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Fe3O4: Forward

Fe3O4: Forward is the fourth extended play by South Korean girl group Nmixx. It was released by JYP Entertainment on March 17, 2025, and contains six tracks, including the pre-release single "High Horse" and the lead single "Know About Me".

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Fe3O4: Forward
Digital cover
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EP by
Nmixx
ReleasedMarch 17, 2025 (2025-03-17)
Length16:59
LanguageKorean
Label
Nmixx chronology
Fe3O4: Stick Out
(2024) 		Fe3O4: Forward
(2025) 		Blue Valentine
(2025)
Singles from Fe3O4: Forward
  1. "High Horse"
    Released: March 4, 2025
  2. "Know About Me"
    Released: March 17, 2025
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Fe3O4: Forward is the fourth extended play by South Korean girl group Nmixx. It was released by JYP Entertainment on March 17, 2025, and contains six tracks, including the pre-release single "High Horse" and the lead single "Know About Me".

Background and release

On February 19, 2025, Nmixx announced that their fourth extended play Fe3O4: Forward would be released on March 17, serving as the finale to the Fe3O4 series following their previous two extended plays, Fe3O4: Break and Fe3O4: Stick Out.2 The promotional schedule was released the following day.3 Concept photos and visual films were released from February 24 to 27.4567 On March 2, upon the reveal of the track listing, the lead single was announced to be "Know About Me".8

Two story films were released on March 3 and 4, with the latter being a performance visualizer for "High Horse", which was later released as a pre-release single on the same day.91011 On March 8, the animation story film titled The Confession of Midas Girl was released.12 On March 10, the group released a commentary video titled The Journey of Fe3O4, explaining the various meanings behind the Fe3O4 series.13 The acapella and original highlight medleys of the album tracks were released on March 12 and 13 respectively.1415 The music video teasers for the lead single were released on March 15 and 16.1617 With the album's release on March 17, the music video for the lead single was released.18

Track listing

Track listing for Fe3O4: Forward
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."High Horse"
  • Kim Su-ji (Lalala Studio)
  • pH-1
  • Abir
  • Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone"
  • Abir
  • Julius Rodriguez
  • Fredrik "Fredro" Odesjo
  • Collapsedone
  • Fredro
3:23
2."Know About Me"
  • Oh Hyun-sun (Lalala Studio)
  • Jang Da-in (Artiffect)
  • Cailin (153/Joombas)
  • Chloe
  • Hei Kim (153/Joombas)
  • Cho Yu-ri
  • Bang Hye-hyun
  • Sung Yu-jin (Jam Factory)
  • Chloe
  • Dyan
  • Kristin Marie Skolem
  • Lise Reppe
  • Jack Brady
  • Jordan Roman
  • The Wavys
  • Chloe
  • Dyan
2:45
3."Slingshot (<★)"
  • Rizin (153/Joombas)
  • Danke
  • Oh Hyun-sun (Lalala Studio)
  • Cian (Artiffect)
  • Strong Dragon (The Hub)
  • Jolly
  • Frankie Day (The Hub)
  • Aston
  • Strong Dragon (The Hub)
  • Jolly
2:22
4."Golden Recipe"
  • Kim Seung-hyun (Artiffect)
  • Mudd the Student
  • Park Seong-hee (Jamfactory)
  • Kim Min-jung (Lalala Studio)
  • Choi Seo-yul (Artiffect)
  • Danne Kim (Artiffect)
  • Katty (153/Joombas)
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Dem Jointz
  • Ido Nadjar
3:01
5."Papillon"
  • Hyung Geun (PNP)
  • Danke
  • Nogeum (Artiffect)
  • J14 (Full8loom)
  • Ellie Suh (153/Joombas)
  • Ahn Ji-soo (Onclassa)
  • Jeong O (Jamfactory)
  • Jinkyeong (Artiffect)
  • 329 (PNP)
  • C'SA
  • C'SA
  • Ends
Ends2:38
6."Ocean"
  • Lee Eun-hwa (153/Joombas)
  • Park Se-rin (Lalala Studio)
  • Jonjon (XYXX)
  • Lee Ja-yeon (Jamfactory)
  • Jung Eun-ki (Lalala Studio)
  • Cho Yu-ri
  • Tommy Park
  • Chris Wahle
  • Emily Middlemas
  • Hautboi Rich
  • Tommy Park
  • Chris Wahle
2:50
Total length:16:59

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Fe3O4: Forward
Region Certification Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA)29 2× Platinum 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Listicles

Listicles for Fe3O4: Forward
Publication List Rank Ref.
Idology Top 20 Albums of 2025 Placed 30
Screen Rant The 10 Best K-Pop Albums Released In 2025 So Far 7 31

Release history

Release history for Fe3O4: Forward
Region Date Format Label
South Korea March 17, 2025 CD
Various
References

References

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