Written by Nina B.
After 8 months since their last album release, 7-member group TRENDZ under the company Global H Company has made their way back into the hearts of listeners through their new 4th single album, 'DREAMLIKE.'
Members Hankook, Havit, Leon, Yoonwoo, ra.L, Eunil, and Yechan were introduced to their fans FRIENDZ on January 5th, 2022 with the release of the mini album, 'Blue Set Chapter 1: [TRACKS].' Debuting with such a powerful title track as “TNT (Truth&Trust),” their fanbase grew instantly with listeners being drawn in by how talented each member was. With ages ranging from 1999 - 2005, it was easy to find some reliability with the group surrounding their age with so many fans tuning into the group because of how close in age they were to those streaming. After making fiery comebacks back to back, it was no surprise that in their 4th single album, they would be supplying us another group of hard hitters to add to their evergrowing discography.
'Dreamlike' consists of 4 new tracks for Friendz to sit back and enjoy making its way into streaming platforms on June 12th, 2024.
The “Dreamlike” albums opened up with the title track “Glow,” which surpassed 4.4 million views in only 10 days. Members Gunil, ra.L, and Hankook took part in writing this masterpiece for their album. “Glow” can best be described as an upbeat pop song, that has a funky essence to it. Yonwoo opens open the song with the repeated lines,
“Glow, glow, glow, glow, glow, glow Glow, glow, glow, glow, glow, glow”
With such a mesmerizing delivery of these lines, Eunil comes in strong with his breathtaking vocals breaking you out of the trance from the previous line. In the chorus, we are greeted with the funky aspect again teleporting you to a scene straight out of a roller skating rink film. The youthfulness of this song doesn’t go unnoticed even after the song is over leaving you with the satisfaction feeling that lingers similar to how it feels drinking an ice-cold lemonade on a hot summer day.
The second track on the album is, “Out of Control.” Showcasing their skills as songwriters once more- ra.L and Hankook take part in creating this song as well. Switching up the vibes with an electronic beat similar to the genre Trendz is familiar with doing in previous releases. “Out of Control” is a super fierce upbeat track compared to the previous track. The lyrics tie back to the title showing a sense of rebellion and wanting to do what they want and feel is best for them and not abide by the list of rules others play along to. Next, we have the track “Learn to Love,” which is their first completely English track written by Won Sang Woo who worked on numerous tracks with the famous first-generation group Baby Vox. Referencing back to the album title, TRENDZ showcases their vocals through this ballad track. Utilizing its title featuring the word ‘love’ this song is a heartwarming love song that touches the hearts of all who listen. A person very fond of them, finally showed them what the sensation of being in love truly means creating the tearjerking sweet love song they bestowed to their fans.
“I thought I'd never learn How to fall in love You are the only one Who showed me what love is”
Lastly, to close off the album track “Go Up’ ends the album with a bang, showcasing a live band version of the song. “Go Up” is a previously released track that came out in January of 2024 and TRENDZ surprised their fans with the live band version. The instruments tie in so perfectly with the vocals and create a party-esque vibe to the song making you want to jump up and down along to the beat. In the season of the summer, the live band version fits so well with the season making its way into the playlists of many for all summer activities.
TRENDZ will be making their Japanese debut on July 3rd, with the mini album 'Rebirth.' Fans are waiting patiently for the album to be released on streaming platforms but until then, 'DREAMLIKE' will be on replay landing its spot in many listeners most listened albums of 2024.
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