SHINee’s ‘Onew’ on stage makes a comeback with his 2nd full-length album ‘Percent’
Onew continues his ‘hard work’ streak with his super-fast comeback with his second full-length album ‘PERCENT’.The title song ‘Animal’ is a song that captures the moment when instincts are liberated, and the bass and guitar sounds are joined by synth sounds that rush forward, creating tension.Photo courtesy of Griffin Entertainment
Onew has made a ‘super-fast’ comeback with his second full-length album ‘PERCENT’.This is his first comeback in five months since his mini-album ‘Connection’ that was released early this year.
Onew, who has become a symbol of ‘hard work’, has declared another musical evolution through ‘Percent’, which is quite different from his previous work that contained strong lyricism.
The showcase stage held at Seoul Myeonghwa Live Hall on the 15th attracted attention as it was decorated with a jungle concept that matched the atmosphere of the title song, ‘Animal’.
At the showcase, Onew showed off his title song ‘Animal’ with his stable live performance, his unique witty expressions, and even choreography.’Animal’ is a track that captures the moment when instincts are liberated.The synth sound that develops based on refined bass and acoustic guitar sounds continues as if it is running.
After finishing the stage, Onew explained, “This song was created with the idea of awakening our inner instincts,” and “These days, aren’t people living their lives wearing ‘masks’ while hiding themselves? In that sense, I sang about ‘freedom’.”
Onew also actively participated in writing lyrics and composing music for this regular album.
‘Caffeine’, which he participated in writing the lyrics for, contains his daily life of drinking coffee while preparing for important work.He defined the theme that runs through the song as ‘addiction’ and said, “I don’t think addiction is necessarily good or bad.I worked while thinking that it would be best to find something good and get addicted to it.”
The second full-length album ‘Percent’ is Onew’s own musical record that is being completed through being emptied and filled.
In line with this, Onew also said that he “incorporated the belief that ‘one cannot be complete alone, but an imperfect existence is beautiful in itself’ into this album.” On the other hand, he emphasized the significance of the new album as a ‘collaborative work,’ saying, “While directly participating in this album, I felt anew that I cannot do everything entirely alone.”
Reporter Jang Eun- eunj@donga.com
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