Take Off (mini album)

**Take Off** is the first mini album by the Chinese boy group WayV. It was released on May 9, 2019, by LABEL V and SM Entertainment with a lead single of the same name. Consisting of three previously released songs and three new songs, it features participation from songwriters and production teams, such as The Stereotypes, LDN Noise, Yoo Young-jin, and others.

## Background and release

The first teaser titled "Ready for take off" was released on May 3, 2019, on WayV's official YouTube channel. It featured the seven members of WayV in a setting similar to an airport boarding area, with adjectives describing each member:

* Hendery - Posh
* Lucas - Biker
* Xiaojun - Romanticist
* YangYang - Racer
* WinWin - Drone Racer
* Ten - Stranger
* Kun - Jet Set

The video ends with a flight schedule notice for flight WV509, May 09 2029 at 3PM CST, which was the date of the album's release. The second teaser was a character analysis video released on May 5, 2019. It showcased each member and gave additional characterization

The music video teaser was released on May 8 on SMTOWN's official YouTube channel. The music video was taken by GDW's Sungwook Kim, who filmed NCT U's "BOSS" and "Baby Don't Stop", and was filmed on location in Ukraine, just like the previous two music videos.

## Music

The title song "无翼而飞 (Take Off)" is an urban dance genre that lets you feel tension and strong energy through intense trap drums and addictive club bass lines. Conviction and aspiration were expressed in the song. The successive meetings of hit makers American producers Mike Charles Daley and Mitchell Owens and writer Yen Yun Nong multiply expectations, as they are also the previous team that created "理所当然 (Regular)".

"真实谎言 (Say It)", which British production team LDN Noise participated in, is a future-based genre song that stands out with an emotional piano and synth sound that encompasses the entire song. The lyrics are talking about saying one's feelings.

"爱不释手 (Let Me Love U)" Template:Music/爱不释手 (Let Me Love U)

## Commercial performance

Upon its release, the mini album debuted at seventh on the Billboard World Albums Chart and claimed number one on the iTunes Top Album Chart in 30 regions. Meanwhile, "无翼而飞 (Take Off)" peaked at number one on the QQ Music Popularity Real-time Chart.

After the album was released, it ranked first on the iTunes album charts in 30 countries, including the UK, Japan, and Thailand, and set the record for a Chinese male idol group. It received great attention from fans around the world, ranking 1st and 1st in popular search terms for Melon, the largest music streaming site in Korea.

Among active Chinese idols, WayV became the only one who achieved 10 million minutes of music video playback time on QQ Music. The song that has reached 10 million minutes is "无翼而飞 (Take Off)", and the music video currently posted on the QQ Music site has a 10 million minutes achievement badge.

## Audio

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

## Gallery

*Please see Take Off (mini album)/Gallery.*

## Videos

*Please see Take Off (mini album)/Videos.*

## Merchandise

*Please see Take Off (mini album)/Merchandise.*

## Trivia

* The literal translations for the song titles are as follows:
	+ 无翼而飞 (Take Off): Fly without wings (*wú yì ér fēi*)
	+ 理所当然 (Regular): It's only natural (*lǐsuǒdāngrán*)
	+ 真实谎言 (Say It): Truth and lies (*zhēnshí huǎngyán*)
	+ 噩梦 (Come Back): Nightmare (*èmèng*)
	+ 爱不释手 (Let Me Love U): Love you too much to let go / Apple of my eye (*àibùshìshǒu*)
	+ 梦想发射计划 (Dream Launch): Dream launch plan (*mèngxiǎng fāshè jìhuà*)

## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp-TfcxSCdM
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPxCddzc8nE
3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhKccbQZyr8