12/3/2023 0 Comments Bts debut promotion![]() ![]() By the end of its first week, the album's sales tallied 2,101,974 copies, marking the first time that any solo artist's album surpassed the 2-million-sales milestone in its opening week. Commercial performance Īccording to Hanteo Chart, one of the biggest music sales trackers in South Korea, Layover sold over 1.67 million copies on its opening day, setting a new record for the highest first-day sales by any solo K-pop artist in history. V later promoted the album on numorous music shows. "For Us" was the last video released on 15th September. ![]() The music video for "Blue" was released on September 13. The music video for the focus track "Slow Dancing" was released along with the album on 8th September. ![]() The official music video for the track "Rainy Days" was released the following day. On August 10, 2023, the official music video for the track "Love Me Again" was released. Its lyrics were described as a "typical love story," where "one lover pining over another singing words such as 'it shouldn’t feel like this, hurts too much already." The closing track, "For Us," was picked as the most interesting track on the EP by Rhian Daly of NME, praising its production and " pitched-up vocal," writing, "its synth pads and bright piano immediately reminiscent of soft-focus ’70s live performances." Promotion Followed with "Slow Dancing," a 1970s romantic soul sound with a simple jazz rhythm. Abbie Aitken of Clash described it as a lo-fi mix founded on YouTube, writing, "the realism of the artificial rain, the soft jazz, and a curious phone alert swiftly followed by the sound of typing all add to a feeling of cosiness and familiarity." The second track "Blue," is an old school R&B song that starts out with a simple guitar, then quickly transgresses into a combination of a drum and "gliding vocals." Third track, "Love Me Again, "is another R&B song, revolves around discussing the feeling of missing loved ones and the struggles of letting them go after a heartbreak. It opens with "Rainy Days," an alternative pop and R&B track. The EP was described as a pop, R&B, and jazz album "led by the soulful tones of V’s voice." Songs Layover contains total of six songs, including the singles "Slow Dancing", " Rainy Days", " Love Me Again", "Blue, "For U" and the bonus track 'Slow Dancing (Piano Ver.)'. Upon the announcement, the singer mentioned that he wishes to "deliver" box sets of the album to his fans with "lots of love". In an accompanying press release, Big Hit stated that V is set to "showcase amazing new performances" and will make several appearances alongside the album release. All of the tracks are set to arrive with their own music video. Song descriptions range from R&B ("Blue", " Love Me Again" and "For Us") to "'70s romantic soul style" on the focus track "Slow Dancing". According to hints dropped by Big Hit, the album will largely focus on an "R&B sound" with "elements of pop". The post was accompanied by a visualizer that included the album title and revealed the six tracks featured on the record. Big Hit Music announced the album on their social media on August 7. On August 2, 2023, it was reported that V started collaborating with NewJeans creative director Min Hee-jin for his upcoming studio project. It was released on September 8, 2023, by Big Hit Music. Layover (stylized as Layo(v)er) is the debut studio album by South Korean singer V of BTS.
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