WJ STAY?

* Digital
* Ver. I
* Ver. II
* Ver. III

**WJ STAY?** (Hangul: 우주 스테이) is the 6th mini-album released by WJSN. It was released on January 8, 2019 by Starship and Yuehua Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M. The album consists of 7 tracks, including the lead title track "La La Love".

This is the 2nd release without members Cheng Xiao, Mei Qi and Xuan Yi due to them participating in Chinese activities.

The physical album comes three versions, **Ver. I**, **Ver. II** and **Ver. III**.

## Description

***Translation may contains some errors***

* English
* Korean

WJSN's new mini-album 'WJ STAY?' is an overwhelming visual fantasy with new storytelling added to the last album, 'WJ PLEASE?', which was expanded into a dream story.
A woman like a girl who is gorgeous, pure, mysterious, and more enchanting, conveys the mysterious emotions in between.
‘Is this love?’ The overwhelming mind, the thoughts that change from day to day, and feelings of love that seem simple but difficult to fully understand are contained in the title song, 'La La Love'. It is a retro pop dance song that is impressive with an emotional string sound that announces the beginning of the song and a dramatic development of the song. It delicately solves the theme of wanting to keep a moment with a loved one as if taking a picture. In harmony with Full8loom, who was in charge of the production of her previous work, 'Save Me, Save You', she continued the lyrical and sophisticated music color of the space girl.
The love faced by a space girl is full of contradictions between innocence and temptation. Although it is a dance song, it is not just exciting, and the lyrics are never light. Against the backdrop of a colorful carnival like a circus and hot and beautiful like a firework, the members were given new expressions with the strange images of girls and ladies, and focused on production. Clear settings encompassing music, styling, video, and performance are more subdivided and specific. A story that has continuity with the first part is interesting and fun to the fans, and its dramaticity is doubled.
In particular, items such as tents, white horses, argyle patterns, and cage lamps in the music video serve as the background of the festival, the dreamy sky with moving clouds, the starry night, and even the delicate expressions of the members facing the camera. It becomes a background element. It is an album that captures the beautiful and brilliant moments of love of girls, such as the mystery of the trapeze and the seduction of soap bubbles, like a photo.
Seven songs containing the fantasy of love are included, stimulating the emotions with a faint yet sophisticated atmosphere. Members EXY and Dawon participated in the lyrics and composition, and the production team Full8loom, Choi Hyun-jun, Kim Seung-soo, Jung Ho-hyeon (e.one), Kigen, Brother Su, dress, and other famous hit makers and starship dream teams joined in a large number. As reminiscent of a festival night, it has also secured musical diversity in various genres.
Including the title song 'La La Love', which represents the complex and subtle feelings of love that are still difficult to understand, the new wave song 'You Got' that adds urban sensibility to the retro atmosphere, 'Memories' to reminiscent of the first love of adolescence, love It includes 'Cantabile', which compares the heart in love with the musical terminology, and the pop dance song '12 O'clock' with the motif of the fairy tale '12 O'clock'. It also contains a warm heart for the fans. Member Dawon wrote and composed the medium R&B song 'UJUNG', which compared the fan club 'UJUNG' to Earthlings, and the pop ballad 'Star' with impressive strings is also a song with the theme that you can go anywhere with fans.

우주소녀의 새 미니앨범 ‘WJ STAY?’(우주 스테이) 는 꿈의 이야기로 확대한 지난 앨범 ‘WJ PLEASE?’ (우주 플리즈) 에 새로운 스토리텔링이 더해진 비주얼 판타지가 압도적인 작품이다.
화려하면서도 순수하고, 신비해서 더 매혹적인 소녀 같은 여자, 그 사이의 묘한 감정을 압축해 전달한다.
‘이게 사랑일까?’ 벅찬 마음과 하루가 멀다 바뀌는 생각, 단순해 보이지만 온전히 이해하기 어려운 사랑의 감정은 타이틀곡 ‘La La Love’에 그대로 담겼다. 곡의 시작을 알리는 감성적인 스트링 사운드와 드라마틱한 곡 전개가 인상적인 레트로 팝 댄스곡으로, 사진을 찍듯 사랑하는 이와 함께 하는 순간을 간직하고 싶다는 주제를 섬세하게 풀어냈다. 전작 ‘부탁해’의 프로듀싱을 맡은 Full8loom과 다시 호흡을 맞춰 서정적이면서도 세련된 우주소녀만의 음악색을 이어갔다.
우주소녀가 마주한 사랑은 순수와 유혹 사이의 모순으로 가득하다. 댄스곡이면서도 마냥 신나지만은 않고, 노랫말도 결코 가볍지 않다. 서커스처럼 화려하고 불꽃처럼 뜨겁고 아름다운 카니발을 배경으로 멤버들에 소녀와 숙녀의 묘한 이미지로 새 표정을 부여하고 프로덕션에 심혈을 기울였다. 음악과 스타일링, 영상, 퍼포먼스를 아우르는 명확한 설정은 더욱 세분화되고 구체적이다. 전편과 연속성을 갖는 스토리는 팬들에 흥미와 재미를 주며 그 드라마틱함은 배가 된다.
특히 뮤직비디오 속 텐트, 백마, 아가일 패턴, 케이지 램프 등의 아이템은 축제의 배경이 되고 구름이 움직이는 몽환적인 하늘, 별빛이 쏟아지는 밤, 그리고 카메라를 마주한 멤버들의 섬세한 표정 하나까지 축제의 밤, 카니발의 배경요소가 된다. 공중그네의 신비로움, 비눗방울의 유혹 등 소녀들의 아름답고 찬란한 사랑의 순간을 사진처럼 남긴 앨범이다.
사랑의 판타지를 담은 7곡이 수록돼 아련하면서도 세련된 분위기로 감성을 자극한다. 멤버 엑시와 다원이 작사, 작곡에 참여했으며 프로듀싱팀 Full8loom, 최현준, 김승수, 정호현 (e.one), 키겐, 브라더수, dress 등 국내 유명 히트메이커들과 스타쉽 소속 드림팀이 대거 가세했다. 축제의 밤을 연상시키듯 여러 장르로 음악적 다양성 또한 확보한 것도 특징이다.
아직 이해하기엔 어려운 복잡 미묘한 사랑의 감정을 대표하는 타이틀곡 'La La Love’를 비롯해 복고풍 분위기에 도시적 감성을 더한 뉴웨이브곡 'You Got’, 사춘기 시절의 첫사랑을 추억하는 ‘그때 우리’, 사랑에 빠진 마음을 음악용어에 빗댄 ‘칸타빌레’, 동화 ‘신데렐라’ 모티브의 팝댄스곡 '12 O’clock' 등이 수록됐다. 팬들을 향한 따뜻한 마음도 가득 담았다. 멤버 다원은 팬클럽 ‘우정’을 지구인에 비유한 미디엄 알앤비 곡 '우주정거장'을 직접 작사, 작곡했으며 웅장한 스트링이 인상적인 팝발라드 ‘1억개의 별’ 역시 팬들과 함께라면 어디라도 갈 수 있다는 주제의 곡이다.

## Track listing

1. "La La Love" - 3:22
2. "You Got" - 3:44
3. "Star" (1억개의 별) - 4:05
4. "Memories" (그때 우리) - 3:09
5. "Cantabile" (칸타빌레(노래하듯이)) - 3:24
6. "12 O'clock" - 3:35
7. "UJUNG" (우주정거장) - 3:06

## Background and Release

On December 24, 2018, a teaser was released on WJSN' social media accounts revealing the album name and the date of release. It was later revealed that members Xuan Yi, Cheng Xiao and Mei Qi would not partake in promotions and preparations for the release due to Xuan Yi and Mei Qi's promotions with Rocket Girls 101, and Cheng Xiao not being able to reschedule her prior engagements in China. Afterwards, it was revealed that there would be a Show-Con held at 8pm on January 8, 2019 at the YES24 Live Hall.

On December 26, a schedule for their upcoming comeback was released on social media platforms, confirming that there would be a schedule everyday leading up to the comeback. From December 27, 2018 to January 1, 2019, two photo teasers were released each day. The first pair was Bona and Eunseo. The following day, the teasers for Soobin and Luda were released. Next were SeolA and EXY, Dawon and Yeonjung, and Yeoreum and Dayoung.

## Release history

Yuehua
 Various

## Physical album

### Album content

#### **Ver. I**, **Ver. II** & **Ver. III**.

* **ALBUM:** 3 Ver. | 1EA
* **CD-R:** 3 Ver. | 1EA
* **PHOTO CARD:** 60 Ver. | Random 2EA
* **MINI PHOTO SLOGAN:** 10 Ver. | Random 1EA

## Videos

* Music Video
* Teaser
* Dance practice
* Making Film
* Fanchant guide

Teaser 우주소녀 (WJSN) - La La Love-Secret Film- 우주소녀(WJSN) -WJ STAY?--Preview- 우주소녀 (WJSN) - -W J Stay?-

Dance Practice 우주소녀 (WJSN) - La La Love Fixed Cam Ver.-Dance Practice- 우주소녀 (WJSN) - La La Love Moving Cam Ver.

-Making Film- 우주소녀 (WJSN) - 'W J STAY?'-Making Film- 우주소녀 (WJSN) - La La Love

## References

1. ↑ Starship Official Website (KOR): [EP] WJ STAY?
2. ↑ @WJSN\_Cosmic - #WJ\_Stay?
3. ↑ Starship Confirms 10 Members Taking Part in WJSN's Upccoming Comeback. *Soompi* Retrieved December 25, 2018.
4. ↑ @WJSN\_Cosmic - Comeback Showcon Retrieved December 27, 2018.
5. ↑ @WJSN\_Cosmic - Schedule. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
6. ↑ @WJSN\_Cosmic - #COMEBACK #PHOTO\_TEASER 1. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
7. ↑ @WJSN\_Cosmic - #COMEBACK #PHOTO\_TEASER 2. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
8. ↑ @WJSN\_Cosmic - #COMEBACK #PHOTO\_TEASER 3. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
9. ↑ @WJSN\_Cosmic - #COMEBACK #PHOTO\_TEASER 4. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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