YELLOW (Life5)

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**YELLOW** is the debut single album of Serenity from the K-pop girl group Life5. It was released February 10, 2023. The song “**Come and Go**” serves as its title track. It has two physical versions: “Girl” and “Holy”.

## Background

Following the group's holiday at the end of 2022, YELLOW was the first release from the group in 2023. However, the members had been discussing making their solo debuts since they debuted as a group, brainstorming ideas and concepts for their respective solos. At first, this was more of a creative exercise, but they became increasingly invested in the project. Thus, they decided to pitch it to EXP in June 2022, following their surge in popularity from Tropicana.

## Tracklist

**Composers**: Serenity, Song Zhenzhen
 2
**Composers**: Billy Kang
 3

(link to playlist)

## Music Video

File:Life5 Serenity Come and Go MV Thumbnail.png

*Serenity (Life5) 세렌이티 - Come and Go MV*

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The music video features two versions of Serenity: a normal girl going about her daily life and an angel. The opening shot starts with a closeup of Normal Serenity opening her eyes, then zooming out to reveal Angel Serenity behind her. During the first verse, the video focuses on Normal Serenity's daily activities—getting ready, making and eating breakfast, picking out her outfit—interspersed with lip-syncing and choreography shots. She then grabs her bag and leaves her apartment.
The line “I’m everywhere now” sparks a turning point in the music video. Walking the streets of the city, Serenity begins to feel overwhelmed and anxious. The visuals become hectic as the buildup continues before the line “그게 바로 나인걸”, with the lyrics showing up on screen against a white background.

The scene then cuts back to Normal Serenity, now in a blindingly bright yet very plain environment. She squints and tries to block the light so she can see the figure in front of her: Angel Serenity. Normal Serenity looks at Angel Serenity in confused awe, wondering who this is, why they look exactly like her, and how did she get here in the first place?
The second verse follows the same sort of structure as the first verse’s scenes, this time with Angel Serenity in every shot, influencing and spectating her. Sometimes Normal Serenity acknowledges Angel’s presence, sometimes she doesn’t.
The final part of the song and the dance break relies heavily on choreography shots, switching between Angel and Normal Serenity constantly as if in a battle for which one will come out on top. Angel’s shots are in her plain pale yellow void while Normal Serenity’s is in the streets of the city.

The scene for the ending of the song is Normal Serenity in the blinding void and Angel Serenity in the crosswalk in the city. They seem to walk away from each other on beat but they are not in the same setting.

When asked about the symbolism in the music video, Serenity explained that the everyday girl - Normal Serenity - represents herself, while Angel Serenity symbolizes how people perceive her, both negatively and positively. Mysterious, ethereal, and delicate - the industries she has been a part of's idea of her - contrasted with the plain, shy, and awkward girl she actually is.

She also states that, while not originally intentional, Angel Serenity could also be interpreted as the practice of masking, where an autistic person tries to suppress behaviors normal to them but may be seen as weird to neurotypical people.

## Lyrics

* Come and Go
* tu ne sauras pas recommencer

I come and go

Like a glitch

Yeah I’m that

고장 난 듯이 보여도

It’s Alright (Alright)

어디로 튈지 몰라

Don’t ask me how

잘 모르니까

Because I don’t know

Where it goes

맘대로 결정할게

Up & Down

Left & Right

그 어떤 방향에서든지 나타났지

긴장을 놓치지 마

I’m everywhere now

날 따라 움직이게 돼

Follow me 널 기다리지 않아

맞춰질 기준 위에 난

확실하게 불확실해

그게 바로 나인걸

I come and go

Like a glitch

전부 훔치고서 미치게 한 Snitch

And move it like a glitch

Yeah I’m that glitch

Perfect pitch

애매한 위치 상관없이 또 반듯이

And move it like a glitch

Yeah I’m that

내 눈빛이 조금 날카롭지

오해하지는 마

넌 마치 내게 끌린 듯이

쳐다보면

I make a touch

T-t-touch the limit

가파른 벽에 또 부딪히고 난 뒤

떨림이 신경 쓰여

Wait a minute

Woo 아직까지 한 번도 본 적 없는듯한

움직임 깜짝 놀래켜

Imma wake you up in the morning

Or middle of the night

여기저기 내 맘대로 나타났다 사라져

날 따라 움직이게 돼

Follow me 널 기다리지 않아

맞춰질 기준 위에 난

올라타 더 위태롭게

I make a ride

I come and go

Like a glitch

전부 훔치고서 미치게 한 Snitch

And move it like a glitch

Yeah I’m that glitch

Perfect pitch

애매한 위치 상관없이 또 반듯이

And move it like a glitch

Yeah I’m that (Glitch)

I move around

It feels alright

예상 못 했던

순간에 Disappear (Appear)

Appear (Disappear)

Keep move around

And I feel alive

예상 못 했던

순간에 Disappear (Appear)

Appear (Disappear)

사라져

(Oh) So catch me if you can

I go up & down

Left & Right (Oh)

여기저기서 나타날 거야

또 잔뜩 날이 선 레이더 속에서

난 흔적도 없이 사라질 거야 다

Original song: Glitch by Kwon Eunbi

내 맘 깊숙한 그 어두운 곳

불쑥 들어온 너

언젠간 다시 잠들어버릴

내 세상을 깨워줘

우연이면 안돼요

서두르면 안돼요

귓가에 달콤한 속삭임

밤하늘 너머 Let me in

달이 뜨고

나는 니가 되어 가네요

너무 달랐던 우리 둘이

내 마음이

너로 물들어져 가네요

소녀는 소년의 소녀

바람이 불어 내 맘 깊은 곳

꽃잎을 띄우고

어쩌면 다시 또 차가워질

내 마음을 녹여줘

두드리는 너

망설여지는 나

긴 밤 꿈에서 눈을 뜨면

내가 널까 니가 나일까

너무나 많이 기다렸다고

달이 뜨고

나는 니가 되어 가네요

너무 달랐던 우리 둘이

내 마음이

너로 물들어져 가네요

소녀는 소년의 소녀

너를 닮아버린

네게 길들여진

오로지 너만의 소녀

(Tu ne sauras pas recommencer)

달이 뜨고

나는 니가 되어 가네요

너무 달랐던 우리 둘이

너만 보면

맘이 뭉클해져 가네요

소녀는 소년의 소녀

소년은 소녀의 소년

소녀는 소년의 소원

Original song: Let Me In by Haseul (LOONA)
## Achievements

* Peak chart position: #1 (Flo and Bugs)
* MV Views: 40.3M (3M within the first 24 hours)
* Album Sales (Physical): 45,750
* Album Sales (Digital): 49,370
* Other Achievements: Two music show wins for Come and Go *(MBC Music Core & Smile Groove Music Show)*

## Trivia

* While being the first of the Life5 solos to be released, YELLOW was one of the last ones to get its concepts finalized.

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