The agency Grace Company Entertainment announced its official position on the 9th on its official SNS on the postponement of the release of the second single "YOU" by Checkmate (Yongseok, Sieun, Suri, Noah).

The agency said, "We originally announced the release of Checkmate's second single album on February 15, but we inevitably changed the schedule to March 4 to complete the album." "We will inform you of the exact release time through a later notice, and we apologize for the inconvenience to the fans who have been waiting for us for a long time. Checkmate will come back with a more complete album.

Prior to the release of the second single "YOU," Checkmate released more mature concept photos and preview videos, raising expectations for its comeback. In particular, the title song "YOU" was known to have participated in check-make's debut song "DRUM" as well as Danke, a popular lyricist team who worked with BTS, IU, Girls' Generation, EXO, TWICE, ITZY, and Tomorrow By Together.