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The First Lyrics Lee Chae-young Wrote: fromis_9's 'Cold Blood'

'Cold Blood', the seventh track on Glow ME, the second full-length album fromis_9 released on 21 July 2026, is the first song Lee Chae-young wrote lyrics for. Here is what she said about it, the day before release and a month later.

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What happened

fromis_9 released their second full-length album, Glow ME, on 21 July 2026. It carries ten tracks and the title track is ‘Vitamin ME’. The seventh track, ‘Cold Blood’, is the first song Lee Chae-young wrote lyrics for. In a written interview published by Star News the day before release she named it as her first, and said it was so much her own style that her heart raced the first time she heard it. In the same interview the group said they wanted to be something like a vitamin this summer, giving strength and energy to the people listening.

It is fromis_9’s first full-length album in about three years, since Unlock My World in 2023, and in the meantime Lee Chae-young put her own lyrics on a record for the first time. The title track ‘Vitamin ME’ took first place on Show Champion on 29 July 2026, eight days after release, and on 18 August Marie Claire Korea ran a shoot and interview with Lee Chae-young and Lee Na-kyung.

What you need to know

  • fromis_9 debuted on 24 January 2018 with the EP To. Heart.
  • ‘Cold Blood’ is the seventh track on the second full-length album Glow ME, and the first song Lee Chae-young wrote lyrics for.
  • The title track ‘Vitamin ME’ took first place on Show Champion on 29 July 2026.
  • In the Marie Claire Korea interview, Lee Chae-young said her dream is for all the members to still stand on stage as fromis_9 when they are in their 30s and 40s.
Official video fromis_9 (프로미스나인) 'Vitamin ME' MV · fromis_9YouTube ↗

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fromis_9 are a five-member girl group under ASND: Song Ha-young, Park Ji-won, Lee Chae-young, Lee Na-kyung and Baek Ji-heon. Nine members debuted on 24 January 2018, and five resumed under the same name in 2025. The second full-length album Glow ME followed in July 2026.

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fromis_9 are a five-member girl group under ASND: Song Ha-young, Park Ji-won, Lee Chae-young, Lee Na-kyung and Baek Ji-heon. Nine members debuted on 24 January 2018, and five resumed under the same name in 2025. The second full-length album Glow ME followed in July 2026.

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