A release called a single might have two tracks. A mini album might appear as an EP in your music app. Rather than looking for one universal track-count rule, start with how each release is officially introduced.
IVE’s ELEVEN was introduced as the group’s “1st Single.” It contains ELEVEN and Take It. Singles often centre on one song, but a K-pop single album can include more than one track.
NewJeans’ Get Up is officially the group’s “2nd EP.” Its six tracks are New Jeans, Super Shy, ETA, Cool With You, Get Up and ASAP. EP stands for Extended Play. It generally describes a release between a single and a full-length album; in K-pop, mini albums are often called EPs. The terms are not classified identically in every market or service.
aespa’s first full album, Armageddon, contains ten tracks, including the two title tracks Supernova and Armageddon. A full album typically offers a longer collection than an EP. Ten songs are not a requirement, though: BLACKPINK’s first full album, THE ALBUM, contains eight.
Check three things together: the official description, the tracklist and the total running time. Music services can apply their own classification rules based on track count and duration. An “album” label in an app therefore does not always mean the agency announced a full-length album. The 2, 6 and 10 tracks above describe these specific releases, not fixed categories.
Official descriptions and tracklists
IVE — ELEVEN https://ive-official.jp/mob/news/diarKijiShw.php?id=154826&site=DIVE NewJeans — Get Up https://www.newjeans.jp/discography/bsmjzj aespa — Armageddon https://aespa-official.jp/discography/armageddon/ BLACKPINK — THE ALBUM https://www.universal-music.co.jp/blackpink/the-album/ CD Baby — Single / EP / Album https://support.cdbaby.com/hc/en-us/articles/360008275672-How-partners-classify-Singles-EPs-Albums-and-Various-Artists-releases
