The video and imagery was said to symbolize a "fresh start" and be the singer's "declaration to break free from everything that has oppressed him and pave his path.

The EP's first track and lead single, "I Like the Way", is a dance-pop song with strong bass guitar, with Ryan S. Jhun and Digital Farm Animals included among its contributors.

The EP's fourth track, "Hold", is a pop ballad composed by Kim, alongside Kangta, a member of SM Entertainment's first boy band, H.O.T..

[17] Kim also performed "I Like the Way" on Dingo Music's YouTube channel[18] and I Like the Way, Pretty Mess and What U Say for Fromm Studio's Origin series.

[19] I Like the Way debuted on the Circle Album Chart issued April 27 at number seven, selling 35,742 copies in six days of tracking, becoming the best-selling first week of Kim's career.