It was released on April 21, 2023, through Big Hit Music, as the second single from the rapper's debut studio album D-Day.
[2] Its title is a word play that references both the instrument and an interpretation of liberation specific to the song—"to advocate for freedom in a reality built on unspoken societal expectations and restrictions echoed in today's online culture".
[1] He then addresses the internet culture that both "fascinates and destroys": "Endless influx of information prohibits freedom of imagination/ And seeks conformity of thought/ All these painful noises blind you.
"[4] In Japan, "Haegeum" entered the daily issue of Oricon's Digital Singles Chart for April 21, 2023, at number three with 3,524 sales.
Set as a modern day follow-up to "Daechwita", Agust D plays a character referred to as the Exister (a gangster) who is "out for blood".