BANG YE DAM’s First-Ever Solo Track ‘WAYO’ Revealed… Receives Praises From ROSÉ·SOMI·Yoon Siyoon·Stray Kids
[OSEN=박소영 기자] Senior artists and actors who have listened to the song ‘WAYO’, the first-ever solo track by BANG YE DAM of YG’s rookie group TREASURE, made praises on the song.
On June 1st at 12 PM, YG Entertainment uploaded BANG YE DAM’s digital single spoiler video clip through their official blog.
The clip illuminated BANG YE DAM’s footsteps as a movie film would. The video spotlighted all the time BANG YE DAM has spent with music from during his childhood and from his trainee days. The time stopped in 2020 while BANG YE DAM’s silhouette appeared, beginning the spoiler interview for his song ‘WAYO’.
A total of 11 people including Yoo Heeyeul, ROSÉ of BLACKPINK, Kim Taegyun, Lee Sungkyung, Ahn Youngmi, Yoon Dohyeon, SOMI, ZION.T, Yoon Siyoon, Stray Kids, I.N, and Kim Saeron appeared as the interviewees and were put in awe by the song.
Yoo Heeyeol listened to ‘WAYO’ and was surprised as if he reminded himself back when he first met BANG YE DAM at SBS ‘K-Pop Star Season 2’ and stated, “He’s grown this much”. ROSÉ of BLACKPINK was also in awe and reviewed, “It really got into me”. Kim Taegyun, who praised BANG YE DAM as a ‘genius’ back in 2013 reviewed, “It’s strong”, while Ahn Youngmi kept on praising him by raising her voice, “It’s crazy”.
Actress Lee Sunkyung reviewed, “I would use the expression that he got more delicate”. Actor Yoon Siyoon left favorable reviews by stating, “The vocals are so pretty. It feels like the instruments are shyly supporting BANG YE DAM’s voice”.
I.N of Stray Kids, who is known to be close friends with BANG YE DAM, stated “It’s a song anyone can sing-along to. It’s great that I can now listen to his voice through music platforms”. Actor Kim Saeron revealed expectations by stating, “I would recommend the song a lot when it’s officially released”.
Senior artists also made praises regarding the music. SOMI reviewed, “Should I say captivating? It’s great to hear his captivating vocals”. Yoon Dohyeon who met BANG YE DAM through ‘K-Pop Star Season 2’ reviewed, “I was surprised that he is making debut with a song which a mature musician would present and was surprised once more since he pulled it off greatly”.
ROSÉ of BLACKPINK left a favorable review by stating, “I like the talk feeling he makes when he sings. It’s a feeling which anyone can understand from the beginning of the first verse”. ZION.T commented, “It’s a song that easily explains what kind of vocalist BANG YE DAM is”. He added, “I always thought how good it must be for a great singer to be acknowledged with his own song, and here it is”.
Yoo Heeyeol also commented, “I was surprised by its level of completion. It’s very sophisticated even though it’s his first time. More people will be surprised than I am”. He also added, “I look forward to the reviews that will say, ‘A song worth listening to came out in quite a while’”.
In the end of the clip, the instrumental version of ‘WAYO’ was teased for the first time, grabbing the attention of music fans. The calm yet beautiful melody and sentimental vibes raised the fans’ curiosities on what kind of story the song will contain.
The gift-like first solo track ‘WAYO’ by BANG YE DAM, which will warm up TREASURE prior to their upcoming debut in July, became a hot topic as YOON of WINNER participated in the writing and composing of the song, while LEE CHAN HYUK of AKMU participated in writing the lyrics of the song. YG’s talented producer FUTURE BOUNCE wrote·composed·arranged the track, while Andrew Choi was also credited as a composer of the track.
BANG YE DAM’s ‘WAYO’ will be released on June 5th at 6 PM. At 4:30 PM on the date of its release, the members of TREASURE will meet the fans through the Naver VLIVE ‘TREASURE PRE-DEBUT SPECIAL RELEASE COUNTDOWN LIVE’.
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