BANG YE DAM Ranked at No. 1 on Multiple Charts… ‘WAYO’ MV Making Film Receives Favorable Reviews
[매일경제 스타투데이=한현정 기자] YG BANG YE DAM’s first solo song ‘WAYO’ was ranked at no. 1 on multiple charts while receiving favorable reviews from music fans in and out of Korea.
On June 6th at 9 AM, YG Entertainment uploaded the ‘WAYO’ MV making film by BANG YE DAM through their official blog(www.yg-life.com). The song was ranked at no. 1 on iTunes charts in 8 different countries, proving the heated interest towards BANG YE DAM.
On the MV filming scene of ‘WAYO’, BANG YE DAM revealed his determination by stating, “I will put in all of my soul”. He also calmly explained the concept by stating, “It’s a MV that touches the emotions of feeling stuffy, being upset, being angry, and being in despair because of unfulfilled love”.
The film also showed the members of TREASURE paying a surprise visit to the scene. They showed off their friendship by showing support and stating, “BANG YE DAM, we only see you”. BANG YE DAM showed his gratitude towards the members by stating, “I was able to finish the filming well thanks to the support”.
At the end of the clip, he said goodbye to the viewers by stating, “Please watch the MV for ‘WAYO’, which we all worked hard on, listen to my song, and look forward to my future activities”. Lastly, he added, “Please show love for BANG YE DAM and our members of TREASURE”.
After ‘WAYO’ was released on the 5th at 6 PM, the song signaled TREASURE’s upcoming full-member debut glamorously by topping iTunes charts in 8 different countries.
‘WAYO’ is a song with minimal arrangement which allows the listeners to focus on BANG YE DAM’s unique and mellow vocals. He expresses the empty and lonely question being asked without accepting a breakup, mournfully through his vocals. YOON of WINNER participated in the writing·composing of the song, while LEE CHAN HYUK of AKMU participated in writing the lyrics of the song, which became a hot topic.
YG’s talented producer FUTURE BOUNCE wrote·composed·arranged the track, while Andrew Choi also participated in the composing of the song to raise its level of completeness.
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