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Overstep (single album)

2024 single album by Badvillain

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 4, 2026
Entity authorityQ127393350 ↗
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Overstep is the debut single album by South Korean girl group Badvillain. It was released by BPM Entertainment on June 3, 2024, and contains three tracks, including the lead single "Badvillain".

Background and release

On April 4, 2024, BPM Entertainment announced that it would be debuting a new girl group named Badvillain in first half of 2024. On May 21, it was announced that the group would be releasing their debut single album titled Overstep on June 3. The promotional schedule was released on the same day. Two days later, the track listing was released with "Badvillain" announced as the lead single. On May 31, the album preview teaser video was released. The music video teasers for "Badvillain" was released on June 1 and 2. The single album was released alongside the music video for "Badvillain" on June 3.

Commercial performance

Overstep debuted at number 38 on South Korea's Circle Album Chart in the chart issue dated June 2–8, 2024.

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