Idol group units with global fandom will come to the music industry in July, with male and female group EXO and RED Velvet representing SM Entertainment (hereinafter referRED to as SM). We will give another gift to fandom with a combination of members full of personality.
In addition, SM is more anticipated because it is the Original name and beginning of the unit group. 'Unit' refers to the form in which some members of the group boasting 3-4 members and more than 10 members act as separate gurus. It is a trend that can be easily found in the music industry these days.
This started 13 years ago with Super Junior-K.R.Y, which was formed as the first unit group in Korea. The case of the Idol group, which was formed because it was difficult to find the personality of the 13 members, has become the behavior of the Idol group.
"The first button is important" RED Velvet first unit
First, Girl group RED Velvet will start unit activities for the first time since his debut. The duo, consisting of members Irene and Seulgi, will release their first Mini album, "Monster," on the 6th.
'Monster' contains six songs of various charms including the title song 'Monster' of the same name, which is expected to serve as an opportunity to feel the personality of the two members. Seulgi also said through an Interview, "I can not tell you everything yet, but the concept of Irene & Seulgi is very clear. “We can show a different stage than RED Velvet”
Indeed, Irene & Seulgi is a key member of the globally popular RED Velvet; Irene is the leader of the team and the first to be the lead dancer. Seulgi is in charge of lead vocals and main dancer positions, and in addition to just being the first unit, both vocals, performances and visuals raise expectations with extraordinary combinations.
A full-scale comeback trailer continued from the 22nd of last month. Irene & Seulgi's official website was opened and a commercial concept teaser video was released through various SNS RED Velvet accounts to announce a new album. At that time, it is noteworthy what kind of results will be produced by those who have caught the eye with a sensual image of a mysterious atmosphere.
“No color gap” EXO’s individual activities continue
EXO's unit Sehun & Chanyeol will be back as the first full-length album. Sehun & Chanyeol's first full-length album '1 billion views' will be released on the 13th, and it is expected to get a hot response from global fans because it contains 9 tracks as it is a regular album.
Sehun & Chanyeol's unit activity is not the first. They made their debut with their first Mini album 'What a Life' (What a Life) in July last year, with their unique bright and trendy atmosphere in music. In particular, he participated in the lyrics of all the songs in the album, as well as his own songs and showed his musical abilities. At that time, it was ranked # 1 in 48 regions around the world on the iTunes Top Album Chart, # 1 on the China QQ Music Digital Album Sales Chart, and # 1 on the United World Chart.
The background of such unit activities is due to the 'group(group) white flag' of EXO. EXO, which debuted in 2012, started its military service in May last year, starting with member Siu Min, and Dio and Suho started their military service in turn. However, instead of resting, the members are making this kind of Blady colorless with active solo activities.
First, Baek Hyun's activities are the most popular. In May, he released his second solo Mini album Delight, which proved popular with over 700,000 album sales in the first week, and also swept the top of the music charts by featuring the song "Navy and Cat", a pre-release song of Mini album "Pretty House II Flower Butterfly" in RED puberty.
The member of China nationality, Ray, is winning consecutively in China with his solo album Yeon (and LIT). In the first 7 minutes and 19 seconds of reservation sales at QQ Music, China's largest music site, it surpassed 30 million yuan (about 5.13 billion won) in sales, setting the shortest record in QQ music history, and becoming a "Platinum Epic Album" given to albums with sales of 40 million yuan.
Therefore, the activities of Sehun & Chanyeol add meaning. It would be an interesting point of view to watch the progress of those who have taken a step forward in the inevitable team's Blady.