Written by Destiny S.
#BB Are you ready to see DKB (다크비) as they make thier return to the U.S.? Consisting of 8 members 一 E-Chan, D1, GK, Heechan, Lune, Junseo, Yuku, and Harry June 一 DKB made their debut on February 3rd, 2020, with their mini album, “Youth.” The 8-piece ensemble was created by the music label Brave Entertainment. The reason behind their group name demonstrates the member’s determination to keep growing in the world through their music. Their fandom name is “BB”, which means that their fans are their best friends. The K-pop group has just released their 8th Mini Album titled “Urban Ride” on July 17, 2024.
The first track off this album is called, “Star”. The song starts with some very enticing and lovely vocal melodies sung by two of the members, Heechan and Harry June, before heading into the catchy lyrics of the song. The track also surprises fans with a small rap verse during the song and showcases the member’s strong vocal and rapping skills throughout the song. The lyrics further help showcase an alluring love song that you just can’t get enough of and has you singing along. This song helps its fans relate to feelings of loving someone greatly and wanting them by your side when times get rough and you're feeling anxious because that special someone helps you to feel at ease. Overall, this song helps its fans to understand that even through the ups and downs of a relationship and the emotions of feeling like you're on a rollercoaster, sometimes what is most important is having that special someone next to you during it all. Lastly, this song leaves fans singing their heart out and excited for the other songs to come on their 8th Mini Album.
The second track is called, “Flirting X”. This song serves at the title track for the album. It 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 one-sided love song as fans can relate to the feelings of longing for someone special in their life and the many emotions that come with really liking someone who may not feel the same. For instance, a song lyric that helped demonstrate this meaning was,
“...Love is so difficult, my heart is so heavy, I can’t hide it, I feel like I have no Control”
Overall, this song truly displays the many feelings that people go through during a one-sided love. The song also surprises fans with a mini dance break and guitar solo towards the end of the song that leaves fans passionately dancing their hearts out. Lastly, this song has fans in their feelings and singing their hearts out while thinking about that special someone they want to reciprocate their feelings.
The third track is titled, “Taekwondo”. This song starts off with an electric and energetic beat and a mysterious countdown that leaves fans excited and curious about how the members will make their entrance into the song. The tone of the song expressed a hard-hitting and fun dance song with some catchy lyrics and a fire rap verse. The song also demonstrates the members’ amazing availability to switch between fast and slow-paced singing through their song while always keeping their passion and energy strong. Overall, this song will have fans on the dance floor having a good time and dancing their hearts out with some hardcore moves. Lastly, this song leaves fans feeling the thrill and exciting vibe of “Taekwondo” while playing this song on replay and singing along endlessly.
The fourth track is titled, “Traveler”. This song is another soulful and beautiful melody and has a similar RnB vibe to their second track off of their mini album. Just like the heartfelt lyrics, this song helps its fans relate to their feelings of not wanting to lose the person they love and becoming the traveler in the sense that you're looking for your special someone in all aspects of life. For instance, a line in the song that helped demonstrate this meaning was,
“...Don’t leave me, yo, my girl, I am a traveler looking for you”
Overall, this song helps fans to understand the feelings of longing for someone who was special in your life and the many emotions that come with it such as always thinking about that person but also not wanting to think about them. Lastly, this song has fans in their feelings and singing their hearts out while thinking about that special someone they can’t forget and are searching for to come back into their life.
The last track of the album is called, “Let’s Dance”. This song changes things up with a very playful and upbeat melody that demonstrates the members' strong vocal skills. The catchy lyrics also helped to showcase a fun and energetic dance song. The track also surprises fans with a small rap verse during the song and showcases the member’s strong rapping skills throughout the song as well. The tone of the song expresses a cheerful sound. This is definitely an all-out dance song and has fans joyfully dancing their heart out. This song helps to encourage fans to have fun with their friends and focus on the good times. It also sends a positive message about enjoying the present and living in the moment, and that there is always a better tomorrow. This song is a great way to end their mini album and it leaves fans joyfully singing their hearts out to the catchy lyrics and playing the song on replay. Lastly, this song has fans vibing out and excited for more to come from the boy group DKB.
This is DKB’s latest comeback of 2024, and fans are excited for even more music to come from this youthful and fun K-pop group. Just like the title “Urban Ride'' of their eighth mini album, DKB is sure to leave their fans feeling like they're on an exciting journey with them, witnessing their hard work and the growth of their music.
Be sure to catch DKB on their "2024 WORLD TOUR [DARK STRANGE]!"
Scheduled to take place in October in Jersey City, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Mexico City, Phoenix, And San Francisco -- tickets are still available at kpoptickets.com
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