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ILLIT – MAMIHLAPINATAPAI (The 4th Mini Album)

ILLIT – MAMIHLAPINATAPAI (The 4th Mini Album)

Release Date: 30th April 2026

Track Produced by
1. GRWM (Get Ready With Me) Joonas Laaksoharju (Joonas Laaksoharju, Elias Hjelm, Erika Liu, Moon Yeoreum (Jamfactory))
2. It's Me The Wavys (Jack Brady, Jordan Roman, Sorana, Rollo, The Deep, youra)
3. paw, paw! Oliver Ländin (Iselin Solhelm, Mathilde Nyegaard, Oliver Ländin, "hitman" bang, Iroha, VINCENZO, January 8th, BELIFT LAB Inc.)
4. Mamihlapinatapai Ido Zmishlany, Dan Farber (Ido Zmishlany, Dan Farber, Annika Bennett, Blaise Railey, BELIFT LAB Inc., Moon Yeoreum (Jamfactory), Ha Yoonah (153/Joomnbas), Yun (153/Joombas), Kim Bada (MUMW), Kim Suji (lalala studio), bay (153/Joombas), Mia (153/Joombas), Lee Kyung (wavecloud), DBLV (CHILLER), DBLV (Owl))
5. Love, older you Shin Kung, dyvahh, VINCENZO (Shin Kung, dyvahh, VINCENZO, Sasha Alex Sloan, Henry Allen, Moon Yeoreum (Jamfactory), Jang Jungwon (Jamfactory), Yunah, Minju, Moka, Wonhee, Iroha)

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  1. celestiroll on

    Mamihlapinatapai is soooooo good. Easily one of my fav illit songs. Hope they promote it.

  2. hiraya-etal on

    might only be me, unexpectedly the flavors in this album easily surpasses b0mb, i like it so much, i can’t pick a favorite yet

    srm > ily > mamilahpinatapai > bomb > nca

  3. Cats4Crows on

    This is my fav album so far.. I hope they give Mami (is it a title track but not actually a TT??) a MV.. I like it a lot

  4. hypermads2003 on

    GRWM – Feels like ILLITs sound. Like this one a lot

    It’s Me – Was scared from the snippets but the chorus is catchy stuck in your head type and the verses are good

    paw, paw! – Very fun, reminds me of someone but I can’t think of who rn

    Mamihlapinatatapai – Apart from me not knowing how to pronounce this (I’m so sorry) this song is so good as a tropical vibe. Feels right in time for summer

    Love, older you – ILLIT slower songs like this are actually pretty rare surprisingly but I actually really like when they do them (e.g. Pimple). Good closer

    Actually really enjoyed this album. Ordered it as I was listening to it because I enjoyed it so much which rarely happens

  8. Wild_fleur94 on

    So I like every track on here better than it’s me
    But I do like it’s me
    And this is easily their best release to date

    Let’s hope we get a whole freaking album next time hmm??

  9. FlimsyTie9109 on

    This must be their best album ever for me now.

    I loved all the songs, but i must say paw, paw caught me since the highlight medley and i was not disappointed, my favorite song in the album!

  10. Equivalent-Share-305 on

    Those new álbum of illit although does not exceed in quality to super real me & bomb is amazing for their b sides really a good álbum 
    Top 3 GRWM,Love, older you & It’s Me
    79/100

  11. CalligrapherEast2344 on

    Arguably ILLIT’s best mini-album so far, both in terms of song quality and also diversity of sound.

    Also one of the only comebacks I feel have lived up to the “hype” this year.

  12. primrosepins on

    *grwm* is peak illit

    I could listen to the *it’s me* pre-chorus on loop

    *mamihlapinatapai* reminds me of a song from a mid-2000s teen movie.

    All the handwringing about a concept change (visually/sonically) were for naught lol Everything was very illit 🤷🏻‍♀️

  13. wynterflowr on

    I adore how the beat slows down in paw paw before the chorus. Is it just me or does this feel inspired by 2010s? 

  14. wardengorri on

    it’s all hits and bangers I’m afraid, might be their best and most cohesive yet.

  16. CronoDroid on

    GRWM is a fantastic example of how to make a shorter song still sound full and compleat. It’s so dreamy and smoove, and that outro was beautiful. That added SO much to the song to fill it out.

    I love It’s Me, it’s a high energy manic hyperpop/electro joint that really gets in your skull. It’s a refreshing face slapper of a song that clearly differentiates itself from their previous work, and the pre-chorus is particularly good.

    paw, paw’s rapid fire talk-singing is quirky and funny, and the instrumental is nice. It’s cute.

    Now Mamihlapinatapai is MA SHIT! So retro, so 80s, the wetness and reverb on the drums are perfect, and the synths are so romantic and gorgeous. And the way the song fades out instead of ending sharply is exactly like so many of the songs of the era. This is superb, one of their best B-sides easily.

    Back to dreamy with Love, older you. Wow when the chorus comes in at 0:43, it gave me chills, so lush and heartwarming. I LOVE dreampop influences in K-pop. All the instruments combine in such a tasteful way, the piano, acoustic guitar and especially their voices. When they sing in unison and harmonize, damn they sound frickin good. The stripped back bridge leading into the outro, wow.

    —

    Early candidate for Album of the Year honestly. It’s Me is a great earworm but the B-sides are magnificent. They’ve truly achieved a new level of artistry with this release, I knew they could and would.

  20. Pristine_Cod5189 on

    Early favourite is Mamihlapinatapai, but I like all the songs on here. The hook on It’s Me is crazy, and I like the slower feel on Love, older you.

  23. DifficultRoyal4045 on

    Paw, paw! is an interesting experience so I need a second listen to digest it (which normally I do before writing a review so my thoughts are incoherent and not very expressive). But early favorite is Love, older you. It’s me being my least favorite says nothing about this album though because look at the material we have here 🫠🫠🫠

  24. FabKittyBoy on

    I’m starting to think that paw paw might be their promoted bside this era, although mamihlapinatapai could still work, i feel like paw paw may have a bigger impact and just sounds more consistent with It’s Me

    Either way I Will be satisfied with whatever option

  25. moooyaaahooo on

    paw paw so fire

    it’ll be like tick tack on the older album and blow up more than expected

  27. IceMysterious3056 on

    This is rivaling maybe even surpassing Super Real Me for me. There are so many potential global hits, especially Paw, Paw. What did they even put in this song? Absolute peak track.

  28. kokor0cchi on

    OH GODLLIT.. this came at such a perfect time for me because i’ve been kinda losing my mind everyday listening to the same playlist cos everything else sounds boring.. but this Album is such an interesting and fresh experience ugh i especially love paw paw im convinced they put crack in that song

  29. SirToki on

    GRWM – Could have been the title song, It’s just a very dreamy sound. It was already the favorite from the highlights, but once the ending melody started, I just totally lost it.

    It’s Me – Feels like a virus song, It’s stuck in my head can’t get rid of it

    Paw, paw! – The biggest surprise because we heard the bridge in the highlight medley, which is a totally different sound, but the glitchy tempo changing style is so new and I like it a lot.

    MAMIHLAPINATAPAI – This felt like a Carly Ray Jepsen song and I love her vibe

    Love, older you – Very cozy warm sound, I really want to see the lyrics to get the full picture

  30. laleanne on

    I love Paw paw and Mamihlapinatatapai so much. Paw paw’s vibe reminds me of something but cannot put my finger on what.

  31. kayprel on

    GTWM is amazing. I‘m mesmerized by this song. In general a really strong ep, I love em all, but GTWM is just THAT girl!! 💗

  32. Werefie on

    **grwm**: this is so pretty and dreamy! so illit and it has a beautiful instrumental. the d&b is one of my favorite genres and i’m glad they tried it out too.

    **it’s me**: this song is so fun! the verses are great. it’s not totally my type of song but i can really see it growing on me overtime for sure!

    **paw paw**: the beat in the song is so good!! that bass.. i loved the slow down part. there’s a lot of auto-tune in this song which is an interesting choice. i think it makes for a unique vibe.

    **mamihlapinatapai**: this feels nostalgic for me, i like the “amercianoooo” part and the effect on minju and wonhee’s voices in the second verse. a very interesting choice. and it unexpectedly continues into the last chorus. super interesting and unexpected.

    **love, older you**: this is so beautiful, similar vibe to their songs like pimple, bamsopoong, etc. it is very pretty! i love their vocals here. it’s a very soothing song.

  33. xqz-moi on

    paw, paw! is giving Selena Gomez “Bluest Flame.” I couldn’t stop moving to this song

    I agree with others GRWM and Love, older you are dreamy songs I could see myself relaxing to during an early evening drive.

    So proud of Illit. Releasing a whole batch of songs at once and having them ALL sound good is not an easy feat.

  34. iamshepard on

    Caught me slightly by surprise how good this was. Really impressed, they’ve done very well.

    Special mention to Love, older you, really beautiful introspective track.

    Overall I’m just really happy for illit, they’re a great group that continues to improve and evolve, I’m so pleased for them.

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