Reveluvs rejoice, our Kang Seulgi has finally made her solo debut!
On October 4, 2022 at 6 P.M. KST, Red Velvet’s Seulgi and SM Entertainment released her much anticipated solo EP, “28 Reasons” and the MV for the title track of the same name. Seulgi is the third member of Red Velvet debuting as a solo artist, following Wendy and Joy.
“28 Reasons” consists of six tracks with R&B as a recurring genre which showcase her velvet and dream-like vocals. One of the songs, “Dead Man Runnin’” sees the participation of Seulgi as the lyricist, where she expresses the anxieties and emptiness she felt in the past. Another track (Bad Boy, Sad Girl) features South Korean rapper Be’O who participated in writing his own rap.
The title track, “28 Reasons” is a dance-pop track featuring a groovy and heavy bass sound and a whistling effect. The lyrics illustrate a character who is both “good and evil”, and the many reason how their character affects their relationships.
ReVeluvs are obviously in euphoric after the release of Seulgi’s first-ever EP. With one of K-Pop’s “All-Rounder” artists, there’s no doubt that Seulgi will live up to her own standards.
waiting for 28 reasons to start playing for the first time and immediately hearing "i kiss your brother" pic.twitter.com/h8F08SsfD4
— 👻🎼 (@ultseul) October 4, 2022
that’s not cgi seulgi can just do that pic.twitter.com/GigL5fLi94
— styx (@aseulhanbang) October 4, 2022
“you in danger but it’s okay you’re a grown up” 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵
WELCOME SOLOIST SEULGI #슬기_솔로가_대박인_28REASONS#28ReasonsWithSeulgi pic.twitter.com/xw8lO1r3RA
— N 💛 (@everyyeriworld) October 4, 2022
monster 28 reasons pic.twitter.com/ctzxg1K7vJ
— fin (@seulgomtokki) October 4, 2022
28 REASONS pic.twitter.com/mpG9f9o0Ud
— ً (@KANGSFILES) October 4, 2022
28 reasons pic.twitter.com/nzfSAhf9xw
— . (@baemalteju) October 4, 2022
SEULGI DID NOT COME TO PLAY pic.twitter.com/LTQxyjrxPJ
— lia🍎²⁸ ʳᵉᵃˢᵒⁿˢ (@kangseulia) October 4, 2022
Seulgi is credited as the sole lyricist for Dead Man Runnin' 💛 So proud!#슬기_솔로가_대박인_28REASONS #28ReasonsWithSeulgi
WELCOME SOLOIST SEULGI pic.twitter.com/0SJ8E3dQa2— KSG Updates (@KSGUpdates) October 4, 2022
the 10 minute gap between seulgi reading fanmail so imbued with lesbian yearning it causes psychic damage and 28 reasons opening with "i kiss your brother"
— carsen (@kseulgis) October 4, 2022
"It's special because my artwork is in here."#슬기_솔로가_대박인_28REASONS#28ReasonsWithSeulgi
WELCOME SOLOIST SEULGI pic.twitter.com/rYqhhfg6Z6— KSG Updates (@KSGUpdates) October 4, 2022
THE LYRICS, THE CHOREO, THE CHORUS, THE BEAT, THE VISUALS, THE OUTFITS LIKE CMON THE WHOLE MUSIC VIDEO IS A MASTERPIECE😭🫶🏻 SHE IS THE SOLOIST OF THE YEAR!!
WELCOME SOLOIST SEULGI #슬기_솔로가_대박인_28REASONS#28ReasonsWithSeulgi pic.twitter.com/qi4qiqR71x
— @irenebae (@ireneboo4) October 4, 2022
red velvet really seem to struggle with bad boys have you guys ever considered women
— 👻🎼 (@ultseul) October 4, 2022
There are no other words in describing Seulgi’s album. Just listen to it and watch her MV here. You’ll see why her artistry is like no other.
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