THE SECRET

***THE SECRET*** is the second extended play by South Korean-Chinese girl group WJSN. It marked their first album as a thirteen-member group since the addition of Yoo Yeon-jung in July 2016. It was released on August 17, 2016 by Starship Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment. To promote the EP, the group appeared on several South Korean music programs, including *Music Bank* and *Inkigayo*. The song "Secret" was released as the lead single from the EP with a Chinese version also included.

The EP was a commercial success peaking at number six on Gaon Album Chart. It has sold over 14,939 physical copies as of September 2016.

## Description

***Translation may contains some errors***

* English
* Korean

Something is incomplete It exudes an expression that is closer to a question mark than an exclamation point, a look that seems to contain dozens of words, and an unpredictable and mysterious atmosphere. The mysterious image of a 'girl', a character who rarely shows emotions, soon turned out to be a 'secret' moment. WJSN' second mini-album [THE SECRET] is full of a mysterious atmosphere that seems to pop out of a scene from a fantasy romance movie. If their debut song "MoMoMo" depicts her fresh first love, this title song "Secret" sings the loneliness of unrequited love. It is truly an extended version of the story of secret girls.
WJSN, who reorganized their team into 13 members with the joining of Yoo Yeon-jung, fully revealed her worldview through this album. It presents a unique direction with a composition that cannot be defined as cute or sexy, or simply as a concept series. It is a composition in which music videos, fashion, artwork, etc. fit together like a puzzle, as if the members with different stories are dressed in music as the background. In addition, the fun of enjoying the mysterious riddle promotion was added.
The title song "Secret" is a medium dance song based on the shuffle rhythm, and is a customized song based on the image of a WJSN. With the keyword 'secret' as the background, this song deals with the heart of a shy girl who falls in love. Hit composer e.one was in charge of the lyrics and composition, and Sinsadong Tiger was in charge of arrangement. In addition, it is filled with songs that contain unrealistic imaginations and realistic stories of sympathetic girls. Electro Trap is a unique genre of songs such as "BeBe", "Would You Kiss Me?" that captures the pure and lovely emotions of girls, and "ROBOT", which shows off Giriboy’s wit, exuding various charms. Also, the last song "Good Night" is a reality song about the uncertain future, the family that protected me, and the daily life of the members who became another family.
Finding and applying motifs from animations and movies to the images of WJSN members is the core of this theme album. The tight composition of the music video for "Secret" is also a clear indication of the album's personality. If the debut song "MoMoMo" was a hymn of flawless girls, this song shows a tightly packed blueprint within the same skeleton. The emotional line is softer and fresher. Sky-sky lyrics, synth pop, and fantasy elements that go back and forth between virtual and real bring out the more secret love of pure girls. The color of the team that combines the unknown world and the soft and pure image of 'girl' in 'universe' becomes clearer, and finally announces that it is the style of WJSN. The process of unraveling it is a period of growing up of girls who are serious, not heavy, and curious without limit, between fantasy, reality and fiction. Secret, mystery, innocence, confession, constellation, etc. The music video, which conveys a message that is intricately intertwined and clearly conveyed, was directed by Jiyong Kim of Fantasy Lab, who worked on Winner's "Baby Baby" and Lee Hi's "Hold My Hand". It is a virtual version animation setting depicting the dreams, adventures, and love of a WJSN.

뭔가 불완전하다. 느낌표보다 물음표에 가까운 표정, 수십 개의 단어를 머금은 듯한 눈빛, 가늠할 수 없는 오묘한 분위기를 풍긴다. 좀처럼 감정을 드러내지 않는 캐릭터, 즉 '소녀'의 신비로운 이미지는 곧 '비밀'스런 순간으로 드러났다. 우주소녀의 두 번째 미니앨범 [THE SECRET]은 판타지 로맨스 영화의 한 장면에서 툭 튀어나온 듯한 신비로운 분위기로 가득하다. 데뷔곡 "모모모"가 풋풋한 첫 사랑을 그렸다면, 이번 타이틀곡 "비밀이야"는 짝사랑의 아련함을 노래한다. 그야말로 비밀스러운 소녀들의 스토리 확장판이다.
유연정의 합류로 13인조로 팀을 재편한 우주소녀는 이 앨범을 통해 본격적으로 세계관을 드러냈다. 귀엽거나 섹시하거나, 단순히 콘셉트 시리즈로 규정할 수 없는 구성으로 독특한 방향성을 제시한다. 제각각의 스토리를 품은 멤버들을 배경으로 음악에 옷을 입히듯, 뮤직비디오, 패션, 아트워크 등이 퍼즐처럼 맞춰지는 구성. 여기에 미스터리한 리들 프로모션으로 즐기는 재미도 더했다.
타이틀곡 "비밀이야"는 셔플리듬을 기반으로 한 미디엄 댄스곡으로, 우주소녀의 이미지를 토대로 맞춤형으로 제작된 노래다. '비밀'이란 키워드를 배경으로 사랑에 빠진 수줍은 소녀의 마음을 다룬 곡으로, 인트로의 오르골 테마와 일렉 기타, 신스, 스트링이 조화를 이루며 밀도 높고 꽉 채워진 사운드를 들려준다. 히트 작곡가 e.one이 작사 작곡을 맡았고 신사동호랭이가 편곡을 담당했다. 이외에도 엉뚱한 상상과 공감어린 소녀들의 현실적 스토리를 수록한 노래로 가득 채웠다. 일렉트로 트랩이란 독특한 장르의 "Bebe", 소녀들의 순수하고 러블리한 감성을 담아낸 "우주 키스미", 기리보이의 재치가 돋보이는 "로봇" 등의 곡으로 다양한 매력을 뿜어낸다. 또 마지막곡 "이층침대"는 불확실한 미래, 날 지켜준 가족, 또 다른 가족이 된 멤버들의 일상을 담은 리얼리티곡이다.
우주소녀 멤버들의 이미지에 애니메이션, 영화에서 모티브를 찾아내 입힌 것은 이번 테마 앨범의 핵심이다. "비밀이야" 뮤직비디오가 보여주는 구성의 타이트함은 앨범의 성격을 명확히 드러내는 대목이기도 하다. 데뷔곡 "모모모"가 티없이 맑은 소녀들의 찬가였다면, 이번 곡은 같은 골격 안에서도 빽빽히 자리한 설계도를 보여준다. 감정선은 더욱 여리고 풋풋하다. 하늘하늘한 노랫말과 신스팝, 가상과 현실을 오가는 판타지 요소 등이 순수한 소녀들의 더욱 비밀스러운 사랑을 불러온다. '우주'란 미지의 세계와 '소녀'의 여리고 순수한 이미지를 결합한 팀의 색깔을 보다 분명하게, 비로소 우주소녀의 스타일임을 알린다. 그것을 풀어내는 과정은 판타지, 실제와 허구 사이 진지하면서도 무겁지 않고 한없이 궁금하게 만드는 소녀들의 성장기인 셈이다. 비밀, 신비, 순수, 고백, 별자리 등 복잡하게 얽혀있으면서도 명료하게 메시지를 전달하는 뮤직비디오는 위너의 "Baby Baby", 이하이의 "손잡아줘요" 등을 작업한 판타지랩의 김지용 감독이 연출을 맡았다. 우주소녀의 꿈과 모험, 사랑을 그린 가상판 애니메이션 설정이다.

## Links

**MUSIC VIDEO**

* MV 우주소녀(WJSN)(COSMIC GIRLS) 비밀이야 (Secret)
* MV 우주소녀(WJSN)(COSMIC GIRLS) 비밀이야 (Secret) (1theK)

**TEASER**

* -Teaser- 우주소녀 (WJSN) 비밀이야 (SECRET)
* -Teaser- 우주소녀 (WJSN) 비밀이야 (SECRET) (1theK)
* -Preview- 우주소녀(WJSN) 2nd Mini Album 'THE SECRET'
* -Preview- 우주소녀(WJSN) 2nd Mini Album 'THE SECRET' (1theK)
* -Special- 우주소녀 (WJSN) (COSMIC GIRLS) THE SECRET FILM (더 시크릿 필름)

**DANCE PRACTICE**

* -Dance Practice- 우주소녀(WJSN) 비밀이야 (Secret)
* -Dance Practice- 우주소녀(WJSN) 비밀이야 (Secret) (아이컨택 ver.)

**SPECIAL VIDEO**

* -Special Video- 우주소녀 - 비밀이야(SECRET) R&B ver.

## Track listing

1. "Secret" (비밀이야: bimiliya) - 3:42
2. "BeBe"- 3:18
3. "Would You Kiss Me?" (우주키스미: ujukiseumi) -3:36
4. "Prince" (짠!: jjan!) - 3:21
5. "ROBOT" - 3:39
6. "Good Night" (이층침대: icheungchimdae) - 3:33
7. "Secret" (Chinese version) - 3:42

## Background and release

*The Secret* was released digitally on August 17, 2016 through several music portals, including iTunes for the global market. Two days later, on August 19, a physical album was released.

## Promotion

On August 17, WJSN held a showcase to celebrate the album release, performing for the first time the new songs, alongside past singles.

On August 18, the group held their first comeback stage on Mnet's *M Countdown* performing "BeBe" and "Secret". It was followed by KBS's *Music Bank* on August 19 and SBS's *Inkigayo* on August 21.

## Commercial performance

*The Secret* entered at number 7 on the Gaon Album Chart on the chart issue dated August 14–20, 2016. In its third week, the album climb back to the Top 10 at number 6, achieving a new peak.

The mini-album entered at number 15 on the Gaon Album Chart for the month of August 2016 with 8,629 physical copies sold. A month later, the mini-album peaked at number 14 for the month of September 2016 with 6,310 physical copies sold. It has sold over 14,939 copies.

The title track "Secret", entered and peaked at number 49 on the Gaon Digital Chart on the chart issue dated August 14–20, 2016 with 39,334 downloads sold. In its second week, the song fell to number 57 with 29,333 downloads sold and in its third week, the song fell to number 80 with 20,552 downloads sold. It has sold over 134k+ downloads as of September 2016.

## Physical album

### Album preview

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## Credits

* **Lyrics by:** e.one, EXY
* **Composed by:** e.one
* **Arranged by:** e.one, Shinsadong Tiger

2. "BeBe"
* **Lyrics by:** e.one, EXY
* **Composed by:** e.one
* **Arranged by:** e.one

3. "Would You Kiss Me? (우주키스미)"
* **Lyrics by:** Robin, Kim Kyung
* **Composed by:** Robin
* **Arranged by:** Robin

4. "Prince (짠!)"
* **Lyrics by:** e.one, EXY
* **Composed by:** e.one
* **Arranged by:** e.one

5. "ROBOT"
* **Lyrics by:** Giriboy
* **Composed by:** Giriboy
* **Arranged by:** Giriboy

6. "Good Night (이층침대)"
* **Lyrics by:** Robin
* **Composed by:** Robin
* **Arranged by:** Robin

7. "Secret (Chinese ver.)"
* **Lyrics by:** e.one, EXY
* **Composed by:** e.one
* **Arranged by:** e.one, Shinsadong Tiger

## Release history

 August 19, 2016

## Videos

* Music Video
* Teaser
* Dance Practice
* Special Video

-Teaser- 우주소녀 (WJSN) 비밀이야 (SECRET)-Preview- 우주소녀(WJSN) 2nd Mini Album 'THE SECRET'-Special- 우주소녀 (WJSN) (COSMIC GIRLS) THE SECRET FILM (더 시크릿 필름)

-Dance Practice- 우주소녀(WJSN) 비밀이야 (Secret)-Dance Practice- 우주소녀(WJSN) 비밀이야 (Secret) (아이컨택 ver.)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Starship Official Website (KOR): [EP] THE SECRET