{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox song | name = Like You Better | type = single | artist = Fromis 9 | EP = From Our 20's | language = Korean | released = {{Start date|2025|06|25}} | length = 3:05 | label = Asnd | composer = * Honey Noise (The Hub) * Brian U (The Hub) * Tomy | lyricist = * Tomy * Hanihas (XYXX) * Uyeon (InHouse) | prev_title = From | prev_year = 2024 | next_title = White Memories | next_year = 2025 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|r1QapH1SIAI|"Like You Better"}}}} }} {{Music ratings | rev1 = ''IZM'' | rev1score = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Like You Better|url=https://www.izm.co.kr/posts?id=33473|magazine=IZM|last=Han|first=Sung-hyun|date=July 11, 2025|access-date=July 11, 2025|archive-date=July 11, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250711155924/https://www.izm.co.kr/posts?id=33473|url-status=live}}</ref> }} "'''Like You Better'''" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Fromis 9 for their sixth extended play ''From Our 20's''. It was released as the EP's lead single by Asnd on June 25, 2025. This marked the group's first single as a five-member act.
==Background and release== After the expiration of Fromis 9's contract with Pledis Entertainment,<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[입장전문] 프로미스나인, 플레디스와 전속계약 종료..."올해가 마지막"|url=https://www.etnews.com/20241129000337|last=Choi|first=Hyun-jung|date=November 29, 2024}}</ref> five of the group would sign with Asnd less than a month after.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:하이브 떠난 프로미스나인, 5人만 어센드行.."팀명 사용 논의" [공식][스타이슈]|url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2025012616565843611|website=Starnews|last=Lee|first=Seung-hoon|date=January 26, 2025}}</ref> Once Asnd secured the rights for the group name's rights, they announced that the group was recording new music.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:프로미스나인, 6월 컴백 확정..여름 분위기 신보[공식]|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/112/0003761632|website=Herald Pop|last=Kim|first=Na-yul|date=June 20, 2025}}</ref>
The group revealed the tracklist on June 11, with "Like You Better" serving as the lead single of the album.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:프로미스나인, '프롬 아월 투엔티스' 트랙리스트 공개...박지원X송하영 작사·작곡 참여|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/109/0005325836|website=Osen|last=Jang|first=Woo-young|date=June 11, 2025}}</ref>
==Composition== "Like You Better" was written by Tomy, Haniha (XYXX) and Uyeon (InHouse), with Tomy serving as the producer of the track also. The song is a "summer song" that blends "bright synth sounds" and "energetic guitar riffs". It also has an "explosive chorus" that "showcases the group's signature sound." The lyric is described as "taking a nuanced look at love from different angles".<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:프로미스나인, 'LIKE YOU BETTER'로 청량한 여름 컴백|url=https://www.job-post.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=157314|website=JOBPOST|last=Lee|first=Sook-hee|date=July 1, 2025|access-date=July 1, 2025}}</ref>
==Promotion== Following the release of ''Like You Better,'' the group performed on four music shows: Mnet's ''M Countdown'' on June 26, KBS's ''Music Bank'' on June 27, MBC's ''Show! Music Core'' on June 28 and SBS's ''Inkigayo'' on June 29.{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} During their second week of promotions, Fromis 9 performed at Mnet's ''M Countdown'' on July 3 and KBS' ''Music Bank'' on July 4.{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}
==Commercial performance== In South Korea, "Like You Better" debuted at number three on the Circle Digital Chart, making this the group's second highest position on the chart next to "Supersonic".<ref>{{Cite web|title=26th Week of Circle Digital Chart|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?serviceGbn=ALL}}</ref>
==Accolades== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Music program awards for "Like You Better" ! scope="col" | Program ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Music Bank'' | July 4, 2025 | style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'뮤직뱅크' 프로미스나인, 7월 첫째 주 1위 감격의 눈물 [TV캡처]|url=https://news.nate.com/view/20250704n29728|last=Kim|first=Tae-hyun|date=July 4, 2025|access-date=July 4, 2025}}</ref> |}
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for "Like You Better" ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| South Korea (Circle)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=26&hitYear=2025&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|title=Digital Chart – Week 26 of 2025|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=June 5, 2025}}</ref> | 3 |} {{col-2}}
===Monthly charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Monthly chart performance for "Like You Better" ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| South Korea (Circle)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=07&hitYear=2025&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|title=Digital Chart – July 2025|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=August 7, 2025}}</ref> | 22 |}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Year-end chart performance for "Like You Better" ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| South Korea (Circle)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=2025&hitYear=2025&termGbn=year&yearTime=3|title=Digital Chart – 2025|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=January 13, 2026}}</ref> | 99 |} {{col-end}}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable" |+ Release History for "Like You Better" ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label |- ! scope="row" | Various | June 25, 2025 | {{Hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | Asnd |}
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