Will ‘The Flash’ Fulfill the Desire to Move Forward?
The Waterbomb Festival has become a renowned platform for showcasing the charm of individual female artists due to its distinctive concept of combining music and water. Solo singers like Hyuna, Hyorin, Sunmi, and Chungha, who captivated audiences with their bold performances perfect for summer, gained the title of ‘Waterbomb Goddess’ and experienced a surge in popularity.
Joining the ranks of these talented singers is Kwon Eun-bi, who now carries the prestigious title of ‘Waterbomb Goddess’. Kwon Eun-bi recently released her debut single ‘The Flash’ on the 2nd of this month. The single includes the title track ‘The Flash’ as well as three other songs, namely ‘Comet’ and ‘Beautiful Night’.
‘The Flash’ is an impressive pop dance song with a fast rhythm and a captivating melody. It presents a modern reinterpretation of the story of Persephone, a legendary figure from Greek mythology. Persephone, daughter of Zeus and Demeter, was famously abducted by Hades, the god of the underworld. After encountering various obstacles, Persephone decides to return to Earth, but troubles arise when she consumes food from the underworld, specifically a pomegranate. According to the law, once you consume food from the underworld, you are bound to return. As a result, Persephone is forced to spend half the year on Earth and the other half in the underworld.
In the past, Persephone was often portrayed as a tragic and pitiful character. However, recent interpretations have emerged that depict her as intentionally consuming the food to become the queen of the underworld. This alternative perspective portrays her as an enterprising character rather than a tragic hero.
‘The Flash’ incorporates symbolism of a beloved star and a woman who chooses to become the queen of the underworld within its lyrics and music video. The song beautifully expresses the gradual process of falling in love through Eunbi Kwon’s energetic vocals and powerful performance.
The b-side track ‘Comet’ belongs to the teenage electro-pop genre that made waves on the Billboard mainstream in the early 2000s. It showcases an exhilarating rhythm and powerful vocals, with lyrics revolving around exploring an unknown world and the excitement that accompanies it. Similarly, ‘Beautiful Night’ is a pop-rock genre song featuring a rhythmic guitar sound, an energetic drumbeat, and cool vocals. It captures the feeling of breaking free from mundane daily life and venturing into somewhere new in the middle of the night.
This album marks Kwon Eun-bi’s first release in 10 months since her mini-album ‘Lethality’ dropped in October. Despite the relatively lengthy break, she remained active until this summer with a song released last autumn. Her performance of the title song ‘Underwater’ at the Sun Water Bomb went viral, earning her the title of ‘Goddess of Water Bomb’. ‘Underwater’ made impressive progress, climbing up the Melon charts and accumulating over 11 million views on its music video. Kwon Eun-bi’s popularity soared not only in Korea but also in Waterbomb Japan.
As her stock rises, she coincidentally released a new album. Speaking at an exhibition prior to the album’s launch, Kwon Eun-bi expressed her thoughts, “Although ‘Underwater’ was released last fall, I thought releasing it in the summer might make it feel more refreshing and exciting. I want to move forward, not go back.” As the interest surrounding her intensifies like a rising tide, akin to the audience aiming water guns at an artist who stands on a water night, all eyes are on Kwon Eun-bi as she unveils this new album.
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Money Today Reporter Lee Deok-haeng Reporter ize | 2023.08.03 13:00
Will the new drama ‘The Flash’ fulfill the wish to run straight ahead rather than backwards?
/Photo=Woollim Entertainment The Waterbomb Festival has established itself as a platform where individual female artists can show their charm due to its unique concept of combining music and water. Solo singers such as Hyuna, Hyorin, Sunmi, and Chungha, who grabbed attention with bold performances suitable for summer, received the ‘Waterbom Goddess’ modifier and their popularity increased.
As of 2023, singer Kwon Eun-bi has the modifier ‘Waterbomb Goddess’. Kwon Eunbi, who emerged as the ‘water bomb goddess’, released her first single ‘The Flash’ on the 2nd. The title song is track #1, ‘The Flash’, and three other songs, ‘Comet’ and ‘Beautiful Night’ are included.
/Photo=Woollim Entertainment ‘The Flash’ is an impressive song with a fast rhythm and flowing melody in the pop dance genre. The story of Persephone, a legendary figure, is reinterpreted in a modern way. According to Greek mythology, Persephone, the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, was kidnapped by Hades, the god of the underworld. Persephone goes through several events and decides to return to earth, but problems arise when she eats food from the underworld (pomegranate). This is because there is a law that says if you eat food from the underworld, you must return to the underworld. In the end, Persephone is forced to spend half the year on earth and the other half in the underworld.
In the past, Persephone was often portrayed as tragic and pitiful. Recently, however, interpretations have emerged that Persephone deliberately ate food to become queen of the underworld. This is the point of view of the character as an enterprising character, not as a tragic hero.
/Picture = Woollim Entertainment ‘The Flash’ has material that symbolizes a star who is loved by everyone and material that symbolizes a woman who decided to become the queen of the underworld through the lyrics and the music video . The lyrics, which express the moment of falling for each other step by step, were finally completed through Eunbi Kwon’s energetic vocals and powerful performance.
The b-side song ‘Comet’ is a song from the teenage electro pop genre that hit the Billboard mainstream in the early 2000s. It’s a song that highlights the peak rhythm and powerful vocals with the content of traveling the unknown world and the excitement coexisting. ‘Beautiful Night’ is a pop-rock genre song with a rhythmic guitar sound, an energetic drum beat, and cool vocals. It includes the feeling of a free moment to leave somewhere in the middle of the night, away from the repetitive boring daily life.
/Photo=Woollim Entertainment This album is the first album released in 10 months since the mini album ‘Lethality’ released last October. It’s not a short break, but rather, it was good medicine that I was active until this summer with a song released last autumn. The stage of the title song ‘Underwater’, which was performed at Sun Water Bomb for the first time after the first game, went viral and became the ‘Goddess of Water Bomb’. ‘Underwater’ showed progress, going backwards twice on Melon and surpassing 11 million views of the music video. Interest in Kwon Eun-bi was hot not only in Korea but also in Waterbomb Japan.
A new album was released just in time for the stock price to rise. At an exhibition held before the album’s release, Kwon Eun-bi said, “‘Underwater’ came out last fall, but if it came out in the summer, I thought it might feel more refreshing, and I feel upset.” It’s good, but I want to run straight.” In a situation where the interest towards herself flows like a rising tide, like the audience shooting water guns at an artist who was standing on a water night , Kwon Eun-bi, who has been rowing as she releases a new album, pays attention to what she will show with this album.
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