Did all the CARATs scream in unison after the SEVENTEEN Jeonghan x Wonwoo sub-unit debuted? Yes, maybe.
SEVENTEEN’s Jeonghan and Wonwoo (styled as JxW) made their much-awaited debut on June 17, 2024, with their 1st Digital Single Album, ‘THIS MAN.” They are the second sub-unit from SEVENTEEN to officially debut, following BSS in March 2018.
‘THIS MAN’ features 3 tracks—“Beautiful Monster,” a solo song from Jeonghan, “Leftover,” a solo song from Wonwoo, and the lead single “Last Night (Guitar by Park Joo-won).” All of the tracks credit SEVENTEEN’s Woozi as producer and compositor.
“Last Night (Guitar by Park Joo-won)” is described by Rolling Stone as “a clever blend of delicate acoustic guitar – played by the celebrated South Korean musician Joo-won Park – and thumping, club-ready electro pop.” The track—and the entire album per se, is said to have been inspired by an urban legend where a man appears in people’s dreams.
The music video for “Last Night” sees Jeonghan and Wonwoo portraying opposites—with Jeonghan playing the part of the man putting people to sleep and Wonwoo waking them up from their slumber. The music video, albeit for a few seconds, also saw the manhwa depictions of Jeonghan and Wonwoo, much to the surprise of fans.
CARATs were definitely quick to share their reactions to Jeonghan and Wonwoo’s sub-unit debut and were also raving about the aesthetics and intricacies of the music video.
wonwoo woke up the people who were put to sleep by jeonghan… and jeonghan was put to sleep by wonwoo and jeonghan woke up from his sleep&dream… so wonwoo is THE THIS MAN???????????? pic.twitter.com/XFZLP2yIL6
— 하니행뵹 (@flamehanie) June 17, 2024
"THIS MAN is an album inspired by an urban legend in which people around the world witness a man through their dreams."
IT'S AMAZING TO SEE DIFFERENT SIDES OF JEONGHAN AND WONWOO IN THIS VIDEO. THE WHOLE CONCEPT GAVE ME GOOSEBUMPS! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/010DNXDO7s
— maya (@wonhaoverse) June 17, 2024
JEONGHAN AND WONWOO FOR LAST NIGHT MV
THE SONG??? THE STORYLINE ??? THE VISUALS ?!?!?! I LOVE IT pic.twitter.com/CDyBbxHKZt
— hannie ☻ (@minghaocheol_) June 17, 2024
OHMYGOD JEONGHAN X WONWOO !!!!? pic.twitter.com/PvocK8XSkV
— 하니 (@hanniethinker04) June 17, 2024
GOOSEBUMPS. WONWOO IS JEONGHAN’S END. WONWOO MADE SURE TO WAKE JEONGHAN FROM THE DREAMS HE CREATED HIMSELF (jh) !! WONWOO MADE SURE THAT HE’LL WAKE HIM BACK TO REALITY !! HANDS DOWN 🙇🏻♀️ pic.twitter.com/ws4Z8wIzyJ
— 𝑿𝒖 (@xueishao) June 17, 2024
THE MANHWA CHARACTERS JEONGHAN WONWOO SO TRUE!!! pic.twitter.com/kXagBsiF3t
— mi원우지 (@miwon17_) June 17, 2024
OKAY BUT WHATS THE LORE WITH THE LEMONADE???? we see wonwoo drinking it then the character appears with the clock??? then at the end when jeonghan wakes up he drinks lemonade… with the clock again.. 😳 pic.twitter.com/voetXBQ2t8
— hannie ☻ (@minghaocheol_) June 17, 2024
jeonghan a villain who needed someone to save him from himself and wonwoo who defeated him because it was the only way he could be saved
— immunogoblin (@tamajjongchi) June 17, 2024
jeonghan, the man who makes dreams and wonwoo, the man who awakens dreams for the sake of reality. pic.twitter.com/YMNHHDpMN8
— 쿱정원 (@wonubliss) June 17, 2024
Omg wait the last scene of the MV… is Wonwoo THE This Man Jeonghan kept seeing in his dream then? Jeonghan drank a glass of lemonade too in the end… just like Wonwoo pic.twitter.com/w0whYOcQEZ
— ᴡᴡ🌻 (@wonwooseol) June 17, 2024
jeonghan the man who makes dreams and wonwoo who awakens dreams for the sake of reality 😮
JxW LAST NIGHT OUT NOW #꿈에서_디스맨_정한원우를_본적있나요 #JxW_THISMAN@pledis_17 pic.twitter.com/qRwiIgBRZW
— hannie ☻ (@minghaocheol_) June 17, 2024
The release of “THIS MAN” precedes SEVENTEEN’s busy schedule in Europe in the upcoming months—beginning with the group’s visit to Paris on June 26, 2024, as UNESCO’s Goodwill Ambassadors for Youth. SEVENTEEN will also make an appearance in two European music festivals (history in the making, tbh)—the Glastonbury Festival and later in Lollapalooza Berlin.
SEVENTEEN also confirmed in an iHeartRadio interview that they will begin touring stadium tours real soon.
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