Winner Makes Emotionally Charged Comeback With 3 Videos, New EP
In 2014, Winner was K-pop's undeniable standout rookie act, making Fuse's lists of the top breakout artists of the year. After a year-and-a-half away from the scene, the group is making up for lost time with three music videos and a new EP to kick off a year of staggered releases. The first release is called Exit : E and comes with music videos for the songs "Baby Baby," "Sentimental" and "I'm Young."
First up, we have "Baby Baby," that is essentially the closest K-pop will likely ever get to going country with the guys' boy-band harmonies and raps scattered over a gospel piano and guitar twangs. The gorgeous, accompanying video sees the guys living a glamorous world of partying and drinking (rather risqué for the K-pop world), but they don't appear totally satisfied with an undeniable melancholy drenching the each scene. In fact, member Taehyun is seen with a rolling bag and getting to an airport in the last scene.
The second, "Sentimental" (below), keeps the guitar-heavy sound from "Baby Baby" but brings out an upbeat and peppy feelings with the pop-rock sound. There's a much lighter theme here as the guys play instruments and perform silly choreography together that seems to indicate the band's gotten closer (or at least loosened up a bit) since we last saw them:
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