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Ad Mare

Ad Mare (Latin, “To The Sea”) is the debut single album by South Korean girl group Nmixx. The single album was released by JYP Entertainment on February 22, 2022, and contains four tracks, containing lead single "O.O", B-side "Tank" (占), and instrumentals for both songs.

Background and release

On July 9, 2021, JYP Entertainment announced it would be debuting a new girl group in February 2022, the first since Itzy in 2019. On February 2, 2022, it was announced that the group would debut on February 22 with the release of Ad Mare. Six days later, the track listing was released with "O.O" announced as the lead single. On February 17, the first music video teaser for "O.O" was released. Two days later, the highlight medley video teaser was released. On February 21, the second music video teaser for "O.O" was released. The single album alongside the music video for "O.O" was released on February 22.

Composition

The lead single "O.O" was described as a song with "mixture of baile funk and teen pop rock" genres with "intense captivating trap intro". "Tank" was described as a song with "groovy vocals and unique raps" that features member Lily's "timbre and explosive treble" with lyrics that "compares the confident and ambitious attitude to a tank".

Critical reception

Tanu I. Raj from NME gave Ad Mare 2 out of 5 stars, calling it "inconsistent" and "choppy" due to the uneven transitions from electropop to pop rock to hip hop in "O.O" Although he appreciated the simpler melodies in "Tank", he concluded that the latter was not able "to alleviate the damage that 'O.O' does".

Commercial performance

Ad Mare debuted at number three on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart in the chart issue dated February 20–26, 2022; on the monthly chart, the single album debuted at number three in the chart issue for February 2022 with 161,312 copies sold.

Promotion

On February 18, 2022, JYP Entertainment announced that the group debut showcase would be postponed to March 1 after member Bae was diagnosed with COVID-19.