Kick Back (mini album)

* Stranger Version
* Hitchhiker Version

**Kick Back** is the third mini album by the Chinese boy group WayV. It was released on March 10, 2021, by Label V and SM Entertainment, with Dreamus as the South Korean distributor and Owhat as the distributor for China.

## Background and release

The mini album was announced on February 23, 2021, where a photo of a new logo was uploaded on WayV's official social media accounts.. Later on, the comeback's timeline was released, revealing the release date, March 10, and two versions of the upcoming mini album, *Stranger* and *Hitchhiker*, the former's logo being the one released first.

Group teasers for the *Stranger version* were uploaded on February 24, 2021, followed by the members' individual teasers: WinWin, YangYang, and Tenon the 25th; Lucas, Xiaojun, Hendery, and Kun on the 26th.

The logo for the *Hitchhiker version* was released on March 1, 2021, along with group teasers. Individual teaser images were uploaded in reverse order of the previous version, with Lucas, Xiaojun, Hendery, and Kun on March 2 and WinWin, YangYang, and Ten on March 3. Additional group and individual teaser photos were released on March 4 and March 5, respectively.

On March 10 at 06:00PM CST, a pre-recorded comeback showcase, WayV Kick Back Show Case was simultaneously broadcast on Twitter, YouTube, V Live, and Weibo. Along with previous releases, the showcase featured performances for new songs "梦尽 (All For Love)", "Action Figure", and "秘境 (Kick Back)".

The album and music video for "秘境 (Kick Back)" were released on March 10, 07:00PM CST.

## Music

"秘境 (Kick Back)" perfectly presents the calmness of enjoying music with its rich emotional lines. The musical prowess of WayV is perfectly conveyed with the members' unique singing and rap. The Korean version is also included as the last track of the album.

"Action Figure" , based on brass music that instantly attracts ears, conveys with its unique lyrics, "The action figure who is the main character feels sad about the cold reality of insecurity, but leaves behind a dream for others; and hopes and insist on guarding them."

"梦尽 (All For Love)" is a Trap R&B-style song reminiscent of a sensual night atmosphere. The song conveys the message of freeing yourself from the exhaustion of missing your past lover, and working hard towards a better future. The content doubles the charm of the whole song.

"天空海 (Horizon)" , which members of Kun, Ten, and Xiaojun sang together after "面对面 (Face to Face)", is a moving ballad song characterized by warmth. The lyrics express WayV's feelings of for fans, and also make people look forward to the gentle and soft harmony of the three members.

"Good Time" is a pop-style song showing a sweet and sensual hip-hop rhythm with the content "As long as we are together, all moments are happy".

## Commercial performance

Like the previous release *Awaken the World*, the album and title track were promoted in South Korea. Due to WinWin's and Lucas's individual schedules requiring them to return to China and follow protocol for 21-day quarantine, promotions were mainly done by the remaining five members.

The album placed #1 on the Gaon Album Chart during its debut.. It is the group's first #1 on the Gaon charts. It also had the highest sales on the 2nd week of March 2021 on Hanteo's Weekly Chart.

In UNI Music Chart Top1, the title track 秘境 (Kick Back) achieved the highest paid score for its first week despite the album not being available for sale.

## Audio

*Note: Audio cannot be viewed on mobile devices.*

## Gallery

*Please see Kick Back (mini album)/Gallery.*

## Videos

*Please see Kick Back (mini album)/Videos.*

## Promotions

*Please see Kick Back (mini album)/Promotions.*

## Merchandise

*Please see Kick Back (mini album)/Merchandise.*

## Trivia

* The literal translations for the song titles are as follows:
	+ 秘境 (Kick Back): Secret place (*mìjìng*)
	+ 天空海 (Horizon): The open sky and serene sea (*tiānkōng hǎi*)
	+ 梦尽 (All For Love): The limitations of a dream (*mèng jǐn*)

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