The production story of RIIZE(SM Entertainment)’s first full-length album ‘ODYSSEY’ is a hot topic.

On June 15th at 9 PM, a new episode of the real-time content ‘RISE & REALIZE’ was released on RISE’s official YouTube channel, capturing attention by vividly capturing the listening session related to RISE’s first full-length album ‘ODYSSEY’, as well as the recording site and behind-the-scenes footage of choreography practice, along with interviews with the six members.

In particular, in this episode, Rise shared their thoughts on the music Fly Up, saying, “I think it’ll be good.It’s a song that will make the listeners excited and want to dance along,” and “The choreography is stylish.It’s a witty and mischievous song, so I think it’ll be able to show off each member’s individuality well.”

In addition, the preparation process for each track was also presented, and during the recording of ‘Ember to Solar’, which features high notes, he expressed his ambition, saying, “I don’t want to avoid(difficult songs)and I want to do well in anything.” Despite his poor condition, he passionately recorded ‘The End of the Day’, saying, “If I record something, it’ll stay with me for the rest of my life, so wouldn’t it be good to do it well?” This made the recording process for the song even more immersive, showing his continued ‘growth and realization.’

Also, following ‘Odyssey’ where the members listened to each other’s recordings and paid careful attention to vocal control, ‘Bag Bad Back’, ‘Show Me Love’, ‘Midnight Mirage’, ‘Inside My Love’, and even ‘Another Life’ where he said “I’m glad our album has a song like this”, Rise’s affectionate moments for the album caught the eye.

Meanwhile, RISE became a million seller in just one week with their first full-length album ‘ODYSSEY’ released on May 19th, and ranked #1 on the Circle Monthly Retail Album Chart in May, #1 on China’s QQ Music Digital Album Sales Chart, and received ‘Platinum’ certification.In addition, they ranked #1 on Billboard Japan’s weekly download album chart, #1 on Line Music’s real-time and daily album TOP 100, and #1 on AWA real-time rising chart, gaining global popularity.


Reporter Jang Eun- eunj@donga.com

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