Sunya Chay, Staff Writer
With many streaming apps available like Spotify, Pandora or YouTube Music, students are able to stream and listen to their favorite songs. With all of these platforms, students are given the opportunity to find a new favorite song or album as well. Love Synonym #2: Right for Us by Wonho came out on February 26, 2021. This album features eight songs, with songs in both Korean and English, and a title track called “Lose.” This album is a continuation of Wonho’s first album Love Synonym #1: Right for Me. This is Wonho’s second album since becoming a soloist. Previously, he was in a K-pop group called Monsta X. However, he left in November 2019 due to false accusations made against him. These accusations were cleared and Wonho was able to come back as a soloist in 2020 under Highline Entertainment, which is a sub-company under his previous one, Starship Entertainment.
With the physical album, you are able to get not only the album, but some other items as well. Like many K-pop albums, Love Synonym #2: Right for Us includes a photocard of Wonho, a bookmark, stickers, a postcard, punch out cards, and a photobook, on top of the actual album. There are also three different versions of the album that you can collect. There is no difference to the actual songs on the album, but each version has a different photo concept.
Love Synonym #2: Right for Us consists of songs that are upbeat and catchy, as well as slower, more meaningful songs. Like in his first album, he includes a song dedicated to his fans. WENEED is a song that shows this relationship between Wonho and his fans. One of the lines in the song reads, “When I’m back on the stage, can you wave your hands again? This song’s for you. Can you sing it along ’cause we need each other, like stars and the night sky. Shining so bright, we’ll light up the night.” The song is called WENEED because of the name that Wonho gave to his fans “Wenee.”
Other songs show a much more upbeat tune. The title track Lose, featuring a pop melody, is featured in both English and Korean. Another song that features a similar melody is the song, Ain’t About You. This song features the singer Kiiara who is most known for her song Gold back in 2015. Both these songs revolve around break-ups and relationships. Lose features lyrics like, “I’m stuck in the middle of your maze but you love to keep the chase.” On similar lines, Ain’t About You has lyrics like, “Does it sound cliché to say, that I just need some space babe. It’s not you, it’s me really, I’m the one that changed.” A lot of people also danced to Ain’t About You on TikTok as well.
Love Synonym #2: Right for Us contains songs that are both meaningful and catchy. From upbeat songs to slower ballads, there are plenty of songs that one might enjoy in their playlists.
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