Welcome back, our super band!
DAY6, a pop rock band from JYP Entertainment, finally made their return to the music scene with their 8th mini album, ‘FOUREVER’ on March 18, 2024. Along with the record’s release, DAY6 and JYP Entertainment also dropped the accompanying music video for the EP’s lead track, ‘Welcome to the Show.’
This is the band’s first-ever release since their hiatus due to the members’ military service from 2021 to 2023. ‘FOUREVER’ is also DAY6’s first release after their 7th EP, “The Book of Us: Negentropy – Chaos Swallowed up in Love,” which was released in April 2021 and was the last piece to the band’s “The Book of Us” series.
DAY6 has become beloved to the South Korean general public, with their songs “You Were Beautiful” from their 2017 digital single album ‘Every DAY6 February’ and ‘Time Of Our Life’ from their ‘The Book of Us’ record receiving lots of attention, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Korean, this phenomenon is called “yeokjuhaeng,” which means driving in reverse.
Now that the band has finally come back together after hiatus, they shared their sentiments about coming together and showing a more mature version of themselves.
In an interview held days prior to the band’s comeback, YoungK said, “So rather than making a big transformation in our music, we wanted to show you what we have through the kind of music that we used to make, but more matured and developed than before, and say, ‘Everyone, we are DAY6 and this is the kind of music that we make.”
‘FOUREVER’ consists of 7 tracks, with the lead title track being titled, ‘Welcome to the Show.’ All of DAY6 participated in writing and composing the songs in the album.
The EP’s title track, ‘Welcome to the Show,’ is an up-beat post-Brit pop rock song which “encapsulates the band’s signature poignant lyrics and acoustic band sound.” According to DAY6, the song is a “serenade to the people who stuck by us on this stage we call life.”
Sungjin, DAY6’s leader, also commented on the contrast between this title track and their previous ones. “While our previous title tracks had a melancholic tone, this time we opted for a more upbeat song as the title track. As we return from our hiatus, I hope it exudes a welcoming and exhilarating vibe.”
The music video for the title track stars actor Yoo Seung-ho, who was known for his dramas “The Emperor: Owner of the Mask” (2017) and “I’m Not a Robot” (2017), and actress Choi Hee-jin, who has appeared in dramas “Snowdrop” (2021), and “Strong Girl Nam-soon” (2023).
My Days were experiencing a myriad of emotions while listening to DAY6’s newest album, but one thing was sure—they were happy to hear their faves again after so long. DAY6 also expressed their own emotions towards their fans and thanked them over and over again for waiting for them.
the opening line of welcome to the show tho…
“i’m so moved by the stage that i won’t be alone any longer” sung by youngk hits harder than ever.. it’s FOUREVER now🤍 pic.twitter.com/CsgbQptMdo
— 永 (@dear_bassist) March 18, 2024
DAY6 IS BACK WITH WELCOME TO THE SHOW pic.twitter.com/h4WmxZvj6W
— lif 🌸🍉 (@moonraiijeu) March 18, 2024
🐻 "welcome to the show is a song that expresses a gratitude and pledge to everyone who stands with me/us on this stage called world so that i/we won't feel alone. "i'll never let go of the hand of the person who chose to be with me till the end", we made pic.twitter.com/DeOqZtwTQh
— dea❀ (@sikkeureo) March 18, 2024
actually crying abt the fact that young k wrote welcome to the show with these 2 opening lines….i feel si emotional, he's not alone on the stage anymore after sungjin's hiatus, dowoon and wonpil's enlistments 🥲 the times he multitasked so hard to help day6 stay afloat im proud pic.twitter.com/hbGXEIIpMK
— youngkthebae✨ (@youngkthebae_) March 18, 2024
#Welcome_to_the_Show is such a perfect opening song for a concert 💗
Can you guys imagine screaming and jumping while DAY6 is performing it live?
And the song feels like a promise between DAY6 and My Days
Stream it here: https://t.co/1pnn6LlfuF #DAY6 #Fourever #데이식스 pic.twitter.com/wS9VgTpugq
— DAY6 Philippines (@DAY6Philippines) March 18, 2024
youngk’s fourever thanks to:
“it’s been a while.
thank you for waiting for a long time.
we’ve also been waiting and looking forward to this moment.
okay, day6 is back.
we’re starting once again.
welcome to the show.” pic.twitter.com/ywJUgStlRM— lif 🌸🍉 (@moonraiijeu) March 18, 2024
you were beautiful is the nation’s heartbreak anthem. i believe welcome to the show is a candidate for the nation’s proposal anthem 😃 pic.twitter.com/f2IJKG5VdC
— bami (@byewinterjin) March 18, 2024
DAY6's Welcome to the Show made its debut on the Melon charts at #30!!!! pic.twitter.com/BaDp1li9j6
— wonpilates 🍀 (@wonpilatesx) March 18, 2024
ALL SONGS IN FOUREVER CHARTED IN BUGS TOP 20. Omg DAY6 😭😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/F5mVVgwz8q
— bami (@byewinterjin) March 18, 2024
🐰 our relationship is so full of love
🐰 i’m going to spend this life of mine with day6 and mydays🐰 nothing will tear us apart anymore!!!! understood!!!!!
🐰 i’m going to stick with you
🐰 with mydays pic.twitter.com/GoFA02ZHQF— lif 🌸🍉 (@moonraiijeu) March 18, 2024
my boys can’t even hide their smiles during the music video😭😭😭 this mv feels so raw, real and beautiful… starting with day6 in the practice room and ending with them on the stage🥲 very very beautifully executed pic.twitter.com/NVZl2qzCxI
— jano (@day6suh) March 18, 2024
"it's just a video, why are you crying?"
the video: day6 singing while facing each other🥹 pic.twitter.com/waDZYkH0fv
— dea❀ (@sikkeureo) March 18, 2024
All four of them doing the group singing together with a big smile on their faces while facing one another… DAY6's truly back 😭 pic.twitter.com/hYJCIdk8pq
— wonpilates 🍀 (@wonpilatesx) March 18, 2024
DAY6 MyDay pic.twitter.com/0QaZLGCxN4
— Yuu's (@ayurrawr) March 18, 2024
The happiest person on Earth to have DAY6 back is Kim Wonpil 🥹 pic.twitter.com/X85mL36oKC
— wonpilates 🍀 (@wonpilatesx) March 18, 2024
THEY ARE SHINING I KEEP SAYING THIS BUT THEY ARE SHINING pic.twitter.com/mil8J5McIq
— yoong⁷ (@yoonglespring) March 18, 2024
Thank you for another beautiful album, DAY6! We can’t wait to jump and dance around in your concerts again real soon!
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