Jannabi + Espa Karina, ‘In the name of love!’

MUSIC Apr 22, 2025

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The band Jannabi will be teaming up with the group Espa’s Karina.

On the 21st, Jannabi released a teaser video through their official SNS channel, revealing the title song and featuring artists of their fourth full-length album ‘Sound of Music pt pt 1’, which is scheduled to be released on the 28th.

The title song of this album is ‘In the Name of Love!’ , and Karina of the group aespa participated as a featured artist.The teaser video, in which roses are fluttering across the night sky, created a dreamy mood as if breaking down the boundary between fantasy and reality.The track copy, ‘Your unyielding smile is our pride’, left a deep impression and heightened the anticipation for the message of the song.

‘In the Name of Love!’ is a song that combines Jannabi’s signature sensibility with Karina’s transparent yet solid vocals, and is expected to delicately embrace the listeners ‘emotions with a mysterious and warm mood.

Karina’s participation came as a surprise gift to many music fans.The two artists with completely different musical worlds are expected to melt into one emotional line under the keyword of ‘love’, creating a completely unexpected synergy.

The fourth regular album ‘The Sound of Music pt.1’ consists of a total of eight tracks including the title song ‘In the Name of Love!’ Tracks such as ‘Music’, ‘FLASH’, ‘I Will Die for You♥X3 ‘,’ I Saw the Sunset Alone on the Rooftop ‘,’ Juno ! Tell Me the Rainbow Coordinates! ‘,’ All Boys and Girls 1: Birdman ‘, and’ All Boys and Girls 2: Rainbow ‘were introduced with artwork that contained their own unique symbols and emotions, raising expectations.

This album is filled with experimental sounds that reinterpret past nostalgia in a modern way using the’ sound collage ‘technique that Jannabi pursues.This album, which weaves narratives between emotion and romance, fantasy and reality into music, centers around the message that’ music is not fantasy, but reality ‘, and makes listeners honestly face their emotions at this moment.

Jannabi is expected to once again show the true colors of their group sound through this album, and is expressing their determination to present an album where the music itself is comforting.

Jannabi will be holding a solo concert,’ All Boys and Girls 2025’, on April 26th and 27th at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium in Seoul ahead of the release of their 4th full-length album on the 28th.This concert is based on a theme that is organically connected to their 4th full-length album.

Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com jhj@donga.com

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