NMIXX's Heavy Serenade: five of its six songs carry a member's name

What happened

NMIXX released their fifth mini album, Heavy Serenade, and its title track of the same name on 11 May 2026. The record carries six songs: ‘Crescendo’, ‘Heavy Serenade’, ‘IDESERVEIT’, ‘Different Girl’, ‘Superior’ and ‘LOUD’. On the credits iMBC reported, five of them list a member as a lyricist. Lily shares the credit on ‘Crescendo’ and ‘IDESERVEIT’ and wrote ‘LOUD’ alone, while Bae is credited on ‘Different Girl’ and ‘Superior’. The one song without a member’s name is the title track, whose words were written by the singer-songwriter HANRORO.

Why is it trending?

Sports Kyunghyang set out what the first two weeks produced. The album went to number one on Hanteo Chart’s weekly physical album chart (11 May to 17 May) and on Circle Chart’s album and download charts (10 May to 16 May), and the group took two music-show wins with it. The title track entered Melon’s Top 100 at number 60 on release day, measured at the same hour, and had reached number five by midnight on 19 May. The record came out while NMIXX were touring EPISODE 1: ZERO FRONTIER, their first world tour, and as of September 2026 it is the group’s most recent album.

What you need to know

• Heavy Serenade is NMIXX’s fifth mini album, released on 11 May 2026 with six tracks.
• Lily is credited on three songs (‘Crescendo’, ‘IDESERVEIT’, ‘LOUD’) and Bae on two (‘Different Girl’, ‘Superior’).
• The title track’s lyrics are by HANRORO, and JYP Entertainment introduced the song as trance, acid and drum and bass mixed into precise pop.
• The album topped Hanteo Chart’s weekly physical album chart and Circle Chart’s album and download charts, and the title track reached number five on Melon’s Top 100.
• Money Today described the record as “sweet love songs combined with a heavy sensation”.