Sunmi - Warning round up
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Sunmi Reveals “Siren” Was First Planned As Title Track For Wonder Girls
Sunmi revealed an interesting backstory to her upcoming title track “Siren” during the media showcase to celebrate the release of her new mini album “Warning.”
The singer is set to wrap up her trilogy, which began with last year’s hit song “Gashina” and continued with “Heroine” early this year. Her new mini album “Warning” will be her first release where she has had a hand in creating every track. She wrote lyrics for all of the songs and participated in composing and producing some of the songs in order to better reflect her personal color as an artist.
The title track “Siren” features lyrics written by Sunmi and was composed by FRANTS, and Sunmi revealed that it was once being considered as a title track for Wonder Girls. She explained, “About two or three years ago when Wonder Girls was promoting as a band, this song was being considered as a title track alongside ‘Why So Lonely,'” and “It was determined that the song wouldn’t sound as great if arranged for a band, so I’ve been holding on to it and hoping that there will come a time for me to showcase it.”
Sunmi also went on to talk about the meaning behind “Siren” as she said, “Sirens are used for warnings, and I was also inspired by sirens in mythology. They are known as beautiful but frightening presences that lure sailors in with their beautiful voices and drag them down to the bottom of the ocean. The mermaids that appeared in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ were also sirens. I think I’ll be able to take that unique concept and express it well.” She went on to add, “The reason sirens stuck out to me is that they’re what are used in the most dangerous of situations. And the origin of the word ‘Siren’ is that mermaid figure. The song itself has an ambiguous meaning, so I wanted to use that word.”
The title and lyrics were not the only things Sunmi put a lot of care into. When asked about the choreography of the song, Sunmi said, “I focused on it a lot, because I know that people are very interested in the performance aspect of my songs.” She continued to state, “I thought a lot about what would be the most appealing. There are a lot of unique aspects to the choreography.”
Sunmi’s new mini album “Warning” and title track “Siren” are set to be released on September 4 at 6 p.m. KST.
Source: soompi, naver 1, 2, Vstar, miyayeah, 딩고 뮤직 / dingo musi, TongTongTv 통통영상 1, 2, ggzone 1, 2, genie, 베란다 라이브 Verandah Live
All the pretty concept pictures
Unreleased Concept Photos
Showcase
Full showcase
Sunmi 100 Sec Choreography
Sunmi Reveals “Siren” Was First Planned As Title Track For Wonder Girls
Sunmi revealed an interesting backstory to her upcoming title track “Siren” during the media showcase to celebrate the release of her new mini album “Warning.”
The singer is set to wrap up her trilogy, which began with last year’s hit song “Gashina” and continued with “Heroine” early this year. Her new mini album “Warning” will be her first release where she has had a hand in creating every track. She wrote lyrics for all of the songs and participated in composing and producing some of the songs in order to better reflect her personal color as an artist.
The title track “Siren” features lyrics written by Sunmi and was composed by FRANTS, and Sunmi revealed that it was once being considered as a title track for Wonder Girls. She explained, “About two or three years ago when Wonder Girls was promoting as a band, this song was being considered as a title track alongside ‘Why So Lonely,'” and “It was determined that the song wouldn’t sound as great if arranged for a band, so I’ve been holding on to it and hoping that there will come a time for me to showcase it.”
Sunmi also went on to talk about the meaning behind “Siren” as she said, “Sirens are used for warnings, and I was also inspired by sirens in mythology. They are known as beautiful but frightening presences that lure sailors in with their beautiful voices and drag them down to the bottom of the ocean. The mermaids that appeared in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ were also sirens. I think I’ll be able to take that unique concept and express it well.” She went on to add, “The reason sirens stuck out to me is that they’re what are used in the most dangerous of situations. And the origin of the word ‘Siren’ is that mermaid figure. The song itself has an ambiguous meaning, so I wanted to use that word.”
The title and lyrics were not the only things Sunmi put a lot of care into. When asked about the choreography of the song, Sunmi said, “I focused on it a lot, because I know that people are very interested in the performance aspect of my songs.” She continued to state, “I thought a lot about what would be the most appealing. There are a lot of unique aspects to the choreography.”
Sunmi’s new mini album “Warning” and title track “Siren” are set to be released on September 4 at 6 p.m. KST.
Source: soompi, naver 1, 2, Vstar, miyayeah, 딩고 뮤직 / dingo musi, TongTongTv 통통영상 1, 2, ggzone 1, 2, genie, 베란다 라이브 Verandah Live
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Date: 2018-09-04 11:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-09-04 11:39 am (UTC)Addict is such a great intro and it gets me so hyped, that and secret tape should've been full songs smh.
Every song on the album fits so well and then you get gashina and heroine lmao... but anyway sunmi really outdid herself with these songs.
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Date: 2018-09-04 01:26 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2018-09-04 05:05 pm (UTC)I feel like the instrumental for Curve sounds kinda Epik High-ish? I wish Addict and Secret Tape were full songs! I hope I can soon get a physical copy of this, damn my adult spendings :(
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Date: 2018-09-04 05:47 pm (UTC)SO YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT WE COULD'VE HAD A MERMAID WONDER GIRLS MOMENT?!?!?!!?!!!
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Date: 2018-09-05 01:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-09-04 05:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-09-04 07:11 pm (UTC)heroine got the better MV but siren got better choreography by far.
HERE FOR IT!
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Date: 2018-09-04 07:53 pm (UTC)all the concept photos are so gorgeous i wanna die
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Date: 2018-09-04 09:27 pm (UTC)The concept photos, both the official ones and the unreleased, are gorgeous. And that 100 sec choreo vid was great as well, i've really loved all Sunmi's releases so far, what a queen.
The mini is so solid, i'm so pleased. Echoing everyone else, i would also love if Addict and Secret Tape were full songs, they sound amazing.
I really wish the album is well received, she deserves the best!
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Date: 2018-09-04 09:59 pm (UTC)I love every track in this mini, I predicted it'll be on repeat for a months ahead.
9/10
Addicted should have been a full song.
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Date: 2018-09-05 04:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-09-06 06:12 am (UTC)A few thoughts; "Addict" should have been extended by 40 seconds to bring it up to 2018's answer for a full length record, it was about to pop off and then it just fizzled out. "Siren" is still sending my wig into orbit days later. I'm not too crazy about "Curve" yet, it's the weakest thing here imo. "Black Pearl" is really similar to "Curve", but does what "Curve" set out to do much better. "Gashina" and "Heroine" are still as amazing as ever, I'm glad they weren't ultimately orphaned singles. "Secret Page" is interesting too, but it should have been fleshed out a bit too, I'm seeing a bunch of wasted potential here.
My main criticism is that "Addict", "Siren", "Gashina" and "Heroine" exist on the same sonic plane while the other three just seem like they were added to pad out the release.
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Date: 2018-09-06 07:30 am (UTC)Remove those two and the album has a smooth progression.
I wish she had kept those as singles and gave us 2 more of her own composition
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Date: 2018-09-06 09:07 am (UTC)