V lost to Jung Kook on all solo fronts

Albums Layover like how V narrates his love story

At 11:00 a.m. September 8 (Vietnam time), V officially released his solo album Layover Includes 6 tracks – 5 songs onto the platform. In addition, the Slow Dancing theme MV was also released, treating fans to a cool summer party with a gentle, relaxing melody. From Love Me Again, Rainy Days arrive Slow Dancingwe can clearly see the musical color the main vocalist BTS is pursuing.

Throughout the album Layover, the Pop – RnB genre is used by V and the team with unique instrumental sounds, portraying personality and emotions. The streamlined composition is intended to allow V to show off the male idol’s unique voice, natural charisma, and new image.

The title song Slow Dancing It also carries the romantic soul rhythm of recreating the space of the 70s, bringing relaxation like the title “slow dance”.

The visual idea was combined by V with Min Hee Jin, full of nostalgia and sophistication

The scene of everyday life is poetic

The visual idea was combined by V with NewJeans “mother” Min Hee Jin, bringing a classic breath into each image, a poetic everyday scene. Look closely at every detail, lyrics and story. conveyed through each song, it can be seen that V is wanting to talk about his own love story.

In particular, V’s debut album makes people unable to help but think of Jennie (BLACKPINK). During the promotion process, from Rainy Dayslyrics and a female voice singing the song For Us or MV Slow Dancing all remind me of Jennie. Although he did not express it directly, after publicly holding hands in Paris in May, V seemed to want to tell the world about his sweet love for the main rapper of BLACKPINK.

Although he did not express it directly, after publicly holding hands in Paris in May, V seemed to want to tell the world about his sweet love for Jennie through Layover.

They thought they would explode after their debut but lost to Jung Kook on many “fronts”.

As the member with the second most fans of the global music group BTS, V’s personal promotion is expected to disrupt the music industry from the moment the project was announced. However, up to now, his achievements are The products haven’t really exploded yet, especially next to a global hit Seven of youngest brother Jung Kook.

As the member with the second most fans of the global music group BTS, V’s personal promotion is expected to disrupt the music industry.

In July 2022, j-hope was the first member of BTS to separate with an album Jack in the Box, international sales and achievements are stable, but in Korea, j-hope’s experimental music is quite picky about the audience. The story repeats itself with the album Indigo by team leader RM. Suga releases album D-Day The World Tour of the same name broke ticket sales records, but in terms of audience effects, it is probably still not as good as Jung Kook. Jimin is probably the member whose solo performance has consumed the most media attention because of the controversy stemming from ambiguous achievements, encore stage, and reaching #1. Billboard Hot 100 but disappeared in Korea. Therefore, among BTS alone, Jung Kook is the solo member with the most outstanding achievements even though he has not officially released an album.

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Among BTS alone, Jung Kook is the solo member with the most outstanding achievements even though he has not officially released an album

Review the milestones that Jung Kook achieved Seven, Music fans can’t help but admire the genuine “impact” of the youngest member of BTS. The MV caught the attention of movie lovers with the presence of the new generation goddess Han So Hee, making Seven became the most viral topic on social networks at the time of release, broke many YouTube achievements, and reached music trends in many countries. Jung Kook’s love messages, humorous details, and dance trends were all spread rapidly by netizens. The UK Garage mix also created an Asian music fever, along with the EP Get Up by NewJeans, making this genre extremely popular with the Kpop fan community throughout the summer of 2023. Promoting from the US to Korea, Jung Kook achieved a series of unprecedented records, debuting right at the top. Billboard Hot 100 and is currently still ranked top 1 on the MelOn 100 chart after 2 months of launch.

V will officially promote his debut album starting today – September 8, but in all aspects, V’s product is not making a splash like Jung Kook did. The title song Slow Dancing debuted on Korean digital music charts at a modest position, respectively: #35 Melon Top 100, #93 Genie, #32 Bugs. Before, Love Me Again and Rainy Days It’s not much better either. Regarding YouTube views, V brought in only 2.2 million views after 3 hours of releasing the title MV and the number is increasing quite slowly. Album sales are the most outstanding achievement, Layover has reached 1.3 million copies on Hanteo, the number is still increasing.

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Album sales are V’s most outstanding achievement

Social media effects revolve around the album Layover Don’t be “congregated” like Jung Kook and him Seven. Most people are still curious about how V will convey the message of love, a part of fans ship the couple trying to “look” for hints related to Jennie. The audience thinks that V has invested carefully from music to The image suits his personality very well, however, everything is not enough to create an explosive hit. Many comments say that V’s voice in English is not convincing, easy to hear is the most suitable adjective, but not everyone liked the way V handled the songs.

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Most people are curious about how V will send the message of love, a part of fans ship the couple trying to “see” hints related to Jennie.