EPEX returns with the 1st full album, Youth Chapter 1: YOUTH DAYS.
On April 9, EPEX released their 1st full album, Youth Chapter 1: YOUTH DAYS.
Images from: C9 Entertainment
Throughout their past six mini-albums as a group that has seven members who are minors, they have expressed their anxiety and the beginning of love. In this comeback, they return as adults with Youth Chapter 1: YOUTH DAYS, the 1st album in their Youth Trilogy full-studio album series.
Images from: C9 Entertainment
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The album has eight new songs in total. The title track, “청춘에게 (Youth2Youth),” tells the stories that the narrator, as a youth, wishes to tell other youths. “KILLSHOT” sends a powerful message about eliminating oppression and anything that keeps you from being who you truly are. “Breathe in Love” captures the overwhelming sensation of uncontrollably falling in love—to the point of being unable to breathe. The message of the song “Painkiller” is to be a light that eases the suffering of youth.
“Dominate,” by rap unit KEUM, BAEKSENG, AYDEN, and JEFF, expressed youth’s helplessness and despair against invisible forces. “Lay Up” raises awareness regarding the power and energy that are unique to youth and the associated responsibilities. WISH, MU, A-MIN, and YEWANG’s “말할 수 있는 비밀 (My Secret)” expresses confidence in sharing their secrets. Lastly, the pre-release of “졸업식 (Graduation Day)” on February 5th embodied their beautiful moment of youth.
Images from: C9 Entertainment
Check the music video below!
EPEX – 청춘에게 (Youth2Youth)
EPEX – 졸업식 (Graduation Day)
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About EPEX
EPEX is an eight-member boy group consisting of WISH, KEUM, MU, A-MIN, BAEKSEUNG, AYDEN, YEWANG, and JEFF, under C9 Entertainment, the house of CIX, Cignature, and soloist Younha.
The group name EPEX describes “the gathering of eight youths reaches eight different apexes,” which represents the eight members forming a collective and powerful new team. Their debut sets are on June 8, 2021, with BIPOLAR pt. 1: Prelude of Anxiety, their first EP.
After performing “Lock Down,” the title track of their first EP, a nomination for first place at SBS MTV’s “THE SHOW” was received by them just 15 days after their debut. This made them one of the most anticipated groups in 2021. The No. 1 album sales ranking among K-POP idols who made their debut in 2021 was achieved by EPEX, and they were selected as a global super rookie representing fourth-generation groups in the Hanteo Chart’s “Hanteo Global K-pop Report.”
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Source: C9 Entertainment
