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↬ ODDINARY (MARCH 2022)
└ "we wanted to express that being odd is completely normal".
1. 거미줄 (VENOM)
2. MANIAC
3. Charmer
4. 땡 (FREEZE)
5. Lonely St.
6. 피어난다 (Waiting For Us)
7. Muddy Water
└ "we wanted to express that being odd is completely normal".
1. 거미줄 (VENOM)
2. MANIAC
3. Charmer
4. 땡 (FREEZE)
5. Lonely St.
6. 피어난다 (Waiting For Us)
7. Muddy Water
↬ wordplay:
└ odd+ordinary - to emphasize that something odd might be completely ordinary
↬ Changbin: "The music style of SKZ is a bit niche. I don't think it's popular music, we still assess our music like that, but we would like to express SKZ principles through this album."
└ odd+ordinary - to emphasize that something odd might be completely ordinary
↬ Changbin: "The music style of SKZ is a bit niche. I don't think it's popular music, we still assess our music like that, but we would like to express SKZ principles through this album."
1. 거미줄 (VENOM)
↬ when you can't escape fatal charm of the other person, like you're caught in a spiderweb
└ but they don't think about escaping this relationship
↬ added sound sticky beat that reflects stickiness of spiderweb in the song
↬ when you can't escape fatal charm of the other person, like you're caught in a spiderweb
└ but they don't think about escaping this relationship
↬ added sound sticky beat that reflects stickiness of spiderweb in the song
1.2 거미줄 (VENOM)
↬ "You got me like Harley"
└ probably a Harley Quinn, character from DC comics universe, love interest of Joker, they had a messy, screwed up love story.
↬ "You got me like Harley"
└ probably a Harley Quinn, character from DC comics universe, love interest of Joker, they had a messy, screwed up love story.
1.3 거미줄 (VENOM)
↬ wordplay:
└ 거미줄 (geomijul) - spiderweb
└ got me
↬ wordplay:
└ 거미줄 (geomijul) - spiderweb
└ got me
2. MANIAC
↬ song that shows maniac image of skz to the world, side that doesn't match the ordinary and simple way of life set by the world
└ more mature atmosphere together with condensed energy to show new side of SKZ, breaking the normal in SKZ
↬ song that shows maniac image of skz to the world, side that doesn't match the ordinary and simple way of life set by the world
└ more mature atmosphere together with condensed energy to show new side of SKZ, breaking the normal in SKZ
2.2 MANIAC
↬ bird sound
└ inspiration is like from animations for kids.
↬ Changbin: "when you hit your head, it's like birds are spinning around you"
↬ drilling sound
└ to tighten or unscrew loose screw
↬ bird sound
└ inspiration is like from animations for kids.
↬ Changbin: "when you hit your head, it's like birds are spinning around you"
↬ drilling sound
└ to tighten or unscrew loose screw
2.3 MANIAC
↬ Frankenstein
└ Frankenstein's monster (made by Victor Frankenstein), referred as "Frankenstein", is an English fictional character who first appeared in Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.
└ he had two characteristic screws on his neck
↬ Frankenstein
└ Frankenstein's monster (made by Victor Frankenstein), referred as "Frankenstein", is an English fictional character who first appeared in Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.
└ he had two characteristic screws on his neck
3. CHARMER
↬ song about an extremely charming person who everyone falls over for
└ "we are going to charm you" expression in the song
↬ song about an extremely charming person who everyone falls over for
└ "we are going to charm you" expression in the song
3.2 CHARMER
↬ wordplay 참아 - charmer:
└ 난 못 참아 (neon mot chama) - you can't resist
└ i'm the charmer
↬ lyrics "pigeons (...) follow me"
└ adlib reminded of following pigeons
↬ changbin's beatbox-like rap
↬ wordplay 참아 - charmer:
└ 난 못 참아 (neon mot chama) - you can't resist
└ i'm the charmer
↬ lyrics "pigeons (...) follow me"
└ adlib reminded of following pigeons
↬ changbin's beatbox-like rap
4. 땡 (FREEZE)
↬ song where you can feel joyful side of SKZ, they tried to express how to overcome problems
└ even if they fall, they are standing up to get their life together
↬ Changbin: "Song where you can just savor the freedom. (...) It frees you, it feels liberating."
↬ song where you can feel joyful side of SKZ, they tried to express how to overcome problems
└ even if they fall, they are standing up to get their life together
↬ Changbin: "Song where you can just savor the freedom. (...) It frees you, it feels liberating."
4.2 땡 (FREEZE)
↬ title:
└ 땡 (ddaeng) - from game 얼음땡 (eoreum ddaeng) - freeze-unfreeze game as equivalent of freeze tag, player can unfreeze other player while saying 땡
└ other meanings of 땡 - wrong, symbolizes end of game, onomatopoeia of the bell sound
↬ title:
└ 땡 (ddaeng) - from game 얼음땡 (eoreum ddaeng) - freeze-unfreeze game as equivalent of freeze tag, player can unfreeze other player while saying 땡
└ other meanings of 땡 - wrong, symbolizes end of game, onomatopoeia of the bell sound
4.3 땡 (FREEZE)
↬ first changbin's rap
└ inspired by korean nursery rhyme from 90's, where you draw a skull, 땡 in this nursery rhyme means "wrong" while in skz songs it's more like "unfreeze"
cr. @/seungdduk
↬ nursery rhyme on youtube:
↬ first changbin's rap
└ inspired by korean nursery rhyme from 90's, where you draw a skull, 땡 in this nursery rhyme means "wrong" while in skz songs it's more like "unfreeze"
cr. @/seungdduk
↬ nursery rhyme on youtube:
4.4 땡 (FREEZE)
↬ 물총 (mulchong) - water gun
└ a little gag from changbin, because it's similar to 꿀총 (kkulchong) - an onomatopoeia what does dwaekki sound like
↬ 물총 (mulchong) - water gun
└ a little gag from changbin, because it's similar to 꿀총 (kkulchong) - an onomatopoeia what does dwaekki sound like
4.5 땡 (FREEZE)
↬ Prison Break
└ an American serial drama television series. The series revolves around two brothers, one of them has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit and other devises an elaborate plan to help his brother escape prison and clear his name.
↬ Prison Break
└ an American serial drama television series. The series revolves around two brothers, one of them has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit and other devises an elaborate plan to help his brother escape prison and clear his name.
5. LONELY ST.
↬ Changbin: "even though the road I’m on may be a lonely and tiring, I’m the one who chose this road. I’m also the one who has to encourage myself to keep pushing forward. It reminds me once again of the reason why i chose this road and what meaning it has to me"
↬ Changbin: "even though the road I’m on may be a lonely and tiring, I’m the one who chose this road. I’m also the one who has to encourage myself to keep pushing forward. It reminds me once again of the reason why i chose this road and what meaning it has to me"
5.2 LONELY ST.
↬ song for people walking a lonely path, that others might think it's a wrong way, but they know it's a right path even if it's lonely
↬ song for people walking a lonely path, that others might think it's a wrong way, but they know it's a right path even if it's lonely
6. 피어난다 (WAITING FOR US)
↬ song with sincere emotions of missing fans, who skz didn't see for a long time, and the happiness they feel after being able to meet fans during spring
└ with promise to cherish fans for a long time.
↬ song with sincere emotions of missing fans, who skz didn't see for a long time, and the happiness they feel after being able to meet fans during spring
└ with promise to cherish fans for a long time.
6.2 피어난다 (WAITING FOR US)
↬ korean title:
└ 피어난다 - it's blooming
└ it gives stray kids hope to met stays again as spring always gives hope
↬ korean title:
└ 피어난다 - it's blooming
└ it gives stray kids hope to met stays again as spring always gives hope
7. MUDDY WATER
↬ to show ambition of being the rainwater that falls over stale water. talking about actions that reject and are against the ways of the current days
└ boom bap genre thay skz didn't have many opportunities to work on
↬ to show ambition of being the rainwater that falls over stale water. talking about actions that reject and are against the ways of the current days
└ boom bap genre thay skz didn't have many opportunities to work on
7.2 MUDDY WATER
↬ 고인물은 가라 (goinmureun gara) goin' water
└ 고인물 (goinmureun) - stagnant water, but also old-timer
↬ 물 흐리지 (mul heuriji)
└ phrase for ruining the mood, literally means "dirtying the water"
cr. @/seungdduk @/hyunloversclub
↬ 고인물은 가라 (goinmureun gara) goin' water
└ 고인물 (goinmureun) - stagnant water, but also old-timer
↬ 물 흐리지 (mul heuriji)
└ phrase for ruining the mood, literally means "dirtying the water"
cr. @/seungdduk @/hyunloversclub
7.3 MUDDY WATER
↬ sounds
└ "call me demon slayer" - sound of a sword
└ "you who is stinking, my spit on you is like a febreze" - sound of febreze, with added panning effect
↬ sounds
└ "call me demon slayer" - sound of a sword
└ "you who is stinking, my spit on you is like a febreze" - sound of febreze, with added panning effect
↬ source of this thread is mostly nylon interview where skz explained every song, intro series and comments from their jype page translated by @/neulbehappy https://twitter.com/neulbehappy/status/1505283531525672960?t=GgQQz_eZkdDBJMZpsr3bJQ&s=19
full credits list:
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