From.9 is the first special single album of the South Korean girl group, Fromis 9. The single album was released on October 10, 2018, by Off the Record Entertainment and distributed by Stone Music and Genie Music. The album's lead single is "Love Bomb".
From.9 marks the first comeback of the group with Jang Gyu-ri after her absence due to participating in Produce 48.[1] This single album also marks their first release under Off the Record after officially signed with them last September.[2]
Background and release
On October 2, 2018, the group released teaser images for their comeback.[3] The next day, through their official YouTube channel, they dropped a behind-the-scenes video of their preparations for their comeback as a 9-member group with Jang Gyu-ri's participation.[4]
On October 4, 2018, it was announced via their SNS accounts that the single album would have 5 songs, with 3 new songs and 2 re-released songs from their last mini-album, To. Day, with "Love Bomb" as the lead single.[5]
Promotion
The group, through their SNS accounts, put up an invitation for a performance on October 5 at Gangnam station Exit 11.
^Jeong, Ji-won (October 1, 2018). '프듀48' 장규리 돌아온다…프로미스나인, 10월 10일 9人 완전체 컴백 ['Produce 48' Jang Gyu-ri is coming back. fromis_9 will be back as a whole on October 10th.]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved May 18, 2021.
^Hong, Se-young (September 21, 2018). 오프더레코드 "오늘부터 아이즈원X프로미스나인 소속사, 전폭지원" [Off the Record "Starting today, IZ*ONE X fromis_9 agency, full support."]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved October 2, 2018.
