Written by Destiny S.
Come check out BOYNEXTDOOR’s latest comeback. The group just released their newest Mini Album “19.99'' and their comeback is sure to leave you wanting to know more about the members of BOYNEXTDOOR and their exciting and youthful sound.
Consisting of 6 members 一 Jaehyun, Sungho, Riwoo, Taesan, Leehan, and Woonhak 一 BOYNEXTDOOR made their debut on May 30th, 2023, with their 1st mini album, “Who”. The 6-piece ensemble was created by the music label KOZ Entertainment. BOYNEXTDOOR also made their Japanese music debut on July 10th, 2024, with their song “AND”. BOYNEXTDOOR also has a unique meaning for their group and fandom name. Their group name means “They are the boys who live next door”. The reason behind their group name demonstrates the member’s hope that by singing their songs, their fans can relate to many things going on in life through listening to their songs. Their fandom name is “Onedoor (원도어)”. The reason behind their fandom name is because their fans are the door/pathway that connects BOYNEXTDOOR to the world, which will help the members move towards making their dreams come true along with their fans. The rookie K-pop group has just released their 3rd Mini Album titled “19.99” on September 9, 2024.
The first track of this album is called, “Dangerous”. The song starts with an energetic and upbeat melody sung by two of the members, Taeson and Leehan, before heading into the catchy lyrics of the song. The track also surprises fans with a small rap verse throughout the song and showcases the member’s strong vocal and rapping skills. The lyrics help to showcase a relatable and fun song about your youth that you just can’t get enough of and has you singing along. This song helps its fans relate to the feelings of someone in their teenage years and the many different experiences and emotions that come with it. This song also helps younger fans relate to the feelings of just wanting to be a kid even when the adults around you want you to start growing up. For instance, a song lyric that helped demonstrate this meaning was,
“...Alright, we are just kids, Tonight we are unpredictable but.”
Overall, this song got its fans thinking about their teen years and feeling free, wild, and young while vibing to the fun energy of this song. Lastly, this song leaves fans singing their heart out and dancing to the youthful and energetic vibes of “Dangerous”.
The second track is called, “Gonna Be A Rock”. This song switches things up with a very soulful and beautiful melody that demonstrates the members' angelic and strong vocal skills. The tone of the song also expresses a rock and ballad kind of vibe. The catchy lyrics help to showcase the feelings of a broken heart as fans can relate to the many different kinds of emotions that come with a breakup. For instance, a song lyric that helped demonstrate this meaning was,
“...L.O.V. E hate this word, I know it’s crazy, but I hate this word.”
Overall, this song truly displays the many feelings that people go through during a breakup and how they feel like no one understands how they feel. Furthermore, this single is a great song for fans to listen to when they're feeling upset because of their heartache or they need a good break up song they can relate to. The song also surprises fans with a pleasant guitar tune towards the end of the song that leaves fans passionately singing along. Lastly, this song has fans in their feelings and singing their hearts out and excited for the other songs to come on their third Mini Album.
The third track is titled, “SKIT”. The skit is a way for members to send a special message to their fans on their album. A skit also allows the members to surprise their fans with a special story that they only would be able to listen to on their album. This skit has a fun and positive vibe while the leader of the group, Jaehyun talks about today's story celebrating Woonhak becoming an adult soon. The member Woonhak introduces himself and talks about almost becoming an adult soon. The other members were excited for him and asked him if there was anything he wanted to do when he became an adult. Woonhak then talks about his youth being free and just wanting to have fun. The other members ask him how he wants to have fun, and he then gives examples about how he wants to have fun such as going for a drive with the members and going traveling. Overall, the skit is very cute and playful and leaves its fans happy to hear the members having fun and looking forward to growing with one another. Lastly, Taeson ends the skit by introducing the next song on their album “Nice Guy” while playfully telling the other members to focus and shh.
The fourth track is titled, “Nice Guy”. This song is also the title track for their mini album. This song showcases a fun, youthful, and catchy love song. Just like the fun and youthful lyrics this song also helps its fans relate to feeling confident about being themselves and liking that special someone. It also helps its fans to relate to the feeling of hoping that the person you like will like you back as well. The tone of the song also expressed a cheerful and fast-paced sound. The song further demonstrates the members' angelic and strong vocal skills that leave their fans able to hear the member’s passionate and high-energy singing throughout the whole song. Overall, this song leaves fans cheerfully singing along while out on the dance floor with their friends or that special someone.
The fifth track is titled, “20”. The song starts with some very enticing and lovely vocal melodies sung by the members before heading into the catchy lyrics of the song. The lyrics help to showcase a relatable and refreshing song about your youth that has you singing along. This song helps its fans relate to the feelings of someone about to enter their twenties and the many different experiences and emotions that come with it. For instance, a song lyric that helped demonstrate this meaning was,
“...Ready to be twenty, I don’t think so, but turning twenty takes a long time.”
Overall, this song helps its fans relate to the emotions of not always feeling ready to get older and that it is okay to feel unsure or a little unhappy about entering a new stage in one's life because it is not always the best time for everyone. This song also helps its fans to understand that even in your twenties, you might not have all the answers to what it is that you want to do with your freedom and time and that it is okay to feel this way. Lastly, this song leaves fans singing their heart out and in their feelings to the youthful and relatable vibes of “20”.
The sixth track of the album is called, “Call Me”. This song is a beautiful ballad and has a soulful and lovely melody sung by the members. It also demonstrates the members' angelic and strong vocal skills. The lyrics helped to showcase a meaningful and heartfelt ballad song. The lovely and catchy lyrics also helped to showcase a lighthearted and heartfelt ballad song that helps its fans relate to the feeling of having a bad day and feeling like they have no one to talk to. Therefore, the members use their songs to help their fans know that they are there for them when times get hard. For instance, a song lyric that helped demonstrate this meaning was,
“...Please call me, call me, call me, if you lonely, lonely, lonely.”
This song helps to bring some form of comfort to their fans who are feeling lonely and feeling like the world just isn’t on their side, letting them know that it is okay and that they are not alone in it all. It also sends a positive message about it being okay to cry and let out all your emotions. Another positive message this shows its fans is that it is okay to make mistakes and take things slow because no one is perfect in the beginning and not to feel discouraged in the end. This song also shows the importance of being there for one another and the importance of loving oneself and your style. Overall, this song is a great way to come toward the end of their mini album and it leaves fans with a truly beautiful song to listen to where they can passionately sing their hearts out. Lastly, this song leaves a page in the fan’s hearts and excitement for more to come from the boy group BOYNEXTDOOR.
The last track of the album is called, “Nice Guy- English Version”. This song is the English version of their title track “Nice Guy”. This song is something new for the fans who loved the original Korean version of the song to look forward to. This song is yet again another energetic, fun, and youthful love song whose catchy lyrics have fans joyfully singing their hearts out. Whether it is the Korean or English version of the song, it is definitely going to leave fans having a good time dancing to their new favorite song and having their 3rd mini album on replay.
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