Planet Nine: Voyager Explained

Planet Nine: Voyager
Type:EP
Artist:Onewe
Cover:Planet Nine Voyager.jpg
Recorded:2021
Genre:Rock[1]
Length:22:37
Language:Korean
Prev Title:Studio We: Recording #2
Prev Year:2021
Next Title:Timeless
Next Year:2022

Planet Nine: Voyager is the second extended play by the South Korean band Onewe. The album was released by RBW on January 4, 2022, and distributed by Kakao Entertainment.[2] The EP is the second in the band's Planet Nine series following their first EP Planet Nine : Alter Ego. It consists of six songs, written by each of the five members of the band, including the lead single "Universe_".[3]

Background and release

On November 15, 2021, a schedule plan was released announcing Onewe's new song “Star” as a pre-release single on November 23 for their second demo album Studio We: Recording #2 released on December 6, which would then be followed by the release of their second EP in January 2022.[4]

On December 22, 2021, RBW confirmed that Onewe’s second EP, titled Planet Nine: Voyager, would be released on January 4, 2022.[5]

On December 24, the full track list was revealed with a total of six songs, all primarily written and composed by one each of the five members of Onewe, with the band's leader Yonghoon responsible for both the sixth song and the lead single "Universe_".[6]

The EP was released along with a music video for "Universe_" on January 4, 2022, at 6 pm KST.

On May 9, 2022, four months following the release of the EP, a music video for the song “Montage_” was released. The music video was hinted through footage used as a teaser the band’s upcoming O! NEW E!volution II Encore concert which had been posted a week prior on May 2.

In December 2022, "Universe_" was chosen as the soundtrack for a special collaboration music video for the promotion of the South Korean theatrical release of the 2020 French film Gagarine.[7]

Accolades

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MTV2022MTV Best Kpop Bsides of 2022Montage_18[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Planet Nine : Voyager - VIBE. Naver. ko. March 14, 2024.
  2. Web site: Planet Nine : VOYAGER - 원위 (ONEWE) . 2024-03-23 . 멜론 . ko.
  3. Web site: OSEN . 2022-01-04 . "곁을 맴돌게" 원위, 별이 된 '너의 우주는'..어둠도 찬란하게 빛나(종합)[퇴근길 신곡] ]. 2024-03-23 . m.osen.co.kr . ko.
  4. Web site: 정지원 . 2021-11-15 . 원위, 23일 신곡 '별' 발표…하반기 열일 행보(공식) . 2024-03-23 . 아이뉴스24 . ko.
  5. Web site: POP . 헤럴드 . 2021-12-22 . 원위, 내달 4일 컴백 확정..미니 2집 'Planet Nine : VOYAGER' 발매 . 2024-03-23 . 헤럴드팝 . ko.
  6. Web site: OSEN . 2021-12-24 . 원위, 5인 5색 매력 정점 찍은 미니 2집 트랙리스트 오픈.."멤버 전원 자작곡 참여"[공식] ]. 2024-03-23 . m.osen.co.kr . ko.
  7. Web site: "찬란한 너와 나의 우주"... 영화 '가가린' X 원위 '너의 우주는' 콜라보 MV 공개 . 2024-03-23 . 맥스무비 . ko.
  8. Web site: The 22 Best K-Pop B-Sides Of 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221216165054/https://www.mtv.com/news/tu3kzn/k-pop-b-sides-2022 . dead . December 16, 2022 . 2024-03-23 . MTV . en.
  9. Web site: Gaon Album Chart – Week 2, 2022. Gaon Album Chart. ko. January 13, 2022. January 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220113030751/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=week&hitYear=2022&targetTime=02&nationGbn=T. live.