Group The Wind has made a comeback after 1 year and 2 months with their fourth mini album.
The Wind released their fourth mini album 'Second Wind: S#00' and launched their activities. This album represents a new beginning that The Wind themselves defined as '2nd Round,' carrying the meaning of leveling up as they leap forward based on their accumulated experience.
Particularly noteworthy is that this is the first result of their collaborative system with Pang Star Entertainment. In their new environment, they opened a new chapter by maintaining their existing identity while pursuing changes in music and concept.
The changes in their music are also notable. The title track 'Party Like a Rock Star' is a pop-rock track combining funky guitar riffs and EDM sound, adding a more free and raw energy to their existing fresh sensibility. With the addition of music video, performance, and sporty styling, they completed a new character as a 'refreshing troublemaker' beyond their innocent boy image. Rather than making a dramatic transformation, The Wind chose growth by adding freedom and confidence while not abandoning their greatest strength—freshness.
At the center of this change is Block B's Park Kyung. Park Kyung took on the songwriting, composing, and producing of all tracks on this album, setting the direction for The Wind. His signature sensuous sound and honest sentimentality harmonized with The Wind's charm, establishing an identity of 'fresh hip'.
Album tracks including 'With the Wind,' 'That's Smooth!,' 'Ttareora,' and 'This Way and That Way' continue the refreshing sensibility and hip atmosphere throughout. While attempting various genres, they expanded their musical world while maintaining freshness as their central axis.
Market response has been positive. The title track entered the Melon HOT 100 chart immediately after release, and they have been making their presence known with increasingly confident performances on music shows.
The Wind has created another formula as a 'refreshing troublemaker' by maintaining their identity of freshness while adding new energy and musical attempts. Expectations are high to see if The Wind, which has launched a strong 2nd Round, can establish themselves as a new standard for fresh idols.
