[TF Focus] ALLDAY PROJECT, Identity Sharper the More It Collides

September 28 Release of Second Mini-Album 'CRASH'Five Energies Collide, Emitting Greater EnergyALLDAY PROJECT released their second mini-album 'CRASH' on September 28. While their debut was marked by the formal novelty of 'the emergence of a co-ed group' combined with musical freshness, this album, over a year later, demonstrates how they have transformed that format into their own musical language. /THEBLACKLABEL[THE FACT | Reporter Jeong Byeong-geun] Instead of painting the five members in a single color, they continuously clash different colors. The unfamiliar colors born from that collision are the identity of ALLDAY PROJECT.ALLDAY PROJECT (ANNIE TARZZAN Bailey WOOCHAN YOUNGSEO) released their second mini-album 'CRASH' on the 28th. This is their first release in about nine months since their first mini-album 'ALLDAY PROJECT' in December of last year. While their debut was marked by the formal novelty of 'the emergence of a co-ed group' combined with musical freshness, over a year later, they have transformed that format into their own musical language.It was intense from the start. ALLDAY PROJECT, who debuted in June of last year, immediately took center stage in the music industry with their debut song 'FAMOUS'. This song reached number 2 on the monthly digital chart on the Circle Chart and remained in the top 5 for three consecutive months. 'ONE MORE TIME', pre-released in November, also reached number 2 on the same chart. And they swept multiple awards at the music award ceremonies that year.What is as meaningful as their achievements is the form that created them. In K-pop, where the industry structure is solidified around boy groups and girl groups, co-ed groups were a rare presence. ALLDAY PROJECT did not consume co-ed groups as a concept but used the different voices, movements, and characters as ingredients within their music.This is evident from the fact that the members have consistently cited their co-ed composition as a team advantage since their debut, allowing them to blend different energies and emotions in music and performance, indicating they understand and utilize this point precisely.The word that most accurately describes such ALLDAY PROJECT this time is the album title 'CRASH', meaning collision. This encapsulates the way the five members' different energies collide to create synergy, rather than producing the same energy. If 'FAMOUS' was close to a declaration of the team's arrival, this album is the process of establishing that declaration as a method.This is evident from the first track, 'TALK'. Over a dark bass and rough-textured industrial hip-hop, the members' flows rapidly intersect. While it aligns with the confidence carried over from 'FAMOUS', it utilizes the space between sounds and the contrast of different tones more than before. By embedding each member's color into one track, ALLDAY PROJECT's identity grows.The peak is the title track 'CRASH'. Over an electronic sound created by repeating a mid-to-low range synth loop, the song grooves leisurely for a while. Then, upon entering the hook, the texture instantly changes to a strong dance beat led by the drumline. It's a structure that builds tension and then explodes.While the early ALLDAY PROJECT of their debut rushed forward saying, 'We will show you who we are,' in the title track 'CRASH,' they actually pull back a bit. Beyond showing and proving who they are, they now seem to be presenting their identity more leisurely. The photo is a scene from the music video. /THEBLACKLABELWhat's noteworthy is the members' attitude in handling those powerful sounds. While the early ALLDAY PROJECT of their debut rushed forward saying, 'We will show you who we are,' in 'CRASH,' they actually pull back a bit. Beyond showing and proving who they are, they now seem to be presenting their identity more leisurely.The music video, which freely races, collides, and moves again, also aligns with this change. Amidst the collisions and explosions of cars and objects, the five members enjoy the chaos itself rather than becoming serious. The group dance performed amidst the pouring rain also emphasizes the spontaneous energy of youth rather than controlled perfection.In 'DO IT LIKE THIS,' they expressed that strength in a different way. The minimal composition, leaving only the rhythmic kick and heavy bass, highlights each member's vocal tone. The rap and vocals, low and rough tones, and relatively light and clear tones follow each other, creating depth in the song. It clearly demonstrates how to turn the co-ed composition into a musical advantage.'NO LIMIT,' based on Brazilian punk, shows that advantage in another direction. The members' energy bursts out continuously over rapidly intersecting percussion. Like the title 'no limit,' the freedom and confidence they have shown since their debut remain even as they change genres.The last track, 'UP ALL NIGHT,' is both an experimental attempt and highlights the team's strengths. This song, which opts for acoustic sound instead of a strong beat, calmly sings about the worries of the young generation going through uncertain times, with the five members' vocal tones placed at the forefront. Even without strong sounds and performances, the team's color remains when the five different voices harmonize.Although they incorporate different genres from hip-hop and electro to Brazilian punk and acoustic, the 5 songs do not feel disjointed. It is a product that shows not what they do, but how they make it their own ALLDAY PROJECT.The method of ALLDAY PROJECT is for five distinct individuals to enter one song without losing their individual colors, and to create an unprecedented texture by colliding contrasting elements. If 'FAMOUS' powerfully showed that possibility and 'ONE MORE TIME' expanded the scope with a more popular tone, 'CRASH' proves that they can freely move between the two within a single album.ALLDAY PROJECT is not a team where five members become similar to each other, but a team that is stronger because they are different, and whose colors become clearer the more they collide. 'CRASH' clearly reveals that identity.kafka@tf.co.kr[Entertainment Department | ssent@tf.co.kr]