WayV’s back, and will definitely be here to stay on all of our radars.
On June 3, 2024 at 6 P.M. KST, NCT’s Chinese sub-unit made their comeback with their 5th EP, ‘Give Me That’. This is their first release 7 months since their 2nd studio album, ‘On My Youth.’
The comeback also marks the group’s return as a quintet, as member Winwin could not participate due to “scheduling conflicts.”
The mini album includes six tracks—“She A Wolf,” “Might As Well,” “New Ride,” “Don’t Get Mad,” and the Korean and Chinese versions of the title track, “Give Me That.”
A track video for the song “New Ride” was released prior to the EP’s release, and the song was described as a “refreshing R&B pop song with an 808 bass, guitar riffs, soft keyboards and synthesizers”. The lyrics of the song were also said to be about the “excitement of going for a drive under the moonlight with a loved one.”
In a press conference held hours before WayV’s newest record was unveiled, the WayV members revealed that the key theme of their comeback and album was love. Member Ten said, “If you look at the teaser tracks, there are a lot of hearts.”
The title track, “Give Me That” is a “pop dance song with an addictive melody and brass sounds over an old school funk beat” with lyrics about a first-ever love confession. Commenting about how they recorded the track, member Hendery said, “There are a lot of chants in the song…We recorded many takes for it, making ‘Give Me That’ very entertaining.”
Member Xiaojun also remarked on their difficulties with the Korean language. “We do have some difficulties with our Korean…But our amateurish Korean actually helps us use simpler expressions, giving us an advantage on communicating with our fans.”
Member Ten also said that it was his goal to make as much people listen to WayV’s diverse identity as a group.
The music video for “Give Me That” sees the WayV members, sans Winwin, decked as different characters such as a cowboy, dancer, rapper, basketball player, etc., who were waiting in line for an audition and were showing as much as they can as the time counts down.
WayZenNies were totally all over WayV’s concept, as usual. They have even called WayV’s serve as what we now know as, “boyband excellence.”
this tweet went directly to the moodboard for give me that concept https://t.co/WvBNoSvVQp
— :3 is a wolf❤️🔥 (@bratzyang) June 2, 2024
she a wolf is an otherworldly experience pic.twitter.com/oFOHN3SKjI
— ㅆ (@adareten) June 3, 2024
THE PRE-CHORUS OH GOD pic.twitter.com/qzX6WjofIh
— ㅆ (@adareten) June 3, 2024
WAYV IS SO BACK! pic.twitter.com/nwWoykEyXX
— ㅆ (@adareten) June 3, 2024
WAYV SERVING BOYBAND EXCELLENCE pic.twitter.com/2LHxs0Hchf
— ㅆ (@adareten) June 3, 2024
the way this photo perfectly describes what it felt like listening to she a wolf for the first time pic.twitter.com/6tkZWrR5eU
— :3 is a wolf❤️🔥 (@bratzyang) June 3, 2024
8 ERAS, 8 WAYV ALBUMS ✨ pic.twitter.com/3vL5M1R8rK
— ♡ (@angelxiaodery) June 3, 2024
that harmonious bridge breakdown. WAYV IS FINALLY BACK! 😭🩷 pic.twitter.com/3eLYS6jHCo
— ♡ (@angelxiaodery) June 3, 2024
“you can live without me but please i can't i won't” 😭
WAYV GIVE ME THAT OUT NOW #WayV_GiveMeThat #KUN pic.twitter.com/3luqdYFexx
— ฅ՞•ﻌ•՞ฅ (@littlekuns) June 3, 2024
— :3 is a wolf❤️🔥 (@bratzyang) June 3, 2024
to never showing up on those playlists to being the cover of it….i’m going to bawl my eyes out they deserve this so much pic.twitter.com/lTCT8dGJbs
— :3 is a wolf❤️🔥 (@bratzyang) June 3, 2024
"I want to let people who don't know us know that 'WayV is a group with a great stage and singing'. I want to tell them that each WayV member has a different charm, and to let various people hear our songs." “I want to give it to you,” TEN said with pride.#WayV_GiveMeThat https://t.co/Mvct4I3VT0
— give me that 🏹❤️🔥 wayv D-DAY (@wayviful) June 3, 2024
hold on. the boys are auditioning individually, but then later you see them performing together…. omg wayv one direction au https://t.co/YIS9OsrwBy
— by 💗 (@adreamlaunching) June 2, 2024
DRUMMER KUN WITH THIS COWBOY OUTFIT???!?
WAYV GIVE ME THAT OUT NOW #WayV_GiveMeThat #KUN pic.twitter.com/gVfDkxL8lU
— ฅ՞•ﻌ•՞ฅ (@littlekuns) June 3, 2024
WAYV BRINGING BACK REAL MUSIC GET UPPPPPP
WAYV GIVE ME THAT OUT NOW #WayV_GiveMeThat pic.twitter.com/2qKOMZyIWT
— surreal wayv clips (@surrealwyvclips) June 3, 2024
happy wayv comeback day to all who celebrate
— mo ✵ (@perfevtlyred) June 2, 2024
WAYV 90s BOYBAND HEARTTHROB REALNESS 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/VPIduv8Qyi
— ❤️🔥 THE SHOW MC XIAOJUN (@smoldejuns) June 1, 2024
WayZenNies were right—WayV is literally boyband excellence. Nobody’s touching them for this one.
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