{"id":192188,"date":"2025-11-21T07:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T07:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/192188\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T07:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T07:46:08","slug":"cha-eun-woo-serving-the-military-and-fans-with-2nd-mini-album-else","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/192188\/","title":{"rendered":"Cha Eun-woo Serving The Military, And Fans With 2nd Mini Album, \u201cELSE\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CHA<\/p>\n

Cha Eun-woo’s ELSE<\/p>\n

Fantagio<\/p>\n

Korean actor-singer Cha Eun-woo<\/a> is currently serving his mandatory military service, but still continues to serves his fans with new (pre-planned) music. <\/p>\n

Today, his highly anticipated 2nd mini-album, ELSE, is released on all streaming platforms<\/a>, with physical copies available at select retailers. <\/p>\n

It has been over a year and a half since he last released his first solo music project, ENTITY. With ELSE, which means “other” or “different,” it precisely showcases the other (and different) side of the ASTRO<\/a> member. While ENTITY is a chill, reflective piece of the singer’s inner soul, ELSE is described as one that “pushes those boundaries, offering a dynamic, unfiltered chapter rooted in instinct, emotion, and artistic freedom.”<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope listeners can discover their own \u2018else\u2019 while hearing mine \u2014 whether that\u2019s a new perspective, a forgotten feeling, or simply a moment of comfort,” Cha Eun-woo says, in an exclusive quote. “Even while I\u2019m away serving, knowing that these songs are out in the world with you gives me strength and gratitude.\u201d<\/p>\n

The songs are more upbeat than on the previous album, with a stronger tempo, pop-funk, and guitar riffs. His title track, “SATURDAY PREACHER,” is more retro and high-energy, featuring nostalgic synths and groovy beats. It’s a fun dance romp overall. <\/p>\n

The music video for \u201cSATURDAY PREACHER\u201d is insane, showcasing a darker side to the charismatic, good-looking artist. The character is initially introduced as a handsome record store owner who glances at a box with his name and birth year on it. He is then seen practicing facial expressions before handing a package over to a young woman. It cuts to another version of the character, with a scar on his face, who appears a bit sinister. This dark character is shown conducting experiments on people using sound frequencies, then absorbing them into himself. He does it to the young woman, a young man, and an older businessman. In between the storylines, both versions are dancing with their backup dancers. <\/p>\n

We see the evil version fully take over the good version, as if he were Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The good version finds a cassette tape containing a log of an experiment: “LOG: 097 CHA EUN WOO vs. 1.” The good version realizes he\u2019s an experiment, discovers the hidden room of the evil form, and collapses, allowing the insidious character to take over. <\/p>\n

Cha Eun-woo’s ELSE<\/p>\n

Fantagio<\/p>\n

Known for his acting chops<\/a>, Cha Eun-woo plays both hero and villain in his music video. It’s not his first time playing a dark, brooding character. He previously played an intense, but charming villain in Disney+\/Hulu’s Wonderful World. <\/p>\n

The other songs that follow the track are a bit more light-hearted but still upbeat, including “Sweet Papaya,” a pop-funk track that showcases a cool, retro ’70s style from Cha Eun-woo. “Selfish” is a cinematic pop-trap with rock elements about wanting to be selfish in love. With “Thinkin\u2019 Bout U,” he returns back to \u201cchill\u201d with an aching ballad filled with emotional longing. <\/p>\n

With the first music video from the mini-album out, Fantagio Entertainment, Cha Eun-woo\u2019s label, plans release to the second music video for “Sweet Papaya” sometime next week. So fans can expect another sweet treat from the superstar.<\/p>\n

Cha Eun-woo is set to be discharged from military service in January 2027. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cha Eun-woo’s ELSE Fantagio Korean actor-singer Cha Eun-woo is currently serving his mandatory military service, but still continues…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":192189,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[264],"tags":[7510,18,55509,117,5412,107052,19,17,5403,337,107053],"class_list":{"0":"post-192188","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-astro","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-else","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-entity","13":"tag-fantagio","14":"tag-ie","15":"tag-ireland","16":"tag-k-pop","17":"tag-music","18":"tag-saturday-preacher"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115586583056519725","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}