Planet Nine: Alter Ego Explained

Planet Nine: Alter Ego
Type:EP
Artist:Onewe
Cover:Planet Nine Alter Ego.jpg
Recorded:2021
Genre:Rock[1]
Length:22:08
Language:Korean
Prev Year:2020
Next Title:Studio We: Recording #2
Next Year:2021

Planet Nine: Alter Ego is the first extended play by the South Korean band Onewe. The album was released by RBW on June 16, 2021, and distributed by Kakao Entertainment.[2] It consists of seven songs, including the lead single "Rain To Be".

Background and release

On January 22, 2021, a special teaser was released for Onewe's Studio We : Live #6 "Onewe? or Onewe!" online concert revealing the band's new unreleased song "Aurora".[3] The song was unveiled through a live performance at the concert on January 23 and 24.[4]

On May 31, RBW posted a teaser announcing Onewe's first EP Planet Nine: Alter Ego which would be released on June 16 at 6pm KST.[5]

On June 3, the full track list was revealed with a total of seven songs, self-written and composed by the band with all five members participating in the song production, including the lead single "Rain to Be" and the official release of "Aurora".[6]

On June 16, the EP was released along with a music video for "Rain to Be", following which music videos for the songs "Veronica" and "Aurora" from the EP were also subsequently released on June 28 and July 2 respectively.[7]

Accolades

Year-end lists!Publisher!Year!Listicle!Work!Placement!Ref.
MTV2021MTV Best Kpop Bsides of 2021AuRoRa1[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Planet Nine : Alter Ego - VIBE. Naver. ko. March 14, 2024.
  2. Web site: Planet Nine : Alter Ego - 원위 (ONEWE) . 2024-03-23 . 멜론 . ko.
  3. Web site: OSEN . 2021-01-22 . 원위, 미공개곡 제목은 '오로라'..23일 온택트 라이브서 최초 공개 . 2024-03-23 . m.osen.co.kr . ko.
  4. Web site: OSEN . 2021-01-25 . 원위, 2021 첫 온택트 라이브 성료..'밴드 퍼포먼스 신흥강자' 입지 굳혔다 . 2024-03-23 . m.osen.co.kr . ko.
  5. Web site: 김수진기자 . 실력파 보이밴드 원위(ONEWE), 오는 6월 16일 오후 6시 컴백 [공식] ]. 2024-03-23 . n.news.naver.com . ko.
  6. Web site: 한국경제티브이 . 2021-06-03 . 원위 첫 미니앨범 Planet Nine Alter Ego 트랙리스트 공개멤버 전원 곡 작업 참여 . 2024-03-23 . www.wowtv.co.kr . ko.
  7. Web site: 원위, 수록곡 'AuRoRa' 뮤직비디오 깜짝 공개…팬사랑 폭발 - 열린세상 열린방송 MBN . 2024-03-23 . star.mbn.co.kr . ko.
  8. Web site: MTV Best Kpop Bsides of 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220102105102/http://www.mtv.com/news/3183338/best-k-pop-b-sides-2021-baekhyun-txt-twice-onewe/ . January 2, 2022 . January 2, 2022 . MTV.
  9. Web site: Gaon Album Chart – Week 30, 2021. Gaon Album Chart. ko. September 22, 2021. November 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211124115338/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=week&hitYear=2021&targetTime=30&nationGbn=T. live.