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ILLIT sets April 30 comeback with 4th EP 'MAMIHLAPINATAPAI'

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774959593337ILLIT Official Press Photo 1 (Photo Courtesy of BELIFT LAB).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="ILLIT. Photo courtesy of Belift Lab"/>ILLIT. Photo courtesy of Belift Lab</div>K-pop girl group ILLIT is set to make a comeback on April 30 with their fourth extended play (EP) &quot;MAMIHLAPINATAPAI,&quot; their label said Tuesday.The EP takes its title from a word in the Yaghan language of a group of Indigenous people in South America, &quot; describing the quiet yet charged moment when two people hesitate to act on mutual feelings,&quot; Belift Lab explained in a press statement.The EP&#x27;s five tracks thus capture the complex emotions that unfold within a deepening relationship, Belift said.Leading the record is &quot;It&#x27;s Me,&quot; a track that explores the emotions following a first date.The other songs are titled &quot;GRWM (Get Ready With Me),&quot; &quot;paw, paw!,&quot; &quot;Mamihlapinatapai,&quot; and &quot;Love, older you.&quot;Notably, member Iroha participated in the production of &quot;paw, paw!&quot; while all five members — also including Yunah, Minju, Moka and Wonhee — &quot;contributed their own stories&quot; to &quot;Love, older you,&quot; Belift said.Debuting in 2024, ILLIT is known for their dreamy pop songs with catchy hooks, including &quot;Magnetic,&quot; &quot;Billyeoon Goyangi (Do the Dance),&quot; and the viral hit &quot;Not Cute Anymore.&quot;<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/3/25/new-k-pop-group-illit-wants-to-tell-genuine-stories-through-relatable-music-1610">READ: ILLIT wants to tell &#x27;genuine stories&#x27; through &#x27;relatable music&#x27;</a></div>The group was formed through the 2023 reality talent competition series &quot;R U Next?&quot; and is managed by Belift Lab, a sub-label of K-pop giant HYBE that also manages the popular boy band ENHYPEN.

K-pop girl group ILLIT is set to make a comeback on April 30 with their fourth extended play (EP) 'MAMIHLAPINATAPAI.'

K-pop girl group ILLIT is set to make a comeback on April 30 with their fourth extended play (EP) 'MAMIHLAPINATAPAI.'