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EPEX YEWANG revealed the behind-the-scenes story of selecting the title track ‘ECHO.’

 

EPEX held a showcase at SBS Open Hall in Deungchon-dong on the 9th to commemorate the release of its 7th mini album ‘SoHwa (韶華) : Epilogue.’ On this day, YEWANG said, “This is a song that all the members had told the company we really wanted to do since the year before last.”

 

YEWANG shared, “At the time of working on the album, they played us two songs, ECHO and Everyday Tomorrow, and the members were more strongly drawn to ECHO, so it was chosen as the title track.”

 

MU introduced ECHO as “a song characterized by sounds that evoke the sentiment of the 2000s and a highly addictive hip-hop base,” adding, “In this album, we tried to express the resonance of youth.”

 

Regarding the point choreography, WISH explained, “The point choreography is a simple move where we pull and push with our hands as if miming.” A-MIN added, “It draws out addictiveness along with the lyrics ‘echo, echo’ in the chorus,” adding, “Because it is easy, anyone can follow along.”

 

The message contained in the lyrics was also revealed. BAEKSENG said, “In the chorus, We need an ECHO keeps repeating, and I wrote the lyrics this way because I wanted to express the resonance of young people’s certainty in themselves.” AYDEN said, “There is a lyric that says, ‘Before we even realized it, we had already begun,’ and because it contains the message that a resonance had already begun inside me even before I realized it, I think it is a lyric that fits youth.”

 

Regarding the album’s message, MU explained, “Through the three full-length albums, we romantically unfolded the brilliant stories of youth, and in this epilogue album, we captured the stories of young people who pass through the hottest and most unstable period and stand before another beginning.” When asked about their answer to youth in this promotion, WISH said, “I think youth is going through an unstable period and eventually coming to have certainty in oneself,” adding, “The certainty and positive aspects gained through those unstable times are the key points of youth.”

 

As a comeback remark, WISH said, “Since this is an album depicting youth, I had worries and expectations about what its ending would be like, but the album is filled with such great songs that those worries feel unnecessary, and I want to introduce it quickly.” A-MIN said, “We had our longest hiatus, and during that time, we studied this album hard and each member made a lot of effort individually, so I wanted to show it quickly.”

 

EPEX, which debuted in June 2021, has built a solid worldview by continuing its own original album series. At the Hanteo Music Awards, the group has been recognized for its steady growth, starting with the Rookie Award in 2021, followed by the Emerging Artist Award in 2022 and the Post Generation Award in 2024.

 

This 7th mini album ‘SoHwa (韶華) : Epilogue’ is an epilogue album that marks the finale of the youth series, which has continued through a total of three full-length albums since 2024. It contains a total of four tracks, including the title track ‘ECHO,’ and all members personally participated not only in writing lyrics and composing, but also in styling, choreography, directing, and the overall album production process, melting the group’s own color into the album.

 

EPEX’s 7th mini album ‘SoHwa (韶華) : Epilogue’ will be released through various online music sites at 6 PM on this day. Attention is focused on what new chapter EPEX, which has come to put the final period on its youth series themselves as it marks its 5th debut anniversary, will open with this album.