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TREASURE's NEW WAV Explained: Four Hip-Hop Tracks and the Arrival of HYUNHAYO

Published: 2026-11-04

• Category: Album & Song Guide
• Artist: TREASURE

KPOP NO1 Editorial · Sources checked November 4, 2026

Four songs, one hip-hop framework, and a unit name that began with fans: NEW WAV gives you several routes into TREASURE beyond its opening MV. IF I leads the fourth mini album, but ZOOM ZOOM, NALLY-NA (HYUNHAYO) and DANGER each have an official performance or music video to explore as well.

Released on June 1, 2026, NEW WAV is the album YG described as TREASURE's first built entirely around hip-hop-based tracks. Its four-song order links self-belief, emotional acceleration, stage energy and risky attraction. Here is how the official descriptions, writing contributions and follow-up videos fit together. Official album page · YG release-day report

1. IF I: the opening statement

YG's May 25 track-list announcement identifies IF I as both the title track and the album opener. It describes a song about confidence and the ambition to demonstrate one's potential. That position matters: the lead single is also the first step through the album, rather than an entry placed halfway into the sequence. Official track-list announcement

For a first visit, let the MV introduce the song, then continue to track two. You can return to the video later with a better sense of what follows it. That simple change of order moves the question from “Do I know the title track?” to “What kind of opening does it give these other three songs?”

The official channel also provides an IF I dance performance video. It is linked in the video table below as an alternative way to explore the same track. Having more than one format does not create another song in the track list; it gives you another presentation to compare.

2. ZOOM ZOOM: a B-side gets another moment

The album introduction connects ZOOM ZOOM with being swept into emotion. The track-list announcement adds a concrete creative detail: JUNKYU contributed to the song. It does not assign his exact role in that report, so this guide does not turn that contribution into an unsupported sole-writing or production credit.

The video's timing is part of the release story. In a report dated June 17, YG said the dance practice had been published the previous day as an unscheduled addition after the album's initial promotion. A track that was already on the record received a fresh route to an audience. YG's dance-practice report

That is useful context if you encountered a performance clip before knowing the album. The clip can be an entry point rather than a separate era. Find the song in position two, hear what comes before and after, and then return to the practice video if the performance is what interests you most.

3. NALLY-NA: a fan nickname becomes an official unit name

HYUNHAYO consists of CHOI HYUN SUK, HARUTO and YOSHI. YG's June 18 announcement explains that the unit adopted a nickname fans had used for the three members, and presents this campaign as its first project under that name. The announcement describes NALLY-NA as bringing hip-hop and EDM elements together. Official HYUNHAYO announcement

This is more specific than saying that the three had never worked together before. The same YG report points to earlier unit tracks VolKno and G.O.A.T, so the new name sits on top of an existing creative relationship. For someone learning the group, that distinction turns a potentially confusing label into a useful connection between releases.

The announcement scheduled the MV for June 22 at 6 p.m. KST, after NEW WAV's June 1 release. An album date and a later B-side video date can both be correct. The song belonged to the mini album first; its separate video gave it another promotional moment.

Our take: This is the album's most revealing side route for a beginner. Once you recognize the three names, revisit the full-group opener and see how your attention changes. A unit can help you learn an artist's internal connections without requiring you to memorize the entire catalog at once.

4. DANGER: complete the sequence before choosing a favorite

YG's album introduction attaches DANGER to dangerous attraction, making it the closing contrast to the self-belief of IF I. The official channel's DANGER dance performance video offers a direct way to explore the fourth track instead of stopping after the better-known title song.

Our take: Compare the questions at the two ends of the album. The opener asks you to consider confidence in your own potential; the closing description introduces uncertainty around another person. That contrast is one way to organize your first listen, rather than a claim that the four tracks form a single fictional plot.

You can also compare formats across the record: an MV for IF I, a practice video for ZOOM ZOOM, a unit MV for NALLY-NA and a performance video for DANGER. Each link identifies what it offers. None should be mistaken for an additional track or a different edition of the mini album.

Who helped shape the album?

The official track-list report highlights songwriting participation from CHOI HYUN SUK, YOSHI and HARUTO across multiple tracks, including NALLY-NA. Alongside JUNKYU's ZOOM ZOOM contribution, it names DEE.P, P.K and KANG UK JIN among the producers involved in the project.

This is a selected contribution map, not a substitute for the album's complete song-by-song credit sheet. In particular, “across multiple tracks” should not become “every member wrote every song.” Keep the wording attached to the evidence, and use it to decide whose work you want to follow into earlier releases.

Official videos for the four-track route

All five links are uploads on TREASURE's official channel. The four main players follow album order; the extra IF I presentation is an optional comparison. The agency's dated reports establish the ZOOM ZOOM practice and NALLY-NA campaign milestones described above.

Keep exploring

• TREASURE beginner guide: meet the current ten members and trace the earlier unit references back to their album context.
• SHOCK release news: continue to the November 2026 digital single, which is separate from NEW WAV's four-track list.
• TREASURE artist hub: find the group's news and guides together.

Sources

• YG official NEW WAV album page
• YG track-list and contribution report, May 25, 2026
• YG release-day report, June 1, 2026
• YG ZOOM ZOOM dance-practice report, June 17, 2026
• YG HYUNHAYO announcement, June 18, 2026