THE WORLD EP.FIN: WILL [Limited Exclusive plus RSD 2024]

by Ateez

Overview

Closing out their "World" series with The World EP.FIN: WILL, K-pop group Ateez shoot for the stars with their longest effort to date, cobbling together as many varied genres as possible in their continued goal of world domination. Monstrous bass booms rattle "Emergency," and some unexpected Latin flair lifts "Arriba" atop a slinky beat and island percussion. Meanwhile, shimmering synths shoot through the sci-fi epic "Silver Light" and bouncy pop production bubbles up in the feel-good "Dreamy Day" to round out the main group tracks. From there, the back half breaks into focused tracks by Hongjoong and Seonghwa (the explosive rap assault "Matz"); Yeosang, San, and Wooyoung (the smoothed-out "It's You"); Yunho and Mingi (the tender, jazz-infused ballad "Youth"); and the solo piano showcase by Jongho, "Everything." Wrapping things up, the octet reconvenes for the sparkling, intergalactic closer "Fin: Will," which soars into space atop powerful vocal harmony like something from a Coldplay album. While The World EP.FIN: WILL isn't as aggressive or pulse-pounding as The World EP.2: OUTLAW, the Japanese-language Paradigm, or The World EP.1: MOVEMENT, it's a fitting culmination of all the styles and genres they've dipped into, both in this era and across their first half-decade as a group, offering a little taste of everything that makes Ateez such standouts in their generation. ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Product Details

Release Date:	04/20/2024
Label:	Kq/Rca/Hello82
UPC:	0810141851436

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ateez   Primary Artist
LongDrive   Piano,Guitar
EDEN   Choir/Chorus
The Need   Piano,Guitar
San   Vocals
Yunho   Vocals
Maddox   Choir/Chorus
Door   Choir/Chorus
Jaemin Hong   Director
Wooyoung   Vocals
Mingi   Vocals
Balm   Choir/Chorus
Woo Young   Vocals
Quaimo   Choir/Chorus
Ollounder   Guitar

Technical Credits

Ollounder   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,MIDI Programming,Recording Arranger
LongDrive   Arranger,Composer,MIDI Programming,Recording Arranger
EDEN   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,MIDI Programming,Recording Arranger
The Need   Arranger,Composer,MIDI Programming,Recording Arranger
Ramiro Fernandez-Seoane   Assistant Engineer
Oliv   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,MIDI Programming,Recording Arranger
Peperoni   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,MIDI Programming,Recording Arranger
Sean Kim   Executive Producer
Song Mingi   Recording Arranger
Maddox   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Narrator,Producer,Recording Arranger
Door   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Recording Arranger
Cheongjo Kang   A&R
Yeji Park   Design,Artwork
Suin Yoo   A&R
Hongjoong Kim   Recording Arranger
Chulhwee Kim   Package Design
Hyebin Hyun   Production Crew
Hyewon Jo   Production Crew
Hyeyoon Lee   Production Crew
Jiwon Jeong   Production Crew
Miyeon Jin   Package Design
Panjin Kim   Package Design
Sungsig Lee   Visual Direction
Sunmi Kim   Production Crew
Yerin Yoon   Package Design
Lee Hyewon   Package Design
82 Aitty Too   Choreographer
B.B Trippin   Choreographer
Reina   Choreographer
Gu JongPil   Mixing Engineer
Hyek Yeong Shin   Design,Artwork
Soonsik Yang   Video
Chris Gehringer   Mastering
Manny Marroquin   Mixing
Light Up   Composer
Chris Galland   Mixing Engineer
Kim Suyeon   Production Crew
Alex Karlsson   Composer
Jihyun Kim   Design,Artwork
DK Choo   Recording Arranger
Quaimo   Composer