4×2=8
PSY album
4×2=8 is the eighth studio album by South Korean singer Psy. The album was released digitally on May 10, 2017, by YG Entertainment, School Boy Records, and Republic Records. The title of the album is a Korean pun; the mathematical formula can be read in Korean as 'sa yi pal' (사이팔), which means '4 times 2 is 8,' the wordplay referring to the fact that this is Psy's 8th album.
This was Psy's last album under YG before his departure on May 15, 2018.
Background
On May 1, YG Entertainment officially announced PSY's comeback by unveiling a poster of the comeback schedule, along with the title of the album 4×2=8. From May 4 to May 7, the track list was released, revealing the title track and featured artists, including Big Bang's G-Dragon and Taeyang, iKON's B.I and Bobby, Zico, Tablo, Lee Sung-kyung and Park Jin-young as a producer. One day before the release of the album, illustration teaser images were unveiled for each song.
Songs
Most of the songs were written and composed by YG Entertainment artists, unlike his last album Chiljip Psy-da which didn't feature any YG artists. Psy stated in an interview that he wanted young blood for the album, and didn't want it to sound old, so he worked with B.I, who co-composed three tracks on the album. BigBang's Taeyang is featured on "Love"; iKon's B.I and Bobby on "Bomb"; and actress Lee Sung-kyung is featured on "Last Scene".
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