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SET FOR SALE is the fictional second full album of equally fictitious south korean boy group LOOPiN released by New Wave Music on January 16th, 2023, both digitally and physically.Promotions of the title track ’TEMPO’ and the B-side ’CAMERA’ went until February 24th.
ALBUM INCLUSIONS !!
$ELLER VER. includes 1 out of 10 Individual Member Cover, $ELLER Ver. Photobook (W 220 x H 294 x D 6.5 / 90 pages), CD-R, Mini Group Poster (W 375 x H 250 / 1 out of 3), Sticker Set (20 Stickers), Member + Set Postcard (W 120 x H 165 / 2 out of 20), Lyric Paper, Photocard (1 out 10).
CON$UMER VER. includes Group Cover, CON$UMER Ver. Photobook (W 220 x H 294 x D 6.5 / 90 pages), CD-R (1 out of 2), Folded Group Poster (W 610 X H 920 / 1 out of 3), Random Individual Member Mini Poster (W 375 x H 250 / 1 out of 10), Lyric Paper, ‘Special Credit’ Photocard (1 out of 10), Photocard (1 out of 10).
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TRACKLIST !!
TEMPO *TITLE TRACK
Sit Down!
Line Up
Drunk On U
I’m OK
That’$ Money
CAMERA *PROMOTED B-SIDE
Last Song
Step, Step, Step
So Long
MUSIC VIDEO !!
Most of the ‘TEMPO’ MV was set in retro-ish telesell green screen scenario, with the members acting in ad inspired segments trying to sell specific items that anyone familiar with their concept could see as neat references to their announced old lore, getting more overwhelmingly edited as the song went on. The few dance scenes shown were set in a simplistic set that alternated between being illuminated by all white or all red lights. After the acapella bridge, the MV consisted of mostly meta ‘behind the scenes’ fast clips, with filming equipment, silhouette of the camera crew, green screen and studio props being shown and interacted with by the members.
The MV had some hidden messages snaked in the background of the ads, with the more visible and repeated ones being ‘We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented’, from the 1998 film 'The Truman Show’, and 'The revolution won’t be televised’, taken from a Gil Scott-Heron poem of the same name, hinting at a underlying theme of media manipulation and anti consumerism.
ERA HIGHLIGHTS !!
- The return of the prodigal sons! After battling a collective songwriting block from the producing line, saying a definitive goodbye to Blockberry Creative and the title of LOONA cousins, and dealing with a series of intern problems happening behind the scenes that eventually came out to the public, LOOPiN made their return with another fully self-producing work with a whole new vibe. And they thrived!
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