Practicing until their fingerprints are worn out… QWER a growing girl group, makes a comeback with ‘holding back tears’
Girl group QWER(Chodan, Magenta, Hina, Siyeon), who made a comeback on the 9th with their third mini-album ‘I’m on your side, even if the whole world is discordant’, proved their growing band side with their self-composed songs and live performances.Photo courtesy of Tamago Production
Girl group QWER proved their evolved musicality and solid identity through their third mini-album, ‘I’m on your side, even if the whole world is discordant.’
At the showcase held at Yes24 Wonderlock Hall in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 9th, QWER(Chodan, Magenta, Hina, Siyeon)revealed the stage for the title song’ Hold Back Tears ‘and the track’ D - Day ‘from their new album for the first time and shared the behind-the-scenes stories of the album’s production.
This album depicts the future created by the four members who built a strong friendship after going through difficult times, and it contains the meaning of completing QWER’s bright and hopeful growth story as the first page.
At the showcase on the 9th, Chodan, Magenta, Hana, and Siyeon opened the comeback D -DAY with a powerful performance of Day track “D - DAY.” Following that, with the title track “Holding Back Tears,” QWER successfully completed the live stage and truly made their presence felt as a growing band.
After the title song’ Holding Back Tears ‘stage, Chodan said, “It’s a song that contains a determination to get along well despite the sadness of not being able to hold back tears,” and explained, “It’s a song that goes well with summer by adding lyrical emotion to the refreshing band sound.”
Magenta said with a smile, “The performance of ‘Holding Back Tears’ is quite difficult, so I prepared really hard for it,” and “During practice, my fingerprints weren’t recognized, but Kim Gye-ran consoled me, saying that athletes are like that too.” She added, “With this comeback, I want to beautifully conclude the first chapter of QWER story.”
On this day, Hina named QWER’s unique musical color’ Q - POP ‘and expressed her ambition, saying, “We want to establish ourselves as a unique genre so that when you listen to our music, you can immediately feel that it’s QWER’s song.”
QWER has been dominating the domestic music charts with every song they release, and with ‘Holding Back Tears’, they are aiming for a 4th consecutive hit, solidifying their position as ‘Favorite Girl Band’.
QWER has been expanding their presence with a series of hits, from ‘Worry Addiction’ to ‘My Name is Clear’.In particular, ‘My Name is Clear’ proved its chart power by reaching #2 on Melon’s ‘Hot 100’ and #1 on YouTube Music’s weekly chart for two consecutive weeks.
Reporter Jang Eun- eunj@donga.com
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