Hello
안녕하세요
(Annyeonghaseyo)
こんにちは
(Konnichiwa)
你好
(Ni Hao)
After 5 months, I'm back with a new MONSTA X post and this time it's with the 2nd part of their 2nd album series Take. 2 We Are Here, their previous album part of their 2nd album series was Take. 1 Are You There?.
On the 30th of January 2019, a teaser was released titled Coming Soon - We Are Here.
Owned by Starship Entertainment
On the 3rd of February, another teaser was released titled Previous Film: Are You There?
Owned by Starship Entertainment
On the 6th of February, the first concept photo's were released.
On the 8th of February, the second set of concept photo's were released.
On the 10th of February, the third set of concept photo's were released.
On the 12th of February, the fourth and final concept photo's were released.
On the 15th of February, the M/V teaser was released for their title track Alligator.
Owned by Starship Entertainment
On the 17th of February, the Take. 2 We Are Here Album Preview was released.
Owned by Starship Entertainment
On the 18th of February, the M/V for Alligator was released, along with the physical and digital release of Take. 2 We Are Here.
Owned by Starship Entertainment
On the 19th of March, the Performance M/V of Alligator was released.
Owned by Starship Entertainment
On the 27th of March, the M/V for the English version of Play It Cool in collaboration with Steve Aoki was released.
Owned by Ultra Music & Starship Entertainment
Alligator won MONSTA X 4 music show trophies, with 1 win on The Show, 1 win on M Countdown, 1 win on Music Bank and 1 win on Show Champion.
Jooheon and I.M co-wrote on tracks 악몽 (Ghost), Give Me Dat, 난기류 (Turbulence), Rodeo, Stealer, Party Time and title track Alligator.
I.M co-wrote on track Play It Cool.
Wonho, Jooheon and I.M co-wrote on track No Reason with Wonho also co-composing on the track.
Take. 2 We Are Here peaked at No.1 on the Gaon Albums Chart, No.9 on the Oricon Albums Chart, No.12 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart and No.4 on the Billboard World Albums Chart.
Gaon Sales:
174,371+
Oricon Sales:
8,953+
Giving the album a total sales of 183,324+
*YouTube views correct at time of writing post*
The M/V for Alligator has so far gained 24,265,758 million views through Starship's official YouTube channel, with also gaining 1,484,301 million views through the channel 1theK. Giving the M/V a combined view total of 25,750,059, with the views continuing to increase on a daily basis.
Take. 2 We Are Here is set out in a black paperback book style case and was released in 4 versions: I, II, III, IV.
All 4 versions come with a different photo book that follows one of the concept photo's released. Each album comes with Cd, Photo book, 1 random unit photo card and 2 random member photo cards. Pre-order albums also came with 1 random transparent photo card and a random We Are Here V-Live Polaroid card.
Track List:
Intro: We Are Here
Alligator
악몽 (Ghost)
Play It Cool
No Reason
Give Me Dat
난기류 (Turbulence)
Rodeo
Stealer
Party Time
The more I listen to this album the more I fall in love with it, MONSTA X are never afraid to try something different, while keeping that MONSTA X sound. Each track brings something different to the table and showcases new sides and talents from each member. I love that this time round we get I.M talking in the intro, not only is his voice perfect when it comes to rapping, it's perfect for narration and I could listen to him speak in any language. We also get vocalist Joohoney with Play It Cool. One thing I always love with every MONSTA X album is Kihyun's power vocals but maybe that's just me being biased. I think Take. 2 We Are Here is a more mellowed out album compared to past releases which personally for me gets you more hyped for the heavier tracks like Alligator, Rodeo and Stealer, I also love that Play It Cool is softly sung track and then the beat drops, I think the best artist that Steve Aoki could choose to work with is MONSTA X, they're both artists that make you want to get up and move and party hard. If you're interested I have Version IV, but I will eventually have all 4 versions.
Intro: We Are Here
Alligator
악몽 (Ghost)
Play It Cool
No Reason
난기류 (Turbulence)
Rodeo
Stealer
Party Time
MONSTA X for the past 3 years have never left me feeling disappointed or underwhelmed, each time they release an album it leaves me wanting more and excited for what's to come next and this time is no different, I know it will be a while before they return but I'm always ready for them to leave me breathless.
Which version do you have and like?
Do you have a favourite song from the album?
Let me know in the comments below.
See you soon!
안녕
(Annyeong)
さようなら
(Sayonara)
再见
(ZaiJian)
Bye
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