ONEUS
Group ONEUS are back with a sad love song accompanied by musical growth.
ONEUS released their fourth mini-album “LIVED” on music sites this August 19th.
The album is the first comeback in five months since its debut single “IN ITS TIME“. As this was the first activity since the end of Mnet’s ‘Road to Kingdom‘ boy group survival program, more fans were interested before activities resumed.
Starting with “Intro: LIVED”, where intensity and tenderness coexist, the new album features “Dead or alive”, a self-composed song by RAVEN and SEOHO, a hip-hop trendy song “Dizzy” and “Dance A” based on the sound of the Eleg guitar.
The title track “To be or not to be” is accompanied by a dreamlike synth sound reminiscent of a heartbeat and a daringly changing chorus that gives listeners the feeling of dramatic tension.
RBW producer Lee Sang Ho led the new song along with Cosmic Sound, Cosmic Girl, Seo Yong Bae, Lee Hu Sang and Mingki. Members RAVEN and LEE DO also participated in the songwriting to prove their musical growth.
ONEUS sang the process of the limits of life and death with the voices of the members expressing harsh but delicate emotions, and no doubt simple rap.“그립고 참 괴롭다 / 너의 모든 말들이 자꾸 맴돌아 / 널 잃은 난 숨이 가빠와 (미련만 남아) / 미친 듯이 더욱 사랑할걸 / 이별은 누구나 같잖아 / 벼랑 끝에 네 손 잡고 있지 난 / 왜 진실을 외면했었던 걸까 / 맨 처음 널 만나기 전으로 돌아가 / 차라리 널 모르는 사람이었으면 해 / 너는 내 인생에서 / (Dead) 가장 후회되지만 / 가장 행복했던 순간 / Dead or alive / 너를 끊어 버리겠어 / 마음속에 너를 죽여야만 다시 살아 / TO BE OR NOT TO BE (I miss it and it’s so painful / I keep thinking about all your words / I’m out of breath / I’m going to love you even more like crazy / Break-ups are the same for everyone / I hold you hand on the edge of the cliff / Why have I turned away from the truth? / I go back to the first time I met you / I’d rather be someone who doesn’t know you / You are the only one in my life / (Dead) I regret it the most / The happiest moment of my life / Dead or live / I will interrupt you / I must kill you in my heart to revive / To be or not to be).”
The music video released with the song was directed by Johnny Bros. Hong Won Ki, who has worked with ONEUS since its debut. With their skill and visual beauty added to its solid development, perfection has been enhanced.
ONEUS explained of the new track through her agency RBW ahead of its comeback: “It’s an album that expresses the dramatic moments of choices, such as ‘death or life’, with its own color and interpretation. The title song is about the danger and the agony of those times.“
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: RBW Entertainment
