Group NCT WISH transforms into love's "Cupid," full of all the world's tenderness, and wide open the gates to a brilliant spring.
NCT WISH released the full audio of their first full-length album Ode to Love and the music video for the title track Ode to Love on various music sites at 6 p.m. on the 20th.
Having touched global fans' hearts with their fresh charm, they have returned with their first full-length album filled with a deeper brightness and warm consolation, and are expected to once again inject positive energy into the music industry.
This new release, packed with 10 tracks spanning diverse genres, is an album that allows listeners to confirm NCT WISH's increasingly distinct musical identity. In particular, the team's signature 'fresh & neo' mood, which they have solidly built since their debut, remains intact, while the members' grown abilities and musical variations accumulated over time are boldly overlaid, boasting a high level of completeness befitting a first full-length album.
The title track "Ode to Love" attracted great attention even before its release for sampling the Cranberries' classic "Ode To My Family." The emblematic, poignant humming motif of the original was reinterpreted in a trendy way and turned into a dynamic dance pop based on new U.K. garage. The lyrical melody layered over NCT WISH's characteristic fresh and rhythmic beat firmly proves their distinctive color.
The lyrics contain the boys' pure sincerity to not lose the "tenderness" toward each other even in a cold and harsh world. Their bold aspiration to warm the world through the warm invitation to "let's sing together" delivers a touching sense of emotion and consolation to listeners' hearts.
We sing for love / Listen up all the world's tenderness / This song filled to overflowing / We sing for love / Before we know it our space is filled / Raise your voice Touch the sky
The music video released together also shows off stylish direction. The members, who surprise-transform into cupids spreading love, captured attention with dazzling visuals and energetic performances within a fairy-tale–like, fantastical visual world.
Since debut, NCT WISH has proven relentless stair-step growth by layering diverse emotions over their unique fresh color in every song, and expectations are rising for how high they will soar with this new release.
[Photo] Music video capture
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