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NMIXX’s Heavy Serenade<\/p>\n
JYP Entertainment <\/p>\n
It all started with NMIXX\u2019s “Heavy Serenade A Cappella Highlight Medley,” posted eight days<\/a> before the EP\u2019s release, showcasing the group\u2019s vocals and harmonies as they blended the melodies. It was impressive to hear the K-pop group, who typically do a cappella medleys of their albums \u2013 truly playing with their ranges, which change beautifully and quickly with tempo and beat. But, what makes Heavy Serenade feels different is the sonic treat that gracefully weaves the tracks, each celebrating love, into a full, defined story.<\/p>\n While their last mini-album, Blue Valentine<\/a>, reflects the highs and lows of love and loss, Heavy Serenade is one of love as a sound from their pre-release track, \u201cCrescendo,\u201d raising the sound and feeling of love to the title song, \u201cHeavy Serenade,\u201d emphasizing the power of that love. The love continues with \u201cIdserveit,\u201d \u201cDifferent Girl,\u201d and \u201cSuperior,\u201d and ends with the declaration-of-love song, \u201cLoud.\u201d<\/p>\n After the success of Blue Valentine<\/a>, NMIXX \u2013 members Lily, Haewon, Sullyoon, Bae, Jiwoo, and Kyujin \u2013 knew they wanted to continue the theme of love, creating a dreamy feeling about that emotion that deepens over time.<\/p>\n “The whole message of the album is basically like a crescendo \u2013 basically, love keeps increasing and increasing,\u201d Lily says over Zoom from the JYP Entertainment offices in Seoul. \u201cWe really wanted to show that with our whole track list, including the title song. So the last chorus [in \u2018Heavy Serenade,\u2019] it really explodes \u2013 just like our love. The whole track list itself is kind of like a story in itself, where we start with \u2018Crescendo.\u2019 We’re talking about how when we’re around this person, our world that was so quiet suddenly just becomes so loud and so big that you can\u2019t even contain it anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n The girls gathered together on the call, taking a break from their dance practice to promote the new album. Jiwoo didn\u2019t feel well that day and couldn\u2019t be on the call. The girls have been hard at work preparing for this comeback (Lily shouts, referring to themselves, \u201cBusy busy bees!\u201d), especially after completing the North American leg of their EPISODE 1: ZERO FRONTIER World Tour back in April.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been really busy since starting early this year,\u201d Kyujin says, excitedly. \u201cWe\u2019re preparing for the comeback, so we\u2019ve been really gearing up for it.\u201d<\/p>\n Heavy Serenade feels a bit more vocal-driven, relying on the MIXX Pop as its voice rather than on shifts in musical genres and styles. Lily admits that it was a bit difficult to adjust their vocal range in a song like \u201cHeavy Serenade,\u201d which requires hitting high falsetto as the tempo abruptly changes. Now add the dancing, Lily says, \u201cit was quite difficult for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n With Blue Valentine, the group played with different genres to match the love and hate emotions it sought to convey. With this album, it was all about overflowing emotions of love. So, she struggled with finding the right genre mix for the tracks.<\/p>\n \u201cSo NMIXX had to do what we had to do, using different genres to package all that emotion,\u201d Haewon shares. \u201cI would go from calm to rock to hip-hop, so trying to do that all [vocally] in different genres was a challenge for this particular one.\u201d<\/p>\n NMIXX’s Heavy Serenade<\/p>\n JYP ENTERTAINMENT \/\/ ANDY KEILEN <\/p>\n Below, NMIXX discusses their writing process and performing the album, what each song means to them, and how their concepts reflect the story they wanted to tell.<\/p>\n LAURA SIRIKUL: This album is a declaration of love, but one really resonated with me \u2013 \u201cLoud,\u201d because it is a revelation of love. Lily, you had a part in writing this song (as well as \u201cCrescendo\u201d). I feel many in the queer community will resonate with this song. The lyrics, <\/strong>\u201cDon\u2019t tell me to shh, ’cause you know I gotta let it out \/\/ I wanna love you loud, I wanna love you loud \/\/ Gorgeous girls \/\/ Gorgeous boys<\/strong>,\u201d reminded me of Little Mix\u2019s \u201cSecret Love Song Pt. 2,\u201d which became a <\/strong>queer anthem<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cLoud\u201d could be the next queer anthem. I know you don\u2019t need to be queer to feel this emotion. Everyone can resonate. What can you tell me about this song?<\/strong><\/p>\n LILY:<\/strong> I’m really glad that it resonated with you. I really do hope it becomes a song that resonates with anyone who listens, because you’re so right. I’m sure a lot of people can relate to the lyrics. I was really reminded of that Little Mix song while I was writing it. I was aiming for an overall message that I hope many people can relate to. Forbidden love. [It is] sad that you have this love that\u2019s so big and that you want to tell the whole world, but you can\u2019t because of circumstances. It\u2019s not just NMIXX that would relate to that feeling; there are lots of people in the world. I really hate that it\u2019s a reality for so many people. I do hope the song can offer some respite to people going through anything like that. It\u2019s just a celebration of all kinds of love. It doesn\u2019t have to be sad because it\u2019s a beautiful thing in itself to love someone that loudly.<\/p>\n SIRIKUL: I was wondering about the others: How did you feel performing songs, and what was the meaning behind them for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n HAEWON<\/strong>: It\u2019s amazing. It\u2019s almost like sending off the last track with the message we always want to deliver: respect for diversity and coming together. So the lyrics are comforting and confident. It’s all coming together.<\/p>\n BAE<\/strong>: It\u2019s my favorite song. It\u2019s the team’s favorite song. Perhaps it is because of Lily’s wonderful lyric writing, but it seems like it’s gonna be the fans’ favorite song as well.<\/p>\n SIRIKUL: When we last spoke, you guys talked about writing songs from your perspective, and it was challenging to make it fit everyone. How has it been for this album? Has it gotten easier for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n BAE:<\/strong> I actually wrote my first lyric for the song, \u201cDifferent Girl.\u201d It was very difficult for me. I was very nervous to reveal it. When I think about writing a letter, I think a lot about my flaws and weaknesses, so the process of writing it and the NSWER (name of NMIXX fans) loving it helps me overcome that and embrace it as well.<\/p>\n SIRIKUL: I\u2019m a big fan of albums that are structured to tell a story as you\u2019re listening to them in order. I can tell you guys did that with this. How did you decide which song to put first? What were the decisions behind this structure?<\/strong><\/p>\n LILY<\/strong>: Each song on the tracklist discusses or expresses love in some sort of way or another. We start with \u201cCrescendo,\u201d where the love begins quite small, but then it grows and grows. Then with \u201cHeavy Serenade,\u201d it’s the heaviness of my love for you. \u201cIdeserveit\u201d is self-love. Self-love is also very important in the spectrum of love. Then \u201cDifferent Girl,\u201d which is also a love song, is about the love for the fans. With \u201cSuperior,\u201d which is a love for each other in NMIXX. We\u2019re continuing to spread our message to everyone. We\u2019re bringing everyone with us into the song. Then the ending is \u201cLoud,\u201d which we are being so loud about our love. We\u2019re not going to be shy about it.<\/p>\n SIRIKUL: I saw the concept trailer and need to understand what it means. Who are you each supposed to be? What is it that you wanted to show?<\/strong><\/p>\n HAEWON:<\/strong> Each member has a symbol that kind of represents their growing love. I represented a growing plant. I was the symbol of the growing love. So when I water it, it nurtures and grows.<\/p>\n SULLYOON<\/strong>: I represented giving everything and contributing everything to grow love.<\/p>\n BAE<\/strong>: I was a white chocolate girl, but was actually a statue. The beautiful thing is that when it’s touched, it turns transparent because you become so pure, like when you\u2019re in love. You see everything inside.<\/p>\n KYUJIN<\/strong>: I was actually a \u201chide-my-love\u201d kind of girl. I tried to hide it, but there was a little fire inside of me that I couldn\u2019t put out. I am shy and timid, but when I peek and look at the person I love, I express that love through dance in an empty space because I can\u2019t hide it anymore.<\/p>\n LILY<\/strong>: I\u2019m basically like a communicator of love. So I have this cylinder full of love letters, which I actually put real letters I received from NSWER on my back. I was running because I needed to express my love. Then there are pigeons because pigeons are communicators.<\/p>\n [Jiwoo has a love for animals, as she is surrounded by her dog companions.]<\/p>\n SIRIKUL: With this album connected to love, what is your favorite song or lyric from the album that you feel closely connected to?<\/strong><\/p>\n HAEWON: <\/strong>My favorite and the one I connect with the most is \u201cLoud,\u201d because I feel comfort and almost consolation when I hear the music and the way the music develops with the lyrics. I feel that kind of emotion.<\/p>\n BAE<\/strong>: I really like \u201cIdserveit\u201d because the way the music is just so grand. It\u2019s so big and has always been a favorite of mine in the NMIXX sort of albums and genres. My other favorite is \u201cLoud\u201d because it\u2019s the first time I’ve heard that kind of music. It\u2019s also the melody line lyrics. It\u2019s all around, just a great song.<\/p>\n KYUJIN<\/strong>: I can\u2019t pick just one because they\u2019re all so good. The two I would pick are \u201cCrescendo\u201d and \u201cLoud.\u201d When I first heard the demo for \u201cCrescendo,\u201d it was so my type that I absolutely fell in love with it. This is a beautiful song. It\u2019s when art is expressed as music. This is what the song feels like. I was excited to express that with the NMIXX voice. It came out wonderfully. The sound is so diverse. It\u2019s very loud, but you can also clearly hear each sound and melody, and the lyric combination is just amazing for the song. For \u201cLoud,\u201d when I first heard it, I fell in love with it, so I would listen to the demo when I went somewhere or on a plane. It\u2019s my favorite. I want to put it on my playlist.<\/p>\n SULLYOON<\/strong>: It was the title song for me, \u201cHeavy Serenade,\u201d because when I first heard the demo, I fell in love with it. The lyrics are very beautiful.<\/p>\n LILY<\/strong>: The lyrics that resonated with me would be \u201cCrescendo.\u201d I love it when we incorporate musical terms in the song to express love. It\u2019s very romantic to envision someone being your conductor and moving to your music kind of vibe. That was really pretty lyric-wise. I\u2019m really proud of that one.<\/p>\n SIRIKUL: The music feels very vocally-driven rather than dance and performance. What can we expect from the performances for this album?<\/strong><\/p>\n KYUJIN<\/strong>: For \u201cHeavy Serenade,\u201d we tried to combine the lyrics and the melody together because it\u2019s a very explosive motion. You can actually see it in the performance, especially the last verses, and how it\u2019s portrayed through performance.<\/p>\n SIRIKUL: What do you want fans to take from this album?<\/strong><\/p>\n LILY<\/strong>: The whole theme is about love. Given the positive reception of our last album, Blue Valentine, I hope fans will interpret the lyrics as a love letter to NSWERS. It\u2019s a love letter to them, thanking them for all their support. Every single album, without fail, they have given us so much love. I really do hope the fans take that message away, or, alternatively, that they listen to the lyrics and that it helps them with whatever troubles they\u2019re having in their own lives, especially if it’s about love. I hope we can always be a beacon of light to them.<\/p>\n NMIXX’s Heavy Serenade<\/p>\n JYP Entertainment <\/p>\n