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JYP act DAY6 is not your typical South Korean music group. As more and more K-pop artists become involved in the creative process behind their music, the members of DAY6 form a true band, playing their own instruments, writing their lyrics, and producing a cohesive final product in the studio as a team. .
DAY6's pop-rock sound has been honed over the years since their 2015 debut, and the band has now returned with a new project, titled Four never. The seven-track EP begins with the energetic “Welcome to the Show” and features melodic efforts like “The Power of Love” and bolder offerings like “Get the Hell Out.”
Whom Consequence, we have a feature called Track by Track that allows artists to shed light on each piece of a project, and DAY6's extensive involvement with their music made them the perfect candidates to bring this interview structure to Fan Chant for the first time. Read members' ideas below and check out the focus track Four never“Welcome to the show.”
“Welcome to the show”:
SUNGJIN: This song was quite unexpected in many ways. It was a song we put together quickly towards the end of the writing process, but it turned out surprisingly well and became the title track. When the title came to mind, I thought it would be great as the opening track for this album. It was a series of unplanned situations.
“HAPPY”:
young k: DAY6's songs often aim to balance brightness and darkness, joy and sadness. Of course, there may be exceptions. This song also conveys a longing for happiness, but it certainly has its share of pain. That's life, right? There are happy days and sad days. Everyone carries some pain with them as they move forward. I think that is reflected in this song.
“The power of love”:
WONPIL: I felt like this song should be included on this album from the beginning, when I started working on the melody. There are times when melodies flow easily into my mind and I felt like this song was one of those cases. I'm attached to our song “days gone by”, so I wanted to try a similar genre again. I think it started with the idea of us, as we grow up and come back, reinterpreting the '80s synth-pop sound.
“Get out of here”:
DOWOON: There aren't many songs similar to this in my playlists. The song that inspired me while I was working on this was, I would say, “Deep in Love” by the band called DAY6.
“Sad ending”:
WONPIL: Although the song is based on a rock sound, I felt that adding emotion to the vocals would enrich the sound even more. So while filming, I approached it as if it were a scene from a drama. I felt a sense of euphoria as I focused on capturing the emotions during vocal recording, and it was the best part for me.
“Let me Love You”:
young k: Listening to the mood and melody of the song, it felt lovely but also kind of empty. There is a touch of melancholy in the chorus. I think we wrote the lyrics based on those feelings. The key point would be the confidence of the speaker.
“I didn't know””
SUNGJIN: Our fans have given us infinite trust and love, so it is impossible for us to say that we “didn't know” their love. Rather, the song portrays the realization that “after time passed, looking back, it was love.” Personally, I love the lyrics and the title that says “I didn't know it was your love” as they represent complex emotions.
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Recording song of the week:
Shuffle landed on this song yesterday for the first time in a few years, and I started thinking about how much it sounds like a Jonas Brothers song, to the point where I had to look up the songwriters involved and confirmed that one of them did. toward. in fact, he also writes the Jonas Brothers song “What A Man Gotta Do.” We have all been there!
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