The member of SHINee, ONEW, reveals a musical color full of sensitivity.
ONEW releases today (the 9th) at 6 PM KST his 5th mini-album “TOUGH LOVE” via various music sites.
The title song “Tough love” is a track for which ONEW not only wrote the lyrics but also participated in the composition for the first time since his debut. It was completed after close collaboration with famous overseas producers whom he met directly, and it is expected to become a track expanding the musical range of ONEW.
At the beginning of the song, the characteristic lyrical voice of ONEW increases emotional immersion, while the chorus stands out with a powerful drop that reinforces the addiction. With the progressive message “enduring all pain through love and awakening one’s potential”, the track is expected to convey courage and comfort to listeners.
The music video released with the song shows ONEW fully bearing the weight of the destiny he carries. ONEW staggers and repeatedly collapses under relentless pain, but each time he rises again and moves forward once more.
In addition to “Tough love”, “TOUGH LOVE” also includes “Dot dot dot (…)”, which highlights with kitsch lyrics the strange tension hidden behind a simple ellipsis, “Flex on me”, which stands out for the spirit that transforms the word “Flex” not into material ostentation but into loving devotion, “Lie”, which depicts the exhaustion of a relationship filled with lies with a dry yet cold emotional line, and “X, Oh Why?”, which sublimates through a flamboyant sound the emotion of the narrator choosing the freedom that comes at the end rather than sinking into the sadness of a breakup, for a total of 5 songs.
“TOUGH LOVE” is an album that moves away from banal love stories and connects like a novel “the different facets of love” present in the world we encounter. As an album proclaiming the expansion of ONEW’s own musical universe, ONEW plans to prove his abilities not only as an artist but also as a producer by participating in the writing of the lyrics for all the tracks and also being credited in the composition of “Tough love” and “Lie”.
Meanwhile, the 5th mini-album of ONEW “TOUGH LOVE” is released today (the 9th) at 6 PM KST via various music sites. With the release of this new album, ONEW plans to continue the fervor of his comeback by carrying out large-scale promotions also encompassing offline activities, notably with KakaoT.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: SNS ONEW
