Take Over The Moon

* Digital
* Physical
* Sequel

**Take Over the Moon** is the second mini album by the Chinese boy group WayV. It was released on October 29, 2019, by Label V and SM Entertainment, with Dreamus as the South Korean distributor and Owhat as the distributor for China.

The special version of the album titled **Take Over the Moon - Sequel** was released physically on March 13, 2020, by SM and Dreamus.

## Background and release

After releasing their first mini album *Take Off*, WayV released a symbol image and a schedule for their second album Take Over the Moon on October 22, 2019. Mysterious and dream-like teaser photos of each member were released each day throughout their social media accounts leading up to the release of the album and its lead single "天选之城 (Moonwalk)". The album was released digitally and physically on October 29 by Label V and SM Entertainment with Owhat as the distributor for China and Dreamus for South Korea.

Released on October 29, 2019, the music video of the lead single "天选之城 (Moonwalk)" takes WayV on an interstellar journey. The group’s performance lives up to the song’s title, and the music video sees WayV’s members moonwalking their way through high-intensity choreography as they travel to their final destination.

To promote the album, the group released a digital single and music video of the English version of "秘语 (Love Talk)" on November 5, 2019. The song is the group’s first English single, meant to show the love from WayV towards their international fans. The single was released alongside a music video that has the seven members of WayV charismatically staring down the camera as they perform the smooth tune.

WayV had their first comeback stage for the album "Take Over the Moon" during MBC Music's Show Champion on October 30 where they performed "天选之城 (Moonwalk)", marking their first performance in Korea. It was followed by a performance on SBS MTV's The Show on November 5.

The group then went on a promotional tour titled Section#1\_We Are Your Vision to five cities in three countries, Wuhan, Shenzhen, China, Seoul, and Bangkok, spanning over five days between November 23 to December 28, 2019. They performed "天选之城 (Moonwalk)", "秘语 (Love Talk)", "面对面 (Face to Face)", and "心心相瘾 (King of Hearts)" from *Take Over the Moon*, and also songs from their first mini album *Take Off*.

The repackaged album *Take Over the Moon - Sequel* was later released on March 13, 2020. It features two additional tracks, the English version of "秘语 (Love Talk)" and a monologue track.

## Music

Consisting of six songs that fall mostly on R&B and hip-hop genres with influence from trap and electropop, the album features participation from songwriters and production teams, such as Moonshine, Adrian Mckinnon, Yoo Young-jin, LDN Noise, and others. Members Hendery and Yangyang also participated in writing lyrics for the first time with the songs "心心相瘾 (King of Hearts)" and "幸福遇见 (We go nanana)".

## Commercial performance

Upon its release, *Take Over the Moon* claimed its number one iTunes position in 16 regions. The album also became WayV’s debut on Billboard Heatseekers Albums and Gaon Album Chart by ranking at number twenty-four and five, respectively. It eventually ranked at number twelve on Gaon Monthly Album Chart with sales over 31,000 copies.. The lead single "天选之城 (Moonwalk)" debuted and peaked at number twenty-three on Billboard World Digital Song Sales.

*Love Talk (English Version)* debuted at number three on Billboard World Digital Song Sales, while it earned number two on QQ Music Weekly Digital Sales and certified with a Double Gold for surpassing sales of 500,000 yuan.

Only released physically in March 2020, the special version of the album *Take Over the Moon – Sequel* ranked at number three on Gaon Album Chart and sold more than 24,000 copies in its first month.

## Tracklist

* Take Over The Moon
* Take Over The Moon - Sequel

## Audio

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

## Gallery

*Please see Take Over The Moon/Gallery.*
*This page only shows photos that include the WayV members. For media related to Love Talk (English Version), please check out its respective page.*

## Videos

*Please see Take Over The Moon/Videos.*
*This page only shows videos that include the WayV members. For media related to Love Talk (English Version), please check out its respective page.*

## Merchandise

*Please see Take Over The Moon/Merchandise.*

## Trivia

* The literal translations for the song titles are as follows:
	+ 天选之城 (Moonwalk): The city chosen by the heavens (*tiān xuǎn zhī chéng*)
	+ 黑夜日出 (Yeah Yeah Yeah): Midnight dawn (*hēiyè rì chū*)
	+ 秘语 (Love Talk): Secret language (*mì yǔ*)
	+ 心心相瘾 (King of Hearts): Addiction (*xīnxīn xiāng yǐn*)
	+ 幸福遇见 (We go nanana): A happy encounter (*xìngfú yùjiàn*)

## References

1. ↑ http://chinayule.cn/music/china/20191023/7651.html
2. ↑ https://joy.online.sh.cn/content/2019-10/24/content\_9418666.htm
3. ↑ https://www.smtown.com/album/detail/11548?page=1
4. ↑ https://m.weibo.cn/status/4436037423752296?
5. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8541362/wayv-take-over-the-moon-ep-moonwalk-music-video
6. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8542783/wayv-love-talk-video
7. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8542783/wayv-love-talk-video
8. ↑ https://tenasia.hankyung.com/topic/article/2019110549024
9. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums/2019-11-09
10. ↑ http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=47&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week#
11. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-digital-song-sales/2019-11-09