The story behind how this song was written is actually pretty nice When I googled the translation of the title in korean it said something like "the boy who brings rain"; and as far as I understood, it's based on an internal joke about how it always rains or drizzles when onewe has some schedule, so I interpreted it as onewe being the boys who bring rain, since it seems to follow them around It even actually drizzled for a bit on their recording day for the MV That's what I gathered, at least I loved your video and your comments on it! Thanks for posting so early!
cya is actually pronounced like 'key-ya', not that we expect the 'c' to have a 'k' sound there (it trips pretty much everyone up at first) i love the energy here... like you said, it's not what we typically get from the guys... and they just seemed to get more and more hectic, more desperate, as the water rose (...also, harin, the drummer, still managing to hit the beats in all that water... even knowing no audio was being recorded at the time... and cya managing to be with the filming since he's got a fear of drowning...). the instruments and equipment in all that water hurt me, though... not gonna lie. it looked amazing but just... ouch if i recall, this was another song written by kanghyun, their guitarist ...edited specifically to add how addictive that guitar and chorus part is... just found myself humming it yet again as was about to close the tab out...
Regulus, Parting and Rain To Be are all written and compose by kanghyun. with cya co-wrote and co-composed. at least for title track. in this album. aurora, and cosmos is another song written and composed by kanghyun. btw, people in twt said, they(rbw/onewe) already confirm all those instrument are imitation/fake with exception of dongmyeong keytar. he kinda donate or sacrifice that keytar. his 1st ever keytar for the sake of this MV.
The funniest part is that we know they watch reaction videos because the members have taken to sometimes calling him 'see-ya' with big grins on their faces and they are 100% amused.
I really loved the album (Cosmos and AuRoRa are masterpieces but the rest of them are great as well), so if you have time, you wouldn't be disappointed imo. Thank you for this reaction too!:)
I clicked so fast when I saw the notification! Rain To Be has this somber feeling to it but I love how fast-paced it is and so full of energy that's perfect for summer. The melody, the chorus, and hook is soo catchy! I've been singing and humming it unconsciously the whole day. Everything just fits so well, there's nothing that feels out of place. The structure kind of reminds me of Parting too, even that little break in music you mentioned. Probably because it's also written and composed by Kanghyun, the guitarist. Kanghyun got the inspiration for this by the fact that fans and other people are sometimes reminded of Onewe whenever it's raining because it often rains when they have schedules. That's why they got the name, "Boys Who Bring Rain" (The Korean title is actually The Boy Who Brings Rain, btw!) They just released the making film for the MV yesterday and the boys worked really hard to film this. They've been in and out of the cold water for hours, late at night. They were literally freezing but it's amazing how they were still able to perform well in front of the camera, especially Harin who managed to stay on beat despite the drum kit being entirely submerged in the water. Dongmyeong really has that insane charisma and stage presence that'll draw you in an instant. As for CyA's name, it's pronounced as "key-ah". Excited to see your reaction for the live stage! Thank you for this reaction!
I thought the same thing about the energy of their performance vs. the song - the MV gives me Tears Don't Fall vibes but this song is so chill and clean 😂 Turns out ONEWE might be what finally gets me into boy groups a bit more though! This is really great and I've been listening to Parting a whole lot recently, too.
I really love your reaction and the way you describe your feeling. There’s another mv onewe release this comeback the song name Aurora I think you might would like to check it out.
It's really cool to know the story behind this MV. They were typically letting go of their old instruments and they were doing this to typically symbol a new begging, they're so cool
Book in Memory is still my fave but I loooooved this so much! I've also never seen an MV where the members are literally almost drowning in a pool that's slowly filling with water, so that was completely original. Poor Harin drumming in the water at the end lol.
they just release new MV yesterday. the MV for their bside Veronica. cant wait for you to check them out. even though you probably already listen to the whole album.
This song is really good ! I think you'll really love their album !!! I hope you'll check it out bc their discography is so great ! onewe can't write a bad song :)
Initially I was just okay with the title track because there are other songs in the album that go harder, but I changed my mind, the addictiveness of this song is insane I can't stop listening
Planet Nine: Alter Ego is my FAVORITE album of all times, I think this is really the first time I really really like all the song in the album almost equally and in order. If you react to the album, I hope you will listen to it in order. There's just a different experience in there musically whether you know the lyrics or not (or at least that's what I think). Also, don't worry, all of us have been in the see-ya confusion phase x'DD
What a F***** great comeback, as exepected!! Evrything in this song or in the MV is perfect. Damn, man RBW is killing it this year, btw MMM, Oneus last 2 comebacks PK debut and now This masterpiece, it only been aces so far. Hope we will have a album first listen on patreon for their first mini-album
thank you for this and i love your reaction! most of the video that i've watched just talk about the water and drowning equipments and not talk about the song and performance that much 😔
