Hello, World is the fourth Korean-language extended play and by South Korean singer Baekhyun. It was released on September 6, 2024, by INB100 through Dreamus and contains six tracks, including the lead single "Pineapple Slice".
Background
On July 27, 2024, Baekhyun revealed one of his unreleased song, a bossa nova-inspired "Rendez-Vous" in between of his performances of his encore concert tour Lonsdaleite Tour . After the concert stage was over on July 28, a video was released where Baekhyun eating a can of pineapple along with a phrase using a famous line from the movie Chungking Express and at the end of the video, the date '2024. 09' appeared, hinting a comeback in September.On August 12, 2024, INB100 announced that Baekhyun would make a comeback by releasing his fourth EP titled Hello, World on September 6, 2024, about 3 years and 5 months since the released of Bambi and his first work after establishing his own company. The next day, pre-order of the EP began at various online and offline music stores and it has four versions: Pineapple, Photobook Hello, Photobook World, and Folder. INB100 released the scheduler of Baekhyun's fourth EP and revealed various teasing contents on August 14.
The music video teasers of the lead single "Pineapple Slice" were released on September 2 and 5, 2024, respectively.