CRAVITY, CLOSE YOUR EYES, BOYNEXTDOOR, New Albums Flood in the Last Week of September

In the last week of September, various artists such as CRAVITY, CLOSE YOUR EYES, BOYNEXTDOOR, ALLDAY PROJECT, and NiziU released new albums. CRAVITY presented the 9th mini album ″sonorous″ on September 30. The title track ″LOUDER″ is a dreamy yet dark electronic dance song characterized by delicate melodies, unexpected developments, and a highly addictive chorus. The album contains a total of 7 tracks. Kim Ji-ha described it as ″a feeling where different textures come together, making the group’s color clearer,″ Kim Han-gil stated, ″They have deepened their musical world to the next level,″ and Kim Jin-seok said, ″Nine sounds resonate as one, a new resonance completed by CRAVITY.″ On the same day, CLOSE YOUR EYES released the 4th mini album ″256th Note.″ The title track ″Drop That!″ samples Yoon Si-nae’s ″Enjoy This Night″ and reinterprets it in a 90s street hip-hop style. It combines the improvisation of jazz with hip-hop sampling techniques, adding the team’s unique sensibility over intense strings and upright bass sounds. The album includes 7 tracks. Kim Ji-ha called it ″boyish emotions layered over the freedom of jazz,″ Kim Han-gil said, ″An even more interesting musical adventure by CLOSE YOUR EYES, a team constantly in the process of variation,″ and Kim Jin-seok noted, ″From jazz to R&B, a broadened musical spectrum of CLUYA.″ BOYNEXTDOOR unveiled the repackaged version of their 1st full album ″HOME: DELUXE″ on September 28. The title track ″ANIMAL″ expresses the spirit of challenge and ambition through the dynamic movements of animals, highlighting the team’s characteristic of creating their own music. The chorus’s call-and-response, based on experiences exchanged with the audience during performances, is impressive. The album contains 14 tracks. Kim Ji-ha said, ″Familiar wit with a much broader musical perspective,″ Kim Han-gil stated, ″While maintaining the team’s color, they expand the range of genres and energy, showing an evolved BOYNEXTDOOR,″ and Kim Jin-seok remarked, ″A bold expansion of BOYNEXTDOOR that goes beyond familiarity to reach further.″ ALLDAY PROJECT released their 2nd EP ″CRASH″ on September 28. The title track ″CRASH″ embodies an attitude free from fixed rules, featuring repetitive synth loops and intense dance beats. The album includes 5 tracks. Kim Ji-ha described it as ″an album enjoyable for its variety of sounds,″ Kim Han-gil said, ″They expressed their color in a smarter and more familiar way,″ and Kim Jin-seok commented, ″The more they collide, the clearer it becomes—their unique color proven by ALLDAY PROJECT.″ NiziU released their first Korean mini album ″Sour Grapes″ on September 28. The title track ″Sour Grapes″ flips the fable of ″The Fox and the Grapes,″ conveying the energy of boldly challenging hesitant choices. The music video depicts a chase between a group of foxes monopolizing the lucky grapes and sniper NiziU defending the last grape. The album contains 5 tracks. Kim Ji-ha described it as ″kitsch imagination with a clearer narrative texture,″ Kim Han-gil said, ″A new release showing new possibilities with stronger energy and a sophisticated atmosphere,″ and Kim Jin-seok remarked, ″A bold challenge by NiziU that newly twists a familiar fairy tale.″