Colours (EP)
2024 EP by Solar
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Background and release
On April 8, 2024, the first teaser for Colours was released, two years and one month after the release of her first mini album Face. Colours was released on the April 30, 2024 at 6 pm through various music sites, CD and Nemoz version. The EP title features six main concepts or colors: Glam Silver, Reborn Beige, Bubblegum Pink, Ebony Black, Midnight Blue, and Tangerine Orange. Each color represents the six songs featured on the EP, all of which have different genres attached to them.[2] Glam Silver represents "Colors", Reborn Beige represents "But I" (lead single), Midnight Blue represents "Empty", Bubblegum Pink represents "Honey Honey", Tangerine Orange represents "Easy Peasy", and Ebony Black represents "Blues".[2]
Before the release of the EP, Solar held an exhibit titled "Colours: the Exhibit" that featured exclusive photographs from the album photoshoot and music video photoshoot. The exhibit was held from April 27 to May 7, 2024.[3]
The lead single "But I" was written by Solar, Kim Do Hoon, and Lee Hoo Sang. "But I" is Solar's first attempt at rock music as a solo artist. "But I" is described as a rock and R&B song with a twist in the melody of its chorus. The song features Reborn Beige as its main concept, where Solar's old self has died and was reborn. She then takes revenge on those who have hurt her. The revenge can be a lover, or a friend, as Solar intended for it to be a feel-good song for every listener.[4][5]
The first music video teaser for "But I" was released on April 24, 2024. It featured Solar riding a white horse in Mongolia, and playing a piano in the desert.[6] The music video was released on April 30, 2024. A performance video was released for the song "Colors" on May 6, 2024, which featured Solar's first attempt at voguing dance. The choreography from ballroom house "House of Love". It is described as the first K-pop song to fully feature voguing from start to finish.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Colors" | Solar | Solar |
| 2:30 |
| 2. | "But I" (벗아이) |
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| 2:40 |
| 3. | "Empty" (텅) | Solar | Solar | Jang Minho (RBW) | 2:24 |
| 4. | "Honey Honey" |
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| 3:07 |
| 5. | "Easy Peasy" | Solar | Solar | lunCHbox | 2:35 |
| 6. | "Blues" |
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| Kim | 2:51 |
| Total length: | 16:09 | ||||
Critical reception and accolades
Colors was listed as the "Top 50 best K-pop tracks of 2024" by British magazine Dazed. Dazed highlighted Colors as a "queer anthem and self-affirmation marathon of a party". Daxed also highlights Colors as a rare example of diverse LGBTQ+ representation in K-pop, and praised the song for its joyous and defiant sound and tone with its lyrics “Look in the mirror… And say it, I'm sick, so bad, louder, louder, I'm sick, I'm hot, I'm gorgeous” [8]