AESTHETIC

"<AESTHETIC>, which reinterprets the sensibility of Y2K with the music taste of 2023, was determined with the meaning of pursuing aesthetic visuals and music that maximize the charm of +(KR)ystal Eyes. Now, these are groups whose names can only be found on YouTube as a sort of archive screen, but what would groups like SES or Fin.K.L. look like if they were transported back in time to another world? What kind of music would they make if their emotions were interpreted as emojis? This concept began with the imagination.

The first track, Cherry 100%, is the intro song to the title and is filled with juicy and refreshing sounds.

The title track, Cherry Talk, tells the story of a generation that expresses emotions faster with emojis than through conversations or text messages. While Acid Angel from Asia sings about selfies and TikTok, "Cherry Talk" sings about Insta stories and DMs that disappear quickly. It expresses the existentialism of teenagers, where emotions are visualised immediately but the visual images are not eternal, through music. The song, which was created under the lead of Monotree's producer Yoon Jong-seong, presents Nu-Dance covered with RGB sounds and is charming with details in its cuteness. The second track, Touch, revives the girl group sound of the late 90s. It is a hot track unique to +(KR)ystal Eyes that will bring nostalgia to those who remember the girls of that era who lived in through Y2K, and a sense of freshness to the generation that only knows that era through internet videos. Hymax, who produced tripleS' "Colorful", has lent his strength once again.

Although expressing love directly is considered a virtue these days, there are still girls who cannot express their feelings and hide them tightly, thus (숨겨 봐봐) Hide & Seek is a sugar pop song that captures the shyness and excitement of love. tripleS' "Rising" spin-off track, 'Deja-Vu', which was called a real Deja-Vu, not a dream, garnered attention from the introduction of the song due to member Park So-hyun's participation in producing. Park So-hyun, who is young but has amazing potential, and Fuxxy and Anymasingga, who produced 'Beam', worked together to increase the perfection of the album. So, is that deja vu-like dream a dream that has come true? Or is it a dream that has been broken? I ask.

The last track is tripleS' theme song, Dimension, rearranged into a +(KR)ystal Eyes version. The song, which is composed of a clear and refreshing arrangement different from Acid Angel from Asia, reminds us of tripleS's unique theme of gathering strength when they are together."