Myname 1st Single

Myname 1st Single was crafted to demonstrate Myname's diverse musical capacity and its ability to undertake various genres.[2] Speaking of the record, vocalist Gunwoo stated, "It's still too early to tell what our colors are. But there are several opportunities for Myname to find its colors."[3] The group pursued its artistic development over promotional ventures, leading to an eight-month gap between the release of its debut single "Message" and its first single album.[1]

The opening track "Say My Name (Intro)", which incorporates a heartbeat and exudes a "dreamlike" ambience, conveys "beautiful yet melancholy feelings" which characterize the record.[4] It is followed by "Hello & Goodbye", a medium-tempo R&B song. It consists of a "groovy" melody, "heavy" bass, and "deep, somber" vocals.[5] In the lyrics, the narrator requests for his girlfriend to "meet and break up if you love me". He simultaneously suffers between a "new beginning" and the "final goodbye".[4] The song was made along with "Message", but was stored for a future release.[6] "Hello & Goodbye" underwent various rearrangements prior to its release.[3] "Girlfriend" displays a "standout" vocal delivery and "Replay" is a ballad track.[1] Vocalist Insoo explained that the latter describes replaying "old memories" and "holding onto emotions" after a breakup.[7] The closing track "I'll Forget It (Outro)" features vocals by Hwanhee, who wrote the lyrics and recorded his part prior to enlisting in the military in October 2011.[8]

Actress Son Eun-seo (pictured) plays the protagonist's love interest in the music video

H2 Media announced Myname 1st Single and published a music video teaser of the lead single "Hello & Goodbye" on May 21, 2012.[9] Image teasers of members JunQ and Insoo were published two days later.[10] A pair of photos featuring Seyong and Chae-jin were shared the following day.[11] On the subsequent day, the final image teaser for Gunwoo was unveiled.[12] A second music video teaser for the dance version of "Hello & Goodbye" was uploaded on May 29.[13] Myname 1st Album and the music video for "Hello & Goodbye" were simultaneously released on June 1.[5]

Filming for "Hello & Goodbye" occurred on a set in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province.[14] The music video was directed by Hong Won-ki and it includes scenes recorded in the form of a Korean drama.[6] Main vocalist Gunwoo stars as the protagonist and actress Son Eun-seo plays the love interest.[5][9] The music video includes choreography sequences that took 24 hour to film;[6] the entire music video was completed in three days and two nights.[15] Myname began promoting "Hello & Goodbye" on weekly music chart shows the day of the album's release by performing the song on KBS2's Music Bank.[16] The group made additional performances on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's (MBC) Show! Music Core,[17] Seoul Broadcasting System's (SBS) Inkigayo,[18] Mnet's M Countdown,[19] and MBC Music's Show Champion.[20] Myname also appeared on the entertainment television series Three Wheels and You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook to perform "Hello & Goodbye".[21][22] Music show promotional performances of "Hello & Goodbye" were completed on July 21.[23]

On the chart dated May 27 – June 2, 2012, Myname 1st Single debuted at number seven on South Korea's national Gaon Album Chart.[24] According to Gaon Music Chart's year-end report, the single album sold 9,029 copies domestically and ranked at number 152 on its list of best-selling albums.[25]