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Mono (Mixtape)

zweites Mixtape des südkoreanischen Rappers RM (2018)
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Mono (stylized as mono.) is the second mixtape by South Korean rapper RM. It was released on October 23, 2018, through Big Hit Entertainment.[1] It features seven tracks and was accompanied by an animated music video for the final track, "Forever Rain".[1] RM has called Mono a playlist, while other publications have referred to it as a mixtape.[2] It features songs sung and rapped in both Korean and English.[3] Despite being available for free, on platforms such as SoundCloud, Mono reached #1 on iTunes in 90 countries, becoming the Korean album with most #1's on iTunes.

Background and release

RM first teased the mixtape and confirmed its production in March 2018 by posting a clip of an unnamed song through BTS' Twitter account.[4] In June 2018, British electropop duo Honne said in an interview that they had possibly worked on music with RM.[5] They initially gained an interest in collaborating with RM after discovering he was a fan of their music online, and meeting him in Seoul after performing there.[6]

The mixtape itself was first announced on October 20, 2018, along with its track listing, album cover, and release date, through the Big Hit Entertainment Twitter page.[7] The track listing was later shared by RM himself,[8] with Mono described as a "playlist" rather than a traditional mixtape.[9] It includes a track with production by Honne, as well as features from the South Korean indie rock band Nell and singer eAeon.[10]

Mono is RM's second mixtape, following the release of his 2015 self-titled RM,[8] and the first of his mixtapes to be released commercially.[11]

Critical reception

Vorlage:Album ratings MTV called the mixtape "equal parts wistful and weary, and the theme of loneliness is constant throughout", and said RM lays "his deep insecurities bare on songs like 'Tokyo' and 'Seoul'".[1] Vulture stated "these tracks are the free therapy your body, soul, and bank account collectively require to ease into whatever fresh hell this week will inevitably bring", also saying Mono "sounds like how settling into a lukewarm bath feels: cleansing, just the right amount of steamy, and soothing to the touch".[12] Vulture noted the mixtape contains "the slowest of bangers" and "moody bops", with RM whisper-rapping on "Forever Rain".[12] Billboard noted the mixtape is more introspective than RM's first mixtape, labeling "Moonchild" a "smooth bilingual alt R&B track", "Badbye" as "sorrowful", and "Uhgood" "pensive".[3]

Brandy Robidoux from Hollywood Life called "Forever Rain" one of his most honest tracks, with lyrics that state "When it rains, I feel as if I have some friends / You keep knocking on my windows and asking how am I doing / And I answer – I am still the hostage of life / I live not 'cause I can't die / But I'm still trapped on something".[13] Tamar Herman from Billboard called "Moonchild" an ambient hip hop track that reflects on the pain of existence and solace found in moonlight.[14] CelebMix described the Mixtape as, "The growing sensibility of an individual named Namjoon is clearly visible, making it a brilliant coming of age playlist of our time"[15]

Billboard ranked the album the sixth best K-Pop album of 2018,[16] and "everythinggoes" was ranked the 18th best K-Pop B-track in 2018 by MTV.[17]

Music videos

"Forever Rain" opens with a feeling of weariness and loneliness, with conscientious lyrics such as "I wish it rains all day / Cuz then people wouldn't stare at me / Cuz the umbrella would cover the sad face sad face / Cuz in the rain people are busy minding themselves."[3] It is an animated video directed by Choi Jaehoon, who also served as creative director. The animation supervisors were Lee Jinhee and PD Gim Boseong, while editing was completed by Lee Jonhoon. The animators for the music video were Gim Boseong, Kim Bom, Kim Jihwan, Shin Dohyun, Ahn Jaeyoon, Yoon Jongha, Yoon Juri, Lee Jinhee, Jeon Soeun. Jeong dawoon, Jeong Jimin, and Hyun Yujeong.[18]

The song "Seoul" is a lyric video, showing various famous places located in Seoul, such as the Han River, Cheonggyecheon stream, and Seonyudo Island. It features a brief shot of RM sitting in a car outside a convenience store and includes a short phone conversation where he describes his plans to leave. "Seoul" was directed by Choi Yongseok of Lumpens with assistant directors Guzza, Park Hyejeong and Jeong Minje, also from Lumpens. Nam Hyunwoo of GDW acted as the director of photography and Min Joonki of Sunshine Underground is credited with composition.[19]

In the video for "Moonchild", lyrics such as "You say you wanna die but live it much harder / You say you wanna let go but put on another weight / Thinking of not thinking at all is still a thinking, you know" flash across a screen full of glitching lights, pixelation, and bright graphics. Tamar Herman from Billboard stated that it felt like the music video was "offering a sense of provocative solace, with a figure of RM visible at some points".[14] The music video was also directed by Choi Yongseok of Lumpens with assistant directors Guzza, Park Hyejeong and Jeong Minje, also from Lumpens. Nam Hyunwoo of GDW acted as the director of photography and Min Joonki of Sunshine Underground is credited with composition. The construction manager was E Hyun Joon.[20]

Promotion

BTS' Twitter account posted a short message announcing the title and release date, along with an image displaying the track listing. It is unknown if RM will further promote the mixtape, as he is currently touring as part of BTS.[2]

Track listing

All credits adapted from the digital download of the mixtape, released by Big Hit Entertainment.[21] Additional citations from SoundCloud.[22]

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  • All tracks are stylized in lowercase letters. For example, "Tokyo" is stylized as "tokyo".

Personnel

All credits adapted from the digital download of the mixtape, released by Big Hit Entertainment.[21] Additional credits from SoundCloud.[22]

Musicians

  • RM – main vocals (all tracks), whistle (track 1), keyboard (tracks 3, 4, and 7), synthesizer (tracks 3 and 4)
  • eAeon – main vocals (track 4)
  • JW – featured vocals (track 6)
  • Honne – keyboard, synthesizer, background vocals (track 2)
  • Supreme Boi – synthesizer (track 1)
  • Hiss noise – keyboard (track 3), synthesizer (tracks 3 and 7)
  • El Capitan – synthesizer, keyboard (track 4)
  • Lee Taewook – guitar (tracks 4 and 7)
  • Sam Klempner – keyboard, synthesizer (track 5)
  • Kim Jongwan – keyboard, synthesizer, guitar (track 6)
  • Lee Jaekyung – guitar (track 6)
  • Lee Junghoon – bass (track 6)
  • Jung Jaewon – drums (track 6)
  • Adora – keyboard, synthesizer (track 7)

Production

  • RM – executive production, composition
  • Pdogg – co-production
  • Hiss noise – co-production
  • Supreme Boi – production (track 1)
  • Honne – production (track 2)
  • El Capitan – production (track 4), additional production (track 5)
  • Sam Klempner – production (track 5)
  • JW – production (track 6)
  • Adora – production (track 7)

Technical

  • RM @ Rkive – rap and vocal arrangement, recording engineer (all tracks)
  • Yang Ga @ Big Hit Studio – mix engineer (tracks 1 and 4)
  • Ken Lewis – mix engineer (tracks 2, 3, 5, and 7)
  • Kim Jong Wan @ Koko Sound Studio – mix engineer (track 6)
  • Dr. Ko @ Koko Sound Studio – mix engineer (track 6)

Charts

Weekly

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Estonian Albums (Eesti Ekspress)[23] 2
French Albums (SNEP)[24] 115
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[25] 19
US Billboard 200[26] 26
US World Albums (Billboard)[27] 2

Yearly

Chart (2018) Position
US World Albums (Billboard)[28] 9

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Various October 23, 2018[11] Vorlage:Hlist Big Hit

References

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  1. ↑ a b c Crystal Bell: BTS' RM Just Dropped His Solo Playlist Mono And It's Like Free Therapy. MTV, 22. Oktober 2018, abgerufen am 24. Oktober 2018.
  2. ↑ a b Hugh McIntyre: BTS Member RM Announces Surprise Project 'Mono' Slated To Drop In Just A Few Days. In: Forbes. 20. Oktober 2018, abgerufen am 24. Oktober 2018.
  3. ↑ a b c Tamar Herman: BTS' RM Releases 'Mono' Mixtape and 'Forever Rain' Music Video: Watch. In: Billboard. 22. Oktober 2018, abgerufen am 24. Oktober 2018.
  4. ↑ Tamar Herman: RM of BTS Announces Plans for Second Mixtape 'RM 2' In: Billboard, March 20, 2018. Abgerufen im October 20, 2018 
  5. ↑ Ekarista Rahmawati Putri: BTS Dikabarkan akan Kolaborasi dengan HONNE, Electronic Duo Asal Inggris (deutsch: BTS Reportedly Collaborate with HONNE, Electronic Duo from England) In: Tribun News, July 4, 2018. Abgerufen im October 20, 2018 (taglong). 
  6. ↑ Vorlage:Cite AV media
  7. ↑ Bonnie Stiernberg: BTS' RM Announces New Solo Mixtape In: Billboard, October 20, 2018 
  8. ↑ a b Hye-jin Hwang: 방탄소년단 RM, 23일 두번째 믹스테이프 발표 ‘혼네·넬 참여’[뮤직와치]. (deutsch: BTS RM, second mixtape on the 23rd 'Honne and Nell Participate' [Music Watch]). 21. Oktober 2018, abgerufen am 20. Oktober 2018 (koreanisch).
  9. ↑ Hugh McIntyre: BTS Member RM Announces Surprise Project 'Mono' Slated To Drop In Just A Few Days In: Forbes, October 20, 2018. Abgerufen im October 21, 2018 
  10. ↑ Anna Matheson: BTS's RM announces new solo mix tape, reveals track list and collaborations In: NME, October 20, 2018 
  11. ↑ a b Hugh McIntyre: After Scoring Two No. 1 Albums With BTS, Can RM Reach The Top With His New Solo Project In: Forbes, October 22, 2018. Abgerufen im October 23, 2018 
  12. ↑ a b Dee Lockett: BTS Leader RM Drops Extremely Chill New Mixtape, mono. In: Vulture. 22. Oktober 2018, abgerufen am 24. Oktober 2018.
  13. ↑ Brandy Robidoux: BTS' RM Sings About Feeling Friendless In Devastating Song 'Forever Rain' & Fans Are Literally Crying. In: Hollywood Life. 22. Oktober 2018, abgerufen am 24. Oktober 2018.
  14. ↑ a b Tamar Herman: BTS' RM Shares Lyric Video for 'Moonchild': Watch. In: Billboard. 24. Oktober 2018, abgerufen am 25. Oktober 2018.
  15. ↑ https://celebmix.com/celebmix-review-rm-releases-his-playlist-mono-and-the-music-video-for-forever-rain/
  16. ↑ The 20 Best K-Pop Albums of 2018: Critics' Picks. In: BIllboard. 17. Dezember 2018, abgerufen am 18. Dezember 2018.
  17. ↑ Crystal Bell: From BTS To Red Velvet, Here Are The 18 Best K-pop B-sides Of 2018. In: MTV. 27. Dezember 2018, abgerufen am 27. Dezember 2018.
  18. ↑ RM 'forever rain' MV. (Video) ibighit (Big Hit Entertainment) via YouTube, 24. Oktober 2018, abgerufen am 24. Oktober 2018.
  19. ↑ Tamar Herman: BTS' RM Reflects on His Relationship With 'Seoul' In Lyric-Focused Video: Watch. In: Billboard. 23. Oktober 2018, abgerufen am 24. Oktober 2018.
  20. ↑ RM 'moonchild' Lyric Video. ibighit (Big Hit Entertainment) via YouTube, 24. Oktober 2018, abgerufen am 25. Oktober 2018.
  21. ↑ a b RM - mono. Big Hit Entertainment, 23. Oktober 2018, abgerufen am 23. Oktober 2018.
  22. ↑ a b RM - mono. by BTS on SoundCloud. BTS via SoundCloud, 23. Oktober 2018, abgerufen am 23. Oktober 2018.
  23. ↑ EESTI TIPP-40 MUUSIKAS: hevi tuleb ja proovib räppi tappa! In: Eesti Ekspress. 30. Oktober 2018, abgerufen am 30. Oktober 2018 (estnisch).
  24. ↑ Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 43, 2018). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique, abgerufen am 30. Oktober 2018 (französisch).
  25. ↑ Top 100 Albumes – Semana 43: del 19.10.2018 al 25.10.2018. Productores de Música de España, abgerufen am 31. Oktober 2018 (spanisch).
  26. ↑ Billboard 200: November 3, 2018. In: Billboard. Abgerufen am 30. Oktober 2018.
  27. ↑ World Albums: November 3, 2018. In: Billboard. Abgerufen am 30. Oktober 2018.
  28. ↑ YEAR-END CHARTS WORLD ALBUMS. In: Billboard. Abgerufen am 5. Dezember 2018.
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